The simplest type of food co-op, which is often called a food buying group, is basically where a group of friends or neighbours gather together to buy food from the same supplier at wholesale prices.
How it works
We're all about streamlining resources and keeping overall costs down. We could buy a domain name and set up a shop on this site that lists everything available from our three suppliers but we don't want the group to have to share those costs! Let us know how we can improve the way it all flows for you and we'll figure out a way around it together.
For sustainable operations please place your order by the 1st of each month, pay on time, invite your friends and help each other by co-ordinating a pick up. You don't have to order every month or buy bulk and there's no minimum order.
For sustainable operations please place your order by the 1st of each month, pay on time, invite your friends and help each other by co-ordinating a pick up. You don't have to order every month or buy bulk and there's no minimum order.
- Send in your sign up form for free membership.
- Receive log in details the same day and start shopping online direct from the suppliers. Simply add your items to the group cart and note GST on some items.
- Email your order list or screen shot of the cart items that are yours by 6pm on the 1st of every month. We all use the same shopping cart so we need to know what's yours!
- We'll email you an order total confirmation - payable before we can place your order.
- Your order will be ready for pick up in Byron and Brisbane within 5-7 days..we'll let you know it's arrived.
It might take you a couple of orders to establish the rhythm of this new way to shop for your health food products. It soon becomes a great way to save. You'll feel more free to focus on sourcing fresh local fruit and veg where you live and be amazed how little you need from the supermarket!
Some health food stores buy in bulk which keeps costs down – as we grow the buying group grows and we can increase our buying power. In 2020 we aim to provide you cold goods and buy bulk dry goods we can divide up here at HQ :) We don't have a newsletter or fb group page - let us know if you'd like those and until then we'll stay in touch through email.
In effect it's like you're the health food shop - you buy wholesale through us from distributors who get products from the suppliers who make them!