Box Divvy The Oaks - Caley

20/12/2024

THATS A WRAP 🎄

And just like that, we are done for 2024!🎉🥳

As we prepare to take our Christmas break, the question on everyone’s mouth is ‘when will you be back?’

🛒 Our orders will open on Sunday, January 5th, 2025.
📦 Our first pick-ups and deliveries will take place on Friday, January 10th, 2025.
⏭️ If you're part of our hub and plan to be away during the holidays, please make sure to log in and skip the weeks you won’t need to order.

🎄I wanted to take a moment to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

🙏Thank you so much for your continued support of our hub, and a special shout-out to the entire Box Divvy family, including the amazing Jayne and Anton, Richard, Moussa, our wonderful admin/support team, all the warehouse team and of course our fellow hubsters who have become like an online family! Your support has been invaluable, and we can't wait to do it all again in the new year!

Enjoy the festive season! 🎄✨

16/12/2024

WASTE NOT WHAT NOT 🧄

🧄Now that we’re stocking Aussie garlic, I love to bulk buy and freeze it!

Exactly like the fresh ginger hack I posted about a while back, just mince it, place it in a Ziploc bag, and flatten it out. Use a skewer to create indents for easy squares. Freeze it, and you'll have quick, snap-off pieces ready for all your recipes! It’s a total game changer for cooking, all while minimizing waste! 👏🏽✨

16/12/2024

HEALTHY SNACK 😋

Bliss balls are the ultimate healthy snack for both kids and adults! 🌟 Loaded with goodness and almost all ingredients avaliable from Box Divvy, here’s what you’ll need: (I didn’t measure I just added according to eye and texture)

🤎Medjool dates
💚Hemp seeds
💚Pepita seeds
💛Sunflower seeds
🤍Honest to Goodness Organic Desiccated Coconut - extra for rolling
🤎Almond meal
🤎Mayver's Almond butter
🤍Honest to Goodness Organic Coconut oil
🤎Honest to Goodness Organic Cocoa

These little bites are not just delicious but also incredibly nutritious. The best part? They're super versatile! You can easily swap in and out ingredients to create your own perfect combination.
Whether you're in the mood for something sweet or want to add a bit of crunch, the options are endless. It's time to start snacking on wholesome foods that nourish your body and keep you energized throughout the day.

🚨Store these in the fridge. These are also great for batch making and freezing into portions. Take out and leave in fridge the night before to defrost.

Let’s make healthy snacking fun and tasty!

13/12/2024

SWAP IT ↔️

This school holidays, let’s swap sugary and processed snacks for fresh, wholesome, and nourishing foods that fuel our kids’ bodies and minds! 🧠💪🏽

Here are some examples you can use:
🤎 Instead of candy bars, try homemade bliss balls made with Medjool dates, nuts, and seeds for a sweet treat packed with nutrients.

🥒🥑Swap chips for crunchy veggie sticks with hummus or guacamole for a satisfying and healthy snack.

🍳🥩Replace sugary cereals with oatmeal topped with fresh fruit and a drizzle of honey or scrambled eggs, meat and fruit for a wholesome breakfast option.

🍶🫐Choose yogurt with fresh berries and a sprinkle of granola instead of sugary yogurt cups for a delicious and nutritious snack.

These swaps not only taste great but are also beneficial for their health!

If you teach your kids how to fuel their body they will be stronger adults, body and mind 💪🏽
Thanks Box Divvy Farmborough Heights - Ashley for sharing☺️

13/12/2024

NEW PRODUCTS IN CLOVER FIELDS RANGE 🫧🧴

Exciting news! We’ve just added a fantastic selection of new items to the Clover Fields range, all made by a small business in Penrith. Let’s support local this Christmas! 🎄
If you're looking for a last-minute gift – for yourself, of course – check out these lovely products:

🤍Bath Salts
💆🏽‍♀️Facial Cleansers
🧴Moisturising Body Oil
🧽Exfoliating Body Scrubs

As always, Clover Fields products are 100% natural, smell amazing, and are priced between $10 and $20. Enjoy a 10% discount this Christmas week only. Treat yourself – you deserve it! Find these goodies in Pantry ➡️ Health & Beauty ➡️ Body Care.

