Box Divvy Thornton - Parish

Box Divvy Thornton - Parish Box Divvy, Social Enterprise, food box sharing connecting growers & food wholesalers with the Food Hubs up to 40% cheaper than online supermarkets.

Hub name: Thornton - Parish
Pick up Thursday. To register for the Hub use this link
https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/321

Box Divvy is Community owned and run. This is a fruit veg and grocery cooperative. It's an OPT IN system so when orders are published you will receive an email and have 3 days to share boxes with other members. You can suggest a SPLIT (share a box) or Join a Split. We p

urchase as a group and are up to 30% cheaper than online supermarkets. It’s a Smart co-op so you get more of what you want than a regular co-op.

4 DAY ORDER CYCLE –FOR Thursday pick up

Before 9pm Saturday as a courtesy for your Hubster if you do not wish an order login, go to MY ORDERS, dropdown ‘skip a week’ and tick the date not wanting an order. If you do fortnightly then this is the place to go to organise your orders. Saturday 9pm – Orders are created. You get an email. Note Star Products at the top of the list in SPLITS tab. These are recommendations by your Hubster. The green dollar sign products are good value. Start your order in Marketplace then go to your SPLITS tab. This is explained in your Welcome email. Tuesday 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. Thursday - 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. It's OPT OUT. So if you don't want an order, you’ll need to suspend before orders are created. Once in an Order Cycle we cannot withdraw an order. It is your responsibility to suspend the correct weeks. If your payment declines twice there is a $5 recharge fee applied to the third attempt. Want to know more? www.boxdivvy.com/join-a-food-hub

Cauliflower 🌼🌸🌼Another steady player: cauliflower. This week’s supply comes from Manuel Xerri in Agnes Banks: $3.40 each...
24/06/2024

Cauliflower 🌼🌸🌼

Another steady player: cauliflower. This week’s supply comes from Manuel Xerri in Agnes Banks: $3.40 each, and good size.

Celery Also from Manuel: celery. Go on, make some soup, or a casserole – chances are you will need a celery, and at $1.7...
23/06/2024

Celery

Also from Manuel: celery. Go on, make some soup, or a casserole – chances are you will need a celery, and at $1.70 a bunch, why not?

Tomatoes 🍅 North Queensland Field Tomatoes are showing signs of life: supply up, prices down to $5.67 a kilo.           ...
23/06/2024

Tomatoes 🍅

North Queensland Field Tomatoes are showing signs of life: supply up, prices down to $5.67 a kilo.

Carrots 🥕 🥕🥕Carrots this will come from both Queensland – where the Moffatt family (see picture) is growing and picking ...
20/06/2024

Carrots 🥕 🥕🥕

Carrots this will come from both Queensland – where the Moffatt family (see picture) is growing and picking them about an hour west of the Gold Coast – and from East Gippsland. Sweet and crisp, they require a whole-of-family approach.
Carrot $1.50/kg

Mushrooms 🍄‍🟫 🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫Feel like a creamy mushroom soup? Well, you don’t look like it – thank God. But you can make some th...
19/06/2024

Mushrooms 🍄‍🟫 🍄‍🟫🍄‍🟫

Feel like a creamy mushroom soup? Well, you don’t look like it – thank God. But you can make some this week, with mushrooms at $11 a
kilo.

Red Capsicum 🫑 North Queensland is finally starting to pick red capsicum in good numbers. Whilst they’re still over $10 ...
18/06/2024

Red Capsicum 🫑

North Queensland is finally starting to pick red capsicum in good numbers. Whilst they’re still over $10 a kilo in stores, we’re taking them down to $6.80.

Pink lady apples 🍎 The Pink Lady season is gathering steam, and Shaholli Farm is supplying plenty of them this week at $...
18/06/2024

Pink lady apples 🍎

The Pink Lady season is gathering steam, and Shaholli Farm is supplying plenty of them this week at $3.90 a kilo.

Watermelon 🍉 Who doesn’t love a sweet and juicy watermelon? This week’s supply comes from Queensland, and at 4kg they’re...
16/06/2024

Watermelon 🍉

Who doesn’t love a sweet and juicy watermelon? This week’s supply comes from Queensland, and at 4kg they’re a touch smaller than normal – but big enough to feed a couple of families.

