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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.

29/10/2025

29/10/2025

Mushrooms

Did you know that mushrooms are the 3rd most popular veggie by dollar sales? And they’re healthy: protein, vitamins, antioxidants and trace elements – and at the same time, low in calories. This week, they’re flying out the door for $9.75 a kilo. Vroom vroom shroom shroom.

29/10/2025

Pineapples

Whilst everyone has been obsessing about mangoes and berries, pineapples are feeling a little unloved. In fact, we’re positively pining for a pineapple this week – and at $2.75 a pop, you can stop pining right now. Last time we checked, they were over $5 in Colesworth. Pineful!

29/10/2025

Imagine our laughter when turning around and see a tower of silver boxes coming down the driveway! 🤣🤣🤣

These silver boxes that our saturday chilled delivery comes in are The Bomb when it comes to being sustainable yet still keeping our perishable goods chilled, especially when we’re got ice packs within the boxes too.

They are reflective cardboard that is strong, waterproof and absolutely 💯 more recyclable than styrofoam.

Another great reason why I love shopping through Box Divvy 🌏

Ps: one can always pop these silver boxes outside front door for collecting the next week to save moving towers to hub too 😉

28/10/2025

Going Dutch (carrots)

Going Dutch has never tasted this good! Gourmet Fresh Dutch carrots are $2 a bunch. That’s a whopping 64% cheaper than Coles at $5.50. And guess what? The farmer still gets a fair dinkum pay, so it’s a win-win.
Support Aussie farmers, snack on sweet, crunchy carrots, and feel like a veggie superhero while you’re at it.
Being picked: https://youtu.be/W3oGUypk4uY

28/10/2025

You a mango lover?

Then, Mango lovers, rejoice! KP Mangoes from NT in Darwin & Katherine have landed at Box Divvy and we’re doing the math for you:
• Trays: $34 for 16 mangoes ($2.12 each)
• Singles: $2.50 each
Compare that to Coles, where the same mangoes go for $2.90 and are smaller.
Bigger, juicier, yummier - that’s the Box Divvy way.
Grab your mango stash and taste the tropical difference.

28/10/2025

27/10/2025

Want something hot? Jalapeno

Jalapeno chillies are mild and flavoursome, but like all fresh chillies they’re a tad expensive right now. So why not try these sliced jalapenos in a jar from Sandhurst? Supermarkets sell these for nearly $4. At Box Divvy, they’re just $1.50 this week. That’s a hot price!

Put them on a tortilla from La Tortilleria – now in a new 20-pack! – and add some chicken with Belicious Mexicana. Ay caramba!

27/10/2025

Why pay more?

Watch our story unfold on 7NEWS New England.

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Bnod7UJSz/?mibextid=wwXIfr

18/10/2025

Ecokaps relaunch: NEW Dishwashing Sheets

Ecokaps are launching:
1. A new Dishwasher detergent in sheet form. Just pop into the little bucket and set it to run. Exhaustively tested by a large NZ manufacturer of dishwashers!
2. All other cleaning and handwash products have been converted to sheets, which dissolves so much better than the tablets. No more blocked spray pumps.
Ecokaps continues to keep single use plastic bottles from going to landfill.
The sheets are backward compatible with any existing bottles - but if you don’t have a bottle, just get yourself one of the kits.
The dishwashing sheets (and other eco-cleaning favourites) are effective, affordable, and environmentally friendly, with many products using a seaweed binding agent (sodium alginate). Safe for septic and grey water systems, these sheets help reduce plastic bottles and are better for the planet. Compared to other eco-sheet brands like Lucent Globe, Ecokaps delivers reliable performance without confusing labels or chemistry jargon. Just sheets that work.
For This Week: 9% Discount Included! Stock up on your favourites at Box Divvy:
• NEW: Dishwasher Enzym Detergent Sheets – 60 Pack $21.56 ($0.36/wash)
• Laundry Enzym Detergent Sheets – 60 Pack $18.48 ($0.31/wash)
• Floor Cleaner Sheets – 4 Pack $7.56
• Foaming Hand Soap – Sheet & Bottle Kit $11.55 / Refill 4 Pack $7.56 ($10.08/L)
• Kitchen Degreaser, Multipurpose Cleaner, Bathroom Cleaner, Glass Cleaner – 4 Sheet Refills $7.56 ($7.56/L)

Switch to Ecokaps for a cleaner home, a greener planet, and a smarter way to do everyday chores, all the while saving with this week’s relaunch prices. Your dishes, laundry, and surfaces have never been this guilt-free!

18/10/2025

Halloween …. Eeeeeek!!

