Box Divvy Mayfield - Maitland

Box Divvy Mayfield - Maitland 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: Mayfield - Maitland

Pick up Tuesday. 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/307

Box Divvy is Community owned and run. This 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 Tuesday pick up

Thursday 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 Thursday 9pm. Your “WISH LIST VOTE” and any changes you wish to make to your household size must also be done by Thursday 9pm. Friday - Starting Order Published
Login take up to 3 things out and JOIN SPLITS. Sunday 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. Tuesday - 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. MEAT AND SEAFOOD (NEW) – Order every 4 weeks. 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.

29/07/2024

The cold snap is throwing up a lot of volatility this week:

• Imperial mandarins have pretty well finished: a terrible season coming to an abrupt end. Lack of chilling that reduces flowering and fruit-set in some regions, either too much or not enough rain in other regions – the weather gods have not been kind. On the upside, we managed to replace them with Sumo mandarins (and at a lower price): they taste good and are equally easy to peal. There are also plenty of low-seed Murcotts.

• Jerusalem artichokes have finished, but Baby Q’s, red cabbage and grape tomatoes have re-appeared.

• Most price changes are in the 5-10% range, but Butternut pumpkin and long re chillies have spiked by 30%.

• Among the price drops, beetroot, parsley, (Sumo) mandarins and truss tomatoes stand out – in a good way.

UP:

• Apples - Pink Lady

• Kiwi - Green

• Broccoli - Regular

• Carrots - Dutch (Orange)

• Chillies - Hot Red (Long)

• Herbs - Chives

• Chinese Broccoli

• Spinach - English

• Shallots

• Pumpkin – Butternut

• Passionfruit

DOWN:

• Mandarins – Imperial (subbed with Sumo)

• Broccolini

• Capsicum - Green

• Capsicum - Yellow

• Beetroot - Purple (loose)

• Herbs - Dill

• Herbs - Parsley (Flat)

• Lettuce - Regular Cos

• Lettuce - Iceberg

• Tomatoes - Cherry

• Tomatoes - Field

• Tomatoes - Truss

• Chillies – Jalapenos

Cheers,

The Box Divvy team

20/07/2024

New Organic Rice Crackers from H2G

Most rice crackers use white rice, but the H2G rice cracker are made with brown rice – which has 5 times as much dietary fibre compared with white rice. They are also a source of trace elements such as Manganese, Selenium, Magnesium and Folate.

They come in 3 flavours:
Salt & vinegar
Smokey BBQ
Sweet Chilli
You will find them under Snacks & Entertainment ➡️Savoury Snacks

20/07/2024

𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝗼 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀!!!!

𝗛𝟮𝗚 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮: $𝟮 𝗮 𝗷𝗮𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁.

𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟮 𝗷𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 - just spreading the love so all hub days can enjoy this great deal!

Honest to Goodness came to our new warehouse last month, and realised that 3500 sqm is a LOT of space. So, when they ended up with a few pallets of Passata with a Best Before Date of 31 August, who were they going to call??

“We’ll take ‘m”, we said. Over 1500 jars that we normally sell for $4.49 – but are now going out the door for $2 a pop.

We think they’ll be gone in a fortnight – well before they have a chance to expire. BTW: there’s every chance they’ll be good for another year…

A nice little price comparison for this week!!
21/06/2024

A nice little price comparison for this week!!

If you're looking to stop lining the supermarkets' pockets, while paying less for fresher food, try your local Box Divvy.
Box Divvy is a social enterprise business connecting local communities with farmers and growers. Ordering is just like online shopping via an app but you pick it up from a neighbour. There are hubs all over NSW, with lots in Lake Mac and Newcastle.
You can buy all your fruit, veggies, meat, chilled, bakery and lots of pantry items. You may never need to go to a supermarket again.
https://www.boxdivvy.com/join-a-food-hub

02/06/2024
08/04/2024

This update from Box Divvy HQ just in...

Hi everyone,

We have been contacting our Sydney basin growers yesterday and today, and the news is grim:

At least 7 farms have been evacuated from the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment – growers won’t be able to return until Tuesday at the earliest. They have lost all crops and will be out of action for 4-6 weeks.
In total, about half our growers will not be coming to the markets on Monday as they have not been able to pick any produce. We hope they’ll be back by Wednesday.
Simon Chong estimates that volumes of Asian greens and herbs on the market will be at least 50% below the normal volume – and he is anticipating steep price rises across these categories.

The news is not all bad: Manuel Xerri in Agnes Banks, Charlie Vella in Freemans Reach and George Portelli in Maroota escaped with only minor damage and crop losses.

At this stage, we have not heard back from Gerard Saad in Wilberforce – one of the worst-affected areas – and Raymond Camilleri in Castlereagh. If Gerard has indeed evacuated his farm, that would be the 3rd time in 4 years it’s inundated. We honestly don’t know if he’ll be able to pick up the pieces and start again this time around.

