Box Divvy Eastwood - Irene

20/08/2025

Love these new cauli shoots, locally grown in Freemans Reach by the Vellas!
I think kids would love them - tell them they're eating Lorax trees 😆

20/08/2025

Ditch supermarket energy bars and make your own! Not only do they taste so much better, they're cheaper, but you also know exactly what's in them! No added nasties!

I loved this recipe as they were quick and easy to prepare and were no-bake - just melt, mix and chill. *full ingredients list in comments 👇

Almond butter is super easy to make. Start by toasting the almonds to bring out their nutty flavour and also makes them easier to blend. Then into the food processor with a pinch of sea salt until smooth and creamy.

Dried fruits, nuts, seeds and lots lots more available through the Box Divvy Pantry range!

Top tip: as this is a non-baking slice it is best to press the mixture down really firmly in the tin to help it stay together. I used a tall glass fashioned into a rolling pin 😂 and keep in the fridge.

05/08/2025

~ NEW: THREE THREES CONDIMENTS pickles ~

A closer look at the new Three Threes pickles:

💚 Dill flavoured pickles - These pickles have an American-Style flavour with dill and peppercorns to give them a unique taste unlike anything else on the market. With minimum sugar they are a healthy option for your favourite burger or wrap, and perfectly cut to make serving easier.

💚 Sweet mustard pickles - These pickles are a combination of Australian grown cauliflower, cucumber and onions blended with mustard and spices to create one of Australia’s favourite condiments.

💚 Gherkins - Delicious on a cracker, wrap or straight from the jar with a slice of cheese.

💚 Sweet spiced gherkins - Sweet Spiced Gherkins are processed over several weeks before being packed in a special vinegar that gives the right combination of sweet but spiced flavour. Three Threes Gherkins are crisp and best served with cheese and biscuits. They can be added to salads and as a garnish on hamburgers and sandwiches.

💚 Old-style pickled onions - Crisp, full flavoured onions can be enjoyed straight from the jar. Serve with cheese and biscuits. Pickled onions can also be added to salads and to garnish hamburgers and sandwiches.

💚 Sliced beetroot - An ideal healthy snack, beetroot is perfect in salads or on your favourite burger. Beetroot is packed with health promoting antioxidants such as Beta-carotene, folate, potassium, Vitamin C & iron.

07/05/2025

Hi, I'm Aliki – the new Hubster for the Eastwood Hub!

I’m excited to take over and continue the great work happening here every Thursday. A big thank you to Gill for running this wonderful Hub.

Whether you’re already a member or just discovering Box Divvy, I’d love for you to be part of our local food co-op!

Join the Eastwood Hub here:
👉 https://app.boxdivvy.com.au/register/hub/497

What’s Box Divvy all about?
It’s a community food co-op that helps cut your food bill without compromising on quality, freshness, or variety — and with less packaging and fewer food miles. We also make sure our farmers and suppliers are paid fairly.

Want to learn more?
📌 https://www.boxdivvy.com/join-a-food-hub
📌 https://www.boxdivvy.com/how

We’re up to 30% cheaper on produce compared to online supermarkets — and yes, you’ll taste the difference.

Follow this page for updates, seasonal highlights, and recipe inspo — and feel free to message me with any questions!

Looking forward to getting to know you — see you at the Hub!

- Aliki

Box Divvy connects your community with farmers and food producers to provide market-fresh, locally and Australian-grown, seasonal fruit, vegetables and groceries helping you cook and eat better for less.

09/03/2025

Shepherd’s price increase

Shepherd’s Artisan Bakery has announced a 4.25% across-the-board price increase. In addition, they have reduced our volume discount from 10% to 8% (we are one of their biggest customers). So all up a 6.25% increase at a time when CPI in bakery products is around 3%. Whilst this looks steep, Shepherd’s have held back on price increases throughout COVID – and they’re now playing catch-up.

For example, a sliced loaf of white sourdough cost $4.72 back in March 2020, and last week (i.e. prior to this weeks increase) we were selling it for $5.73 – an increase of 21%. Wholemeal sliced recorded a similar increase of 20.5%. Over the same 5-year period, CPI in Bakery Products was 28.6% according to the ABS.

Anyhow, we have decided to absorb almost half of the increase – so Box Divvy members will see an average 3.5% increase from this week.

