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Foodies has moved away from packing all orders into custom boxes; instead we now have Mt Cotton farm packing the fresh fruit and veg for us - available fortnightly as before. With our pantry items, these are now available once every six weeks and we still pack that order into individual boxes.

We have different systems for each option, with instructions below. Once initial setup is sorted it should be fairly simple to order and pay each time.

That said - we're here to give you regular access to high quality food and pantry items. Check through the steps here, and sync up with our ordering and packing rhythm.

Fresh food

Mt Cotton Organic Farm

FORTNIGHTLY fresh food from Mt Cotton Organic Farm, United Organics and other suppliers. Includes dairy & eggs. Mt Cotton packs your individual order into boxes, we organise home delivery.

join Mt Cotton Organic Farm ordering

Join Coochie Foodies fb group

Order via Mt Cotton shop (see calendar below)

To order from Mt Cotton Organic Farm:

Firstly let Hannah at Mt Cotton Farm know you want to be on the email list - send a message asking to join
Also join our Coochie Foodies facebook group so we can send reminders & updates.
When orders are ready you'll receive an email from Mt Cotton and a Foodies fb message reminder.
Order via Mt Cotton shop (make sure to fill in your address, and tick the Coochie delivery fee)
Mt Cotton Farm packs your box of fruit, veg, Sol bread & dairy.
We send the ute over to collect, and boxes are delivered to your door from 5pm on a Wednesday
You pay Mt. Cotton farm upon invoice receipt (after delivery)

Pantry items

Sovereign Foods

EVERY 6 WEEKS bulk and pantry items including Levaine bread and venison products. We pack into boxes (help appreciated) and make available for pickup or home delivery.

Join Coochie Foodies

Join Coochie Foodies fb group

Order via Lettuceshare (see calendar below)

Sovereign Foods supply us with all NON PERISHABLES and also Leavain bread and Venison. See The Products for a sample list.

To order from Sovereign Foods:

sign up for Foodies, and
join our facebook group so we can send reminders and updates
when orders are ready you'll receive a Foodies fb group reminder
log in to Lettuceshare and fill out your order - ready at 1 Orange Grove St by 5pm the following Wednesday. (delivery can be arranged).
Coochie Foodies invoices due the day after delivery.

Sync with our ordering and packing rhythm...

Pleased to present to you:

The wonderful artwork in the Logo and Banner is created by Lisa Engeman

Ask us about a postcard, poster or brochure, all by created by Lisa & Gabrielle

Coochie Foodies:

We are a buying group accessing healthy and quality food together in order to get good prices for great quality items
Work is shared among the group members
Food groups support local Australian farmers and producers who use sustainable practices
Food groups obtain high quality, chemical free, mostly organic fresh food
Food groups are based in kindness to the earth, (methods used), the farmers (fair profits), the purveyors (providing a workable platform) and most importantly us: kind to our wallet and our bodies. We are a community.
The process has been made easy, sharpened over 11 years of Food Groups
We are pragmatic in our Covid approach: simply maintaining focus on keeping everyone safe.

Since October 2016, Coochie Foodies has operated to bring a wide range of local or regional food and household pantry products and grocery items to the island fortnightly.

We use an online ordering system, where orders are placed a week in advance of delivery. Ordering from Coochie Foodies works particularly well if you are able to embrace eating and cooking creatively with fresh foods that are currently in season.

Details on all is on the Practical pages.

Our products are either chemical free or certified organic, from purveyor Sovereign Foods and farmers like Mt Cotton Organic Farm who wouldn't have it any other way. Sample lists are on the product page

Farmers get paid 40%+ of what we pay, compared with the 14%- or lower cut they get from the big boys (AlWoolCo). The food we bring in, is good for the farm, the farmer, and of course ourselves. This is Why we Bother

We operate as a group to keep costs down by working voluntary to carry out tasks such as; completing admin work and by collecting and bringing the ordered items to the island each fortnight. The result of this cooperation is that Coochie Foodies members are able to order as little or as much as they need each fortnight . See the products here.