Buying in Bulk.

Posted on 2006-Feb-14 at 08:12

"Never doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light". -Michelle Terrill

So, I am looking at buying things in bulk, and I got a catalog for a buying club. Now, a couple of things have struck me. 1. The prices in this catalog are not any better than what I can get through the local health food store. 2. I want the local health food store to stay around. 3. I only have so much room right now for lots and lots of any kind of food. I am going to buy this stuff from the local store. That way I can try stuff out in small ammounts first and then order bulk through them if I want more.

Kind of related, I just realized from reading Selling What You Sow that, even when it isn't cheaper to buy from the local orchard (we have quite a few in driving distance), I think I will try to buy more from them directly when their fruits are in season, farmers get such a paltry percentage of the profits when they go through grocery stores. I appreciate our grocery store and I will still be glad to buy from them, but I am excited about helping keep our small local farms going here. Maybe someday it will be me inviting people to come and pick their own produce on my farm!

Good idea

Posted by spinninggrandma on 2006-Feb-14 at 10:55 - Link

I like buying locally if I can ... helps the neighbors and keeps them going.