Sally McManus, The Homestead Pantry Box

A curated food subscription service in rural Australia. Think Hello Fresh for the bush!

How do you describe the Homestead Pantry Box? 

Homestead Pantry Box is a specially curated subscription box designed to simplify your meal planning woes. We understand the unique challenges faced by rural ladies, so we've created a solution that takes care of all your needs. Think Hello Fresh for the bush. It's aimed to support ladies of the land and introduce inspiration into their kitchen.

It’s such a brilliant idea – why did you decide to create the business? 

It was a mixture of ideas that came together. I was a caterer before I started the business but with rural living and 3 young kids it became too hard to navigate. I knew I wanted to keep cooking for people so came up with an idea to create my own products to sell. After researching what was out there I realised the market was already full of delicious Australian Made products. I am a very practical person and I knew I needed to work out a way to share these products with people. Putting together my experience of cooking and livi…