This report was updated on Wednesday 16th September for deliveries 21st - 24th September 2020

Orders for delivery Monday - Thursday:

Order by no later than 1pm Sunday.

Some specialty items like Bread & Dairy have specific order cut off times. Please check these out when placing your order.

Thank you all so much for bearing with us over the last few months as we chopped and changed the way we have been delivering to you as we worked around the Corona Virus and the strangeness that it brought for all of us.

We are now back to picking up all boxes (including cardboard) as well as all packaging material on a weekly basis...

....BUT if we cannot safely separate returning boxes from orders we are yet to deliver in our vehicles .....our priority will be picking up poly boxes (please put all packaging material in your poly)....so if we take your poly and not your cardboard - please recycle the cardboard at your end that week.





Returned boxes and packaging material are being cleaned, stored and re-used in due course. Please let me assure everyone that we are taking the cleaning and storing process very seriously at our end to protect our own family (including staff) and yours (our extended Lettuce family).

We are all still well....none of our family (including staff) have come into direct contact with any person carrying the virus and we are following strict procedures at our end to limit the chance that our team are exposed to the virus.

Our warehouse is still not open to the public at all and Couriers delivering stock to us are not coming inside our warehouse. We are following all of the guidelines provided to us by the World Health Organisation aswell as our Government to reduce any potential exposure to COVID-19.

Take care everyone,

Emma for Ben Slade and Cheryl & Bob Stuart

Please take note:

No additions of changes to orders will be accepted after 1pm each Sunday.



Sensible Substitution will be made at our end if items are short or not available unless you advise otherwise.



Favourite orders (for recurring order customers) will be placed as early as Thursday. If you change your order after we have placed it on your behalf please send a new order to us (before the cut off) - we will know which one we have placed and delete it.





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Heading into the end of the Winter Fruit season always presents some random problems . Remember to inspect your fruit on arrival - Especially 3kg Navel Oranges. Being inside a bag, one problematic orange can send others bad at lightning speed if trapped without ventilation. Quite a few Navel Oranges are now arriving with a little discoloration on the skins. Rest assured this is only skin deep and does not affect the flesh at all. All of your winter fruits should now be stored in the fridge - that is your Apples, Mandarins, Tangellos, Pears & Oranges. Unrefrigerated you will literally see them shrivel before your eyes. If you are like us, and prefer your fruit at room temperature it is best to store in the fridge and then take out what you will consume that day and leave in a cool area of the kitchen. Some apples are now showing some surface bruising which is only skin deep - know what to expect...



. Remember to inspect your fruit on arrival - Especially 3kg Navel Oranges. Being inside a bag, one problematic orange can send others bad at lightning speed if trapped without ventilation. Quite a few Navel Oranges are now arriving with a little discoloration on the skins. Rest assured this is only skin deep and does not affect the flesh at all. All of your winter fruits should now be stored in the fridge - that is your Apples, Mandarins, Tangellos, Pears & Oranges. Unrefrigerated you will literally see them shrivel before your eyes. If you are like us, and prefer your fruit at room temperature it is best to store in the fridge and then take out what you will consume that day and leave in a cool area of the kitchen. Some apples are now showing some surface bruising which is only skin deep - know what to expect... If you are looking for a Summer treat - you can't go past Blueberries from Driscolls and Strawberries from Pim - so so good!



...NT Mangoes are just around the corner - set to start Monday the 28th. Yeehah.



Cocktail Avocadoes on super special this week from Sandra at Red Plateau in Wingham, NSW - $7.00 per kilo (minimum purchase 450gm). Make your own Guacamole - so easy - Avocadoes, Tomatoes, Red Cap, Spanish Onions/Eschallots/Shallots), Coriander, Lemon or Lime Juice and Salt & Pepper to taste...or the cheats version which is also divine....Mashed Avocado mixed with salsa.



from Sandra at Red Plateau in Wingham, NSW - $7.00 per kilo (minimum purchase 450gm). Make your own Guacamole - so easy - Avocadoes, Tomatoes, Red Cap, Spanish Onions/Eschallots/Shallots), Coriander, Lemon or Lime Juice and Salt & Pepper to taste...or the cheats version which is also divine....Mashed Avocado mixed with salsa. Passionfruit, Rhubarb and Cavendish Bananas also deserve a special mention this week. Delicious.



Locally grown Flat Parsley & English Spinach in good supply this week from Paul - both on grower special.



in good supply this week from Paul - both on grower special. Generally speaking the quality of our veges is fantastic! Broad Beans, Bok Choy (bunches will be small this week as Charlie is moving to a young patch) Broccoli, Broccolini (still on grower special - now only $4.00 per bunch) Snowpeas (also on grower special this week - $34 per kilo), Sugar Snap Peas, Brussels Sprouts (although most are requiring stripping back due to black spot), Cauliflower, Lebanese Cucumber, Beans, Kale - all varieties, Celery (although a little rough around the edges has amazing flavour), Mushrooms - all varieties, Pumpkin - Jap in particular, Zucchini, Dandelion, Spaghetti Squash & Cherry Tomatoes - were stand outs this week. Dutch Carrots back on the list from Burrell.



