In this year of upheaval relationships gave us so much to be grateful for.
As I was sitting down to write a little thank you note to put a line under 2020 I received a suggestion from Emma to perhaps thank all of our suppliers, customers and service providers who make us a business.
So off I trotted to download a list and ohh my lordy, what a list. Not only is the list full of very snazzy and sometimes funny business names but I realised that we pretty much know everyone on this list really well - sometimes a bit too well, but that's the beauty of each of us, to know each other, flaws and all, without judgement, to hold a healthy tension between responsibility and accountability in a very connected way (1.5m apart). It does not mean we always agree or are aligned, but we see the common humanity and imperfect ways we all run our enterprises. Importantly we learn from each other. That’s community.
Huge shout out to the 132 farmers, 40 makers, 31 co-workers, 5 volunteers, 89 service providers, 37 coops, 36 City Cousins, 120 odd wholesale customers and the thousands of retail customers who work with us. Thanks for all your support and understanding as we change the food system one box at a time.
Mandy from the Schultz Family Farm
Janine from Account4It Bookkeeping Solutions
AIWW
Rob from A-Jacks
Alessandro Zucchini
Alinga Web Media Design
Mikkeline from All Things Aroha
Allambee Organic Farm - Bob and Bronwyn
Allison from Alma Plate (formerly Chemical Reaction)
Meghan & Zoe - Alphabet Cafe
Andrea Yovorsky
Dennis Angelino
AoK Farming
Michelle from Apiaries 8
Chase from Australian Ethical Growers
Amanda from Australian Organic Farmers
Di - Balls With More Pty Ltd
Banarnia Byron Bay
The Barambah Organics Team
Barefoot FarmHer
Jock - Barnes Body Mind & Spirit
Rob, Phil and Trudy from Bauer's Organic Farm
Trish from Bayside Co-Operative
Betty Chow
Bec at L Photography
Sammi at Bee Love Wraps
Elliot & Danielle - Bib & Spoon
Billy Mourilyan and Sean
Bimbi Love
Callan - Biome
Tammy and David at Black Crow Organics
Russell at Black Heath Farm
Black Label Mushroom Co
Erica - Boca Dot Cakes
Elaine - Bond Street Eats
Angel from Blockhouse Coffee & Eats
Michelle from Brandition
Mitch from Bray Farms
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane Green Heart CitySmart
Bob and Dave at Brisbane Market Unloading Service (BMUS)
Brisbane Marketing
Britt’s Organic Bakery
Jason from Buchi Brew Co
Alan from Business Dynamics
Gina - Canungra Food Group
Scott and team at Carton Warehouse
Meg - Casa Blanca Lillies
CCIQ
Mark at Chef Direct Qld Pty Ltd
Jo, Aisha and Crew- Chews Day Collective
Dave at Choices For Your Soul Foundation
Andrew at Church Farm General Store
Tristan and Travis - City Winery Brisbane
Russell and Janice CLARK
Coffee Bags Pty Ltd
Colour Chiefs Pty Ltd
Coloursplash Signs Pty Ltd
Commercial Food Equipment
All the staff at Complete Health Products Pty Ltd
Trisha from The Complete Pet Company
Mindi Cooke Photography
John and Femy, Ruth and Neil at Cooks Apple Factory
Russell & Rae - Coochie Foodies
Cherie George
Zac from Carl’s Kitchen
Tricia at The Complete Pet Company
Katie at Coolmunda Organic Olives
Cooloola Agricultural Ctr Pty T/A Gympie
Michelle and crew at Country Range Farming
Robyn and Kay Curtis from The Oaks farm