Market update FruitWatermelon $1.50/kgIn early winter, NSW fruit goes a little dormant – except for apples from Orange o...
15/06/2024

Market update

Fruit

Watermelon $1.50/kgIn early winter, NSW fruit goes a little dormant – except for apples from Orange of course – with most deciduous fruit and citrus coming from the southern states, and tropical fruit, melons and berries from up north. Except that the supply is still a little slow on both accounts, so strawberries, rockmelons and pineapples are slow to come down in price. However, Panama passionfruit are still cheap. For mandarins, it’s a toss-up between Afourers and imperials – and Afourers will probably come out on top this week. Seedless watermelon however is bucking the trend: slightly smaller fruit (around 4kg) is coming through in big numbers and are great value at $1.50 a kilo.

New season gold kiwiAmong the apples, there’s movement in Pink Lady’s: Prima Fresh Orchards in Tatura are sending them by the truck load and they’ve dropped below the $4/kg mark. They are also sending Granny Smith. In pears, Nashi are great value – but Packham pears have tightened up.

Oh, and we’re starting kiwi gold this week. We never know how long the supply continues so don’t wait too long.


Vegetables

Carrots $1.50/kgAs has been the case over the past weeks, vegetable supply has generally improved and prices have eased – even though tomatoes in particular remain pricey.

Avocadoes, beans, snow peas, broccolini, cauliflower, kale, silverbeet, wombok, cabbages, leek and onions are excellent value. Red capsicums from Bowen are the ones to watch, with prices dropping to around $6.50/kg – the lowest in months.

Carrots (from both Qld and VIC) are plentiful and should sell around $1.50 a kilo. Pumpkin prices have tightened a little, but they are still good value. Mushroom soup anyone? Regular mushrooms are expected to come to $11 a kilo this week.

The local growing season is in full swing: Basil in Rossmore continues to supply his Lebanese cucumber (with additional supplies from Golden Fields in Wallacia who are also picking cherry and grape tomatoes). Kale, cabbages wombok and silverbeet come from George Portelli in Maroota. Manuel Xerri in Agnes Banks is picking our cauliflowers, celery, cos and iceberg lettuce, daikon and rhubarb, whilst J*P Pumpkins come from Raymond Camilleri in Castlereagh. Simon Chong in Leppington is supplying most herbs and some leafy greens, with coriander and English spinach the best value this week.

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15/06/2024

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The Box Divvy mission is to provide quality food at extraordinary prices and pay farmers fairly. This innovative platform is connecting Aussies with our farmers and food producers, to provide fresh fruit, fresh veggies and groceries, so you can cook and eat better for less.

This is an earth-friendly alternative to supermarkets by reducing the dependence on ultra-processed foods, ensuring no packaging, lowering food travel distance, reducing food waste, reducing the carbon footprint and improving food security.

Box Divvy currently operates over 250 food hubs and there are always opportunities to set up and run your own Hub if you have just a few hours a week to spare, you can manage a Food Hub from home and earn income at the same time! Food Hubsters play a vital role in fostering local Communities and supporting farmers.

15/06/2024

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Oranges 🍊 The other JUICE FACTORY is the Cara Cara orange: it belongs to the Navel family, but it’s sweeter and more int...
14/06/2024

Oranges 🍊

The other JUICE FACTORY is the Cara Cara orange: it belongs to the Navel family, but it’s sweeter and more intense. Just $2.25 a kilo at Box Divvy. 🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊🍊

🥦 Broccoli 🥦 In a race to the bottom with the green beans, broccoli also dropped under the $4 a kilo level. 🥦🥦🥦         ...
13/06/2024

🥦 Broccoli 🥦

In a race to the bottom with the green beans, broccoli also dropped under the $4 a kilo level. 🥦🥦🥦

Cauliflowers from Manuel Xerri: we’re over the moon!If there’s one thing that brings on cauliflowers, it’s a full moon. ...
13/06/2024

Cauliflowers from Manuel Xerri: we’re over the moon!

If there’s one thing that brings on cauliflowers, it’s a full moon. Why is that so?

In the same way that the moon impacts on the ocean’s ebb and flow – with full moon bringing on high tide – it equally affects moisture levels in the top-soil level. Moisture gets pulled up to the top 30cm of the soil, which is where most plants draw their nutrition from – and this speeds up plant growth. So if you’re after a cheap cauliflower, just wait until about a week or 2 after full moon.

Canned fruit: just can it?Woolies is in all sorts of strive again – self-inflicted – by ditching some local fruit for im...
12/06/2024

Canned fruit: just can it?

