Box Divvy Cranebrook - Cliff

14/12/2025

Its our last order for the new year! plenty of delicious fruit platters and desserts to be made with these bad boys!

13/12/2025

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13/12/2025

Fresh produce prices usually rise in the lead-up to Christmas – mainly because of higher demand – but this year, prices have largely remained reasonable (if not downright cheap). But as always, there are some notable exceptions.

Most fruit is excellent value: nectarines, peaches, apricots, white grapes, mangoes, bananas, all berries (except blackberries), limes, papaya, grapefruit and watermelons are all good value. Rockmelons appear pricey, but they’re large.

But cherries – as is often the case in the week before Christmas – are starting to tighten. This is as much a function of stronger demand as it is of reduced supply: the further we get into the season, the greater the chance of crop losses due to wet & wild weather. Whilst growing regions in northern Victoria have had steady conditions, Orange and Young have struggled with rain and hail. Nevertheless, the quality is excellent – and still under $20 a kilo (with the 2kg box at $17.50/kg).

Apples and pears are still available, if you must… Also, pineapples remain scarce.

In vegetables, the news is even better: corn, broccoli, cabbage, beans, snow peas, sugar snap, continental cucumbers, basil, mint, all lettuces, celery, mushrooms, garlic, pumpkin, zucchini and all tomatoes varieties are cheap. Even onions and potatoes are edging down.

Still expensive: red capsicums and cauliflowers.

All-in-all, it looks like a bumper Christmas crop!

12/12/2025

New at Box Divvy

Blood Orange Vino Cotto

The Fig Vino Cotto has proved popular, so we’ve added the Blood Orange Vino Cotta. Use this as a marinade, or drizzle over meat, desserts or cheese.

New from Orchard Ridge: Tartar Sauce and Basil Pesto

The Lemon & Lime Tartar is the perfect dipping sauce for prawns, sashimi and smoked salmon – but also try it on a hamburger.
And Basil Pesto…what can we say?

07/12/2025

In fruit, wow…it’s going to be hard to choose between all that great value fruit. Cherries, apricots, donut peaches, nectarines, blueberries, rockmelons, bananas, passionfruit, lychees, papaya: getting your 2 serves of fruit in daily should be a piece of …cake? Add the seedless grapes – the reds are still dear, but the whites are coming down – and berries, and you’re ready to feast whilst Christmas is still 2 weeks away.

By contrast, winter fruit is really tightening up: apples and pears are increasingly hard to source, and wholesale prices in some cases (hello Pink Lady’s!!) are triple the normal (peak season) price. At this stage, it is not at all certain that we will have apples over the height of summer.

Seedless watermelon has had its flush over the past few weeks. We think most members got one because we sold over 18 tonnes in W2548 when we had them for $1 a kilo in the Divvy Deal. Alas, this week they’re around $2.40/kg. Pineapples are also scarce to unavailable.

Vegetables are a mixed bag this week: local corn from Angelo Vella in Freemans Reach (Charlie Vella’s younger brother) and Manuel Xerri in Agnes Banks are both picking. Expect the odd critter and a bold patch at the tip of the cob…but the rest should be big, juicy and clean. Other local produce – from zucchini to tomatoes, and cabbages to lettuce – remain cheap, but prices are rising for cucumbers, some leafy greens and herbs, ginger, avocadoes and cauliflowers. Red capsicum will come down but not for another week. Or two. But green caps ARE cheaper.

06/12/2025

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05/12/2025

Only 2 more weeks left for the year to get yourself and family sorted for christmas! A load of gifts available, heres afew things purchased in our hub

05/12/2025

New products this week: an avalanche!

Two completely new ranges, and a lot of range extensions this week.

Naked Life Non-Alcoholic Mixers

A new range from Australian maker Naked Life is ready to launch and compliments our non-alcoholic wine and beer offering. Available in 4 flavours:
Gin & Tonic
Italian Spritz (think Negroni)
Mojito
Margarite
Available as a 4-pack of 250ml cans for $12.57 (they sell for $15 at Woolworths).


Beyond Coconut

Coconut water has turned out to be surprisingly popular, especially after the introduction of Raw C (which was always going to be a one-off with a short BBD).
We are now introducing Beyond Coconut: available as a pure coconut water in 1L bottle and 320ml can, as well as a chocolate flavoured version. The 1L bottle retails for $4.30 (compared with $5.50 for Raw C and other coconut drinks in the supermarkets)


Shepherds Christmas Brownies

Complementing the Fruit Mince Pies and GF Slices, Shepherd’s have produced this heavenly (and heavy) Christmas-themed Chocolate Brownie. At $22.87 for a 6-pack, they’re not cheap – but boy, are they worth it.

One Rusty Jack additions

Alas, the Butter Chicken is sold out, and we haven’t had an ETA from the supplier yet – but we’re now adding Bolognese and Massaman.

Goldcoast Tiger Prawns: $25/kg

Pyrmont Seafood will be supplying us with 3Kg boxes of semi-thawed large tiger prawns for $75 a box (or $25 a kilo). Caught off the Gold Coast, they’re snap-frozen. We receive them frozen on Friday, but by the time they’re delivered on Saturday, they will be semi-thawed. You can safely re-freeze them, or portion them – leaving the thawed ones out to enjoy over the next couple of days, and put the frozen ones in the freezer for Christmas.

