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Box Divvy, Social Enterprise, food box sharing connecting growers & food wholesalers with the Food Hubs up to 40% cheaper than online supermarkets. WANT MORE?

Hub name: ACT - Giralang - Chuculba

Pick up Wednesday. Home Delivery offered but please ask first. Due to COVID-19 Our Local Food Hubs Have in place Hygiene, Packing and Social Distancing protocol. So a Wave and smile from a distance on pick up. Community working together. To register for the Hub use this link
https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/309

Box Divvy is Community owned and run. Th

is is a fruit veg and grocery cooperative. We purchase as a group up to 40% cheaper than supermarkets. It’s a Smart coop and you get more of what you want than a normal coop. Box Divvy is a food box sharing system connecting growers & food producers directly with the Food. It is community owned and run designed to cut your food bill. You join online - there is no registration fee. https://www.boxdivvy.com/ You use an App on your phone or computer or a pad to order. Working with Western Sydney Diabetes Alliance - our aim is to provide accessible, inexpensive good quality fresh food. How it works:
Start Order is roughly $25-$30 and you can take up to 3 things out. You get to Vote for Start Order contents each week. How much you get is based on household size but you'll always get more than what you paid for in the Start Order. THEN
SPLITS (Let's SPLIT share a box). More fruit & veg, groceries, bread, eggs, meat etc. Put up 1 or 2 boxes and look at what others want to share and join them. You'll get great value, supporting farming families whom you'll get to know.

4 DAY ORDER CYCLE – FOR Wednesday pick up

Friday 9pm – Order creation
It’s an OPT OUT SYSTEM so if you don’t want an order for the coming week, you must suspend prior to Friday 9pm. Your “WISH LIST VOTE” and any changes you wish to make to your household size must also be done by Friday 9pm. Saturday - Starting Order Published
Login take up to 3 things out and JOIN SPLITS. Monday 9pm - CUTOFF
Orders closed. Cards charged. There are 2 automatic processing’s, if those both decline - a $5 recharge fee is applied as it pays for someone to manually reprocess. You must pay BEFORE pick-up. Wednesday - PICK UP. You must pick up day of delivery at the pick-up time or arrange with Hubster. PAYMENTS
You must pay for your order once committed to an order cycle. Once in an Order Cycle we cannot withdraw an order. It is your responsibility to suspend the correct weeks. ORDERING SYSTEM
Dead simple. You share boxes online using the App. SUSPENDING ORDERS
When you tick the date, wait, it will turn red to confirm suspension. You’re expected to order weekly or fortnightly. STARTING ORDER
There’s a Starting Order based on your weekly ‘wish list’ VOTE and you can take out up to 3 things. Every week BEFORE Order Creation do a Wish List Vote to help Hubster (person who organisers Hub) to set up Starting Order. SHARE BOXES known as SPLITS
If you wish for more, you join Splits and share boxes. You can suggest a box to share or to your Hubster. Such as saying to your group: “Who’d like to share a box of apples?”