We believe the Grima brothers in Horsley Park and Golden Fields in Wallacia are OK.

Please give your members a heads-up that prices of Asian greens and herbs have been reset – and may rise further this week.

In addition, baby truss tomatoes and beetroot prices are also on the rise due to weather-related crop damage or the inability to get machinery into the sodden paddocks.

Cheers,

The Box Divvy team

Photos from Simon Chong

17/03/2024
13/10/2023
FYI -  Box Divvy fruit and veg prices this week are 6.9% lower than in the same week last year.
23/06/2023

FYI - Box Divvy fruit and veg prices this week are 6.9% lower than in the same week last year.

22/06/2023

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁!

𝗥𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗣𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘂𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 🥜
Ranked #1 in a SMH Good Food Guide taste test of 8 peanut butters, Ridiculously Delicious is made from 100% Australian peanuts – grown in Kingaroy, QLD – with a dash of Murray River Salt. No emulsifiers, stabilisers, dextrose, sugar and other weird things.

Ridiculously simple. Or is it…?

Available in Smooth and Chunky, they come in 375g jars and are available at a 7.5% discount for the next 2 weeks until the order cycle ending 5th July. That’s $6.92 a jar – the lowest price anywhere online. After 5 July, the price goes to $7.49.

CHANGES TO BOX DIVVY!!
21/06/2023

CHANGES TO BOX DIVVY!!

This weeks Market update!
25/05/2023

This weeks Market update!

Beerenberg Meal Sauces in 16 flavoursYou know – and probably love – Beerenberg for their salad dressings, sauces, mustar...
06/05/2023

Beerenberg Meal Sauces in 16 flavours
You know – and probably love – Beerenberg for their salad dressings, sauces, mustards, pickles and chutneys. We’re now giving you 16 more reasons to love Beerenberg: their incredible range of Meal Sauces.
• 16 different flavours (10 of which are gluten-free)
• Representing 11 different cuisines – from Hungarian to Japanese, from Spanish to Malaysian and Indian
• Enough recipes to cook a different meal each day for a month (check them out here)
• Real food only – nothing artificial – with real flavour
• Box Divvy offers lowest price in NSW: $5.82 ea.
• You’ll find them in Marketplace under Meal Preparation à Recipe & Meal Bases

This weeks price comparison… 🥰
01/04/2023

This weeks price comparison… 🥰

Here are some market updates on this Beautiful Friday afternoon!!
31/03/2023

Here are some market updates on this Beautiful Friday afternoon!!

https://youtu.be/1Q2_-OyNnOg
31/03/2023

https://youtu.be/1Q2_-OyNnOg

Fresh produce is getting cheaper. Australian Bureau of Statistics seeing supermarket fruit and veg prices up over February up 5.8% on last year, but at Box D...

27/02/2023
This weeks price comparison!!
18/02/2023

This weeks price comparison!!

This weeks specials!!
19/01/2023

This weeks specials!!

Recent Price comparison!!
06/01/2023

Recent Price comparison!!

08/12/2022

Monday Market Update

A few price changes today – nothing dramatic, but they’re impacting some of the more popular items:

UP

* Pink Lady apples are now over $5/kg. We’re told this is a transport issue, but we’re not so sure because this has been the story for a few weeks…
* Broccoli is edging up towards $9/kg
* We ended up paying a bit more for cherries than we budgeted – just to make sure we got the quality – but for now we can hold the price, so long as they are not going up any further.
* Watermelon is in very short supply (and reasonably high demand because of rising temperatures). Supermarkets are selling for $4/kg – but we’re keeping ours at $2.79/kg

DOWN

* The Pineapple Yo-Yo Prices continue – but this time it’s down: $2.86/kg
* White seedless grapes supply is up – prices down to $13.87/kg
* Plums came in a little cheaper than expected: they’re now just under $10/kg.

* Rockmelons are so scarce, we’re taking them off.

* Jones Bros have difficulty supplying ANY eggs – possibly until January.

08/12/2022

“𝙃𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨" 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝!

Great things are happening@Box Divvy!

Later this week (FRIDAY to be exact!) we’re releasing the initial pantry product line-up of Honest to Goodness.

All up, around 120 new products – ranging from Almond Milk to Rolled Oats:

• Baking - flour, sweeteners & other ingredients
• Beverages - tea and milk
• Breakfast - oats, muesli, peanut butter and other spreads
• Cooking ingredients - oils, sauces, coconut milk, tomato paste etc
• Raw - beans, legumes, grains & seeds
• Snacks - chocolate & savoury snacks

Every few days, I’ll highlight one of the categories….
Details! 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵:❤️

1. NO minimum Hub order.
2. No minimum case numbers – e.g. dozen or half dozen.
Simply order by the single pack.
3. Prices will be 20% lower than sold by Honest to Goodness in their own shop
4. For the first 2 weeks leading up to Christmas, we’re taking a further 5% off all prices.

How good is that?!

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Maitland Road
Newcastle, NSW
2304

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