Tuesday is my maintenance day at the social space
i go there early morning and do the grocery list shop then go back unpack - then do the cleaning
- I check the fridge
- I do an inventory of what we need all this depends on season this is pretty standard fair.
i generally buy this from Cocos unless I go to the markets.
I buy what is cheap and good quality usually around $250 per week including milk coffee from Aldi.
- eggs 2 dozen in the fridge I only buy organic or free range
- onions 15Kg 3 weeks
- capsicums generally around 10 per week
- potatoes 10 kg
- pumpkins 1 per week
- carrots 3kgs a week
- courgettes 2 kg
- aubergine ~~
- beetroots
- cabbage x1
- cauliflower x3 in season
- spinach i generally buy it in a bag 2kg
- Fennel
- celery
- salads stuff we have greens in the garden so these need to be treated as a resource salad is super expensive atm.
DAIRY
I buy yogurt from Cocos and vegan cheese, that's all, dont be tempted to buy cheese from Cocos its super expensive, I never buy cheeses from Cocos.
I buy most dairy from continental foods / Blossom they come in with the 3 monthly order.. see sample order.
- butter
- cottage cheese-Woolworths
- cheddar cheese
- fetta
- natural yogurt 2 litres Cocos brand.
WOOLWORTHS
- milk- 12 soya 6 oat 6 almond we put it in the fridge it cool and is better and keeps the cost of running the fridge lower.
I only every buy on special - if oat and almond are on sale I buy 12 because it is often not available on sale.
- oats turn around its behind the milk 5 packets a week
- patty cake liners
- baking powder
- sugar 2 kg
- mustard
- dried fruit from continental foods
- drinking chocolate
- icing sugar
- salt
- vinegar
- olive oil
SAM COCO
- corn chips
- pappadams
- smoked paprika
- garlic minced large jar
- ginger minced large jar
- sunflower seeds
- cranberries
- tahinai best to buy a large jar 2 litres
- cans of lentils (handy for salads)
- cans of chic peas ( handy for salads)
ALDI
- Coffee medium roast 1 kg bags I generally buy 8 at a time but dont take them all into the kitchen why becaue the coffee is stored under the coffee machine and it get a bit warm
CLEANING PRODUCTS
- dishwashing liquid
- dishwasher tablets only every buy on special I buy a the biggest box and always keep an eye out for when they come on special they are very expensive
- disinfectant
- toilet cleaner I usually make my own vinegar eucalyptus oil and a teaspoon of dish liquid i put this into the toilet bottle... I never leave the bottles in the toilet because they get taken.
- I buy sponges from Woolies
- Toilet paper i order through belong along with the hand wash.
I place this order with reception.
- washing powder Woolies on sale only we go through a KG a month, will be more once the laundry is up and running
GARDENS
Sadly I go to Bunning's
- mops get stolen
- mats go walky
- mop buckets
- brooms
keep an eye on them they get taken and its a bummer... and expensive to replace.
ALL OTHER STUFF
See order list for continental we have a 3 month standard order. see attached. There is also a much greater choice I have a very standard order beans, lentils, oils, fetta cheese, drinking chocolate, all sorts of stuff even butter and pastry. I put an order in every 3 months the cost ranges from 400 to 600 all depends on how much we use...it's simple enough .