At order cut-off you pay automatically online (Visa or Mastercard & Secure Eway Payment gateway) then boxes from growers & food wholesalers come to the Hubster’s house for packing. You pick up from their place or they may offer home delivery. FRUIT, VEG, BREAD, EGGS – Order, pay, receive this week
GROCERIES – Order, pay, receive next week due to fresh roasting of coffee and made to order. BREAD baker direct – Minimum HUB order total is $30
GROCERIES wholesaler direct – Minimum HUB order is $75. READ THE AMOUNTS YOU ARE PURCHASING
Please check carefully if the items are single, handfuls, 500gm, 1 kg etc. Don't assume it's by one item. EXAMPLE: Cherries sold by the box, make sure you’re not putting in 5 thinking it's handfuls when it's boxes. Read the descriptions please. EXTRAS
There are ALWAYS extras as the box belongs to members so your Hubster will divvy extras when available. There is also usually a SWAP box - if you forget to customise your Starting Order, you can throw in some apples and take out some carrots that someone else did not want. You will get great value. COMMUNITY BOX
Many Hubster’s ask members if this SWAP BOX can become a COMMUNITY KINDNESS BOX given to a family in need. This is part of the Social Enterprise experience by being part of the Hub. NOT WANT AN ORDER? There are no contracts, you can suspend orders when you don’t want them. WANT EXACTLY 1 tomato 2 oranges? Then Box Divvy is not for you. This is a coop and things are in handfuls NOT exact items. You need to be flexible but you'll always get good value. We are a group of community minded people wanting to change the food system. Reduce packaging and pay our farmers fairly. By reducing our carbon footprint by 90% this means we buy in bulk as a group and then share it. We need to be a bit flexible. You will know roughly what you will get but you can’t get exact. We have a Packing Guide but the numbers will change as produce is smaller or larger. Mostly you will get extras overall. HOW DO I KNOW WHAT I SPEND? EASY. You will pay the STARTING ORDER PLUS if you join in SPLITS or ADD Groceries. At the bottom of MY ORDER you will see the MAX you will pay if all your SPLITS get over the line, any groceries you’ve ordered and the Starting Order. You can reduce the SPLITS or Groceries you joined BEFORE CUTOFF. PACKAGING
Much of the produce comes loose so please provide your Hubster with a NAME LABELLED BAG: ALSO - calico/wash nets to put handfuls in (do not expect your Hubster to provide paper bags please): Bring in your old icecream containers, for example, for the Hub to put soft stuff in. If you get an item in plastic, recycle it in your soft plastic bin. We don't interrupt the packing from the farmer. Farmers are trying to work out how to transport produce and it can’t always be plastic free - for the moment. The Sugar Cane bags are not strong, don't last and definitely not airtight. Cardboard and paper fall apart. New technology is being worked on. NOT FOR ME
If after you’ve tried it and Box Divvy is not working the way you want, then you can cancel membership. So? Join our group to make a difference. You have the power to do so. Cut your food bill significantly – Wow! The goal: to cut your food bill, without compromising on the quality, freshness and variety of food. With minimal effort, minimal packaging and food miles, and still paying farmers and suppliers a fair price for their produce.

03/08/2024

This weeks community box our hub gifted to Biraban School. A huge thanks to all members who kindly donated this week 💚🥕🌽🥦🍉🥦

03/08/2024

⚡️Market update⚡️

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⭐️Some exciting fruit news: for starters, we think strawberry supply from Bundaberg will ramp up next week, so we’re taking the price down to $4 a punnet (and it may drop further this week) 🤩

⭐️On top of that, we’re starting new season mangoes from Darwin: large fruit around $6. We’ve seen it around for a few weeks now, and both colour and flavour have much improved. From what we can tell, the mango season is looking good (barring any wild weather event) 😍

⭐️Pineapple and passionfruit continues to be cheap, but green kiwi fruit has all but disappeared. Rumour is that it’s all being exported to Europe 🤨

⭐️Oh wait, more excitement: blood oranges! Colour and spice and all things nice – eating a blood orange always reminds me of walking through a wintery forest with wet leaves and pine needles 😅

⭐️Despite being the worst mandarin season on record, we managed to secure some Afourers for next week – as well as Murcotts. But it’s a week-to-week proposition.

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⭐️It’s in vegetables where the cold weather is creating the most havoc – from broccoli to cucumbers, sweet potato, beans and zucchini.

⭐️However, there are bright spots: broccolini, tomatoes (especially baby truss tomatoes), kale, wombok, leek, cauliflower, beetroot, buk choi, some herbs (especially coriander and parsley), Iceberg lettuce (or any other lettuce for that matter).

⭐️”And English spinach”, says Simon Chong in Leppington: “$2.30 a bunch – give it a bit of a push please” 🙏🏻

I’m feeling torn strawberries, mangoes, pineapples, passion fruits and blood oranges, all my favourite…looks like a very tropical fruit salad might be on menu quite a few times this coming week 🤣

03/08/2024

02/08/2024

Box Divvy has outdone themselves again! Introducing Eastcoast Juices in our chilled range.

