Earthbound Bolton in Eltham, Victoria, Australia | Vegetarian/Vegan Restaurant

Earthbound Bolton

Locality: Eltham, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 3 9439 3932

Address: Unit 5, 266 Bolton St 3095 Eltham, VIC, Australia

Website: http://www.earthboundbolton.com/

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25.01.2022 Happy lunchtime, Earthbound family! You asked me to get my skates on and I promised Id deliver this by lunchtime Saturday so here we are - 33 minutes ahead of schedule (most unlike me lately). Mushroom & walnut bolognese in an olive pesto - this one is vegan gluten free and serves two. Simply heat and pour over your favourite pasta - keeping a hold of a cup of the pasta water to help it out! ... Well be here until about 1:30 today and then were off out on delivery. Take care out there, hold on to your hats if youre braving the cold!

24.01.2022 ..and were done for the day! Thank you to everyone who stopped in to chat, some good laughs were had - the sun is so encouraging of the good vibes! Today in birthdays in iso was our much loved fennel and Fable ragu with gnocchi, our spanakopita (which I didnt get a photo of in my swift moves to get it to its table whilst still hot - but it looked divine!), a salad of spinach and snow pea tendrils with capsicum, cucumber, crushed peas with garlic and thai basil, and a ci...trus herb dressing. By special request for a fussy lil peep, I also made these little mushroom and sage sausage rolls - Im told they went down a treat! Another win for the humble mushroom. Dont forget if youve got a special something coming up, were more than happy to create a custom menu for you - and it doesnt need to be vegan, we can work with anything! Have a lovely evening, folks

24.01.2022 Breakfast time! This time we’ve eaten an appropriate meal for the time of day (no southern fried burgers at 8am today, thank you) - today’s brekkie special, a coconut tofu scramble on our much loved sourdough with crispy onions, black salt, mint, coriander and basil. Delish!

24.01.2022 Feeling festive? Today’s hot sell was our christmassy lunch special - lentil and mushroom loaf, with super crispy twice cooked sweet potatoes, tomato and spinach sauce and a lil splash of cranberry and Shiraz reduction because.. Christmas. Served with snow pea tendrils because that’s how we do things around here. Tastebuds tingling? We’ll be back tomorrow from 8am

23.01.2022 Hello family! It isnt often that I post twice on a reel but we needed to take some photos for a story that is being published on Earthbound and Here For Ya, Mate - and then we got chatting. It feels like we only got five minutes with you all whilst we were working with Luke & Rach before the veils dropped, and there have been so many of you we know we havent properly met who have been ordering and dropping in regularly, helping to keep our heads above water. We dont kn...ow what so many of you look like behind the mask - and this is likely to be something that continues long into next year! So we just wanted to say hello, these are our faces - they are tired, worn down, but still smiling, laughing, getting through. When you shop at Earthbound, you are making sure were still here when lockdown is over. Still able to feed you, still able to make sure you are caffeinated, still able to chat and bond. What does that mean for Simone and I? Well.. a lot of things, actually. Youre funding our lives and ensuring that we can continue to use our voice for the causes we are so passionate about. You are helping to megaphone the plight of those who are suffering, those who are marginalised, those who can not megaphone for themselves. Youre allowing Andrew to stand in the kitchen, cooking and nourishing the community, and return of an afternoon to his piano and write about the conversations he has daily with you. You are pushing him to think about what more can be done. Youre allowing Simone the freedom to navigate distance learning and support her son, Colin, without stress knowing that we are covered. You are extending the community of Fossick, whos work has for years has been to bring women of all ages and stages together. These are our faces - dont get us wrong - we havent been smiling the whole way through - but this is what we look like when we talk about you, and what you mean to us. We are loved and we dont take this support for granted. A lady dropped in the other day, and apologised that all she could afford was a cup of coffee. We were gutted to think that anyone would think this wasnt enough - the price of a cup of coffee, along with your grace, conversation and kindness is all we need to see this through. Thank you for loving us when we are new into your lives. Well repay you when the doors open for summer, somehow. Bonus points if you share a selfie below of your iso-face.

23.01.2022 Morning gang! Were a bit late today - but were here! Maeve has the coffee machine fired up, and Andrew is hiding through the back replenishing our vacuum sealed meals! Its a gorgeous morning out there - well be here until 2PM!