Jack ‘O Lantern Halloween Pumpkins available from Box Divvy this week for $14 each. They weigh around 5kg. Here’s a video showing you how to carve one: https://ow.ly/qrkX50Xert6
Here are some more ideas: https://ow.ly/Qmm650Xert4

Can you eat the flesh? Not really: when you clean them out, it’s mainly seeds – but…they can be dried and roasted! Most of the flesh needs to stay inside the pumpkin to give it structural strength and prevent it from caving in.

However, afterwards you can turn a Halloween pumpkin into a bird feeder by cutting it in half, scooping out the insides, adding perches and a hanging mechanism, and filling it with birdseed. This provides a temporary, biodegradable bird feeder as a way to reuse your pumpkin after Halloween.

17/10/2025

Christmas we close only 2 weeks. DATES are.....

Members please see the Christmas closure dates and pop into your diary. Remember if going away go to your Dashboard and use the SKIP A WEEK. When Box Divvy closes for 2 weeks only over Xmas there will be no orders offered. Your Hubsters will take a well earned break.

Maybe offer to help your Hubster:
Some Hubsters might need a replacement packer to help them if they go away over the school holidays. Here's an opportunity to help. They will offer some payment to do it and training so you know what to do. Make sure they give you a contact at Box Divvy if they are out of reach.

Here are the dates so please put them in your diary.

Cheers The Box Divvy team

16/10/2025

Did you know we interview farmers and wholesalers?

Yes we do plus we learn so much from them.

Check out all the Unsupermarket Podcasts here.

Our team spend time and effort going out in the field to do this and so please do let us know you like what we do with a 'thumbs up'. If you have some topics you'd like us to cover in 2026 please pop in comments or shoot us an email to info (at) https://ow.ly/56gA50Xa7Qg

If you are a one of our farmers or suppliers ask us to do a podcast with you :)

Here is the link to 'You Tube' to watch. If you prefer Spotify or Podbean to listen then go to these Apps and search Unsupermarket.
https://ow.ly/WK3i50Xa7Qv

16/10/2025

Food for Thought

Why Provenance is important

At a time when everyone seems to be claiming that they’re ‘supporting local farmers’, we need to ask ourselves: what’s local? And which farmers? And how supportive?

Because when push comes to shove, a lot turns out to be ‘farm-washing’, local means: anywhere in Australia, and supportive means: we just buy your produce at the lowest price, thank you very much. (And continue to charge customers like wounded bulls). Luckily, scientists are getting very close to being able to determine where a prawn was actually caught, or whether a corn-fed chicken was actually fed corn, or where a bunch of kale was grown locally (for example, by George Portelli in Maroota), or someplace else. https://ow.ly/QRb150Xa7OT

Box Divvy has invested a lot of time and effort into setting up the traceability and transparency of not only our fresh produce, but of all products we sell.

The importance of ‘provenance’ (literally: the place of origin ) is especially relevant when it comes to blueberries: a lot of publicity around the rapid expansion of blueberry farming around Coffs Harbour highlights two major issues: the improper and possibly excessive use of chemicals (and not following guidelines with regard to withholding periods – i.e. the minimum length of time between spraying and picking), and the flouting of labour laws by unscrupulous labour hire firms.
https://ow.ly/rEeA50Xa7P2

Around 90% of our blueberries are sourced from 2 suppliers:
• The bulk comes from Mountain Blue who has been growing in the Lismore hinterland in northern NSW since 1975. They are very strict on when and what chemicals they use, and on observing the withholding period when they do. In all their testing, they have never found any chemical residues. They also do not employ labour hire firms, instead preferring to employ picking and packing staff directly – and looking after them. For more information, check out their website – there are sections about sustainability and employment (including a handy guide about accommodation options – in case you were thinking of doing a road trip to the Northern Rivers region…)
• OZ Berries (Or: OZ Group) is a 100% farmer-owned co-operative (similar to Norco), with farms from Grafton to Macksville. Most are family farms, where literally the whole workforce of pickers and packers consists of husbands, wives, cousins, brothers and sisters. Where they employ external staff, they strictly follow ‘Fair Farms’ guidelines. https://ow.ly/k61950Xa7ON

Oz Group has been a Fair Farms member since 2019. All their berry supply is also compliant with Freshcare certification, which includes strict guidelines for chemical use. For more information (and to meet some of their growers), check out their website. https://ow.ly/jEBZ50Xa7P5

15/10/2025

As promised. Artichoke recipes.
Recipes are: Artichips for kids and Rita’s Stuffed Artichokes

Artichips - For kids to make. Serves 2:

• 2 Artichoke
• butter flavoured cooking spray, 3 seconds
• 1 tsp BBQ seasoning

Rinse Artichoke under cold water and trim stem to 5cm long. Snip/Trim each leaf with kitchen shears or scissors. Set Artichokes aside.

Careful when using hot water! In a large glass microwavable container microwave 3 cups of water until boiling (about 5 minutes). Place the Artichokes in the dish of hot water with the stem sitting flat in the water. Cover the Artichokes with an inverted Pyrex microwavable bowl. Microwave Artichokes on high for 15 minutes. Artichokes are done when you can easily pierce through the stem with a fork.