01/08/2024

The winner of our divvy day…Marguerite! Just joking 🤪

Take #2 🎥 (if only life can have a take #2)

The winning produce of our divvy day…hugest of huge bouquets of celery at smallest of price tags $1.70 🥇

01/08/2024

The smell of this thyme is 😍 And for $2.20 it's cheaper than Woollies, a much larger bunch, AND much fresher! The difference is extraordinary. After your first order you'll never want to go back to supermarket quality produce!

31/07/2024

Celery

Some local vegies are struggling with this cold snap, but celery is not one of them: Manuel Xerri in Agnes Banks has heaps and wants you to buy them for $1.70 per bunch. They’re almost as big as an Afghan bread!

31/07/2024

31/07/2024

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸....

Today our Hub received its first delivery of the Heaps Normal non-alcoholic beer. I'm not even a beer drinker, but I'm looking forward to having a taste of this new bevvy.

Box Divvy is offering Heaps Normal at the lowest price in Sydney (if not Australia) and until 7th August we have an extra special price of $12.96 (incl GST).

In the coming months we'll hear more from the guys at Heaps Normal when they come to chat with Jayne and Leigh on our new Un-supermarket Podcast. You can watch Episode 1 here on the Box Divvy YouTube: https://youtu.be/7BrSKXiyLgM

31/07/2024

Well done Cardiff.

My first pick up all ready, I thought I'd jazz our tubs up with new names. I've had a great day, I broke nails, I have a cardboard cut and my backs a little sore. I drank coffee, listened to music whilst annoying my neighbours with my excellent singing 🎶
I'm happy everything went really well.

30/07/2024

30/07/2024

Never settle for less!! 🥭 🍋‍🟩 🌶️

30/07/2024

FATHER’S DAY 👨🏽

Father’s Day is around the corner… but spoiling dad this Father's Day just got even easier with these thoughtful additions to his gift or hamper.

☕️ FOR THE COFFEE - DAD
We have a range of both Black Market Coffee and Crikey Coffee’s aromatic coffee beans and ground coffee which is sure to satisfy dad’s coffee cravings! Perfect addition to a hamper.

🍺 FOR THE FOOTY & A BEER - DAD
Newly added to marketplace, Heaps Normal non alcoholic beer range is perfect to add to your gift this Father’s Day to quench his thirst while watching his favourite sport 🏈

🍗 FOR THE BBQ - DAD
Always a perfect addition to any gift for dad, Beerenberg sauces for the bbq. A bbq gift hamper with all his favourites and bbq essentials will be sure to get that bbq apron on and BBQ grill cookin’ 🥩

🍞 FOR THE BREAD OBSESSED - DAD
Impress dad with some artisan sourdough from Shepherd's Artisan Bakehouse. Loads of different variations and perfect for a health conscious gut loving dad 🥖

All of these and loads more to choose from in marketplace.

Show him how much he means to you with a gesture that speaks volumes of love and appreciation. Let's make this Father's Day one he'll always remember!

30/07/2024

Can Assit Southern Highlands have joined our hub to purchase a box of fruit and veg every week to help support clients struggling with the costs of daily living while fighting cancer.

They provide support with cost of treatment, prescriptions, fuel to travel to medical appointments as well as groceries. Many of these families are single parents, have lost a main income or have multiple people in their family dealing with cancer.

Can Assit is not for profit and run entirely by volunteers!

https://www.facebook.com/CanAssistSouthernHighlands?mibextid=LQQJ4d

Currently our Kindness Box has been be donated to Can Assit and we will continue to do this whenever one is available as the need is great.
The box is made up of items that have a large excess of extras, after divvying between members first.
Members are always welcome to donate to this kindness box as well.

These boxes are rotated between several families, to support as many in need as possible.