23.01.2022 This winter warmer came (and subsequently went straight back out the door) today! Sweet potato, apple and ginger soup - thick and silky, spicy and sweet - a perfect vacuum sealed lunch for two with some of our 36 hour sourdough to help you get through this arctic weather were having ..When Ive made more, that is. ... Thanks for supporting local

22.01.2022 Monday Funday.. what are we making? Wrong answers only - best one gets a pot of the mystery whip!

22.01.2022 Haaappy Saturday, gang! It’s a late one tonight as we celebrate the gorgeous Pat’s 80th birthday! Thank you so much for asking us to host your party :D We can host all manner of shenanigans here - our space is great, have you seen it? Every night event we have is tailor built so you can have the night you’ve dreamed of. ... See you tomorrow for brekkie - bleary eyed and bushy haired, we think! L-R: Maia, AGN, Joshua, Maeve.

22.01.2022 Sunflower number two is starting to hatch! Just in time for our last Sunday brunch of 2020 - who’s coming down? Our kitchen will be open until 1:00 today - looking forward to seeing your beautiful faces - and then, we’ll be back tomorrow morning for our first and last Monday in an eternity as the wind down for Christmas starts!

21.01.2022 Happy Saturday, family! Thank you for another great week, and what a way to round it off with this sunshine! We are looking for some arty, crafty helpers at Earthbound. Our Scarecrow is looking a little sad, and the new seeds in our planters need protecting from any malicious fairies or mynahs that might be out there. If youd like to help keep our seedlings safe, wed love to see what youve got - we have four $50 vouchers up for grabs for the best entries, and winners wil...l be picked by a highbrow team of art critics, including our cat, Seven. The details: - We encourage everyone to enter, regardless of age or ability! - Our pillars at Earthbound are: sustainable, wholesome, ethical, community. Wed love to see these brought into your finished scarecrow somehow. - Your scarecrow cant be taller (from foot to hat) than 60cm - otherwise it may take off in high winds. It also shouldnt be too heavy or it may fall over, and end up like Grandpa E who at this stage, isnt doing much scarecrowing and is probably destined to be composted soon - Your scarecrow needs to be mounted on a cane - but if you dont have one, we have a heap! To enter, send us a picture of your scarecrow via Facebook message Entries finish at close of play on the 3rd of October - and well be sure to announce the winner by close of play Monday 5th! Happy crafting - EBB

21.01.2022 Do we have any friends in Nambucca Heads? If so - Luke & Rach are looking for some legends to join their team. Sing out to them!

21.01.2022 Edit:// tickets are sold out. We are excited! We have three tickets left for this Saturdays night of piano, booze and confession. Need a break and some adult conversation? Book here: https://earthboundbolton.simpletix.com/e/59911

21.01.2022 Morning folks! You asked - we delivered! Weve had so many requests for oat and macadamia milk over the last month so weve been busy trying to find the right ones. Of course, we all know and love Milk Labs - but we needed to find the oat milk we loved most so here it is, by Minor Figures! Dairy and soy free, no nasties and of course built for baristas so you wont miss out on that silky foam. ... Were also fully stocked on fruit and veg, we have fresh vegan croissants (and non vegan too for those who love the butter!), a number of vegan meals ready to take home and heat, and our much loved pumpkin and ginger soup is on the stove. Dont feel like leaving the house? We dont blame you.. but weve got you sorted! Order online before 6PM and well deliver to you tomorrow, free of charge - if youre buying meal kits, we can also pop you in a bottle of red for $36 to sip along with it! www.earthboundbolton.com/produce-orders

21.01.2022 Earthbound are looking for a gun to join our team on a casual basis. Who are Earthbound? We expect you’d be able to tell us - we value people who know and care, who do their research. What’re we looking for? We need someone who knows their way around a coffee machine, is fast on their feet, who isn’t afraid of getting involved in the kitchen. Someone who cares deeply for people, wants to connect and be part of our community. ... An understanding of veganism is a must, we are looking for someone who is willing to connect deeply with our patrons, do what is right, someone who is switched on and fast moving. Someone who is passionate about our planet, and how our actions impact on others. Some experience necessary, we will train you in the Earthbound way if you bring your kit of skills and understanding with you - our home is fast moving and hectic: if you would like to join our family please send through your resumé and a brief paragraph to tell us why you’re right for our team.

