🍓 What's New This Week

• 500g Red Hill Blueberries now available (also frozen)
(no spray, no pesticides, the best tasting Blueberries ever! - Jane)

• Local Red Hill plums — now 75c each
(absolutely delicious! I wish I bought more last week - Janelle)

• Peninsula Nut Co Choc-Coated Honeycomb added

• Red Capsicums — $1.98 each
• Cherry tomatoes — $2.50 each
• White grapes (Campisi Farms) — $6.80 per pack
(the kids wanted more, they were delicious! Rowan)
• Apricots have finished for the season

Valentine's Day doesn't need to be fancy — just good food, shared well.

This week we've pulled together a few simple meal ideas and local gift favourites, all using what's in our shop.

🍳 Easy Meal Inspiration

Breakfast

• Toasted sourdough with smashed local avocado, poached eggs, Boatshed Persian fetta and The Green Bowl Dukka
• Mary Mother Granola or Humpercrunch with yoghurt (we don't sell), local strawberries & blueberries, banana and local honey

Lunch / Grazing

• Boatshed Cheese with Mary Mother sourdough crisps, cherry tomatoes, grapes and a handful of Peninsula Nut Co nuts

Dinner

• Steak night with roasted potatoes, broccolini, mushrooms, Dutch carrots and a simple mustard or pan sauce
• Island Pasta + Island Pasta Sauce with roasted capsicum, zucchini, onion and cherry tomatoes (add chicken or keep it veggie)

🎁 Local Valentine's Gift Ideas

Looking for something easy and local?

• Peninsula Nut Co Dark Choc Almonds
• NEW Choc Honeycomb (200g)
• Eddies Sparkling Apple Juice
• Boatshed Cheese with Mary Mother sourdough crisps
• Island Pasta + Island Pasta Sauce (an easy dinner for two)

Simple, local, and made to be shared 💚

💗 A Valentine's Note

Valentine's Day can mean different things to different people.

For some, it's a chance to celebrate love with a husband or wife, partner, or family — sharing a meal, slowing down, and being thankful for one another.

For others, it can be a harder day — especially for those who are single, grieving, or missing someone they love. If that's you, please know you're seen and valued here too.

The Bible reminds us that love isn't just about romance — it's about care, kindness, and presence:

"Love is patient, love is kind… It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres."
— 1 Corinthians 13:4–7

Whether Saturday is about celebrating, remembering, or simply getting through — we hope you're able to experience love in some small, meaningful way, even if it's just through sharing good food with good people.

Thanks for supporting local growers and sharing good food with your people 💚

🥩 Meat Update — Steady Progress

A quick update on the meat side of things.

I've met with a local butcher and have a much clearer understanding of the process now. We're currently gathering price guides and working through what makes sense so we can land on the right meat at the right price.

Like most things worth doing, it's taking a little longer than I first expected — but the goal is to get this right, not rush it.

We're still keen to work with local producers and processors, and to make sure any meat offering is ethical, high-quality, and genuinely good value for our community.

We're making progress and will keep you updated as things take shape.

Thanks for your patience and support — watch this space.

NEW Skip a week - go to 'My Account' (top right), then 'my box' and click the blue 'skip a week' button - IT WILL SKIP ALL WEEKS UP UNTIL THE DATE YOU PUT INTO THE CALENDER, it will restart on that date - don't put the info in too early though, or you won't get a box from entering the info until that date!

Our Vision (Why Jointly Exists)

At Jointly, our vision is simple: to make fresh, healthy, affordable, and sustainable food the easy choice for families — while supporting local growers, strengthening community connection, and caring for those doing it tough.

Week after week, many of you tell us:
"The produce tastes better."
"It lasts longer."
"My kids are choosing fruit again."

That's not by chance. Fresher food can contain up to 70% more essential vitamins and minerals than produce that's travelled long distances and sat for days or weeks. Freshness isn't a nice extra — it's central to health.

🚜 How We're Fulfilling This Vision (Together)

• Freshness first – produce is picked and delivered within ~48 hours where possible, straight from local farms and the Melbourne Market to your Hub.
• Community Hubs – one delivery per Hub means fewer food kilometres, less waste, and the ability to deliver produce the same day we collect it. Individual home deliveries simply can't achieve this.
• Fair pricing – we actively compare against major supermarkets to stay competitive without squeezing farmers.
• Local-first sourcing – Mornington Peninsula farms and small producers are prioritised whenever available.
• Low waste, low packaging – reused boxes and minimal packaging, using plastics only when they genuinely extend shelf life.
• Nourish – through Jointly Nourish, that same fresh, healthy food is shared with local families doing it tough, because access to good food shouldn't depend on circumstance.

This system only works because of you. By choosing to shop through your Hub, you're helping build something that's fresher, fairer, and deeply connected — week after week.