29/07/2024

Dynamic duo, Jayne and Leigh, have launched the first episode of Un-supermarket. They will delve into food topics that are buzzing around that affect your wallet, your health and your planet.

Show you how to save money, time and be more informed about where your food comes from.

Come on the journey with us, each fortnight for 20 minutes or so.

This week’s Episode 1 we have an interview with farmer, George Portelli in Maroota, who shows us around his farm and a cooking segment by one of our Food Warriors – this week Trish from Woy Woy. We will ‘Whisk Away with Trish’ a Cupcake Quiche.

Together we find ways to make our food system more sustainable, affordable and resilient.

View here: https://youtu.be/7BrSKXiyLgM

Please comment, like this video.

29/07/2024

Watermelons

It may not feel that way, but the Bureau is forecasting a mid-winter mini heatwave next week: the rest of the country doesn’t know it yet, so that’s why Box Divvy seedless watermelons are cheap: $1.50 a kilo. But pssst, don’t tell anyone…

27/07/2024

26/07/2024

The 25th of June 'Market Update with Moussa' for Box Divvy. Thanks to our Farmers who keep giving us their best! We hope you enjoy. Keep it real, keep it fre...

26/07/2024

Can you believe it's been a whole year since Box Divvy launched Brooklyn Boy Bagels as part of our bakery range?

It's gone so quickly - and so have close to 500! bagels into Box Divvy East Corrimal members tummies! Yum!

(Here is my gorgeous husband and oft times Box Divvy helper, packing single bagels when they were first released last year.)

26/07/2024

Food for thought
We often complain about supermarkets who don’t do the right thing – but Australia’s major food manufacturers are no better when it comes to environmental impact and nutrition.

First The Guardian reports: “Australia’s major food companies failing nature”. The Future of Food report from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) assessed 20 major food companies across 37 different indicators, from deforestation and pollution to transparency and governance – and found them severely lacking. No company scored over 50%, and several – including Sanitarium, Hungry Jacks and Patties Foods (makers for Four ’n Twenty Pies) scored 0%.

Next, we read that Australian food manufacturers are gaming the health star rating system by replacing wholefoods with ultra-processed industrial ingredients. “Ultra-processed foods are those that contain no or few whole food ingredients and have undergone multiple processing steps where sweeteners, preservatives, colourings, flavourings and emulsifiers are added. These substances are often extracted from oils, fats, sugars, starches, and proteins, and they extend shelf life and make food more palatable”.

For this reason, Box Divvy avoids most major manufacturers, and instead prioritises smaller suppliers who take pride in the integrity of their products and who care about the health of their customers.

26/07/2024

GOT A SPARE $2? 💰

Here are some penny pinches for you this week at Box Divvy, that won’t break the bank 🏦

26/07/2024

25/07/2024

24/07/2024

We joined the Western Sydney Diabetes Alliance in 2017 as Diabetes 2 was on the rise, still is. We wanted to see how we could make an impact.

Why the west? There are ‘food deserts’ - no access to fresh food but heaps of fast food outlets (high salt, sugar and empty carbs).

Last night we celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Western Sydney Diabetes Alliance - doctors, nutritionists, academics, government officials, groups working to bring awareness about diabetes and the team from Box Divvy.

We brought our Hubsters stories (those who run Hubs) and how they work to bring fresh food to their communities. Eyes were opened and attendees were delighted to hear about the Hubster community. Thankyou to those at the event who came to tell us about their Box Divvy journey.

The Alliance launched their ‘Lose 2kg’ program for losing 2kg, exercising and eating healthily helps reduce Diabetes 2. Box Divvy offers the inexpensive way for a healthy eating solution, in your neighbourhood.

We have 266 Hubs in NSW and ACT. Just 34 in Greater Western Sydney. We need more.

If you wish a side-gig then register your interest here: https://www.boxdivvy.com/run-a-food-hub

Tell your friends, work colleagues, anyone who wants great produce, groceries that won’t cost the earth.