20.01.2022 Down the back car park this time having just a moment to myself to reflect on what’s happened here the last few days and the community who are saving us from drowning. ..and I can afford this minute, because our kitchen has SOLD OUT. We have nothing left we can cook with for the day - so that’s me tapping out of the kitchen for the week! We’ll be here until 3:00 for coffees and cakes and for anyone who might need some of the sweet potatoes and other little bits we have left.... We’re closed tomorrow, but we’ll be in the shop building produce boxes for all the wonderful households who’ve supported us by ordering - if you still need to, orders can be placed up until 6PM. Thank you for the love - if it continues this way, our ship should be sailing again in no time at all

19.01.2022 Happy Friday, folks, we made it through another week! Today on deliveries was huge for us, we cant even start to tell you what it means to have your support in these awful times. Speaking of, I wanted to give a shout out to another local small business. Based in Hurstbridge, our dinner tonight was courtesy of my husband via the amazing Greasy Zoes! If youre looking for great food over there because of travel restrictions, Lachlan and Zoe are a total recommend from us. This... vegan feat was a gorgeous pearl barley and broccolini pie, with a radicchio salad and mustard dressing, a pea pure and my absolute favourite broccolini and chard.. I think. Apologies GZs if I got anything wrong here (and also for my poor plating, we are not fancy when at home) - your food was amazing and the Giammarino Fiano wine pairing was the perfect match to cut across the bitter radicchio. Its not often I get cooked for, this was heaven. Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend - were open for coffee, produce, and meal kits tomorrow until lunch time - see you soon

19.01.2022 Happy Thursday.. or is it? We will be closed this morning due to an electrical fault! Our building has no power - eek! Update.. some fights are not worth having. AUSNET are telling us there’ll be no power until 12:30 so we’re going to stay closed! If anything changes faster than that we’ll update again! ... Sorry for those who desperately need caffeinating, we wish we could help

19.01.2022 Todays little birthday dinner package was made from: - Pumpkin and ginger soup with sourdough - Fable & fennel ragu beefed up (hahaaa) with spinach and a decent glug of yarra valley cab sauv, with twice roasted potatoes by special request tossed in garlic and rosemary salt, yum! - Spinach, radish, orange and Lebanese cucumber salad and... - A romaine salad with Lebanese cucumber, capsicum, Yay! Feta, basil and a sweet orange dressing. - An after dinner treat of our spiced vegan carrot cake. Delish! Thanks for the support Peter - wishing your wife a happy birthday! We want to still be here when this is all over so that we can invite you back to our table, but we really need our community supporting us to make sure this happens - if you have something special coming up that you would like us to cater, send us a message! Were here for coffee, take away meals to finish off at home, and fresh produce from 9-2 Monday-Friday, and 10-2 Saturdays. You can also order fresh produce, bread, milk and a number of small goods and meals online for delivery the next day if you order by 6PM! Thank you for supporting us this far, gang, its been a wild ride since we moved in - but well be here on the other side with your love and support AGN & Simone x

18.01.2022 Happy Saturday, gang! We’ll be closing early today - our last lunch sitting available is 12PM, because we have a private function from 1PM! What delights go down at a private function, you might want to know? Well, the answer is, what works for you and your crew? Today, thats coffee and molasses BBQ sliders, maple and soy roasted oyster mushrooms with peach and chilli chutney, and a list of our much loved dips, breads, and petit fours! ... See you for brekkie

18.01.2022 Happy Sunday, family! Lots of you have been asking about a piano that recently moved into Earthbound. Tonight, it moved back out - and was replaced with this magnificent German walnut number, kindly donated to us by Carolyn, who’s grandmother’s family had owned it forever. Why do we have a piano all of a sudden, you might want to know? ... Well.. if we all behave ourselves, and get through this last stretch of lockdown.. you may just find out. Stay safe out there, see you Tuesday #thepianohasbeendrinking

17.01.2022 Vegan brekkie spana.. coming to our brekkie menu soon. We hope

17.01.2022 Hello family! Quick (but incredibly important) announcement - we sell a lot of MILKLAB almond milk. We love it, you love it, it flies off the shelf! However, MILKLAB have issued a product recall for quality/possible contamination of their almond milk. ... The affected batches have the following best before dates: 18/06/21, 01/07/21, 20/07/21, 29/07/21, 06/08/21. If we have recently delivered or sold you almond milk which has one of the best before dates above, please get it back to us as soon as possible, or reach out to us directly and we can arrange to collect it - it is of the utmost importance that you dont continue to drink it, even if you feel fine. If you have recently been drinking this, and dont feel well, Food Standards ANZ recommend that you seek medical advice. Once we have the affected stock back and we know who has received it, well replace your milk, on us, or if youre concerned, can refund it or replace with another milk alternative - we apologise for the inconvenience! Please yell out, and thank you for your understanding :)

17.01.2022 Anyone seen our plant? We thought he was really happy with us here.. We know he was a bit unruly and needed to be pruned, but are not of the opinion that he was big enough to walk away by himself. (Picture taken a few weeks ago one rainy morning when we realised wed forgotten to take our sign.. which didnt manage to walk away!)