Anastasia - Culture Sourdough
Tim - Sweet & Chilli, Diageo
Mandy at Double Creek Farm
Dukamp Family at Spring Creek Harvest
Duke, RJ & MM T/A Duke's Pinnacle Tomatoes
Bianca at Dumaresq River Produce
Phil DUNLOP our honey man
Tom and Rosemary Dunn, farmers
East Side Hire
Randall and Juanita of Echo Valley Farm
Rozie and David of Echo Valley Kiwi Fruit
The Eco Farm Team
Eco Markets
Maria & Sarah and crew- ECO Produce Samford Village
Jessi - Elephant Pigeon Communication
Bec at Essential Healing at Home
Ethical Jobs
Gary and the Team at Europcar
Faculte3 Pty Ltd
Josephine from Family Collective
Sam and the team at Felix for Goodness
Garry Fetherston at Featherview Farm
Fino Food and Wine
Sam & Elizabeth - Florence Cafe
Food Connect Foundation
Food Connect Shed
Freedom Fuels
Fresh Local Provisions Pty Ltd
Diana at Frontier Pets
Meriel at Full Circle Fibres
Hilde GADDES
Neil and Tanya at Gayndah's Big Orange
Glen and Therese at The Grateful Cow Company (Heavenly Bath Milk)
Rohan and Fiona at Gleneden Organic Farm
GNT Transport Australia
Green Goddess Farm
Evan and Lois at Greenacres Organics Farm
Alex and Athanasia at the Yunus Centre Griffith University
Paul & Kylie from GROUND CURRUMBIN
Sacha & Nathan at the Grown Restaurant
Gusto Fantastico Pty Ltd T/As Frolicking Goat
Wei’er and Josh from Gutsy Ferments aka Raw Health Pro-Biotics
Kirsty from Hampton Blue
Happy Earth Farm
Peter at Happy Flame
Tara at Happy Gut Organics
Norm at Happy Place Microgreens
Kim - Hello Sweetness (formerly Balls with More)
Ian Burow Holzapfel & Burow Farm
Rell - Higgledy Piggledy Farm
Homes West Association Inc.
Ray at Homestead Pantry Operations
Annette & Rory at Hope Street Cafe
Stojan at IGNJ Accounting
Imogen O'Doyle
Tanya from Indietreats
InHouse Signs
Inkahoots Design
Integrated Labels
Wendy, Nicola, Nelson and Committee from Ipswich Good Food Group
Shane at Iventure Orchards
Lin at Jammed With Love
Janvier Bararunyeretse
Jasper Refrigerated Transport
Dave Keller at Keller Organics
Jeff Allan Huxtable (formerly The Velvet Wren & The Gypsy Wagon)
Julie and Steve from Jolly Good Produce Farm
Anna - Kenmore Crew Fruit & Veg
Kerrin Burne - Bulk Buyers Group
Felix at Kin Kin Naturals
Mairi and the team at King Arthur Cafe
Glen at Kleer Cold Room Hire
Rolf KUELSEN
Kylie Hannigan
Kath Ford
Terry at Leavain Bakery
Lee Lancaster photography
Lindsay Transport
Rowan at Little Tuna
Rob and Russ at Local Power
Brendan at Arakai Estate Teas
Alice & Phil at Loop Growers
Matt and Reid at Love Electrical
Kate at Lucky Duck Cafe
Lucy Knowles
Franco, Luke and Bonnie at Lunar Farms
Lyndel Miller Stylist
Neville Singh & Sons Farm
Boz and family at Macintyre Brook Grove Farm
Ian and Bev MACKINNON
The Maleny Cheese Team
Marianne at Marianne's Organic Market Stall
Mark Woodforde
Markey Insurance Brokers
Matthew Golinski
Amy at Maybird Organics
Megan Forward
Russell and Mariann Pitt from Mexborough Farm
Mick and Travis from Mivis Joinery
Frank & Elena MOELLER
Samantha at Monkey Face Coconut Products
Margaret at Mont View Farm
Alberto from Monte Rego Photography
David at Monticello Estate farm
Nathan from Moo Juice 4 U
John and Alison Morrow from Morrow Farm
Pannu from My Old Fashioned Pantry
Maya from Myk's Kefir
Geoff at Sabarac Hot stuff
Nancy J Design
Naturaleza Farm - Luke
Nature Cycle - Josh
