tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post6687693140663118821..comments2024-02-14T20:37:40.921-05:00Comments on 500 Dollar Tomato: Bulking Up Part OneTamihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-61056457879872517542011-01-22T18:01:15.046-05:002011-01-22T18:01:15.046-05:00Sue...$320!!!!! You really need to come to my hou...Sue...$320!!!!! You really need to come to my house a teach me a thing or two. There's only 2 humans, 3 pups and an old cat. And I spend $500+<br /><br />I asked SM if he's eating for two.<br /><br />He pats his belly "Yep...Me and my tapeworm."<br /><br /><br />Jane...Good idea. I did a search and most of them tag themselves as "speciality - Health Foods." They've even got an "Earth Fare" listed which ain't cheap. Further investigation needed.<br /><br />Lynda...This is going to take some time as I really have no idea what it takes to get through a month let alone quarterly like you do. I'm seriously stunned, but that's the next post.<br /><br />APG...Hmmmm Lots and lots of people in my way. Lots and lots of my sanity slowly dripping away. Lots and lots of hard work (Amen sister!)Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-19067279963744484612011-01-22T15:45:49.152-05:002011-01-22T15:45:49.152-05:00UhOh, the bug is really getting you now!
Don'...UhOh, the bug is really getting you now!<br /><br />Don't beat yourself up to bad. Things get better with time and lots and lots of hard work out in the garden.<br /><br />Maybe I should have used three 'lots'.<br /><br />Hope no other shoppers cross your path today...heheheeThe Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-80837818053952839352011-01-22T13:19:55.430-05:002011-01-22T13:19:55.430-05:00I hate shopping...all shopping...period. I'll...I hate shopping...all shopping...period. I'll do anything to not shop...I buy all my meat on the hoof...I raise chickens, I have a huge garden, I go out to the fields when they are harvesting and beg for 5 gallon buckets or rice,corn,sunflower seeds, safflower, wheat, oats, tomatoes and I've been know to follow balers picking up broken bales of alfalfa hay to feed the animals...so I'm also cheap (and embarrasing according to my kids). BUT I do go bulk shopping at Sam's, Costco and WinCo 4 times a year: toilet paper, spices, salt, sugars, yeast and my husband's list of *garbage*: pretzels, cheezeits, Tilamock Extra, Extra sharp cheddar cheese, Colombo Salami, Dentine Gum....all those things I won't or don't know how to make at home! BTW the food co-op is a good idea...we had one in the 80's and it was fantastic. I got a call the other day to start one up again and I'm thinking about it.Lyndahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14189157322930654023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-49433540132020295562011-01-22T08:58:23.115-05:002011-01-22T08:58:23.115-05:00What a great goal. Have you checked for any Co-ops...What a great goal. Have you checked for any Co-ops in your area. You can usually get a discount the more you buy. We have a food co-op, like a grocery store, plus a different grain co-op that sells flours, oats, plus grocery type items. But if you were not looking for them, you would not know they were there.Sometimes it takes some investigation. Good luck.Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4059935180600513762.post-80517365775630273742011-01-22T08:16:36.893-05:002011-01-22T08:16:36.893-05:00I wonder how anyone can avoid going to the store f...I wonder how anyone can avoid going to the store for a year-wouldn't that be wonderful! I hate grocery shopping. Unfortunately, I'm not about to start growing my own oats,wheat and sugar, so I'm stuck. <br />We spend $320 a month on groceries, which I guess for 2 is terrible (all my neighbors think so, at any rate!), but we do buy the organic produce and get our eggs/beef/pork from local Amish farmers --it's a bit more costly, but worth it for the quality and NO chemicals. I also like to support the local farmers. I couldn't imagine having to buy for a family nowadays. I have several friends that spend roughly the same and are buying for more people, but they buy a lot of generic brands and hubby insists on his Tide and Charmin and all that name brand stuff. Sigh. <br />Well, I'm looking forward to seeing what you come up with- I'm always looking for ways to chop the bill without hubby griping!<br />:DSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com