Posts tagged as: grocery
Hello there! What a beautiful summer day for a neighborhood stroll. This morning I grabbed my two boydogs, my little point-n-shoot, and some tupperware. My mission: free food from my very own cityscape. That’s right, Urban Foraging – an underground gathering technique akin to dumpster diving or guerrilla gardening. But let’s be clear: there’s a [...]
After writing about my grocery shopping process, I wanted to include a little visual addendum. A lot of people are unfamiliar with buying in bulk, and it can be intimidating if you’re unsure of the process. So to demystify it, here’s how it looks: These are the supplies I bring on one of [...]
Going over my grocery list, a discerning eye might notice the distinct absence of one key group: fresh fruits and veggies. But do you really think I’m skipping my greens? Hells no! Quite the opposite in fact – local produce makes up the majority of my diet! I alluded to my practice of produce scouting [...]
Man, I spend a lot of time thinking about food. As an enthusiastic veg*n, a sustainable/whole foods advocate, a food systems activist, keeper of my very own food forest and cooker of all things herbivorous . . . I tend to have food on the brain. Um, also, I just really like to EAT! And [...]
1. Buy Your Food From Bulk Bins. Most natural food stores, and many supermarkets, offer a variety of loose goods like flours, powders, pastas, beans, nuts, dried fruit, coffee, tea, and spices – and there are awesome advantages to buying these items bulk. Firstly, you don’t pay for anything other than the [...]