🚨In addition, we have new household products, all with a 10% introductory discount:

🧽Dishwashing Brush
🧽Carpet Detox (available in lemongrass and mint fragrances)
🧺Laundry Remedy Air Freshener (versatile for various uses)

♻️Plus, we’re introducing products to help reduce plastic waste:

🧽Dishwashing Block (replaces liquid in plastic bottles)
🧽Wooden Dishwashing Brush
🧽Vegetable Brush
🧼Bamboo Soap Holder
🧼Aluminum Travel Tin for your shampoo bar

Happy shopping! 🛍️

13/12/2024

THE SECRETS IN THE SAUCE 🤫

Most commercial sauces come in odd powdered formats, or packets full of salt, MSG, artificial flavours and yeast extracts. Hardly what you'd call real food, and certainly not anything you'd want to pour over a beautiful Sunday roast.
So, The Stock Merchant have made their own and we are happy to be stocking this at Box Divvy!

These beautiful sauces are made the old fashioned way; by simmering down high quality ingredients and reducing the liquid.

❌No preservatives.
❌No additives.
❌No gluten.

Simply heat and pour generously over roast meats. Less time in the kitchen, more time at the table. Bon appetit! *chef kiss*

We have their 4 different flavours:

🍄‍🟫 Mushroom Sauce
Channel the brilliance of this pub classic - it's the perfect compliment to any steak or other meats including chicken.

🌶️ Peppercorn Sauce
This is the quintessential sauce for steaks and other red meats with just the right level of peppery heat.

🤎Old Fashioned Gravy
The perfect accompaniment for roasts, this delicious old-fashioned gravy is made with free-range chicken stock.

❤️ Free Range Red Wine Jus
Slowly reduced Grass Fed Beef Stock with red wine, a dash of port and thyme. The result is a Red Wine Jus with a remarkable depth and concentration of flavour.

Grab yours in our LAST PRODUCE ORDER THIS WEEK! Perfect for your Christmas meals 🎄🎄🎄

13/12/2024

THE LAST WEEK OF MARKET UPDATE 🍉🥭🫐🥭🍅🌿

Thanks Box Divvy St Ives - Torokina for the details 😉

⚡️Market update⚡️

Could this be the cheapest Christmas on record – at least for fruit and vegetables? Compared with last year, prices are down 3-4% across the board – and at least 20% lower for mangoes, berries, nectarines, pineapples, rockmelons, watermelon, cabbages, capsicum, almost all lettuces, shallots, pumpkin, all tomato varieties and baby Q’s 🥳


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⭐️ In fruit, literally everything good: lemons are holding their price, but limes are coming down sharply. Lychees are a little cheaper again, and passionfruit has dropped below $1. Rockmelons may appear a little pricy, but they are very large.

⭐️ We’re starting red seedless grapes this week: they will be cheaper than the whites. Watermelon is still great value, berries are still $3, and although cherries are tightening, they are still good value – and the Lapin variety is great eating. Peaches, nectarines, apricots and plums are all great eating and great value.

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⭐️ In vegetables, the only pricey lines are green beans and (still) potatoes and red onions. The rest is between cheap and real cheap: cabbages ($2 for both green and red: coleslaw anyone?), capsicums, eggplant, zucchini, tomatoes, lettuce, herbs (basil at $2.25 a bunch), mushrooms (we’ll try and get enough fancy shiitake, oyster and lion’s mane from Little Mountain this week – we ran out at the end of the last week).

⭐️ Baby spinach is back, pumpkin (including the small butternut) is cheap, and with tomatoes you can’t go wrong (but our pick are baby truss tomatoes).

⭐️ Speaking of tomatoes: did we shame Coles into reducing their truss tomato prices? For most of the past 2 weeks, they’ve been selling them between $4 and $6 a kilo. However, our story on the plight of truss tomato growers got a lot of coverage on the ABC, in the Herald Sun, Townsville and The Mercury and Coles have now reduced their tuss tomato price to $2.90 a kilo. About time too.

13/12/2024

SECOND LAST DELIVERY OF THE YEAR 🎉

It’s pick up day at Box Divvy! Just one more to go before the year wraps up. Let’s make the most of these fresh goodies! 🍅🍑🍌

11/12/2024

FRUIT & SNACK PLATTER INSPO 💡

Are you hosting this Christmas? Time to start saving some inspo for your Christmas table 🎄

These are just magical! ✨

09/12/2024

FROM SEED TO SQUASH🌱

I collected seeds from last year's spaghetti squash bought at Box Divvy, and now I've got four delicious ones growing in my garden. Remember, Box Divvy is not just about fresh produce; you can save seeds and create your own veggie paradise! 🍽️💚


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08/12/2024

✅ PRICE CHECK MONDAY ✅

Now this week is a mind blowing one, we're diving into a delicious comparison of butternut pumpkins! 🎃 Not only are they a versatile ingredient for your meals, but they also pack a nutritional punch.

