How do you shop? What do you buy and where AND what do you grow?

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Permalink Reply by jodykwik on August 16, 2009 at 2:13pm

no bulk shopping online yet...but i think i will sometime not too far off. i grow tomatos, cukes, and squashes. i get sprouting materials at the nat food stores. and i pretty much spend all the money i have to spend every month.

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Permalink Reply by YogaBrudder on August 16, 2009 at 2:36pm

Hey Baugh! I look for organics frts & vegs on sale, and finaggle at frms mkt for last-minute deals, esp wild plants. I'm gonna place my first EarthShiftProducts.com order tom'w for bulk many things - maca, herbs, things recommended in longevitynow. It'll be one to three hundred bux. don't know my food budget, but i save a lot by not eating out much (don't miss it), fancy coffees and snacks, doctor visits.

When I went raw last Jan, I liked how my typical trail at Whole Foods evaporated. Now I hardly go there, except if I'm feeling social, but not for salad bar anymore, or to eat, for that matter.

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Permalink Reply by Josh Fossgreen on August 16, 2009 at 6:47pm

1) I buy most of my produce at my excellent local market Community Market.

2) haven't been to a farmer's market in months

3) right now raspberries, cucumbers, a few tomatoes, some volunteer squash plants, green beans (family eats em)

4) I'm looking into ordering some tropical fruit from Florida, but haven't done so yet.

5) I spend $200-400 a month buying all my own food in Northern California. Easy! And no medical bills or supplements to buy on the side.

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Permalink Reply by svelte_in_la on August 16, 2009 at 7:52pm

1) Quinoa, nuts, Namu Shoya, Kumbucha tea, vegan junk food, produce if I run out of it, spirulina, sea salt, cayenne pepper, cinnamon, dulse flakes

2) All greens, fruits. Produce basically.

3) Ha! yeah, right.

4) Non-native to California fruit at RobertIsHere.com

5) $400 I love to eat.

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Permalink Reply by Gian on September 2, 2009 at 10:10pm

Hi, where do you buy online forPau d'Arco, Cats Claw, Chuhuasi, Chanca Piedra teas?
Thanks.

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Permalink Reply by Megan Rivard on October 20, 2009 at 12:30am

http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/

BEST EVER! :) happy shopping!

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Permalink Reply by Ian on August 17, 2009 at 6:49am

1) Most of my produce comes from my natural food store

2) Greens and mangos come from my farmer's market sometimes

3) I am growing herbs, tomatoes, and cucumbers (currently - more to follow)

4) Don't like online shopping. Living Nutz, maybe, when I get cravings :-)

5) Without the raw cafe dining, probably $550 a month, more if I feel like making fancy items.

I pride myself on the fact that the largest "payment" I have each month is my food bill. Best investment I ever made. In fact, I do remember the less than desirable income I was bringing in just 4 short years ago, and my budget was about $30 per week, and I really had to scrape and claw. These days, I don't even look at the pricetags because the price of organic and raw is least of my worries :-)

Great post, Dhru!

Ian

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Permalink Reply by Reelika Lester on August 17, 2009 at 10:07am

Hey Guys!!

1) Everything from natural hygiene to almond butter....

2) I buy most of the fruits and vegetable from the farmers markets... I have found that going to the markets just before they close, the vendors are selling their produce with the big discount,,,,

3) I used to grow the greens, tomatoes and cucumbers, but now live in the apartment and dont have a land to do it anymore...

4) I buy most of the nuts and seeds online (bulk) - it seems to be cheaper than local health stores

5) i love good food - maybe $400 - $500 a month

Have a wonderful day!!!!

Reelika

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Permalink Reply by meganthevegan on August 18, 2009 at 4:13pm

Yeah, in CA they are sold pasteurized in stores. But at the farmers markets, farmers are not REQUIRED to pasteurize them. I know some of the farmers at the market where I live. A couple vendors do NOT have raw almonds, and there are 2 that do. They are the best tasting almonds around, I can tell that they are raw :)

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Permalink Reply by Gian on September 2, 2009 at 9:59pm

I just made an online order for Raw Almonds from the Briden Wilson Farm in CA. They had just announced their harvest and I bought a bunch of almonds and a couple of jars of their almond butter. I can't wait to recieve my package. Their website is below:
http://homegrownalmonds.com/

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Permalink Reply by Debra on October 31, 2009 at 9:29pm

Wow, thanks for that link. A lot of places are charging $15 a pound or more and theirs are under $10.

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Permalink Reply by Jay on August 17, 2009 at 2:26pm

I buy a lot of fruit - bananas, apples, pears, pineapples or whatever is in season and spinach, kale, arugula etc. I typically shop at Whole Foods so I probably spend about 4-500 at month...they are quite expensive but I'm worth it! I don't grow anything and I don't buy bulk items online.

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