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Beef Round 2 — Coming Soon

I've had a chat with Trev and he's ready to sell us another Black Angus within the next few weeks. We're putting together a strategy based on our lessons from the trial.

I'll also be confirming with the butcher this week that everything is good and ready to go once we press the button. Watch this space — more details coming soon!

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Local Strawberries — Possibly the Last Day!

I've had a chat with our local strawberry farmer and they are packing local strawberries today — probably the last day. I had to order before 11am so first in get the pick!

What's at the market at the moment is expensive and not great at all. The seasons haven't crossed over yet, so early-season strawberries from up north are coming in now — this will improve, but for now our locals are the pick.

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Fruit Update

🍌 Bananas — back down this week to 79c small and 91c larger. Note the XL this week weren't much bigger than the smalls — we try and pick the biggest but if we struggle we'll give you an extra 1 or 2 depending on your order.

🍊 Oranges — season kicking off, both options have come down. Premium Navels $1.47ea and 2nds 72c ea. Premium is winning out at the moment!

🍐 Packham Pears — local Red Hill, replacing Williams which have finished. Same great value at $3.50/kg (sizes are inconsistent).

🍇 Grapes — holding on a bit longer, season almost done.

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Veg Update

🥬 Beetroot — picked fresh from Somerville, $1.17ea

🥦 Broccoli — from Somerville, $1.80ea

🥦 Broccolini — from Somerville, great for stir fry, $3.60ea

🥕 Carrots — always good value at $2.35/kg

🥬 Cauliflower — almost always from Werribee, $3.60ea or $2.50 half

🥬 Celery — whole local Boneo, only $2.88ea

🥒 Lebanese Cucumbers — back down to $1.35ea, great for school lunches, salads and snacks

🍆 Eggplant — only $1.44ea. Beautiful baked with mince on top along with red caps!

🍄 Mushrooms — down to $1.35 per 100g. Do you want flat (bigger) mushrooms on the list? Let us know!

🥔 Hawkes Potatoes — a hit! Still have access to end-of-season Chats at $8.75 per 5kg bag. One of our customers commented on just how good all our local potatoes are. All great value right now.

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Local Supplier Highlights

🍝 Island Pasta — Pappardelle & Salsa Di Pomodoro Sauce now available as our new sign-up welcome gift ($21 value — see below!)

🍫 Balnarring Preserves — The Fruit Straps are next level good! Popular in their first week and a great healthy snack for lunchboxes. Cordials also available.

🍞 Lievito — We've added Fig & Almond Fruit Bread (customer request). Beautiful apparently!

🧀 Boatshed Cheese — Two new 12-month aged cheddars just in — one classic and one with cumin seeds. On special for only $10ea for 170g. Perfect with a board!

🥜 Peninsula Nut Co — available through your Hub each week. Now also our referral reward (see below).

🍺 Gerry's — out of stock temporarily. We missed the fortnightly delivery and sold out last week. Back soon!

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New Member Welcome Gift — Island Pasta!

We've launched a new sign-up deal for new customers — a free Island Pasta Pappardelle & Salsa Di Pomodoro Sauce package valued at $21, just to give us a try!

Know someone who'd enjoy fresh, local produce? Share the link and help us grow — we need to sign up another 50 customers to make this work for all of us. The more we buy, the more buying power we have — keeping in mind fair pricing for farmers and customers. Sign up at jointly.shop

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Refer a Friend — Choose from Peninsula Nut Co!

Refer a friend to Jointly and choose something from Peninsula Nut Co as your referral gift! Just let us know in your order notes, or get your friend to mention your name when they sign up.

Plus, for every referral a family in need receives a $15 Nourish gift of fresh produce. 💚

Tell your friend to sign up at jointly.shop

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Jointly Nourish Update

Nourish giving was $724 last week.

Here's where it went:

If you know of anyone in your Hub community who could use a hand, please let us know. It's the humble — those who feel like they don't deserve it — who really do need it.

Every box you order contributes to this. Thank you for being part of a community that gives back 💛