Woolies is in all sorts of strive again – self-inflicted – by ditching some local fruit for imports from China and South Africa for some of its canned fruit products, according to the SMH.
To us, the bigger question is: why on earth would you torture fruit by putting it in cans in the first place??
You ruin the fruit flavour by firstly cooking it, and then smothering it in processed juice that’s full of fructose – the sugar you should avoid.
The end result will cost you nearly 3 times as much as fresh fruit
In the process, the canned fruit gets stripped of most essential nutrients.
We’re calling on Shepparton growers to stop torturing fruit by putting it in a can, and instead supply it to Box Divvy – and probably get better prices than what they get from Woolies or SPC. Just saying…

Canned pears comparison

Green beans This time last year, green beans were $12 a kilo – but this week, they’ll cost you less than $4. Now you’re ...
12/06/2024

Green beans

This time last year, green beans were $12 a kilo – but this week, they’ll cost you less than $4. Now you’re cooking-with-gas!

Lebanese cucumbers: we’re spreading the love 🥒🥒🥒Basil from Rossmore growing cucumbersWhilst we get most of our Lebanese ...
12/06/2024

Lebanese cucumbers: we’re spreading the love 🥒🥒🥒

Basil from Rossmore growing cucumbersWhilst we get most of our Lebanese cucumbers from Kim and Laks, from Golden Fields in Wallacia, there are times when they can’t quite fill our order – so we’ve been looking out for other local growers. And we’ve found him – through Ali (our mushroom supplier AJ Bros and transport partner), Moussa met up with Basil in Rossmore. Basil grew up in Iraq and was a practising architect there – but in Australia, it’s difficult to get his qualifications recognised, so he started growing vegetables. And he hasn’t looked back.

He has set up polytunnels on his property so he’s more resilient against adverse weather conditions. Moussa and Ali have arranged transport – and have tried his cucumbers. The verdict? “Unbelievably sweet”.
Box Divvy, spreading the love between farmers.

Check out this video of Moussa visiting his farm!

https://youtu.be/tgiFR390DbY?si=lpbtjj-A7x6iB0Z3

Market update Fruit 🍊🍐🍉Cara oranges $2.25/kgQueensland strawberries are trickling into the market, and with continued be...
11/06/2024

Market update

Fruit 🍊🍐🍉

Cara oranges $2.25/kgQueensland strawberries are trickling into the market, and with continued benign growing conditions, we expect prices to start dropping over the next few weeks. But whilst they’re still pricey, the quality is incredible.

In citrus, the Daisy mandarins were a one-week wonder – but they filled a gap. Imperials from the southern growing regions around Griffith, Leeton and the Riverina are still at very low volumes, so it’s Afourers this week. Sweet, low-seed and juicy.

In other exciting citrus news, it’s Cara Cara time. This Navel variety is more intense in flavour and colour than regular navels, and still only $2.25 a kilo. (Woolies is selling 1kg bags for $3.90).

In other fruit, seedless watermelon is good value at $1.76 a kilo (it’s on ***special*** in Coles for $2.90).

Passionfruit is still cheap, and of course apples and pears are in abundance.

Be careful with pineapples (unavailable) and limes (expensive), whilst persimmons, pomegranates and quince have finished for the season.

Vegetables 🥦🫛🥑

Most vegies remain good value, with only minor changes versus last week. Best value: avocadoes, beans, Snowpeas (around $10/kg, nearly 70% cheaper than the supermarkets), broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, cabbages, kale, broccolini, carrots, beetroot, celery, parsnip, lettuce, potatoes, onions and zucchini.

Heavy rain in the Sydney basin on Thursday and Friday may have knocked around some of the leafy greens – we’re waiting on reports from growers around Windsor, Rossmore and Leppington where most of the rain fell – so a few herbs may go up in price next week.

Capsicum prices are starting to fall – slowly – as North Queensland supply picks up: green capsicums, which are usually a few weeks ahead of their red colleagues, have already dropped below $5/kg, and it’s just a matter of time before reds follow suit.

Tomatoes are still a little slower to follow: prices are likely to stay elevated until late June, with cherry and grape tomatoes from Golden Fields your best bet.

Nashi pears: 🍐 Bibs neededSpeaking of pears, these Nashi pears from Shepparton – fresh, not canned – are so juicy, you w...
11/06/2024

Nashi pears: 🍐 Bibs needed

Speaking of pears, these Nashi pears from Shepparton – fresh, not canned – are so juicy, you will need a bib to catch all the juice…Just a dollar a piece. 🍐🍐🍐🍐🍐

Brussel SproutsNot far behind are the Brussels Sprouts: $5 a kilo. Only at Box Divvy.                                   ...
11/06/2024

Brussel Sprouts

Not far behind are the Brussels Sprouts: $5 a kilo. Only at Box Divvy.

