Beef — Prices Are Rising, Trev Is Holding Ours

I spoke to Trevor this week and the price of beef has risen 30% since we committed to this beast. He will hold our price for now but is keen to get the ball moving.

With the rain and warmth, the cattle have been feeding extremely well — very healthy, no pesticides, grass-fed and finished.

This is a unique opportunity to support a local farmer and butcher at a price that won't last. If you'd prefer smaller packs, let me know and we'll break them up — whatever helps get it sold.

👉 Pre-order now at jointly.shop

Fruit Update

🍊 Mandarins — all down slightly. Remember they'll keep getting better as the Vic season matures. Honestly, the 2nds were the juiciest and sweetest this week! Seconds 56c, Premium Medium $1.16, Premium Small 74c.

🥝 Kiwi — down to 95c each

🥑 Avocados — steady and great quality as always. One of the staples each week.

🍇 Grapes — finished for the season. We look forward to October when they return. Thanks to Dom and his team who delivered us good quality grapes all season — he heads back to Mildura.

🍅 Truss Tomatoes — down to $1.12ea. These were the nicest tomatoes last week.

🍅 Field Tomatoes — 58c each. They were ok last week with some sorting.

🍅 Cherry Tomatoes — ours weren't great last week sadly. If you weren't happy, put "refund on cherry toms please" in your notes and the system will auto-detect it.

Veg Update

🥦 Broccoli — up slightly to $2.28ea

🥦 Broccolini — down to $3.27ea. Great for a stir fry — pan fry all your veggies with a little oil and water.

🥬 Iceberg Lettuce — up slightly to $4.43ea

🌿 Fennel — up to $3.04ea but exceptional quality and size at the moment! Great raw in a salad, or try it roasted with apple slices and a drizzle of honey. Also beautiful caramelised in butter as a side, shaved into a citrus salad with orange and olives, or baked into a gratin with parmesan.

🥬 Celery — up slightly to $3.50ea. We were short one last week and had to pay $5.99 for the same celery from the same farm! Halves available now too at $2ea.

🥒 Lebanese Cucumbers — easing again to $1.37ea

🍄 Mushroom Cups — down slightly to $1.28 per 100g. And remember the flats — a really nice mushroom, costed at 200g (typically 2 mushrooms).

🫚 Ginger — has spiked to $6.74 (140g)

🎃 Butternuts — easing slightly to $5.70ea

New — Baker Boys Pastries

A few new additions from Baker Boys this week:

🥐 Pistachio Raspberry Almond Croissant
🥐 Pistachio Choc Chip Escargot
🫐 Blueberry Danish
🍞 Fruit Cob
🫒 Green Olive Cob

If you have any favourites you'd like us to add, put it in the notes!

Reminder — New Hub at Pure Peninsula Honey

Our new Hub at Pure Peninsula Honey, 871 Derril Rd, Moorooduc is up and running — Friday 3–5pm. If this is more convenient for you, just let us know in the notes and we'll move you onto it.

21 New Members in June — You're All Legends

What a month — 21 new customers joined in June, many through your referrals. Thank you. Every new member strengthens what we're building — more buying power with farmers, more local suppliers keen to work with us, and more Nourish giving back into the community.

Our goal for July is to do the same again — and then some. If everyone brought in just one friend, we'd be there tomorrow.

Here's how you can help:

🍝 Tell a friend about the Island Pasta deal — free Pappardelle & Sauce ($21 value) for new members while stocks last
🥜 Refer someone — get them to put your name in their notes and tell us which Peninsula Nut Co product you'd like
⭐ Leave us a Google or Facebook review — it helps new people find us

You're not just buying fruit and veg — you're building a food system that's fresher, fairer, and rooted in the Peninsula.

Behind the Scenes — New Software Update

Our new system went really well this week! It's automating a number of flows which makes things more reliable and less dependent on a tired owner.

Here's what it does now:

📝 Notes are scanned and applied automatically — list items you don't want in your mystery box and they'll be left out
🍝 Referral gifts and new customer gifts added automatically
🧊 Cooler/fridge items now on a separate sticker on your box — so you or your Hub leader know exactly what to grab from the on-site cooler (handy when the Hub leader isn't present)
🔄 Swap-outs and refunds handled more reliably through the system

Next up — a front-end rebuild. We're just starting on this now and it's going to include:

📋 A meal planner that lets you add ingredients straight to your shopping list
💰 A running total visible while you build your list
🌿 A summary of seasonal changes and new additions at the top of the shopping list

We're excited and will be working on this for a bit. If you have anything you'd like to see, let us know — we want to build it around what works for you.

Would You Be Interested? — Caravan Chai

We're looking at adding Caravan Chai — a Melbourne-made, small-batch sticky chai made with real tea and whole spices. Vegan, no artificial anything, and perfect for winter.

Pricing would be $28 for 250g and $88 for 1kg. Multiple blends available.

We need enough interest before we commit — let us know via WhatsApp or in your order notes if you'd buy it and we'll make it happen.

A Reminder — Your Order, Your Way

You can update your order anytime from Thursday through to Wednesday at 5pm — adjust, add, remove, change your mind as many times as you like. We don't charge until after 9pm Wednesday each week.

I update all the pricing on Wednesday mornings and add or remove products based on what's seasonal and available — so it's worth checking back on the day to see what's new.

Fortnightly customers: please wait until your pick-up week to edit your order — if you edit in the off-week it won't apply to the right delivery.

Jointly Nourish Update

Nourish giving was $438 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 💛