Box Divvy Paxton - Forest

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

Hub name: Paxton - Forest

Pick up Friday. 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/290

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 Friday pick up

Sunday 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 Sunday 9pm. Your “WISH LIST VOTE” and any changes you wish to make to your household size must also be done by Sunday 9pm. Monday - Starting Order Published
Login take up to 3 things out and JOIN SPLITS. Wednesday 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. Friday - 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 3 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.

23/03/2025

A couple of bevies showing up in our marketplace this week 🐠 🐡🐠🍣

Field tomatoesDollar Divvy number 2 this week: Field Tomatoes. Most tomato varieties are sort of stuck between seasons. ...
22/03/2025

Field tomatoes

Dollar Divvy number 2 this week: Field Tomatoes. Most tomato varieties are sort of stuck between seasons. In the shops, you’ll be hard-pressed to find ANY tomatoes under $8 a kilo. Which makes Box Divvy’s Field Tomatoes even more remarkable: $2.50 a kilo. Go figure.

We are almost at full capacity, with only a few spots remaining.

Please visit www.boxdivvy.com for more information.

To register with Box Divvy Paxton - Forest, please visit https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/290?referral=map.

Pickups take place on Fridays.

AvocadoesFirst up: Shepard avocados. Volumes are up and growers are reducing prices – although supermarket shoppers woul...
22/03/2025

Avocadoes

First up: Shepard avocados. Volumes are up and growers are reducing prices – although supermarket shoppers wouldn’t know: they are paying between $2.50 and $3. At Box Divvy, it’s our first Dollar Divvy this week: $1.25 a pop. Yes, you heard that right: $1.25.

We are almost at full capacity, with only a few spots remaining.

Please visit www.boxdivvy.com for more information.

To register with Box Divvy Paxton - Forest, please visit https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/290?referral=map.

Pickups take place on Fridays.

Market update Dollar Divvies (formerly known as Moussa's Market update)Box Divvy presents Dollar Divvies: a weekly serie...
22/03/2025

Market update

Dollar Divvies (formerly known as Moussa's Market update)
Box Divvy presents Dollar Divvies: a weekly series of Dazzlingly Delicious Dynamite that goes off with a bang.

Check out the video

https://youtube.com/shorts/Cb9E398sWD4?si=XwdGY56tpvgpYncy

Market update

Broadly speaking, prices are subdued – but there are a few exceptions (as we’ll as incredible bargains):


Fruit

black grapesIn fruit, some tropical fruit remains expensive – especially papaya, passionfruit and bananas – but pineapples have eased. Apples and pears are cheap, especially Beure Bosc and Nashi pears; White and Red grapes are joined by some very tasty Black Grapes (Midnight Beauty) under $5 a kilo; melons, citrus and pomegranates are all great value.

Vegetables

In vegetables, almost everything is cheaper than last week – with a few exceptions such as Lebanese cucumbers which are tightening up, and beetroot. Broccoli, beans, sugarsnap, corn, cauliflowers, most herbs, celery, celery, lettuce, rhubarb, fennel and field tomatoes are all cheaper than last week.


We are almost at full capacity, with only a few spots remaining.

Please visit www.boxdivvy.com for more information.

To register with Box Divvy Paxton - Forest, please visit https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/290?referral=map.

Pickups take place on Fridays.

Yum!
21/03/2025

Yum!

GUILT FREE SNACK 🍫

Looking for a guilt free snack that actually tastes amazing!?

Try this viral snack - sliced banana, Mayver's crunchy peanut butter topped with melted Honest to Goodness dark chocolate chips and a sprinkle of Celtic salt. 🍌🥜🍫
Pop in the freezer for about 20 minutes
Absolutely delish 👌🏼 and what’s better - all avaliable at Box Divvy. Simples.



PlumsNectarines and peaches are done, but plums – well, they’re getting better by the week. Just $2.90 a kilo, or by the...
15/03/2025

Plums

Nectarines and peaches are done, but plums – well, they’re getting better by the week. Just $2.90 a kilo, or by the 5kg box (think: plum jam) they’re just $2.50 a kilo.

We are almost at full capacity, with only a few spots remaining.

Please visit www.boxdivvy.com for more information.

To register with Box Divvy Paxton - Forest, please visit https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/290?referral=map.

Pickups take place on Fridays.

Market updatehttps://youtube.com/shorts/ZrSOPuf99MU?si=I-yQEZhy1J2aHIqqAs we predicted last week: if there is any impact...
15/03/2025

Market update

https://youtube.com/shorts/ZrSOPuf99MU?si=I-yQEZhy1J2aHIqq

As we predicted last week: if there is any impact of cyclone Alfred, it’s going to hit a week later – and that’s what is happening, to some degree. But it’s nowhere near as bad as it could have been.

