Bundeena Organics

12/03/2022

We’re back!

We finally arrived home at 2am this morning, after a long, long day, and many adventures.

The devastation was heartbreaking, but the community response was the opposite.

Here are some of the beautiful people we met who accepted your donations so gratefully.

The boys at Koori Mail, in front of the truck, with Ella, their coordinator, unloaded half our fruit and veg and accepted all the other supply donations, including tools, toiletries, food, cleaning supplies, underwear, etc. They also took the $1600 of supplies we purchased at Bunnings and Coles, including storage tubs, buckets, fans, snacks and other supplies to go out to families on the outskirts of Lismore and in surrounding small towns.

Their organisation is entirely run by a small group of young women, who just blew me away. They were confident, compassionate, patient and decisive. None of them looked older than their early 20s, but they were directing an army of volunteers and running the whole show. And all while still clearing their own building of contents ruined by the floodwater.

The Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre took the rest of the fruit and veg. We bought $1500 of gift cards from Betta Home Living and Eden’s Landing Fruit + Veg in Mullimbimby for them to distribute as well. They were so grateful for the kindness of everyone who contributed. There were tears when we told them how many friends from our community had banded together to help.

Our last stop was The Paddock Project, in Mullumbimby. This community farm produces beautiful fresh food for their community and employs young people from their community. It was under a metre of water last week and they lost everything. The little farm is run by Karen, a gorgeous local woman, who couldn’t quite comprehend that we wanted to donate $1000 towards helping her rebuild the farm. Donations to the Paddock Project are being managed by gorgeous old friends of mine, who live in Mullum and are helping Karen get the farm back on its feet.

$1100 of fuel went into jerry cans to be distributed to locals in Woodburn and Lismore, and into our truck to get it to them.

And we’ve come back to find another $100 donated, that we’ll transfer straight to the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood centre, to put on account in a local service station for fuel.

So after all that, I feel like I need to decompress a little. It was confronting and the scale of the disaster is immense. But the communities up there are pulling themselves up by such a supreme effort of will. They’re exhausted, but they just keep on helping each other. It’s inspiring.

And so are you. Thanks for helping us help them.
We love you. ❤️

10/03/2022

Off to Lismore and Mullum this morning and just hoping the rain stays away!!

10/03/2022

We made it!

We’ve finally finished driving for the day. It’s been massive. So emotional.

Our first stop for donations was Woodburn. There we found homes for the generator, jerry cans and fuel and some fruit and veg. The locals we met were exhausted. Shell shocked, but so tough. Always insisting someone else was worse off than they. They’re extraordinarily people.

We met a family with a tea tree farm that’s still inundated. Their trees are ruined. They’ve been boating in to their property to try to salvage what they can. They could barely raise their arms, but they still managed a smile and a joke. It was heartbreaking.

Tomorrow morning, we’ll deliver the bulk of the fruit and veg and most of the other donated supplies and tools to Koori Mail in Lismore. They’ve been doing massive cook ups and feeding people every day. We’re so happy we can support them to continue their work. Thanks so much to Back to Eden and Eco Farms, for donating such masses of beautiful, fresh organic food. Your generosity is amazing.

Tomorrow we’ll also head to Mullumbimby where we’ll deliver donations to the Neighbourhood centre. While we’re there we’ll donate to Paddock Project, the local community farm that grows food for the Mullumbimby community and employs locals. Their farm was devastated by the floods and they’ll need to begin again.

To every one of you who has donated either supplies or money, or both, thank you. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Your kindness and generosity is overwhelming. Thank you, thank you.

More updates tomorrow.
😴 X

09/03/2022

First Pit Stop!

We’ve made it to Coolongalook. We’ll stop for a break and then motor on up to Coraki.

09/03/2022

Packing all your lovely donations last night. Somehow we got it all in!!

08/03/2022

UPDATE

Thanks beautiful people for all your donations! Please keep them coming.

We’re up to $773 donated so far. We’d love to get that up to $1K if we can, so please help in any way large or small if you’re able.

PayID: 0414135977

BSB 923100
ACC 811418642
Flood Recovery

We’ve also had wonderful supply donations and more is coming in today.

You can drop off to:

28 Bombora Ave, Bundeena - any time

OR

Wed 9.15-12 Noon
Smart Space Storage
20 Yalgar Rd Kirrawee, Unit 75
Ph Loren for entry 0425 221 641

We’ll be leaving for Northern Rivers in the wee hrs tomorrow morning.

We’ll pick up the refrigerated truck and a load of organic fruit and veg from our wonderful suppliers Back-To-Eden, who have generously donated a whole pallet of fresh organic fruit and veg.

If you can donate anything from the lists today, please do. And we’ll get it to where it’s needed most.

Thanks a million for your support!