16.01.2022 Afternoon family, happy blowy Wednesday! Todays hump day birthday box went out to Melissa for her husbands iso-birthday! It was cooked like I imagine my great grandparents cooked; in the dark, because the power was down for most of the day. Lucky we have gas hey - one big ole sourdough via Baked for Sofia. ... - a bottle of Yarra Valley Merlot via Handpicked Wines - selection of fabulous vegan cakes from our mates at Little Bertha - Fennel and Fable ragu, because its a beast of a meal, this time with gnocchi rather than polenta - hopefully in the not too distant future well see it on a dine in menu! - Mushroom and walnut bolognese in a Sicilian olive pesto with spinach linguine and - Celeriac steaks with braised fennel and garlic, fennel shavings, salsa verde and white bean mash. Happy birthday! If you need something catered during the last few weeks of lockdown, were eager to help you out - by supporting our local business youre personally contributing to saving us and making sure that were still here when this is all over - thank you so much. We need our little community more than ever right now, and youve shown us the whole way through this wild ride that youre here so, thank you, again, we love you and feel so blessed.

16.01.2022 A couple of snaps from yesterday’s shenanigans with Here For Ya Mate - it’s bloody great to be back and rolling again after what has felt like an endless winter for so many people. We were too ‘in the moment’ to remember to take photographs throughout the day - but pictured: one exhausted, happy team, vegan momos with chilli sauce, oyster mushrooms marinaded in smoked maple and soy, with chilli and peach relish in beet brioche. Not pictured: alllllll the dumplings, barbecue..., coffee and molasses marinaded Fable, calamari, all of the hummus and roast carrot and cumin dip with herb roasted sourdough, and a gang of incredibly happy celebrators. Happy Sunday - hope you’re all getting out to enjoy some sunshine! See you Tuesday

16.01.2022 48 fruit boxes ordered for today, 56 delivered. We are so grateful for this support and we’re starting to believe we might make it through this - if the momentum can last just another week or so, it could be plain sailing. Thank you to everyone who’s ordered, shared, dropped in for coffee, lunch, donated, added to our Here For Ya Mate pot to help continue our community work, to my team, to CMAC for helping us with deliveries today - and to Danielle for this picture of her c...at really helping us to become waste free by recycling his empty box. If you need groceries, we always deliver - link is below! You can add a heap of extras in too to keep supporting local, if you need them. Our kitchen is open from 8AM tomorrow, and we have plenty of produce - orders can be placed until 6PM, or you can drop in and have a little shop whilst we make your coffee! www.earthboundbolton.com/produce-orders/

16.01.2022 Out and about today? Check out our other little shop - Simone is open until 4PM on Inglis Street, Diamond Creek!

14.01.2022 Morning fam, happy Friday! We’ve all made it through another week - that much closer to a Covid normal! The troops are in today - Amy, Haylee and Simone will all be in serving up the perfect cuppa, freezers brimming with ice and ice cream for those cold numbers, cakes, and fresh produce ready to go! This weekend is going to be deeeelicious - so of course we’ve also got a number of meals in our fridge ready to go, because who wants to be in the kitchen when it’s sunny like t...his? See you from 9AM

14.01.2022 Tonight in Earthbound/Homebound, an isolation anniversary! The lovely folks were treated to our mapo tofu with brown rice and spinach - gluten free by the way! Alongside it was this gorgeous crunchy salad of snow pea shoots, red cabbage, avocado, mint, coriander, pear and chilli - with a lip smacking maple and ponzu dressing! ... Our small shop is doing everything it can to survive right now, and were so grateful to you all for supporting us by stopping in for a coffee, produce, cakes, and these special day meals - you know we can deliver them to you hot of an evening, right? We all need as much lift as we can to get us through these last few weeks of lockdown and I am so privileged to be able to cook and talk to you all. Its balm to my soul to hear from you every day. Thank you to our gorgeous community for looking after us during these nonsense times AGN

14.01.2022 The gang were dead busy today lining our beautiful new planters, filling them up and planting all of the little plants we’ve been nursing on the tables the last few weeks - we’ve got bush beans, radishes, all manner of tomatoes, crystal apples (a really cool kind of cucumber we discovered via a beer we bought recently), passion fruit for some coverage and shade, allll the herbs, aloe.. more snow peas (because we haven’t got enough already), the list goes on! Then we beasted ...our old planters into the garden nearby, did some transplanting, planted some colourful bee-friendly seeds in.. and after that we all collapsed. See you tomorrow morning - 10-2:30, we’re closing a half hour earlier than usual for the first The Piano Has Been Drinking - a regular night of piano, booze and community conversation we hope to hold!

