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 Sydney Organic Buyers Group
Benefits - Organic food at a reasonable price that also supports the growers!
- You can choose to opt in or out each week.
- The group is social and fun.
The Basics: - To participate you need to join up and pay a yearly membership fee ($15) and a minimum deposit ($50).
- For the Kirribilli Group, an extra $5 membership to the Kirribilli Neighbourhood Centre is required for the use of their space.
- The food order is selected by the orderer using the order guidelines.
- To receive food you put your name down on the sign up list for the date that you want to pick up, eg. sign up for Oct 20.
- Come on the day of the pickup, collect your food and stay for a chat!
- Pay your money into the account after you have been emailed the final cost (recharging your initial deposit).
- Stay up to date by reading the Message Board (we recommend you request the messages be sent to your email).
Our Vision and Objectives: To support the the ethical production of food (social, environmental, economic) by: - Buying certified/known organic food only or food of a known origin that meets the groups values
- Minimising waste (food & packaging etc)
- Purchasing and supplying food as fresh as possible
- Purchasing food seasonally
- Purchasing biodynamic food wherever possible
- Supporting local farmers (minimise food km and middle people)
- Supplying information on food origins (farmer, locality, methods etc.)
- Purchasing food at a fair price (for both group and growers)
- Including meat for members who want it
- Providing a flexible and open group and structure
- Staying a democratic and decentralised group
- Encouragin similar values in the community
- Having a transparent decision making process (especially on types of food)
- Preferentially buying Australian produced food
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