Love from me and the fam.
Dan xx

07/03/2022

Thanks so much to those who’ve donated so far.

We’re leaving early Thursday, so please get your donations to us by Wednesday night. Every little bit counts.

Here are updated lists of needed supplies. Please check again to see if you have any items you can donate or consider donating $ so we can purchase what’s needed.

Thanks legends! Xx

Supplies
Please drop off at:

28 Bombora Ave, Bundeena
Any time till Wednesday night.
Please leave donations on carport shelves.

OR

Wed 9.15-12 Noon
Smart Space Storage
20 Yalgar Rd Kirrawee, Unit 75.
Ph Loren for entry 0425 221 641

$
PayID: 0414135977

OR

BSB 923100
ACC 811418642
ACC NAME Flood Recovery

07/03/2022

FLOOD RELIEF UPDATE

News in this morning is that there are now loads of supplies going into the flooded areas that are just opening up.

They still need cleaning equipment, but no tinned food or clothes. Also needed are gurneys, generators, jerry cans, camp chairs, camp tables, gazebos and big plastic tubs.

The need is changing quickly, so at present the best thing to donate would be money or gift cards for fuel, food or hardware if you’re able.

Those will be useful during the coming weeks and months as families and farms start getting back on their feet and all the big costs come in.

Any donations we get will be used to buy fuel and urgently needed supplies and equipment when we get up there and more gift cards to distribute.

Thanks so much to those who have got in touch and offered support and donated already. Xx

06/03/2022

Please help us take urgently needed supplies to the Northern Rivers communities devastated by flood.

06/03/2022

URGENT HELP NEEDED

Please help us collect supplies that are desperately needed by people who have been impacted by the devastating floods in the Northern Rivers.

This is close to home for us as we have beautiful old friends there whose families have lost everything.

You can donate supplies from these lists, or donate money to buy supplies, tools, equipment, water and fuel to take with us.

We’ll drive up from the Sutherland Shire later in the week (probably Thursday at this stage) and deliver your donations to evacuation and disaster relief centres around Byron Bay, Lismore and Mullumbimby.

We’ll also take a refrigerated truck full of fresh fruit and veg, from my gorgeous suppliers. Fresh fruit is hard to come by in many areas, and so important for staying healthy in such unhealthy surroundings.

I’ll advise drop off locations for your donations as soon as possible. We’ll have one in Bundeena, one in Kirrawee and possibly another. (If you have a warehouse with some free space or an empty double garage anywhere in Bundeena or elsewhere in the Shire, please let me know.)

In the mean time, please start gathering what you can contribute and make a cash donation if you can (any amount helps, even $5, $10, or whatever you can manage).

Please make payment to my PayID:
Mobile Ph 0414135977.
We have a separate bank account set up to take donations.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your generosity. Together, we can support families who desperately need our help.

Again, a million thanks,

Dan ###
Bundeena Organics

21/12/2021

Last chance for Organic goodness for Chrissie.

Order by midnight tonight. Yummo!

18/12/2021

It’s almost Christmas!!! 🎄

I can’t believe how fast this end of the year has gone. Suddenly it’s school holidays and Chrissie’s just around the corner. And we still haven’t finished our Christmas tree. Eep!

But whatever state the tree’s in, what we WILL have on Christmas Day is a luscious mountain of organic summer fruit.

I’m getting a delivery next week - Thursday 23rd.
Orders close Tuesday 21st.

So if you want Organic Fruit (and a limited range of salad veg and herbs) for Chrissie too, pop your order in before midnight Tuesday 21st.

You can get:
🥭 Fruit Box $55
🍓 Fruit Gift Box $25
🍌 Bulk Boxes of Fruit (cherries, bananas, figs)
🍒 Fruit by the KG
🍅 Salad Veg/ punnet (cherry tomatoes, cucumber, corn)
🫐 Berries/punnet
🌿 Herbs/bunch

Let me know if there’s anything else you want and I’ll get it if I can.

Happy Holidays everyone! ❤️🍓🍒 🎄

https://www.bundeenaorganics.com.au/product-category/fruit-veg/

01/11/2021

Bread + Grocery Day Friday Nov 5th!

Scrummy organic Sourdough Bread, Pastries, Tarts, Muffins and more, from Thorough bread Bakery, coming our way on Friday Nov 5th! Yummy!

Pop your order in by midnight Tuesday 2nd.

Here are some of the goodies you can order:
🍞 Sourdough batards
🍞 Sourdough tin loaves
🥖 Sourdough baguette
🥐 Croissants - plain, almond, chocolate, choc almond
🥯 Bagels - plain, seeded
🍞 Ciabatta Panini
🧁 Muffins - raspberry/flavour of the day
🥮 Morning bun chai
🍮 Tarts - choc macadamia, raspberry frangipan
🍌 Banana Bread

Stock up on bread for the weekend and support one of our fave local businesses, who stuck it out and fed us through lockdown.