24/07/2024

Lettuce

Local Iceberg lettuces are just $2.27 each. They’re from Xerri Bros in Agnes Banks, and if you think it’s too cold for a salad, why not make San Choy Bow? Recipe here.

https://www.recipetineats.com/san-choy-bow-chinese-lettuce-wraps/

23/07/2024

New Box Divvy hubs are starting every week, and new hubsters are looking for members to get their hubs started.
If you have any friends or family in these areas who might be interested in joining, please let them know!

These hubs are looking for members so they can start:
Box Divvy Taree
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyTareeGunbar
Box Divvy Roselands
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyRoselandsNicoll
Box Divvy Tallwoods
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyTallwoodsVillageTheBlvd
Box Divvy Mudgee
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyMudgeeChurch

These hubs have their first orders this week:
Box Divvy Marsfield
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyMarsfield
Box Divvy Nulkaba
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyNulkabaCoolalta
Box Divvy Killarney Vale
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyKillarneyValeTasman
Box Divvy Blaxland
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyBlaxlandHilda
Box Divvy Lapstone
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyLapstone
Box Divvy South Kempsey
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvySouthKempseyGate
Box Divvy Ryde
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyRydeBoyce
Box Divvy Maitland
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyMaitlandHannan
Box Divvy Randwick
https://www.facebook.com/BoxDivvyRandwickPerouse

For any enquiries, please direct them to the relevant hub's page.

23/07/2024

TOFU AND TEMPEH! Not just for all the vego’s out there!

Tofu and Tempeh are tasty and sustainable sources of protein. But there’s a lot more to it: tofu and tempeh are…
• Low in saturated fat and no cholesterol
• High protein content
• Good source of calcium, iron, zinc, magnesium and selenium
• Rich in isoflavones - phytochemicals that protect against cancer and heart disease
• Heart healthy: 25g of soy protein per day, as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol, may reduce the risk of heart disease
• Beneficial for bones

You can now find the Tofu and Tempeh in our ‘chilled’ section 👏🏻

The range includes 5 different Tofus – from firm to silken – as well as some flavoured tofu. All but one are made from Australian-grown soybeans – and they are all non-GMO 👍🏻

The Tempeh range includes 4 products, including a tasty Tempeh burger.

You will find them in Chilled ➡️Vegetarian and Vegan ➡️ Tofu/Tempeh.

And until the end of July, they are 10% off!!! 🙌🏻
Now, that’s tempting…

22/07/2024

Market update

Fruit

Best value fruit: apples, mandarins, tangelos, Cara Cara oranges, pineapple, passionfruit, watermelon. Strawberries are still a tad expensive, but are about a dollar cheaper than last week.

Vegetables

In vegetables, the cold is starting to have a big impact on the supply of cucumbers, broccoli and especially beans. On the other hand, Snowpeas and sugarsnaps love a bit of cold – and prices for both are under $10/kg.
Leafy greens will be a little tighter, and the remainder is still reasonably priced.
The BoM is still predicting a winter heatwave from late July…

14/07/2024

New at Box Divvy: Grant’s toothpaste and mouthwash

Have you ever found yourself standing in front of the oral care section in the supermarket, and felt somewhat overwhelmed? A bewildering assortment of brands and product claims – sensitive teeth, gum health, whitening, fresh breath, or all of the above. At least 95% of products are owned by multinationals, and manufactured overseas: US-based Colgate controls about two-thirds of the market, and the remainder is divvied between Oral-B (US-based P&G), Sensodyne and Macleans (both British-owned), Red Seal (NZ) and a sprinkling of tooth whiteners like White Glo, Hismile and Smile Hero that mostly import.

Just one Australian-owned and made brand is left standing: Grant’s of Australia.

