Autumn Autumn Season commencing 3rd of March 2026

– ORDERS OPEN

Southern Harvest Cooperative's (SHC) multi-farm produce box scheme is now available for pick-up at:

  • Fyshwick (ACT) Tiuesday and Thursday afternoons
  • Higgins (ACT) – Tuesday evening
  • Gowrie (ACT) mini hub – Tuesday evening
  • O'Connor (ACT) mini hubs – Tuesday evening
  • Bungendore (NSW) – Thursday evening
  • Michelago (NSW) – Wednesday evening
  • Queanbeyan East (NSW) mini hub – Thursday evening
  • Downer (ACT)  mini hub – Thursday evening
  • Kambah (ACT) mini hub – Thursday evening
  • Braidwood (NSW) – by arrangement
  • ANU (ACT) – Tuesday evening
  • Delivery is available for an extra $5.50-$9.50 charge.

We are continually taking expressions of interest for subscribers and volunteers in additional locations. Under current consideration is sites at Weston, Googong, Ainslie, and Lyneham. Please let us know if you think there is potential for a site near you. For us to activate a new site we need 10-15 subscribers and 1-2 volunteers.

Mini hubs are groups of up to 10 people who live near to each other, sharing the responsibility of picking up the produce and taking it to the hub. The hub is usually the home of one of the subscribers where the produce can be left for pickup in a safe and protected location.

ABOUT THE SCHEME: Our produce box scheme follows the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) model, and aims to, as directly as possible, connect Farmers and Eaters. Subscribers are asked to commit to the thirteen week season and purchase in advance, a share of the Farmers' produce. They then receive fruit, vegetables, herbs and nuts as they are harvested, often the day they are harvested, each week for the season. In the leaner months preserved fruit and vegetables may also be provided to supplement the fresh supplies. Consumers commit to supporting farmers through the season and share the ups and downs of food production.

Southern Harvest is committed to facilitating this link between Farmer and Eaters by aggregating local produce, to provide a greater variety than one small farm could sustain, while expanding market opportunities for small farmers and ensuring they receive fair retail prices for their food.

The scheme commenced in the Summer of 2017-18 and we are excited by the ongoing growth and potential. We have seen an amazing variety of produce over the past eight years, and the sustainable growth of our of local farms and food community. Subscribers have enjoyed the opportunity to sample new and often unfamiliar vegetables while learning about seasonal food production in their region. As the produce is direct from the farm it is as fresh as could be possible, and as we prioritise regeneratively grown, clean and chemical free produce, it can't get any better.

Southern Harvest Cooperative is a farmer led, volunteer run, and not-for-profit. We believe that farmers should be paid the true cost of their food and be supported to bring us fresh, nutritional food while caring for the land they farm. Therefore 100% of the cost of the produce (options listed below) is paid directly to the farmer.  In order for the scheme to cover costs, we then ask consumers to directly pay the costs of administration, packing and distribution. This cost is approx 35-40% on top of the produce costs.

Produce options:

  • Standard box $47.52 – a minimum of $32 of produce, usually 8-10 different types of produce valued at $2-4 each, mostly vegetables with 1-2 items seasonal fruit;
  • Half box $23.76 – a minimum of $16 of produce, usually 4-6 different types of produce valued at $2-4 each, mostly vegetables with 1 seasonal fruit item;
  • Extended box $59.4 – as for the standard box with an extra 2-3 types of produce of fruit or vegetables (subscribers choice), minimum of $40 produce;
  • Double box $95.04 – twice the standard box;
  • Double Extended box $118.80 – a double box with a extra 4-6 types of produce fruit and/or vegetable extension.

Added extras such as veggie staples like potatoes/onions/garlic, meat, eggs, bread, milk, cheese, pickles and preserves, honey, muesli, pasta, handmade soap and shampoo bars, herbal teas, olive oil, fresh herbs and spices, nuts, and kombucha are available for order separately. These will be packed with your fresh produce box and ready when you pickup

All new subscribers are equired to pay a one off coolroom levy. This helps us to continue to bulid, maintain and improve our facilities. The levy payment includes a year's Southern Harvest Individual Membership and varies according to box size as follows:

  • Half box = $26.64
  • Standard box = $53.28
  • Extended box = $73.45
  • Double box = $106.57

For more information you can check out our Current Produce Box Handbook or contact our produce coordinator Ruth by filling in the form below

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