13.01.2022 Still thinking about the sage and mushroom rolls? We are - so we made you some for lunch! Here today in the sun until 2PM ... Edit - theyre all gone, sorry! Will aim to have more made tomorrow morning!

12.01.2022 Check out these beautiful fine art prints, gift tags and greeting cards from the gorgeous B.Seedeen Pattern & Print that have just shimmied on to our walls! Tags are $4 each or 6 for $20, greeting cards are $5 each or 5 for $20 - perfect if you want to be including a little note in a care package, or just to send someone a little cheer! Well be back (we hope!) tomorrow at 9am for coffee, groceries and our Homebound meal kits!

11.01.2022 Morning gang! The sun is breaking out? This wasn’t in the forecast. We’re here until 2PM - mushroom and sage rolls fresh out the oven, and our new thyme, sage & Fable casserole is almost cool enough to be packed and ready to enjoy at home!

10.01.2022 Good morning! We are here and ready to go - had a spare halfa this morning so we knocked out these mini vegan spanas for a little morning snack! Vegan of course, with rainbow chard, spinach, some very untraditional mint and feta, wrapped up in a little filo casing. Our doors are open, the sun in shining, Maeve has the coffee machine fired up and ready to go.. see you soon! ...

10.01.2022 Got our lavender on today courtesy of our mates at The Veggie Empire! Lavender is a great antiseptic and anti-inflammatory - but more than that, is great for our pollinators who need all the help they can get - and we need them to be on it. Looking forward to these little babes growing up and joining our sunflowers, billy buttons and the host of herbs and flowers growing in our planters. Look forward to seeing you tomorrow - doors open at 9am - and we heard rumours of banana... bread, with bananas donated by Greenhills Neighbourhood House. This is the final few weeks, family - we need your support now more than ever to get us through this last push and ensure we’re still here when this blows over. Thank you for the love, we are humbled - we are wouldn’t be here without you, supporting us. T-minus twelve hours until the bell tolls for hot coffee, pastry, vacuum packed dinner and lunch, fresh fruit and vegetables, and if we’re lucky, some sun. The weather doesn’t look promising - so if you don’t want to get your hair wet (because we most certainly do not), order online for free delivery: www.earthboundbolton.com/produce-orders/

10.01.2022 Thank you to the supremely talented Nicolette for our new artwork - commission courtesy of my wonderful husband Shaun. With Facebook shifting its branding to be more dark mode, it was time for a change. Visit Nicolettes website for more of her incredible work! https://nicoletteatkinson.com

09.01.2022 Guess who is our barista in training? Yep, Simone is waiting for some peeps to practice on. If were within your 5km zone pop in for coffee today till 2pm

08.01.2022 Dewey, fresh apples in this morning from Lemnos, in the Goulburn Valley.. crisp and sweet! Were here until 2PM for coffee, cakes, home meals, and a huge selection of fresh produce alongside these gorgeous apples.

08.01.2022 Morning family! Its a beautiful morning again (small wins!) and were here until early arvo for coffee, fruit and veg, and take home meals! I just wanted to give an update on what your Here For Ya Mate donations are contributing to - so many of you have been generous enough to chip in at the checkout, and we have a number of amazing folks who make a recurring donation every week with their standing fruit and veg orders. Thank you doesnt seem like a powerful enough word ...- but for the people who were able to help out with these donations, they make the world of difference. Weve taken boxes of fruit and veg, cakes, bread and milk out to so many families who are struggling through this and were really grateful for the opportunity to help out.. today weve got a really special delivery going out to Greenhills Neighbourhood House, who Here For Ya Mate heard needed donations of a number of things but in particular, bread. What makes this one particularly cool is that we were able to reach out to STREAT, who were happy to get us into their delivery run. STREAT have cafes all over Melbourne, and their store at Melbourne Central was the first cafe I got a coffee from when I got to Melbourne in 2014 from Scotland - Id never seen anything like it. STREAT support disadvantaged youth aged 16-25 and offer them a supported pathway from the street to a sustainable livelihood, and offering a number of programs including accredited certificate courses, work experience programs, and short courses in hospitality. Thank you so much to everyone who has helped us out with this - most of all our excellent pals Here For Ya Mate, youre all brilliant! Andrew