Neville Reis - Nev
Nive Beef - Doug and Rachelle
Nundah Community Enterprises Co-operative
Nutri-Tech Solutions Pty Ltd - Graham
Oborne Health Supplies - Oborne Team
O'DONNELL, Cathryn Pekin (pecan nut grower)
Opal Specialty Packaging
Open Food Network Australia c/o Open Food Foundation
Gabby at Organics at Marcia's
John and the team at Peachester Timber Company
Steve PENNELL
People Power Services
Kelley at Peppermint Magazine
Dean and Team at Piggy In The Middle
Pim's Organics - Pim and Edwin
Pinnacle Phone and Data - Alan Hewish
Pip from Pip Magazine
Plant Empire
Millen Farms - Aaran and Nick
Bernie and Team at Prestige Organic
Print Together
Rohan from Produce Art
Professional Transport QLD
Pro-Pac Packaging (Aust) Pty Ltd
Emma and Elise from QSEC
R.A Dibbs & Sons Pty Ltd
Suzie - Raw Broads
Kelly - Redcliffe Food Co Op
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
Refrigeration House QLD
Richard Davey
Richmond Wheel & Castor Co
Sam at Rosnay Organic Wines
Salisbury Tyre & Mechanical
Natalie- Scratch Bar
Adrian Sheppard Hydroponics
Andew and Abel from the Shroom Brothers
Signet Pty Ltd
Slater Farms - Karen and Brett
Mal and Helen SMITH - farmers
Snows Office Supplies Pty Ltd
Social Traders Ltd
Melanie - Wholefood Harvest
Soulfresh Queensland
Thor at Sovereign Foods
Fred at Spacerack
SPG T/A WRS Brisbane
Spring Lakes Farm Pty Ltd - Zac
The whole Statpack Team
Stead Lane
Stella at Stella Pastry
Tony at Substation 33
Sunshine Coast Health Products aka The Waiva Clark Team
Sunshine Organic Miso - Alice
Sunup Pty Ltd - Quentin
Tamar Cohen - Tamar Cohen Bulk Buyers Group
Tarragindi Smash Repair
TAYLOR, Cedric - Cedric
Tenterfield Heritage Organics - Steve
Lara - Totally Tempeh
Emily - The Awesome Co-op of Doom
The Bee Yard - Ray
The Clark Family Farm Trust - Ray, Merilyn, Darren and Family
The Desert Fruit Company - Ben and Team
Deborah from The Edible Suburb
The Falls Farm - Peter and Team
The Jam Pantry
The Print Bar
Fiona at The Relationship Place
The Whole Lot
THRIVE Microgreens - Amy and Team
Andrew & Travis - Tivoli Kitchen City Winery
Totally Tempeh - Lara
Turnstyle Crew - Steph and Tim - Turnstyle Bulk Buyers
Ugly Duck Preserves - Michelle
Unique Health Products - The UHP Team
UNITED ORGANICS - John and Team
UQ UNION CO-OP
UQ Publishes
Valley Ag Organics - Paul
VANDERBYL, Ben - Ben
Viva Plumbing
Angela at Wandering Cooks
Weier, Murray - Murray
Web Crew - West End Bulk Buyers Club
Wheel In Orchard - Mario, Angelo and Family
Jimi - Whoa Nelly
Craig at Wholegrain Milling Company
Michelle - Wholey Foody Coop
Wilco Motors - Mark
Emma & Elvina - Windsor Food Collective
WM & MD Thomas - Wayne
Wodonga Park Fruit & Nuts - Marco
Xero Australia
Tali, Anna and Jarrah - Yum Scrum
Salisbury Grange - Phoebe
Maris at Pine Community School
Emma Scragg
Hannah Churton
Monica Lowe
Vivien Broadbent
Sam Pethely
Dave Griffiths
Susan Tran
Frances Missen
Wren Chadwick
Andy & Nina
Sue & Lloyd Akeroyd
Callan Barnes
Tania Aveling
Emma Healy
Kelly Loren
Ann Boon
Grace Urbanska
Kim Reis
Ash Stallard
Kelda Jackson
Suzanne Lister
Bronwen Irimichi
Jennifer Burns
Gayle Hunt
Helen Blessing
Maria & Grahame Shelley
Allison Bennett
Cathy Powell
Ian & Joan Thomson
Mary Bordi
Meredith Elton
Shelley Wilson
Anne and Ben at Woolloongabba
Bill Armstrong
Carissa Klein