SnowpeasAnd staying local: Kim and Laks Ung are picking our Snowpeas again this week, but bigger volumes mean lower pric...
05/06/2024

Snowpeas
And staying local: Kim and Laks Ung are picking our Snowpeas again this week, but bigger volumes mean lower prices: $11.90 a kilo.

CeleryDid I mention celery?? Also from Xerri, just in time for the soup season: big bunches $2                          ...
04/06/2024

Celery

Did I mention celery?? Also from Xerri, just in time for the soup season: big bunches $2

Green Cabbage 🥬 Manuel Xerri is going to be busy this week: he’s picking our green cabbages and at $3.40 each, we suspec...
03/06/2024

Green Cabbage 🥬

Manuel Xerri is going to be busy this week: he’s picking our green cabbages and at $3.40 each, we suspect we’ll need a lot.
Cabbage $3.40 each

Daisy Mandarins $2.34/kgRoyal Gala ApplesThis week’s Royal Gala apples come from Bite Riot orchards in Orange. And at $2...
03/06/2024

Daisy Mandarins $2.34/kg
Royal Gala Apples

This week’s Royal Gala apples come from Bite Riot orchards in Orange. And at $2.69 a kilo, we think we’ll start a little riot all of our own.
Royal Gala $2.69/kg

Market update  FruitDaisy mandarins $2.34/kgBite Rite Orchards in Orange are bolstering our apple supply with some good ...
02/06/2024

Market update


Fruit

Daisy mandarins $2.34/kgBite Rite Orchards in Orange are bolstering our apple supply with some good value Royal Gala ($2.69 a kilo), whilst Prima Fresh is continuing its Granny Smith under the $3 mark. Even Pink Lady apples have started to drop.

In citrus, we continue to cycle through the Mandarin varieties: this week, it’s Daisy – a slightly darker-orange variety somewhat similar to Afourers. They’re $2.32 a kilo – less than half price compared with the Afourers ***on special*** in Coles for $4.90. Doh.

The pear category has been bolstered by Beure Bosc – not the prettiest but certainly the tastiest pear around, and at $2.20 a kilo, you shouldn’t miss it.

Watermelon prices are dropping below the $2 mark, whilst passionfruit, rockmelon and pineapple remain good value.

Pomegranates and persimmons will both go for another week.
This week’s strawberries will be from Queensland – beautiful but pricey.


Vegetables

No major changes in vegetables, with all brassicas – from Broccoli to Rocket bunches are backcauliflower and cabbage – excellent value. Leafy greens are looking good – assuming this weekend’s rain is not going to create havoc – with rocket and dill both back on the menu.

All lettuces, potatoes, onions, leek, eggplant, zucchini and pumpkin are in good supply.

Capsicums remain problematic – we really need Queensland to kick in here – but we are increasing the options by offering a mixed colour capsicum (red and green) at a more reasonable price. Also tomato supply is weak, but Comfresh have come through with some reasonably priced truss tomatoes.

✨✨✨𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 ✨✨✨𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗱𝘀The great thing about both the pies and sausage rolls ...
01/06/2024

✨✨✨𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗧 ✨✨✨

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗣𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗱𝘀

The great thing about both the pies and sausage rolls is that they only contain real food ingredients: no emulsifiers, preservatives, colourings and e-Numbers. Just compare Shepherds and Four n Twenty meat Pies.

🫔Both the pies and rolls come in a range of flavours, and include vegetarian options. They can be frozen and re-heated in the oven.

💲They cost from $16 per 4-pack for the pies and $16 per 5-pack for the sausage rolls (incl GST).

😋They make a delicious and economical lunch for the whole family.

❄️Shepherds pies and sausage rolls are in Marketplace under Chilled ➡ Fresh-prepared Meals (since they contain meat, they must remain chilled).

🚛Please note: the minimum Chilled Order value is $50 to qualify for free delivery.


MandarinsWe managed to secure a good supply of Daisy mandarins this week: they taste terrific, peel ok and are low on se...
01/06/2024

Mandarins

We managed to secure a good supply of Daisy mandarins this week: they taste terrific, peel ok and are low on seeds. We think you’ll like them, especially at $2.34 a kilo.

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