This week at the co-op

We began the ordering process not knowing if we would have many greens in the boxes this week, however are pleased to be able to say that we have a full compliment of greens - thank you to our farmers and members!

The drier weather has meant Ed's crops have slowed down. Jean's avocadoes should be ready soon. Hardly anyone has garlic left however it won't be tooo long before new season crops are ready. Ginger is in short supply as well.

However, there is lots of citrus! We have white, yellow and pink grapefruit, meyer and eureka lemons, juicy, tasty navel oranges, a couple of different mandarins and some blood oranges coming in today.

The bulk order team will be sweeping in today to weigh and pack all the fortnightly bulk orders. They will be waiting for collection down the back of the hall at opening time, and we have two trolleys and a volunteer to help get them to your car.

Today is the first of our monthly market arrangements, for members who have booked up table space... bring some cash with you! This market will be held on the last Monday of each month throughout the year except for December, however during December we shall be conducting weekly markets every Monday. It allow members to sell their surplus veggies, pickles, jams, kimchee, honey products and health concoctions!

See you at the co-op!

A new FIG year about to start...

Well, a new FIG year is almost upon us and guess what that means?

Yes... annual subscription fees are due!

We recently emailed our members, attaching a payment remittance form for continuing (ie: not new) members to complete and include with their payment. 

Existing members may pay online and advise of their payment via email, or by cheque or cash in an envelope with the remittance form, dropped in to the front desk.

Please do NOT pay for membership at the extras table! Remittance advice forms will be available at the co-op front desk, and amounts are as follows:

For continuing membership, 1st July 2013 until 30th June, 2014:

FULL volunteering (once a month or more)             $30                 Concession $15

PARTIAL volunteering (once every two months)      $50                 Concession $25

NO volunteering                                                   $80                 Concession $40

Please note that these annual fees are payable up until 30th September, 2013. After that, members not paid up or those not in contact with us in regards to their membership fees by that date shall cease to be FIG members, in accordance with our Incorporation policy.

If you have any further queries, please contact us at info@fig.org.au.

Remember, this information is for existing members only. New people joining FIG instead complete a Membership Application form.

Forms, forms, forms! Please note that they can be emailed, 

and for paper forms we use 

100% recycled paper and recycled ink cartidges.

Thank you very much for your attention to this matter.

FIG Directors.

National Organic Week

It's National Organic Week! 

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We realised this very late in the piece and didn't have time in between moving and setting up the at the new venue to organise a big and bright event so we conducted a box draw. 

We put the names of all our members in a hat (well, a box!) and drew out JACQUI's name. 

   Congratulations to Jacqui!!    

Your next FIG food box is FREE...!

Sharing recipes...

During the week, the following was posted on the FIG Facebook page (go here to see it).

"One of the best things about wandering around FIG on a Monday or Tuesday afternoon is listening to the recipes and tips being shared amongst Figgies as they pick up their fruit and veggies. 

Yesterday I was drooling over a friends 'Baked FIG veggies' creation - FIG potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips, parsnips and beetroot with FIG garlic, fresh rosemary from the garden and marinated feta - yummo!"

Sounds totally scrumptious!

So... what's your favourite FIG inspired recipe??

And the winner is.......!

Congratulations to Jane of Wyong who won a FREE FIG BOX this week in the Wyong Co-op's First Birthday Draw!

Each year, on FIG's birthday, we hold a draw, and it's almost hard to believe we have been at our Wyong venue for a whole year but there you go, we have.

If you would like to come and chat to us about organising a FIG box, have a look at the extensive extras table and hear about the fortnightly bulk fruit orders we place (for families who eat a lot of fruit or want extra potatoes, or for those who juice regularly or drink smoothies), then the Wyong hours are 3.00pm until 4.30 pm on Tuesdays in Room 5 at the Wyong Neighbourhood Centre in Wyong (map here).

We're also at Ourimbah on Mondays (except for public holidays) from 2.30pm until 5pm at the Bill Sohier Community Centre, Ken Cook Way, Ourimbah (map here).

It's FIG's third birthday at Ourimbah in February so we shall be holding another draw then. Although we have seen a lot of new members walk through the doors in that time, we still have many of the originals who continue to support the co-op and the local organic farmers, ordering their weekly or fortnightly FIG box containing organic or guaranteed chemical free produce grown locally*.

Plans for 2012 include a farm tour and workshops for members in Cheese Making, Preserving, and Sourdough Bread Making.

See you soon at the co-op...





* At times, depending on the season and what the local farmers are growing, we may need to top up from the Sydney markets to fill your box. Carrots are simply not grown locally and many of our members want fruit included, of which very little is grown locally - except for an abundant supply of beautiful citrus of course!