Remove the Artichokes from dish and cool until you can handle. Separate leaves from the choke and place loose Artichoke leaves in a food storage bag. (Save the Artichoke Hearts for another healthy dish).

Spray butter or garlic flavoured cooking spray on Artichoke leaves and sprinkle with your favourite BBQ seasoning. Close bag and shake until leaves are coated. Store in the refrigerator and serve warm or cold with your favourite dip.

Rita’s Stuffed Artichokes
Adjust depending on how many artichokes you have.

• 5 large tender artichokes
• 500g new baby potatoes
• 100g freshly shelled peas
• 100g freshly shelled broad beans
• 1 cup olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs
• 2 tsp parsley, chopped
• Pepper

Remove old and loose leaves form the artichokes. With a sharp knife, cut off the stalk (this will be used later) and remove the fibrous skin. Slice off about 2cm from the top of the artichoke. Make the filling by mixing breadcrumbs, garlic, parsley and pepper. Place an artichoke in your hands and shake the leaves loose with your thumbs. Place stuffing between the leaves.

In a large saucepan, place the artichokes upright in the centre. Add potatoes around the artichokes. Put broad beans, peas and artichoke stalks on the top and sprinkle with remaining stuffing. Season with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil over the top and fill the pan with water - enough to cover the artichokes. Bring to the boil and then reduce heat to low, and cook uncovered for about 1 hour. Do not stir, just shake occasionally. Serve with fresh crusty bread.

15/10/2025

From Field to Fork: Raymond’s Globe Artichokes in Season
Spring is in full swing at Castlereagh and Freemans Reach and Raymond Camilleri has been busy in the fields harvesting beautiful globe artichokes.

The tender, green globes are a true seasonal delight, and nothing beats picking them fresh from your own acreage or, in Raymond’s case, from his mum’s farm at Freemans Reach. With their nutty, slightly sweet flavour, these artichokes are perfect for a variety of dishes, from simple steamed preparations to more elaborate sautés and salads.

Preparing globe artichokes is easier than many think.

Start by trimming the tough outer leaves and snipping the sharp tips. Cut off the top third and trim the stem, then rub the cut surfaces with lemon to prevent browning. From here, you can steam or boil them until tender usually 25–40 minutes depending on size. Serve with melted butter, aioli, or a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt. For a richer dish, hearts can be sautéed or roasted with garlic and herbs, adding a delicious centre piece to any meal straight from Raymond’s fields.

Ah, want recipes. Come back Thursday morning. We will have two beaut ones.

14/10/2025

Have you got the Fever?

Fever Tree Mixers

We’re already getting hot and sweaty about this one: Fever Tree mixers are back for more action! After previously selling out in less than a week, we’re not taking any risk and bought 20 pallets worth. So what have we got?
• You already know the Raspberry and the popular Elderberry mixers, sold by the 8-pack for $5 each. That’s less than half price.
• Then there’s the Light Tonic water, which comes in 200ml bottles, sold as a 4-pack for $3. That’s a massive 67% off.
• And here are some new ones: these 500ml Margarita Mixers and Martini Mixers are selling for as much as $24 a bottle. Crazy right? And you still have to add the alcohol. Although, actually you don’t: they taste good on their own, with some sparkling mineral water. Anyway, don’t pay $24: they’re just $3 a bottle. That’s a crazy 80% off, with a Best Before Date of 31 December. I just don’t think they’re going to last that long…
Actually, we think we have enough stock for the next 2-3 weeks – so Friday Hubs have nothing to worry about.

14/10/2025

Reminder Webinar. To ask questions on running a Box Divvy Food Hub.
Know someone who'd make a great Hubster?

We need more Food Warriors like YOU to help change the food system!

Our monthly webinars are the perfect opportunity for anyone curious to learn more about running a Box Divvy Hub and ask questions without any obligation.

Next Webinar - Wednesday 15th October, 7pm
https://ow.ly/IrhF50Xa7NB

14/10/2025

Truss us. These are great value.

Tomatoes
Regular tomatoes have been cheap for a while, but truss tomatoes haven’t – until now: several growing regions have started picking, and prices are easing to $3.75 a kilo. Or if you buy by the 5kg tray, we can go as low as $3.30 a kilo. That’s the lowest price so far this year.

13/10/2025

Rockmelon

I don’t want to sound melon-dramatic, but Queensland rocks: after winning both the AFL and NRL grand finals, we reckon this week’s rockmelons from North Queensland make it a trifecta. Eating superbly, these rockstars are just $2.50 a pop at Box Divvy.

13/10/2025

Got your Divvy Deals in order?
Divvy Deals
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Watch here
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