And add some tasty Organic butter from Pepe Saya and Bundeena Organics pantry goodies. Saturday brunch doesn’t get better than that!

Yum yum.

https://www.bundeenaorganics.com.au/product-category/bakery/

29/10/2021

Hey lovely people!

It’s a pretty weird day for me! For those who don’t know yet, I’ve had to call a halt to the fresh fruit +Veg side of my business. And now I’m ordering a box of organic veges instead of getting a whole truckload of them dumped in the carport!!

I’m putting my order in today with Jess from Healthy Harvest. She’d love to deliver to Bundeena but needs a few orders to make that happen due to courier costs. I spoke with her today and she just needs 5 more Fruit + Veg box orders to have enough to deliver to Bundeena on Monday.

Jess uses the same suppliers as I did, so you’ll be getting your goodies from the same lovely organic farms.

Jess is a local Mum, a lot like me, who lives in the Shire and just wants to get good, clean food for her family, and lots of others, for a really great price. I love supporting a small local business, especially in times like these.

So if you want delicious organic Fruit and Veg delivered to your door on Monday, pop your order in by 2pm Sunday.

Have a fab weekend folks! Xx

https://healthyharvestsydney.com.au

Fresh Fruits & Vegies on your doorstep every week. What's in the box? Our range changes every-week, this is just an example of whatto expect with your box!

09/10/2021

**Vege Day's on its way! **

Our next Organic Fruit + Veg delivery is this Thursday, October 14th.

Orders close midnight Tuesday 12th.

You can order:
🍏 Certified Organic Fruit + Veg,
🍞 Organic Sourdough Bread and Pastries,
🥚 Organic Yggs
🧈 Organic Butter + Ghee
🍚 Organic Groceries and Pantry goods and
🧻 Natural Home Products.

Pick up is from 28 Bombora Ave, Bundeena.

****Fruit and Veg pick up is Thursday 3-8pm. ****
Bakery pick up is Friday 3-8pm.

Remember that if you want to order fresh fruit and veg extras, you can add them to one of our boxes (F+V, Fruit only or Veg only). I can’t do extras only boxes at present.

You’re welcome to order bakery items on their own if you only want bread or pastries, as I collect and pack them on Friday.

Please return your boxes!
To reduce waste and keep our veges affordable, I clean and reuse all boxes, so please bring your last box with you when you pick up on Thursday. If you can't return your boxes, just let me know and I'll collect them. Thanks.

Any questions? Just message or contact me on 0414 135 977.

See you on Vege Day!

28/09/2021

**Orders Close Midnight Tonight!**

Get your order for fresh Organic Fruit + Veg in by midnight tonight for pick up on Thursday.

You’re welcome to order fresh fruit and veg extras with any box order.

If you're ordering Bread and Pastries:
I’ll collect our bread fresh from Thoroughbread Bakery on Friday. You can pick it up 3-8pm Friday.

Pantry orders can also be collected on Thursday or Friday 3-8pm.

https://www.bundeenaorganics.com.au/shop

P.S. PLEASE RETURN YOUR BOXES!
I need your boxes back! The easiest way to do it is to bring one box back when you pickup the next one. If you can’t drop yours back, just let me know and I’ll come and pick them up. Thanks!

See you on Vege Day! x

24/09/2021

Vege Day's on its way!

Our next Organic Fruit + Veg delivery is next Thursday, September 30th.

**Orders close midnight Tuesday 28th.**

You can order:

🍏 Certified Organic Fruit + Veg,

🍞 Organic Sourdough Bread and Pastries,

🧈 Organic Butter + Ghee

🍚 Organic Groceries and Pantry goods and

🧻 Natural Home Products.

Pick up is from 28 Bombora Ave, Bundeena.

**Fruit and Veg pick up is Thursday 3-8pm. **

**Bakery pick up is Friday 3-8pm.**

Remember that if you want to order fresh fruit and veg extras, you can add them to one of our boxes (F+V, Fruit only or Veg only). I can’t do extras only boxes at present.

You’re welcome to order bakery items on their own if you only want bread or pastries, as I collect and pack them on Friday.

**Please return your boxes!**
To reduce waste and keep our veges affordable, I clean and reuse all boxes, so please bring your last box with you when you pick up on Thursday. If you can't return your boxes, just let me know and I'll collect them. Thanks.

Any questions? Just message or contact me on 0414 135 977.

See you on Vege Day!

Dan x

13/09/2021

Orders close midnight Tuesday.

Remember to check out our pantry goodies. Lots of scrumptious dried fruit and nuts, 55% cacao choc drops and popping corn new in stock.

Any questions, or need help with ordering? Just ask. 😊