We like Grant’s not only for that reason – it’s also as natural a toothpaste as you can get:
• No Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) which is an industrial cleaner that helps the foaming process, found in most toothpaste (and shampoo and other personal cleaning products for that matter). Some research links over-exposure to mouth ulcers and allergies.
• No Sodium Hydroxide (or caustic soda aka drain cleaners) found in many toothpaste brands. Do we need to say more??
• No Chlorine dioxide – an industrial bleach. Duh.
• No polypropylene glycol – a spreading and wetting agent.
• No saccharine – an artificial sweetener that has been on the on-and-off list of FDA for causing cancer. Xylitol is a better option.
• No fluoride. This is a common ingredient in toothpaste to help prevent tooth decay, and does not appear to have side effects – unless swallowed. That is why there are warnings on toothpaste packs (1) not to swallow, and (2) not to use fluoride toothpaste for kids under 6.
Okay, there are rabbit holes and conspiracy theories everywhere – in all likelihood, most of these chemicals in low doses and correct use probably have no harmful effects. However, the question is: do we really need them? Some are used to support marketing claims, or make toothpaste taste sweeter or produce more foam. Fluoride can be beneficial, but mainly if you have a diet high in sugars and simple carbohydrates. We suspect (or hope) that would not apply to most Box Divvy members, so the benefit of fluoride is muted if you have a healthy diet.

Besides, the long-term exposure to some of these chemicals – especially if they appear in several different products – is not well understood, so we are simply saying: play it safe, and avoid where possible. For further reading, check out here and here.

Anyhow, please check out the range:
• Grants Toothpaste - Mild Mint 110g
• Grants Toothpaste - Whitening with Peppermint 110g
• Grants Toothpaste - Sensitive 100g
• Grants Toothpaste - Strawberry for Kids 75g
• Grants Mouthwash - Minty Fresh 500mL
They are competitively priced, and can be found under Cleaning ➡️ Personal ➡️Oral Care.

17/12/2023

Cara Nonna Gourmet Pasta makes Christmas Special🎄

In 1989, Giovanni Pazienza established a small fresh pasta factory in Foggia in southeastern Italy, in the Puglia region which is renowned for its high-quality durum wheat. Not long after, the company started producing dry pasta – more than half of which is now exported across the globe.

In particular, the pastas infused with squid ink became popular – two of which we have available in Marketplace. They are traditionally cooked with seafood: prawns, mussels and of course calamari or squid.

Other popular shapes include
• Pappardelle: the broad shape has lots of surface for the sauce to cling to;
• Tagliatelle al Zafferano is coloured and flavoured with saffron.
• Fusilli Paesani have a spiral shape to perfectly capture sauces
• Conchiglioni are large seashell-shaped pastas that are commonly used for stuffing and baking
• Cannelloni tubes are traditionally filled with a Bolognese sauce, sometimes with mushrooms and fetta or goat cheese
• Fettuccine Tricolori is coloured with tomato and spinach, and looks great when plated.
• Orecchiette Arcobaleno are ear-shaped and multi-coloured: kids will love them!

16/12/2023

Our lovely member couldn't help but share their kind words about our amazing product.

Thank you for brightening our day and reminding us why we do what we do! 😊💖

14/12/2023

These little Christmas gifts are our way of saying 'Thank you!’ for our lovely members 🌟✨

Our hearts are bursting with joy knowing how much our amazing members loved their little Christmas surprises 🥰❤️

Thank you for being the reason behind our smiles. Wishing you all a season filled with love, laughter, and endless blessings🎄❤️

06/12/2023

Pantry ordered this week 🤩

01/12/2023

Chilli is a must at home, one of my favorite recipe from Heart Foundation 🤩

29/11/2023

The delicious look of the Sheperds Fruit Mince Pies that our members ordered and their favorite breads this week, what a good choice 🤩

15/11/2023

Look how pretty they are 🤩

06/11/2023

Unlocking the secret to smart shopping with this eye-opening price comparison! 🧐💰

Here is a price check created by our wonderful Hubster in the Southern Highlands at Box Divvy Renwick - Mary
A whopping $62.84 saved on a F&V shop at Box Divvy last week compared to Woolies!!

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