08.01.2022 Afternoon family, todays post comes from our balcony, with a big fat glass of wine because spring is fiiiiinally here and its warm enough to be outside without a parka on, happy days! Thanks for an amazing week, we have loved the love! Today we were able to get all of our little plant babies outside for some vitamin D (which well admit we also needed) and were dropped in on by The Natural Helper, B.Seedeen Pattern & Print and a number of other lovelies! So good to have th...ose beautiful big doors open again chatting to our folks, hopefully were able to get the tables and chairs outside too in the not too distant future. Were back tomorrow from 10am joined by the lovely Maeve for produce, coffee, muffins, cold drinks and BYO-extras home meals from the fridge - we cant wait to see you, the doors will be open and its going to be a relative scorcher at 20 degrees! Woop! Team Earthbound

08.01.2022 ..and we’re done for the day! Thank you to everyone who stopped in to chat, some good laughs were had - the sun is so encouraging of the good vibes! Today in ‘birthdays in iso’ was our much loved fennel and Fable ragu with gnocchi, our spanakopita (which I didn’t get a photo of in my swift moves to get it to its table whilst still hot - but it looked divine!), a salad of spinach and snow pea tendrils with capsicum, cucumber, crushed peas with garlic and thai basil, and a ci...trus herb dressing. By special request for a fussy lil peep, I also made these little mushroom and sage ‘sausage’ rolls - I’m told they went down a treat! Another win for the humble mushroom. Don’t forget if you’ve got a special something coming up, we’re more than happy to create a custom menu for you - and it doesn’t need to be vegan, we can work with anything! Have a lovely evening, folks

07.01.2022 Good morning Eltham! Another gorgeous morning - can we be hopeful that winter is finally over (even if other things arent yet)? Were here until after lunch, coffee is fresh and hot, produce is fresh but thankfully not hot.. drop in! If you need produce, you can pick up your bits inside - but if you need some things delivered, order through our website and well get them to you tomorrow, free of charge! ... www.earthboundbolton.com/produce-orders

07.01.2022 Morning gang! We’re a bit late today - but we’re here! Maeve has the coffee machine fired up, and Andrew is hiding through the back replenishing our vacuum sealed meals! It’s a gorgeous morning out there - we’ll be here until 2PM!

06.01.2022 Good morning, good morning! Looking like another gorgeous day in Eltham - were in, the coffee machine is fired up and we are stocked with gorgeous fresh fruit and veggies which have just arrived, we have fresh bread, and we still have some of this mornings fresh croissants, save the ones that already left for brekkie! Well be here until after lunch - come say hello!... EBB

06.01.2022 Good morning family, were back from a sunny weekend! Hope you all got out and enjoyed it? The shop is fully stocked with fresh fruit and veg, take home meals, cakes and coffee - well be here until two! Drop by to say hello

06.01.2022 Morning gang! Please welcome to the Earthbound family, Blue-Green-Yellow: Liam Hensworth ... Henedict Cumberbatch and Stevie Chicks Stevie is named after a real life hen, who is in turn named after the legendary Stevie Nicks. The three resting on our fireplace are for our team to take home, and we’ll let them decide on names! These ISO chooks were made by the wonderful and talented Joan Denison, certified local legend - so many local homes have had these chooks in their front gardens for some time and we are absolutely delighted to welcome them into our garden, too! If you’re chook spotting on your afternoon walk, drop by! We’re here until 2PM for coffee, produce, cakes and take home meals from our fridge - the last few months has been a tough gig for a lot of businesses, we really need your support through these last few weeks to get us through! AGN

06.01.2022 Gday family! Remember the other day we posted about custom orders and menus for special things like lockdown birthdays, anniversaries and also Fridays Because Were Over Cooking In Our House (same in our house tbh, were eating vac sealed meals from Earthbound right now )? Here is one which went out today to the fabulous birthday girl Carole, courtesy of her lovely fella Paul. Inside the box:... - Fennel and Fable ragu, but better - slow braised for 7 hours, with polenta, a healthy glug of cab sauv, and super creamy polenta. - Mushroom and walnut bolognese with Swiss and porcini mushrooms, olive pesto and spinach linguine. - Fennel, rocket and radish salad with hazelnuts, mint, basil and a citrus dressing. - Giant loaf of garlic olive sourdough because Bread. With. All. Meals. - A selection of our little vegan sweets from our mates at Little Bertha. - OJ, apple juice, and a banana, mango and pineapple juice, from our mates at Daylesford & Hepburn Mineral Springs - A bottle of Cabernet Sauvignon from our mates in the Yarra Valley And then, if you could still think of food afterward, a box of produce to top things up over the next few days! Get in touch if you have something coming up - wed love to help. AGN

05.01.2022 Monday mornings are for lavender lattes whilst the stove bubbles and we plan for the week. What does your Monday look like? Whatever youre doing out there gang, stay safe.

