Box Divvy Newtown - Bennett

09/12/2025

🍑🍑 The donut peaches were popular this week. Also known as angel peaches, they are sweeter and less acidic than round peaches.

Great in lunchboxes or try this delicious Baked Donut Peaches recipe:

https://boulderlocavore.com/baked-donut-peaches-recipe/

03/12/2025

Good morning members! Re-posting our ✨ Christmas ✨ schedule here and it’s pinned in our hub chat. 3 weeks today 😅! 🌲 ⭐️

To help you plan, this means our last order before Christmas will open on Thu 18/12 & close Sun 21/12.

02/12/2025

What a Divvy Day! 🙌🍎
Today was our biggest pack yet! 41 orders went out the door, which is an all-time record for our hub! Thank you so much, everyone. Your support keeps this little community thriving. 💚

And…we were totally spoiled today! 🎁
A huge shout-out to our awesome member (& former Hubster!) Arwen, who donated these great little cloth produce bags from The Swag. They’re made from unbleached, unseeded cotton & are fully compostable at the end of their life, the perfect fit for our low-waste hub. 🌱♻️

We also received our new RecycleSmart soft-plastics recycling bin! 👏🏼
While we do our best to refuse and reduce plastic wherever we can, some still sneaks in.🦊 This bin means any soft plastics we use at the hub will now be diverted from landfill & turned into something new. A small change with a big impact. 💪🌏

And lastly… look at this super cool (pun intended) Christmas surprise from Box Divvy HQ! 🎄💚
A cooler bag, a fresh new apron, reusable cup, cloth bags, & wooden spoon (already being put to good use!). And can we talk about the new logo?! 😍

Thanks again, everyone, for making our hub such a wonderful, sustainable little community. 🥕✨

27/11/2025

There’s no denying that ultra-processed foods, often marketed as “convenience foods”, are convenient. But convenience doesn’t always equal nourishment.

It’s worth pausing to ask why so many of us feel too busy to cook simple meals from whole, real ingredients. Food isn’t just fuel; it’s a daily opportunity to care for ourselves.

As the saying goes, if we don’t make time for our wellness, we’ll eventually have to make time for our illness. Choosing fresh, whole foods is one small but powerful way we can invest in our health.

Mass-produced bread, protein bars, processed meats, fast food, ready meals, soft drinks, instant noodles and breakfast cereals are increasing the risk of illness and death.

11/11/2025

Unboxing our pantry order is always fun! Here’s a peek at what our hub members are loving this week! 📦

🍝 Eco Organics Chickpea Fettuccine
This gluten-free pasta is ready in minutes, tastes delicious, & is nutrient-dense (21g of fibre & 42g of protein per serve). I love this for an easy midweek meal.

🍯 Treason Organic Monk Fruit Extract
One of our members is giving this natural sweetener a try. It’s made from Siraitia grosvenorii, a small round fruit native to Southeast Asia. Treason source their monk fruit from the Guilin Mountains, where it’s grown using traditional, pesticide-free methods. It’s a great zero-calorie alternative to sugar.

☕ Wonder Coffee Roasters Capsules
Yes Wonder does capsules! I’ve been loving their Sunshine Blend as my morning brew lately. Smooth, aromatic & locally roasted ✔️.

🌿 Nigella (Black Cumin) Seeds
These are a staple in my spice drawer (aka my medicine cabinet!). I use them in dal. They’re carminative & help relieve bloating, gas & stomach discomfort, plus have loads of other health benefits.

It’s always inspiring to see what everyone’s adding to their pantry each week 💚

14/10/2025

Booze-free but far from boring! 😎
Our hubs drinks line-up this week:

🍸 Fever-Tree Margarita & Cocktail Mixers
🍷 Tread Softly Pinot Grigio (non-alc)
🍺 Heaps Normal Quiet XPA
🥤 Remedy Kombucha (booch!)
☕ Black Market Coffee Single Origin
🍃 Madura Organic Black Leaf Tea

07/10/2025

It’s at Newtown Hub!

It’s been a little while since I posted an update here but it’s good to be back & to reconnect with our hub community! 💚

I was excited this week to see the new Indigiearth range arrive in our order. Someone’s trying the Saltbush Dukkah today, can’t wait to hear how they use it!

Also great to see fresh broad beans in members’ boxes this week! I love them smashed with lemon, garlic & EVOO on sourdough, but there are so many delicious ways to enjoy them.

In our ongoing effort to reduce waste, we’re packaging our tomatoes & loose produce into reused yoghurt tubs kindly donated by hub members. Every small change adds up when trying to tread lighter! 🌏 👣

22/07/2025

Sneak peek at some of today’s goodies 👀
Our members are loving the new Bonsoy 😋. I tried the Cranberry Pomegranate last week (so good!) and this week I ordered the Lemon Ginger 🍋 🫚.
Also, how stunning is this bunch of rainbow chard? And the Shimeji mushrooms… too cute! 🌈🍄

22/07/2025

Thanks for sharing this comparison Box Divvy Lawson - Orient 🤩

It's been a long time since I've done a price comparison on my personal order.

Here's my order for fruit and veg for this week, comparing prices for the same items and quantities at Woolworths and Coles online. As I've consistently found in the past, my Box Divvy order is around 30% cheaper overall. Some items are similar in price, and some are outrageously cheaper with Box Divvy. But overall, I'm well in front on cheaper prices.

And then there are the other multiple benefits, including:
- Knowing our produce is sourced from local farmers, at fair prices for all, and lower food miles
- minimal new packaging, and lots of the boxes are re-used, helping us leave a smaller environmental footprint
- Getting a large proportion of produce that is spray-free, minimising my family's exposure to chemicals in fertilisers and pesticides
- “Just in time” supply - fruit and veg are sourced fresh from the growers, jus in time for delivery. That makes my order fresher, tastier and longer-lasting!
- Price transparency - it's great to be able to see what our suppliers are being paid when I log in and place my order
- Generous quantities in our orders - even with cheaper prices, we are often blessed with extras in our hub's order that get shared amongst the members
- Being part of a hub means engaging in meaningful ways with like-minded people in my local community. It's so much more than just food shopping!

What have I missed? What do you love about Box Divvy ?