Broad Beans, Bok Choy (bunches will be small this week as Charlie is moving to a young patch) Broccoli, Broccolini (still on grower special - now only $4.00 per bunch) Snowpeas (also on grower special this week - $34 per kilo), Sugar Snap Peas, Brussels Sprouts (although most are requiring stripping back due to black spot), Cauliflower, Lebanese Cucumber, Beans, Kale - all varieties, Celery (although a little rough around the edges has amazing flavour), Mushrooms - all varieties, Pumpkin - Jap in particular, Zucchini, Dandelion, Spaghetti Squash & Cherry Tomatoes - were stand outs this week. Dutch Carrots back on the list from Burrell. New season Italian Purple Garlic from Mark Weier in QLD has not disappointed - Garlic is a good size and tastes delicious. Garlic Greens also available from Giardino - uncured fresh garlic really packs a punch and is so easy to use - simply chop up as you would a Leek - take advantage - these are only ever available for a few weeks each year.... We also have end of season Russian garlic still available - these are now only available in segments not bulbs and have some discoloration.



- Garlic is a good size and tastes delicious. Garlic Greens also available from Giardino - uncured fresh garlic really packs a punch and is so easy to use - simply chop up as you would a Leek - take advantage - these are only ever available for a few weeks each year.... We also have end of season Russian garlic still available - these are now only available in segments not bulbs and have some discoloration. Please return our boxes, icepacks and plastic boxes containing soft fruits and veges! These can be used over and over again if treated with care. We also welcome the return of all other packaging material that may find it's way into your order, egg cartons, bubble wrap, lettuce, strawberry and cherry tomato punnets aswell as spinach boxes, etc. I know many are sceptical about the recycling of goods through local councils....but please be assured we deliver all of the packaging material we use (when the end of their life is upon us) into Sydney Markets where recycling is a big business.....Please leave all these goodies in your returning boxes out for our drivers to collect on your next delivery. If our drivers are not picking up your boxes please lettuce know.



These can be used over and over again if treated with care. We also welcome the return of all other packaging material that may find it's way into your order, egg cartons, bubble wrap, lettuce, strawberry and cherry tomato punnets aswell as spinach boxes, etc. I know many are sceptical about the recycling of goods through local councils....but please be assured we deliver all of the packaging material we use (when the end of their life is upon us) into Sydney Markets where recycling is a big business.....Please leave all these goodies in your returning boxes out for our drivers to collect on your next delivery. If our drivers are not picking up your boxes please lettuce know. Did you know we have Recipe Packages, also simply known as Meal Inspiration for those of us preparing dinner for the fam each evening...Head to our , also simply known as Meal Inspiration for those of us preparing dinner for the fam each evening...Head to our Meal Inspiration Page to find this week's selection of Recipe inspirations. We know you all have things in your pantry like Olive Oil so with our packages you can simply add the package to your cart and then delete any goodies you don't require. So simple !

We have updated our website with the most up to date and accurate information available to us at this time, but due to many factors including that most of the produce is yet to be picked there is of course some uncertainty with our expected supply. The good news is that we have quite a few supply options available to us and so we may list a Grower on our site that does not end up supplying us goodies this week. Rest assured we only deal in Certified Organic, Australian Grown Fruit and Veges - so any replacements we may supply to you from other Aussie Growers will also be grown in line with the National Organic Standard. You don't have to take our word for it... Lettuce Deliver is also a Certified Organic Retailer (NASAA Retailer R9291) which means that we have to be able to prove any claims we make about a products organic status at a moment's notice : )

PLEASE RETURN OUR BOXES

Please return our boxes, icepacks and plastic boxes containing soft fruits and veges! These can be used over and over again if treated with care. We also welcome the return of all other packaging material that may find it's way into your order, egg cartons, bubble wrap, lettuce and spinach boxes, etc. I know many are sceptical about the recycling of goods through local councils....but please be assured we deliver all of the packaging material we use (when the end of their life is upon us) into Sydney Markets where recycling is a big business.....Please leave all these goodies in your returning boxes out for our drivers to collect on your next delivery.

MILK

...in many cases the Milk we offer you needs to be pre-ordered at our end a week in advance. Most of the time our guess- timates are spot on...but we have been caught out on the odd occasion. We do have a number of Dairy options available to us and so if we run short on some varieties, we may look to others to fill the gap. If you would like us to supply ONLY the milk you have ordered or nothing at all, please make a note with your order.

CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS

As you know, we charge your credit card for your delivery total on the day of or day after your delivery. Please ensure that we have your up to date credit card details and that there are sufficient funds available on the day of your delivery for us to process your payment.