Recently I posted to our Facebook page that we are a part of a Fruit & Vegetable Co-Op of 8 families all of which live in our suburb. For $40 we get all of the fruit & vegetables you see above every fortnight. We go to the Flemington Markets in Sydney at 5.00am on a Saturday morning. I’m not much of a morning person – actually I’m not a morning person at all – so I usually dread it when it is my turn!! However, once we are back home and have unpacked the fruit and veg for the other 7 families to come and pick up it is always worth the effort at the end of the day!
Being a part of a co-op has been so beneficial – and the responses that I got from the post on Facebook made me think about putting out a call for other co-ops in Australia. Buying this way is truly a money saver!
So here is the list that has been compiled – If you have a co-op that may be looking for more members, please let us know and we can update the file. I have modified the email addresses slightly to avoid the addresses being used for spam. To send an email to the address, replace (at) with the @ sign in the email addresses.
NEW SOUTH WALES:
Abundant Living – (East Ryde & surrounds): Email: abundant-living (at) hotmail.com
Blue Mountains Food Co-op: Click Here
Group Organics – (Northern Beaches & surrounds): Click Here
Marks Fresh Fruit and Veg: Click Here
Newcastle Co-op: Email: newcastlecoop (at) hotmail.com
Nourishing Source – (Lane Cove & surrounds): Email: nourishingsource (at) gmail.com
Sally and Patricks: Click Here
The FIG Co-op (Central Coast): Click Here
QUEENSLAND:
Green Caravan: Click Here
Mixing it in the Kitchen – (Ormeau): Click Here
Pure Pantry – Pimpama and Windaroo: Click Here
SOUTH AUSTRALIA:
Organic Market in Adelaide: Click Here
Southern Adelaide Organic and Ethical Co-op: Click Here
VICTORIA
Casey Cardinia Organic Co-op – based in Berwick and Beaconsfield: Click Here
Friends of the Earth: Click Here
Happy Tribe Organics: (deliver around Melbourne and post orders): Click Here
Hills and Valleys Co-op: Dandenong ranges, Yarra ranges, Cardinia shire Victoria. Email: hillsandvalleyscoop (at) gmail.com
My Organic Patch for Berwick: Click Here
Organic Food Co-op Melbourne: Click Here
Vic Northern Suburbs: Email: dalal (at) earthymama.com.au
WESTERN AUSTRALIA:
The Organic Collective in WA (southern suburbs – Hilton): Click Here
The Peoples Market Perth: Click Here
ONLINE SITES THAT SELL BULK INGREDIENTS (recommended by ThermoFun likers on facebook)
2 Brothers Foods Online: Click Here
All About Bread: Click Here
Bulk Whole Foods: Click Here
City Organics: Click Here
Grandma’s Pantry: Click Here
Honest to Goodness Organic and Natural Food: Click Here
iherb: Click Here
Kombu Wholefoods: Click Here
Loving Earth: Click Here
Organics on a Budget: Click Here
Santos Organics: Click Here
If you know of any others, then please consider leaving the details below so that this post can stay up to date. Thanks! 🙂
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Although living pat time in Sydney, we have a farm near Holbrook NSW, where we use compost and minerals to provide organic nutrients to our soil. We grow grass fed beef and lamb, and for the last four years have been growing organic garlic. The flavour of the garlic, by growing it in nutrient rich soils is amazing. This years crop is about to be harvested and ready to sell in a few weeks time. Thought you or your health seeking followers might like to know where to buy real garlic with flavour. Regards Wendy
Good Morning,
I am trying to get in contact with Southern Adelaide Organic and Ethical Co-op, can you please give me the email address or phone number.
Thankyou
Sorry Kelly the only information I have is what is on the blog post above. Maybe try and message them on their facebook group or I have just found this link via google – so maybe you could leave a comment on that. http://southernadelaideorganic.blogspot.com.au/2014/03/welcome-to-southern-adelaide-organic.html I hope you get hold of them. Let me know how you go and I can update my details above.