Newsletter - 6th October 2024

Hello! 🙂

A couple of reminders first up:

1. Our Social Evening and Annual General Meeting will be held on Thursday 24th October at 7pm (venue TBC). No one will get roped into any jobs, so please come along and have some nibbles, chat with other members, and contribute suggestions to what you would like to see happen with the Hub in the coming year.

2. The Mango Fundraiser is on. We rely heavily on the fundraiser to help cover the costs of running the Hub, including both types of insurance, council fees, online shop costs, website costs, council permit costs, accounting software costs, and so much more. I am entirely unpaid, I pay for my products like everyone else does, and I also have covered the running costs every year for the two fridges and chest freezer that the Hub requires (it would be nice to cover this too as some stage!), so fundraising is vital. A 7kg tray (of 14 to 21 mangoes) is $28 this year, so the price per mango for spray-free mangoes from a regenerative farm is only $1.30 to $2 per mango depending on size. They are absolutely delicious. The fundraiser will continue until the end of October. The trays will be arriving in the week starting the 16th December. Please share the link to the Mango Fundraiser page with family and friends, and they can order and pay for their trays themselves.

We have our usual weekly and fortnightly orders open this week. And remember we have a whole lot of items in Fills, including cheese, drink bottles, chocolate bars, hand-baked bites, seeds, shampoo and conditioner, sustainable fish, gluten free pasta, and a new set of meal bases from Mingle.

Orders Permanently Open

A reminder that the following orders are always open and available for purchase (links open order page):

• Mango Fundraiser - this will be permanently open until mid to late October. Absolutely delicious, spray-free mangoes from regenerative farming at a great price. We eat them fresh, dehydrate them and freeze them by the tray-full each year. YUM!

• Cheeky Monkey - Heat bags made from 100% cotton fabric and thread, with removable, washable covers. They contain corn instead of wheat, making them suitable for people with wheat allergies. You can read more about them on the product pages;

• Tomato Condiment Fundraiser - this will be open until the products run out.

• Olive and Bee Intimate Cream - recommended by one of our members who has been using it for a couple of years. It has uses as a moisturiser and massage oil as well as a personal lubricant. It has two ingredients - olive oil and beeswax - and is Australian made and owned by a small business. We have some tester tubes coming soon. You can read more about it on the product page;

• There are always items available in Fills. Fills are important because they let us buy items in bulk (by the carton) so we can continue to get big discounts, but items do need to keep moving through there to keep us financially viable 🙂 So if you need anything, or want to treat yourself to something (there’s always cheese!) head over and check out Fills.

Orders Currently Open

The following orders are currently open (links open each order page):

• GF Precinct - local, handmade gluten-free breads, wraps, dinner rolls, burger buns, pizza bases, bread crumbs and cakes, using locally-milled stone ground buckwheat and organic besan (chickpea) flours. Their products are preservative-free;

• Eggs - certified pastured, free range eggs, fresh from Thriving Foods Farm, an organic regenerative farm in Koo Wee Rup;

• Bass River Dairies - amazing milk, bottled on the farm, and artisan cheeses, made on the farm; and

• Dr B's BARF - biologically appropriate raw food for dogs and cats.

Items Currently In Fills

• Frozen fruit and vegetables

• Condiments including Mingle spices and meal bases, and ginger (sushi and minced)

• Cheeses, including chevre and cheddar

• Gluten Free Precinct breadcrumbs

• Oils, including coconut oil

• Vinegars, including apple cider vinegar and balsamic vinegar

• Personal care items, including lip balm, shampoo and conditioner, dental floss, Olive & Bee intimate cream and period briefs

• Stainless steel drink bottles and smoothie cups

• Gluten free pasta

• Sustainable fish

• Snack foods, including organic chocolate bars, Loco Love Bites, and Blue Dinosaur Hand Baked Bites

Please get in touch with any questions.

Have a lovely week and happy shopping!

Pavlina

Melbourne Wellness Hub Inc

Ph. 0438 233 414