💪🏽 Benefits of eating butternut pumpkins include being rich in vitamins A and C, which support immune health and skin vitality. They're also high in fiber, aiding digestion and helping you feel full longer. You can roast them, add them to soups, or even mash them for a creamy side dish.

At Woolworths, these beauties are a whopping $7.35 each, Coles a mind blowing $11!!!!! 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯😱, but at Box Divvy, you can snag them for just $1.24 each!

You can also see the price transparency on Box Divvy, we buy these for 72 cents each from our farmers. You can bet your bottom dollar that ColesWorth buy these for less than that and are taking advantage BIG TIME off the people. ☹️

🤩 Now is your time to make the switch and try for yourself!

Get in quick and JOIN HERE 👉🏽 https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/124
OR PM me if you want to know more!

Stop letting the big supermarkets take advantage of you!!! Join Box divvy today and start saving your hard earned cash.

08/12/2024

THE CROISSANTS ARE BACK 🥐🥐🥐

These yummy treats made fresh by Shepherd's Artisan Bakehouse are a limited time special at Box Divvy and boy do they live up to the hype 😍

Get yours quick in time for Christmas 🎄

Thanks Box Divvy Barrack Heights - Bass for highlighting this delicious update 😍🥐🤩

Exciting news! 🤩

Have you tried them when they were available a few months ago? If you have, you’ll probably jump on this treat because they were AMAZING. 😱

If you haven’t, you’re missing out! 🥹They will be available until Christmas, and you’ve got four flavour to choose from :

🍫Nutella: 17.50$
🥜Almond : 19.50$
🍎Apple & walnut : 26.50$
🍐Pear, rhubarb and pistachio: 26.50$

Know that these croissants freeze well! 🥶You can leave them in the original box and freeze as soon as you get them.

To defrost, DO NOT MICROWAVE🙅🏼‍♀️: put them on a baking tray in a warm (120-140 C) oven for perhaps 10 minutes. That way, the outside is crisp and the inside warm and gooey.

Stock up for Christmas and enjoy! 🤤

08/12/2024

FAMILIES THAT SAUCE TOGETHER STAY TOGETHER 🍅

This looks incredible! Thanks for sharing Box Divvy St Ives - Torokina

Get your 5kg trays of truss tomato’s for $10 this week!

07/12/2024

❄CHILLED DELIVERY DAY❄️

Saturdays mean chilled deliveries here at Box Divvy!

In my order this week is:

🧄Mon Jay Mezza Dips - Garlic 200g,
🧀Olympus Australian Fetta 200g,
🍊 Eastcoast Juices Fresh Orange Juice 2L,
🐮 Norco Milk Pure Jersey 2L,
🍶Norco Pure Cream 300ml,
🍖Pandani Tasmanian Smallgoods - Virginia Ham Sliced 350g,
🥩BULK Beef Rump Cap (Brazilian Picanha Steak),
🍶Evia Greek Natural Yoghurt 700g

Our meat is sourced FRESH from Handler Meat Rushcutters Bay🥩
No mRNA, no chemical treatments, no chlorine or bleach to prolong shelf life. Just great quality meat, the way it should be !

Norco Milk has been producing authentic Australian dairy products for over a century. 100% Aussie owned and made! Also BOVAER10 FREE!!

EviaYoghurt is all natural, all authentic and all Aussie made!

Support our Aussie businesses 🫶🏼🇦🇺🦘
If you haven’t already, give it a go!

03/12/2024

KNOW WHATS IN YOUR FOOD 🤓

What’s been circulating the news and social media last few days is the use of Bovaer 10 in cattle.

Bovaer 10 is a feed additive designed to reduce methane emissions from cattle, but its use on lactating cows raises concerns about potential negative impacts on both animal health and human consumers. Research suggests that the chemicals in Bovaer could affect milk quality and composition, which might lead to unintended consequences for those consuming dairy products such as milk, cheeses etc. The warning on the label says NOT FOR HUMAN USE, see for yourself, including possible side effects of consuming. Surely cows are allowed to fart and burp right? 💨

It's important to prioritize transparency and quality in our food sources. That's why at Box Divvy, we are proud to source our dairy products from Norco Milk, which has made a commitment to NOT USE Bovaer 10.
This ensures that our customers can enjoy high-quality, safe dairy products without the worry of harmful additives. Supporting suppliers who prioritize health and sustainability is essential for the well-being of both consumers and the environment.