05.01.2022 New in at Earthbound joining our locally made lovely things, soaps by Skin Botanics! All natural, cold processed soaps - no nasties, no chemicals, made using natural and sustainable oils, clays and Australian essential oils - so kind to skin.

05.01.2022 Morning family! Another kinda dreary one - but I love Mondays just the same. Even though were closed, this is when I get in to the kitchen to prepare for the week and play with the things we keep in our fridge! New in this week, joining the rest of the line up - - Porcini and brown mushroom soup, with lemon, thyme and parsley. Yum! - Beetroot and vegemite hummus. Ill admit I didnt create this, its just a riff on our already legendary beetroot hummus, which is still av...ailable! - Mushroom and walnut bolognese, in an olive pesto sauce. Delish with big chunky pasta noodles, but whatever your favourite is will be fab - this isnt quite ready, Im still playing but I should have it ready to go by Wednesday! This week, Im also putting together a set of meals for a family celebrating a special birthday - do you have something coming up? Send me a message, Id love to help! And of course, the never ending - if you want to support local and keep away from the supermarkets, order online (link below) by 6PM and well deliver free of charge to you, Tuesday through Saturday. Or pop in to say hi, and you can grab your bits and pieces whilst youre waiting for your coffee. Through our website too, you can make a donation to Here For Ya, Mate, our friends who are getting around the local community supporting those who are having the worst of times right now. I match these donations personally where I can, and they pay for produce, meals, and other little bits to bring a bit sparkle to the day of those who need a little lift and love. You can also ring up if you want to send someone you love some goodies - we can arrange that no issue! Take care and stay safe out there - were halfway through and it will only get better if we all do the right thing. AGN www.earthboundbolton.com/produce-orders/

05.01.2022 We’re not really tree and tinsel people - but we certainly are local artist supporting people! Perhaps it’s a little early but we couldn’t wait to get these fabulous Christmas ISO chook by the wonderful Joan Denison - local Eltham legend - up on our walls. We need some cheer right now and these cute chooks are ticking all the boxes for us. Cheers Joan - bloody love your work, we sent some people to find you today! ‘Our chooks aren’t for sale, sorry!’ became the shop mantra!

05.01.2022 Happy Saturday, family! It’s World Mental Health Day - and a really important reminder for those of us in Melbourne. We’ve been locked up a long time and so many of us are in pain. This isn’t a marketing post, we’re not going to say something tacky like ‘come get a coffee and some sunshine!’ ... But it’s important that you all get outside today, and take some time for yourselves. As many as 1 in 5 of us experience some form of mental illness, and many don’t speak up because of the stigma that surrounds these issues. If you do need to talk to someone, a really great place to start is with your GP, or if you need to talk to someone in a crisis, can contact Lifeline on 13 11 14. Look after yourselves, family - this has been so hard but we’re nearing the end. This will be a distant memory, soon enough!

04.01.2022 We’re never short of inspired (or shocked, tbh) by our community’s willingness to get involved. Here’s Ant, teacher, husband, long term supporter of Earthbound, doing his bit to contribute to an amazing charity championing mental health, testicular and prostate cancer. If you’ve got a spare dollar, consider chipping it in here - during times like those we live in, it’s hard to know where to put our goodwill - but if we all pick thing that is important to us, we should have... most of it covered in next to no time. AGN

04.01.2022 Happy hump day, folks! Here are some bits from our fruit and veg boxes - if you need to fill your fridge, and you order by 8PM tonight via our website, well get them to your door by lunch time tomorrow, free of charge Well be in, hopefully with our beautiful big doors open and the sun shining from 9am.... www.earthboundbolton.com/produce-orders/

04.01.2022 Happy Tuesday, family! It’s looking like it’s going to be a pretty miserable week - but we’ve got you! We’ve got a big old pot of broccoli and pear soup brewing for lunch time, served with herb toast.. and then this beauty. ... Pan fried gnocchi from Nick's Gnocchi and Pasta, in a coconut, cumin and pumpkin sauce, with crispy sage and marinated vegan feta by YAY Foods. This Saturday we’ll be closing our kitchen slightly early at 1:30 to prep for a special birthday party we’re having at Earthbound - but we’ll be open from 9AM so you can get your fix, and back the following morning on Sunday until 2 as normal!