The main impact has been on tropical fruit – papaya, pineapple, passionfruit, bananas – as well as on selected lines that rely on Queensland and northern NSW growing regions. Some chillies have gone up, and fresh ginger has drowned – so we’re paying more than double for cured ginger. Other than that, the market in general is actually pretty good value – and broadly cheaper than last week.


Fruit

Although peaches and nectarines have finished, plums are abundant and super cheap (as in: $2.50 a kilo if you buy the buy the 5kg box, or $2.90/kg loose)

plumsAll apples are now below $5 a kilo, pear prices are dropping – and we’re starting new season Beure Bosc at under $3 a kilo.

Large rockmelons are cheap, Dino melons are back and watermelon is still under $2 a kilo and a little smaller (4-5Kg), but supply will tighten towards the end of the week.

All citrus is good, with lemon prices coming down each week. Mandarins are said to have survived the heavy rains in Qld over the past 6 weeks, and are 2-3 weeks away from harvesting (and kiwis are not far behind).

This week’s Pomegranates may not win a beauty contest, but they’ll win over your taste buds. Plus, they’re easy on your wallet: $1.75 each. So are figs, thanks to a late flush; this also means whole trays are back ($25). And Kiwi Gold are starting this week – not cheap – whilst Green Kiwi is still a week or 2 away. (Any kiwi you see in th4e shops are from Italy, France or the USA).
Berries are ok but approaching the end of the season, but grapes are still at their peaks…we can’t get enough of them.

Vegetables

asparagusAlmost all vegetables are well-priced, if not downright cheap.There are also plenty of price drops – with broccoli (under $5/kg), beans, cabbage, corn, Brussels Sprouts, cauliflower, capsicums, Lebanese cucumber, carrots, beetroot, fennel, leek, zucchini and most tomatoes all cheaper than last week. Going against the tide are ginger – cured rather than fresh, which did not survive the QLD rain -, rhubarb, Iceberg lettuce, and some herbs.

But not dill, which is just $1.43 a bunch - cheaper than we’ve seen for a long time. More about dill below.

We see returns this week for rocket bunches, beetroot bunches and kohlrabi from Steve Grima in Horsley Park.

George Portelli is single-handedly helping with cost-of-living challenges, with small green cabbages and wombok for $2, kale ($1.61) and baby gems lettuce at around $1.

And a late flush of asparagus has appeared – unseasonal, although growers have been extending the seasons by growing different varieties at different time of the year. Plus of course the seasons are not as predictable as they once were. Anyhow, under $3 a bunch – could be a One Week Wonder…

We are almost at full capacity, with only a few spots remaining.

Please visit www.boxdivvy.com for more information.

To register with Box Divvy Paxton - Forest, please visit https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/290?referral=map.

Pickups take place on Fridays.

Our house loves rice paper rolls! Thankyou Box Divvy Wingham - Felton
15/03/2025

Our house loves rice paper rolls!
Thankyou Box Divvy Wingham - Felton

09/03/2025
04/03/2025

Yummy!

03/03/2025

Love a good tray bake!

02/03/2025

Make your own Spring Rolls

They’re so easy to make – and easy to eat: Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls. Fill them with some prawn, tofu puffs, bean shoots, lettuce and fresh herbs – and then dip them in any of the new Maesri sauces (Spring Roll, Sukiyaki, Sweet Chilli), and pop ‘m in your mouth. They’re delicious and super healthy.


Woo hoo Sprouts to grow 🥳🙌🏻
02/03/2025

Woo hoo
Sprouts to grow 🥳🙌🏻

02/03/2025

🍋 So refreshing 🍋

I love it when the kids want to cook! Spaghetti bol for dinner. Box divvy makes it easy with our beautiful fresh produce...
02/03/2025

I love it when the kids want to cook! Spaghetti bol for dinner.
Box divvy makes it easy with our beautiful fresh produce!

We are almost at full capacity, with only a few spots remaining.

Please visit www.boxdivvy.com for more information.

To register with Box Divvy Paxton - Forest, please visit https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/290?referral=map.

Pickups take place on Fridays.

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Paxton, NSW
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Weekly episode of “what has Wilma eaten/gotten into this week” Is this the face of an angel that would steal a child’s full lunch box from the fridge tear it open and consume everything including wrappers but spit out the lettuce? Why yes it is! This is the famous thieving Wilma! Who else has a talented dog? She can open fridge/freezer/drawers and the pantry door. Numerous child locks have also been beaten by her. 😂🤣 I should do a full weeks of her adventures… Find out more www.boxdivvy.com.au To register with Box Divvy Paxton - Forest https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/290?referral=map Our pick up day is Fridays. #boxdivvy #unsupermarket #savingmoney #freshisbest #boxdivvypaxton #deliciousfood #berries #wilma #englishstaffy #foodthief

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