Remember, prawns usually go up in price as we approach Christmas. However, Pyrmont has agreed to lock in this price for the next 2 weeks.

01/12/2025

Sweet, Juicy, and Totally Aussie. Meet New Season Lychees

Australian lychees are here. They’re a tropical treat straight from local orchards. Bursting with fragrant, juicy sweetness and a delicate floral aroma, these little gems are perfect eaten fresh, tossed in salads, or blended into smoothies and desserts but mind the seed.

Grown with care on Australian soil, they’re seasonal, sustainably harvested, and packed with vitamin C thus making them as good for your body as they are for your taste buds. Treat yourself to a taste of summer with these luscious, ruby-red delights.

By the handful approx. 250gms $7.20

A recipe:
Lychee cupcakes

1 1/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup unsalted butter (room temp)
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs, separated
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup freshly diced lychee

Preheat the oven to 180C and prepare muffin tin.

Sift flour, baking powder and salt into a big bowl and mix well. Separate the eggs and beat the egg whites until you reach a soft peak. It should have tripled in volume at this point. In a different bowl, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add the yolks one at a time, beating for 1 minute after each addition. Add vanilla and beat until incorporated. The flour should be added in 3 additions, alternating with the milk. Beat on low until everything is combined. Fold in the diced lychee. The last step is to fold in the egg whites. Be gentle as you don’t want to lose all those air pockets. Fill cupcake liners 3/4 full and bake for 18-20 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool for 2 minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

Topping you can make a coconut icing or almond flavoured. Simply in a bowl put about a cup of melted butter, with icing sugar to taste and either a few drops of your favourite essence or coconut. Another great topping is whipping cream and adding flavour to that.

30/11/2025

Australian Garlic Is Back And It’s Cured to Last

New season Australian garlic has arrived and bulbs which are cured and are full of punchy, aromatic flavour, with that crisp snap and juicy clove texture you only get at the start of the garlic season.

Each bulb is cured naturally, allowing it to dry slowly so the skins tighten, the flavour deepens, and the garlic stores beautifully right through to Easter. It’s local, seasonal, and grown with the kind of care that makes supermarket imports look… well, a bit sad.

The best part? New season garlic shines in absolutely every cooking method: roasted, sliced, smashed, or sautéed.

But if you want to really let it show off, try this quick recipe:
Garlic & Lemon Roast Chicken (Easy & Amazing)
1 whole chicken (or use pieces)
1 whole Australian garlic bulb, cloves separated (no need to peel)
1 lemon, cut into wedges
Olive oil, salt, pepper, herbs (thyme or rosemary)
Method:
Preheat oven to 200°C. Place chicken in a roasting dish, drizzle generously with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Scatter the garlic cloves and lemon wedges around the chicken, add herbs, and roast for 1 hour to 1 hour 20 minutes, depending on size. The garlic becomes soft, sweet, and spreadable perfect smeared onto the chicken or crusty bread. Squeeze pod out if skin left. Pure Australian garlic goodness.

29/11/2025

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29/11/2025

Stone fruit continues to claim a starring role this week, with peaches and nectarines now supplied from several growing regions. The 5kg trays with around 30-40 pieces are going out the door for under $5 a kilo. Whether they’re yellow or white, we don’t yet know – but what we DO know is that they will be the sweetest fruit around.

Cherries are still abundant, although prices have tightened this week as some cherry growers near Orange and Young got hit by hail which will impact on supplies. Still, they’re under $20 a kilo – and the 2kg box works out at $16.50 a kilo.

Grapes are cheaper this week, especially the reds – and new season lychees have appeared. They’re under $30 a Imagekilo and should drop in price by a third over the coming weeks. Mango supply is steady, but they’re not as cheap as last year. R2E2 by the tray are still the best value at $29. Passionfruit is back, and reasonably priced at around $1.66 each. Other tropical fruit – papaya, pineapple and limes – are also well-priced.

Lastly, berries of all colours are still going strong – especially the Jumbo Blueberries: they’re the same price as regular blueberries, so we’ve made the choice easy!

In the vegetable department, lettuces of any persuasion are super-cheap. For example, Manuel Xerri’s Iceberg is $1.89 – but if you prefer Cos lettuce, that’s going for about the same price. And most salad materials – from cucumbers to tomatoes – are good value too, although Hass avocadoes continue to tighten. Most supply is now coming out of WA, with the southern states finishing up.

ImageWarm and wet weather has caused grub activity in corn to spike – both in Qld and locally – so expect corn tops to be grazed by these little critters. You might even find the odd one still chomping away. Most of us will simply chop off the tops, but for some this is a show-stopper. So to make it easy, we’ll be selling cleaned, topped and tailed corn in a 3-pack until the grub activity subsides. They come wrapped in plastic (they no longer have their protective husk), but these can be recycled through the new ReSmart service.

Another highlight: George Portelli’s cabbages ($2.34) and wombok ($1.50) – whilst other brassicas are neither cheap nor expensive (except broccolini: best avoided for a few weeks). Capsicums are waiting for South Australian growers to start picking – but in the meantime, prices are climbing to levels we haven’t seen since Covid. Two more weeks, they’re telling us…🤞

Other than spuds, everything else is reasonably priced.