Comments on: A Little Look Into Groceries, Continued

By: Gea

Gea — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 02:17:00 +0000

I wish I could buy more in bulk. Cross contamination is our biggest fear. But could do this for all my foods and not my son(with many allergies)

By: Julia

Julia — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 14:39:48 +0000

Oh!!! I love seeing other people with glass jar obsessions. I have rows of canning jars filled with nuts and oats and seeds that drive my husband slightly crazy, but I love being able to see what I have.

By: Sayward

Sayward — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:03:34 +0000

@ Nona – Hi, welcome to the site! I’m so glad you like what I’m doing here, and I totally agree – Etsy is AWESOME for all sorts of eco friendly supplies. It’s great that you’re making the changes.

Hope to see you around the site!

By: Nona

Nona — Thu, 27 May 2010 13:22:46 +0000

I’m still catching up on previous readings and was really impressed by your shopping method and the reusing you do. I don’t have a sewing machine but so I purchased ready-made, reusable bags for shopping. I have reusable grocery bags, produce bags, bulk bags and found reusable baggies with zippers that are great. The website Etsy has an endless supply of great handmade items and is great for gleaning ideas.

By: Sayward

Sayward — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 06:35:36 +0000

@ Courtney Osborne – I know plenty of people who take their glass into Whole Foods! I’m sure they’ll be quite accommodating. All you need to do is put a piece of masking tape on each jar, and bring a pen with you. Then, you just weigh each jar (or have them do it for you if the scale is behind the counter) and write the ‘empty weigh’ on the masking tape. Then you fill it up, and they’ll re-weigh it at check out and subtract the ‘empty weight’. It’s totally doable, and waaaay better than plastic. Luck!

By: Courtney Osborne

Courtney Osborne — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:45:40 +0000

How do places deal with your glass jars and other stuff they normally wouldn’t provide? I really want to start buying bulk when I can and love the idea of using my own containers instead of theirs. I’m trying to reduce the amount of plastic I use and I have glass jars to use. I’m just wary of going into Whole Foods with them. I should probably just ask, shouldn’t I?

By: Sayward

Sayward — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:26:21 +0000

@ sarah – I’m so glad you’ve found this useful! I love hearing that. And good luck with whatever is going on in your life. So many people are tightening up right now, remember that we’re all in it together! And we’ll all be okay. =)
Luck!

By: sarah

sarah — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 23:47:34 +0000

I seriously think you must read my mind or something. It’s amazing… due to several life changing events (at least temporarily), we are seriously restricting our budget and keeping track of every nickel and dime. I’m just now pinning down everything, and was like, ok, loose ends – i.e. food, i.e. non produce groceries. Hmmm… I should make a list for like a monthly run… boy sure would be nice to have a reference… oh yeah Sayward’s post! Ha.

When I’m about to run out of flour, I go buy flour… at least that’s how I’ve always done it. Now I’m going to have to do it your way… and your list does help as a point of reference. I’m horrible about remembering grocery items until I need them. I totally appreciate you sharing your experiences with us – it helps those of us who are still honing our mad skills yo.

By: Sayward

Sayward — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:44:01 +0000

@ Homegrown Texan – Yup, TJ’s organic grade B! =) I just soak them in a big pot of water overnight, and then the label just falls right off. It also helps with any dried-syrup crusties that might be stuck. Then I throw it in the dishwasher – works great! If you don’t have a dishwasher, what I’ll do is fill the bottle half way with water and a little dish soap, then cover the top with my palm, and SHAKE SHAKE SHAKE! It works to scrub the inside of weird shaped bottles! =D

So sad about closing co-op!

@ Kelly – Aw, thanks!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:10:26 +0000

I am THOROUGHLY impressed!