04.01.2022 Fresh, juicy Nashi peaches - and our new house juices - we’ve got everything you need! Fresh produce, coffee, the freshest bread on earth, Earthbound-cooked meals to heat at home, cakes.. We’re here until 2PM. We’ve really loved the love throughout lockdown - thank you to everyone who has popped in or shopped online for free delivery, you’ve personally contributed to making sure we’re still here when this is over. ... Rumour has it we might need to be on alert to reopen our doors in as little as twelve days.. we’re excited and we are itching to finally welcome you all back to the table. There’ll be more to come on that as the information becomes more apparent so watch this space - but in the mean time, like many small businesses, we are doing it tough and we really need your support in *one hopefully last push* to get through this. If you need groceries, or just a caffeine hit, drop by to see us

04.01.2022 Another happy catstomer!

04.01.2022 Another satisfied customer, Murphy enjoyed hecking down on his special plate of bacon whilst his mum Madyson had her brekkie!

03.01.2022 Afternoon family! After the baby spana a few weeks ago, we brought in a bigger mama spana and you seemed to love those too! Seeing as spring appears to have finally sprung, and we hope everyone is enjoying some sunshine on their faces, we thought you may enjoy a family size spana - chard, spinach, YAY! feta in a filo casing! Something lighter for the nicer weather to enjoy together whilst we drill through these last hard weeks. ... Although the news wasnt what we were hoping for (and we know for many, that this news wouldnt have been received well at all), were still going to be working to make sure that were here when this is over - were not going anywhere, and when we reach that stage of a soft release into a Covid normal we will be ready with an updated summer menu, and the table will be set for you. Thank you so much - I dont think we can say it often enough - for the love and support youve given to us. It is everything, you are everything. AGN & Simone. (Edited to add that in my attempt to multitask on writing this post as my cat, Seven, hopped into his new dolls bed, I attached both pictures at once - but since everyone loves a good grandpa cat, Ill just leave him here. Oops!)

02.01.2022 Looking for some preweekend brekkie or lunch? Drop in and feast on our vegan mac with walnut rocket pesto crust whilst it lasts!

02.01.2022 Woahhh, what an end! We’ve been mobbed and our kitchen is empty - save some veg and produce that isn’t quite enough to make a meal - we’re here for the next couple hours having a tidy up, but we still have some produce left. If you need anything, swing by - we have heaps of sourdough and veggies, eggs etc left - for a gold coin donation to Here For Ya Mate!

02.01.2022 Artichokes for days! Happy Friday, gang! These regal fellas arrived this morning - fresh and in season for a few months, a great addition to your usual fruit and veggie cohort for spring! Braise em, stew em, eat them whole with a spinach dip, put them on a pizza.. time to start phasing out those winter veggies and get our plates ready for summer! ... Were here until 2 today, drop by and pick one up with your coffee! EBB

01.01.2022 Evening, family. As if things werent bad enough right now, I started my day with an article by Antoun Issa, a Melbourne based journalist from Lebanon who wrote this morning of what he felt in the wake of this latest disaster. We are in pain, worldwide, but we must remember to pay attention and prioritise each disaster, as it happens, as people need help. This isnt a case of how do I stop my house from catching fire, so much as its a case of how do we stop the burning h...ouse from being on fire, and protect those who are not on fire once the emergency is dealt with. Lebanon is in pain right now in a way which should shift our focus for a minute. Our community member Francis from the wonderful Franco & Co is seeking donations to this fund - via the same platform who saved me from a personal crisis in 2016. If you have anything to spare, please think about contributing. Thoughts and prayers are wonderful sentiments, but they dont achieve results or direct support to those in crisis.

01.01.2022 Great afternoon in the garden at Earthbound last week, just in time for Spring Whilst Simone worked on putting orders together and chatting/charming the pants off everyone who visited us, Maeve spent her time planting herbs to get us through the initial stages of spring, as well as Mammoth Russian sunflowers, and Billy Buttons - we have them all around the cafe (but you might have forgotten, because the last time you were able to visit us was in another lifetime), so we th...ought it would be really lovely to grow some in our planters, too! Andrew spent the afternoon digging and bedding down a rosemary bush donated to us by a local, out the front by the Lomandra - he hasnt yet met a plant he could kill, and we hear that rosemary is impossible to knock off, so were hopeful that even in the poor soil, cut with coffee grounds and fresh compost, itll thrive come summer and provide a little shade out on the terrace. We took a lot of cuttings, which are available inside on us - we dont want to see them go to waste! Come grab em with your coffee :D Team Earthbound