I live, write, and garden in the PNW with my husband of 27 years, disabled daughter, college-aged son, and my 84-year-old mother. We have paid off $250,000.00 worth of debt (if you include the interest) in the last fifteen years and as of 6/12/2020 are 100% DEBT FREE!!!!I looked into the local food co-op today (or at least looked at their extensive website) and think I might join. There is less and less I want to get at Costco anymore now that we are moving more towards sustainable food and living, etc., and I think it might be the way to go. It's fairly large and it has a one time fee of $90 and then a $5 a year annual fee. Umm...yeah, better than Costco and it's 90% organic.
Plus, I was looking around on their website and they had a picture from their mercantile department and they had wooden spatulas and wooden flippers or turners or whatever you call them. The things you flip pancakes over with. I'm wanting to get away from plastics and their leaching effects as much as possible as I'm starting to suspect that may be where a majority of my health problems may be coming from. I have five different wooden spoons that came with my wok, but they don't help with everything. I also want to find wooden tongs.
They also have additive free roast beef and turkey in their deli. The one sandwich shop in town where we can buy that you have to buy a pound of each at a time and since it's $9.99 a pound, you then have to divide it up and freeze it because you don't want it to go to waste at that price (or at any price, but especially that price). If I can just purchase enough for that week's sandwiches it would be so much easier. Even if I will still have to freeze part of it because it only lasts about three days, that will still mean much less work on my part and fewer containers tied up in the freezer.
I do want to make a visit in person though, because if the prices are outrageous it may not be worth it. Still, I remember going there sometimes with my friend and her mom when I was little and I know that her mom always thought the prices there were reasonable and I know they didn't make as much in their family as my parents did and they were pinching pennies, so if it's still reasonable like that it could be a viable alternative and a less expensive source of organic foods. You don't have to join to shop there, but you can get case discounts and special prices on certain things if you do.
Food Co-op
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I hope it works for you!!
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