Wednesday 30 October 2013

New Stocks Have Arrived!!

Last week was like Christmas for me!!

We had a carton of supplies arrive by boat, so we had a hectic - but exciting - few days packaging all our stuff. Then we took it to the WISE (Women in Sustainable Enterprise) market night, which went off great. We sold LOTS of stuff, and when I looked around the crowd and spotted people snacking on dried apricots and cashews, etc, it made me soooooo happy!!

We've now got dates, sultanas, brazil nuts, apple cider vinegar, dried apricots, and Corn Thins back in stock. We've got cashews too, but this time we're trialling roasted (unsalted) cashews.

Also a few newbies, are Date & Hazelnut Bircher Muesli, Mixed Salad Beans (I'm not a bean expert, but it looks like it could be a mix of small kidney beans, cannelini beans, black beans, and pinto beans.), bulghur wheat (also known as burghul wheat).

I've updated the products and prices page, so click on the link above for the full list.

Also, as I write this, I have my first batch of home-made yoghurt fermenting, and also this morning, made my first ever batch of cashew nut butter. Once I have them perfected, I hope to offer yoghurts and nut butters for sale too, so watch this space....!!

Thursday 17 October 2013

A Change of Direction for our Business

As you might know, our shop in Lalita Building closed down last week. But please don't think our business has closed down!! We are still offering our products, but we're doing it differently for a while....We remain as committed as ever to helping spark a health movement in Tonga!

So here's how it works. If you want to order (for a full list of products and prices, just click on the "Products and Prices" link up above), simply send us an email (kaueniandkate@hotmail.com) or phone us (8773084), and tell us what you want, and we'll organise to deliver it to you. Orders over $30 are free to Nuku'alofa area, since we regularly come into town anyway. We'll try to work out a time and place that's convenient for both you and us. 

Shipping to Vava'u and outer islands is continuing as per usual.

I'm loving being at home with the little people in my life. I'm continuing to experiment in the kitchen, and hope that in the not-too-distant future, we might be able to offer home-made yoghurts, dips and nut butters for sale (Tongatapu only, since they require refridgeration). I'm also starting on some other projects, including a recipe book aimed at getting people eating more vegetables in Tonga. 

For those of you who enjoyed Larry's Tongan-made products, he will soon be opening his own store - possibly within the next month or so, selling his full range of products. It will be located directly across the road from where our store was, right next to Sam's Video. So keep your eyes peeled, and help support Tongan made products.

We're expecting a new supply of products within the next week - dates, almonds, cashews, brazil nuts, flaxseed, sultanas, mixed salad beans, and more...We'll update the blog here when it arrives.