17/02/2025

Market update

Fruit

The weather in North Queensland is back to normal, but the effects will linger for a few more weeks:
• Banana prices have tightened: lack of transport seems to be the main challenge, but about one-quarter of farms have waterlogged trees that will need several months to recover. Prices will remain higher than normal until March-April, but they won’t go crazy as after cyclones Debbie and Yasi.
• Passionfruit has joined papaya and lychees as no-shows: they’re off Marketplace for now. Limes and lemons are still available but tight
• Pineapple supply is split between north Qld and south-east Qld, and prices have tightened only a little

The story is similar for Melbourne: whilst the weather is back to normal, several heatwaves over the past month have affected baby spinach, mesclun and blueberries – all of which are in poor supply and unavailable for another 1-2 weeks.

Strawberries however have held up remarkably, and have dropped in price by 30%. In addition, raspberries are good value around the $5-a-punnet level.

Pretty well all other fruit is in good supply and well-priced, especially grapes, melons, figs, nectarines, peaches, plums (especially the sugarplums), pears and pomegranates.

New season kiwi berries are available - in punnets. These are from NZ, but we hear that Australian kiwi berries will be making their debut later this month.


Vegetables

In vegetables, avocado prices are not coming down whilst there are few if any Shepard coming in from north Queensland. However, to celebrate our new Mexican range (see above), we’ve reduced them by 15% this week.

All Brassicas are fine – George Portelli has started a new patch of the small Wombok, but the cabbages are taking a break. Instead, they’re coming from Manuel Xerri this week – and they’ll be larger (and pricier).

Beans, peas and corn are still well-priced, capsicums, eggplants and lettuces are cheap, but zucchini and tomatoes have tightened up. The exception is cooking tomatoes: they’re on for the next few weeks at $3 a kilo – great for pasta sauce, soup, tomato chutney, oven-roasted – whatever takes your fancy. Sold by the kilo.

01/11/2024

⚡️Market update⚡️

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The fruit category is on 🔥🔥🔥fire🔥🔥🔥!

⭐️Banana prices are dropping to $3.60 a kilo. Well, at least at Box Divvy: Coles’ price went up to $4.50. Duh.

⭐️Mango prices have dropped again, with whole trays (16-20 pieces) selling for $29. BTW: the weight of the trays is the same, regardless of the number of mangoes. If there are 16 in a tray, that means they’re bigger – and usually sell at a premium over the smaller fruit.

⭐️A lot of the action is in stone fruit:

⭐️Cherries have dropped to $15 a kilo if bought by the box (2kg), but even loose cherries are under $20 a kilo.

⭐️Peaches and nectarines have dropped to around $7.70, and are likely to drop further this week (but apricots are stuck at around $10 a kilo)

⭐️Seedless watermelon is back – but pricey. Other melons remain scarce.

⭐️Pineapples (tops-on) and large papaya continue to be excellent value for money.

⭐️Apples, kiwi and berries are steady. We’re paying a little more for strawberries this week to make sure they last the distance.

13/10/2024

A few of us local hubsters will be there too, come and say hello on Saturday 👋 😊

Granny Smith Festival Next Saturday.

The Granny Smith Festival is on Saturday 19th October 9-3pm - Box Divvy stall. Stall 47 in Rowe Street.

The team will be there and would love for you to drop by and say hi. We are doing a competition to win a box of fruit, veg, groceries to promote Box Divvy and hopefully spread the word.
Come and have a chat. See you there.

12/10/2024

Great to hear from our co-founder Jayne on Sunrise about the wonderful benefits of Box Divvy!

09/10/2024

Fruit
The most exciting development in fruit is a big drop in the price of mangoes: $3.82 apiece (but they are a size smaller than the fruit we’ve had over the past month). And this is just the beginning: we predict that they’ll be under $2.50 before the end of this month. How do we know? Well, the Mangoes Growers of Australia are pooling their collective production stats and produce a weekly update. The one we received this week suggests that over the coming weeks, the forecast shipments should run ahead of last year by a significant margin. And that can only mean one thing: Mango Madness coming!

Vegetables
In vegetables, supply and prices are mostly stable: broccoli supply has recovered (although the same can’t be said for broccolini: off the menu for a few weeks). Cucumbers, lettuce, tomatoes and capsicums are all good value, whilst green beans are cheaper than last week.

English spinach, herbs, Asian greens and kale are cheap – but onions and potatoes are in between seasons: the old season produce will sprout, so we’re sticking with the most expensive new season. However, red onions are so outrageously expensive, we’ve left them off until prices subside. Ditto with leek.

29/09/2024

Box Divvy orders come in infinitely customisable combinations but I think everyone is always curious what an unpacked “cart” or “box” looks like and how much it costs.

So here’s my order this week, which would cost a member about $115. We’re a family of 4 with a couple of social gatherings this weekend plus I stocked up on some great value items this week like the baby truss tomatoes and chat potatoes.

I’ll put my order contents and quantities in the comments.