Support local farmers 💚

01/12/2024

LETS HOLIDAY 🏝️

We were off on a little holiday this week. Snagging our fruit for snacking for our holiday from Box Divvy, even though Woolworths is just next door to our hotel.
There's was no way I was swapping out amazing, well-priced produce for that. 😂
Everything's cut up and prepped for our trip! This week, I’ve got cherries, strawberries, bananas, and those huge watermelons all chopped and ready to go! 🍉🍓🍌🍒

👉🏽 Other holiday essentials for us are of course Ecokaps Australia laundry sheets, Shampoo With A Purpose volume shampoo bar and No Pong bicarbonate free deodorant!
We love these because it means:
❌No liquid spills in bags 😬 no one likes those!
❌Small and compact easily packed 💪🏽
❌ Don’t weigh a tonne! 💪🏽
❌ No nasties even when on holiday! 🤮
✅ Easy to use - bonus for everyone! 😀

Time to sit back relax and… VACATION MODE ON! 🤩

What’s your go to Box Divvy Holiday essential?

29/11/2024

MARKET UPDATE 😍

Thanks to Box Divvy St Ives - Torokina for highlighting all those delicious deals 😋

⚡️Market update⚡️

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⭐️ In fruit, most things are about the same as last week, which – on this occasion – is absolutely PERFECT: stone fruit galore – now also with 5kg boxes of Apricots – in addition to the cherries, nectarines, peaches and mangoes.

⭐️ Strawberries, bananas, lychees (slowly) and passionfruit are easing, watermelon is still cheap, Valencias are beautiful (they nearly made it into the video, until there was a sudden and unexpected outbreak of sanity. Not that they weren’t worth the space, but the season is still young – stone fruit feels more NOW).

⭐️ And by-the-way, if you can’t get through the boxes of apricots, peaches or nectarines, you can always dehydrate in a warm oven (60-65 C) fan-forced oven for 2-3 hours or until they are ‘leathery’.

⭐️ Whilst lemons are creeping up, limes are coming down in price: time for a Mojito?

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⭐️ In vegetables, the big news is in Truss Tomatoes: an estimated 60,000 trays will be arriving at the Sydney markets over the coming days (around 6000 of those will be from K-Fresh Farms – via our supplier Kazzi). The going rate for the 5kg trays is somewhere around the $3-4 level – less than 80c per kg. Some independent retailers - to their credit – are selling them virtually at cost. Others – mainly supermarkets – seem to be selling truss tomatoes at between $4 and $7 a kilo, which implies hefty mark-ups in the region of 400% - 700%. If correct (and supermarkets won’t be telling us what they’re paying the grower – commercial in confidence and all that), then:
1. They are quite likely profiting from the growers’ misery, and
2. Hardly contributing to stimulating demand, even though with a dominant market share, they would be better placed to help out growers than anyone else.

⭐️ Our solution: we are paying the grower at his break-even point of $8 a tray – double to market price – and selling them to our members for $10 a tray. Low enough to stimulate demand, but at least the grower doesn’t lose a bundle.

⭐️ In other vegetable news, local corn from Manuel Xerri has started: pretty clean cobs for $1.30 each.

⭐️ Grech & Borg are supplying spring onions. They’re not shallots, they’re not eschalots – they have a green stem and a medium sized white onion underneath. Although they are similar to shallots, they have a small white immature bulb at the end of the stem. They’re perfect for braising or slicing, or adding to soup, stir-fries and salads. They are $2.60 a bunch.

⭐️ We’re also changing from Imported garlic to local garlic: this has been around for a few weeks but initially at unreasonable prices. This week however, they’re down to under $24 a kilo. They are sourced from Tooley Garlic in Nyah, Vic on the Murray River, 20 mins north of Swan Hill.

⭐️ Most vegetables remain good value, especially capsicums, cucumbers, eggplant, lettuce, cabbages (green cabbages from Kazzi at $2.77), leafy greens, beetroot, tomatoes and herbs.

⭐️ Broccoli, pumpkin and cauliflower remain a little elevated, and potatoes are still problematic.

29/11/2024

NEW THIS WEEK 🤩⭐️

Thanks Box Divvy Farmborough Heights - Ashley for sharing!

🌟🌟 NEW THIS WEEK 🌟🌟

Our Weet-Bix range has now been extended!

🌟 A larger size regular pack (575g)
🌟 A wholegrain variety
🌟 3 gluten-free varieties: regular, berry crunch and coconut & cinnamon.

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