Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 I just wanted to rave about Bulk Barn. We got a new one in our area and I went shopping happy. For $26.00 I got all the raw food I ever dreamed I could find. Does anyone else love bulk stores? I find it helps me stay raw. How about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2007 Report Share Posted January 5, 2007 Wish we had something like that here in Cambridge, MA. Even the local co-op is exorbitant. Organic mangos can go for anywhere from $3-4.99, and I don't even look at the organic berries anymore-- $5-$6 a pint usually. Grapes are completely out of my range also. I eat a lot of oranges and bananas, apples, non-organic mangos, even Goya frozen mango or guava pulp in my smoothies sometimes because it's so much cheaper. I always try to get organic red peppers, though, even though they're $4-6 a pound. I'm going to have to start traveling (bus, train or walking) around Boston-- to nearby towns and also to Chinatown-- to get cheaper fruits and vegies, also exostic fruits that aren't available to me locally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2007 Report Share Posted January 6, 2007 rawfood , Sharrhan Williamson <sharrhanw wrote: > > I'm going to have to start traveling (bus, train or walking) around Boston-- to nearby towns and also to Chinatown-- to get cheaper fruits and vegies, also exostic fruits that aren't available to me locally. > <<< It's true -- not much in the way of local grown in New England this time of year. I suppose our native predecessors would have been living on stored grains, nuts, dried fruit and fruit cellar fruits/roots with a bit of fish and game. According to the Connecticut casino museums, the Mohawk were corn farmers. I heard that in colonial days lobster was considered a trash food that you'd eat when you were poor; it was so plentiful. I'm a huge fan of the local apples. About once a week or two I make the pilgrimage to Bolton Orchards for bulk apples; mostly macs, but the Red Delicious are true to their name. They say the Johnny " Appleseed " Chapman was originally from nearby Leominster, Mass., and he really liked apples, too. One of the big veggie wholesalers, the Harper family, recently opened a posh farm stand in Lancaster, Rt 70 just off Rt 2; Oak Ridge Farms. I drop by there on my way back from Bolton, because their greens are a little fresher. I used to buy those premixed salad packs, but it's so much cheaper to mix my own. Also, I'll admit I like a little slab of grass fed red a few times a year and theirs are local hormone/antibiotic free. Trader Joes has raw almonds for half the price as any other place I've seen around here -- about $5 a pound -- but I've heard the nuts are pasteurized so I'm not entirely sure it's raw. They still plump up with a soak. I'm a huge fan of raisins and dates. They're my sweetener. I keep my eyes open for sales on bananas -- sometimes $.30 a pound -- and pineapple. I dunno where they come from, but the cantaloupes have been really nummy this month; pricy, but a treat. That's where I am on affordable New England winter fare. Still learning! David King Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2007 Report Share Posted January 7, 2007 David, Thanks for the good ideas about where to find produce cheaply in the Boston area. I forgot to mention Trader Joe's-- there's one not far from my house and we do buy dried fruit and nuts there sometimes, which are excellent. Apples are a great (and logical) local food choice that I haven't given quite enough attention to. I've been having my 'special' applesauce once every day: apples (1 or 2) + dried apples (1/2 c) + raisins + lemon-tahini sauce, cinnamon and 1/2 tsp. of vanilla, blended = bliss. I really want to get my hands on some sapote and durian, and I'm pretty sure they're only available in Chinatown. If you have any ideas where I can buy them, please send me a note off-list. Thanks! Sharrhan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 9, 2007 Report Share Posted January 9, 2007 There will come a time in the very near future when, like the meat-production industry today, the fruit growers of America will recieve the massive subsidies...and you'll be able to buy that " Big Pint " for $.99. Whoopee! tev Sharrhan Williamson <sharrhanw wrote: Wish we had something like that here in Cambridge, MA. Even the local co-op is exorbitant. Organic mangos can go for anywhere from $3-4.99, and I don't even look at the organic berries anymore-- $5-$6 a pint usually. Grapes are completely out of my range also. I eat a lot of oranges and bananas, apples, non-organic mangos, even Goya frozen mango or guava pulp in my smoothies sometimes because it's so much cheaper. I always try to get organic red peppers, though, even though they're $4-6 a pound. Recent Activity 34 New Members 4 New Links 4 New Files Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2007 Report Share Posted January 10, 2007 rawfood , tev treowlufu <goraw808 wrote: > > There will come a time in the very near future when, > like the meat-production industry today, > the fruit growers of America will recieve the massive > subsidies...and you'll be able to buy that " Big Pint " for $.99. > > Whoopee! > > tev Sounds like heaven, TEV! I'm ready. ;-p > Sharrhan Williamson <sharrhanw wrote: > Wish we had something like that here in Cambridge, MA. Even the local co-op is exorbitant. Organic mangos can go for anywhere from $3-4.99, and I don't even look at the organic berries anymore-- $5-$6 a pint usually. Grapes are completely out of my range also. I eat a lot of oranges and bananas, apples, non-organic mangos, even Goya frozen mango or guava pulp in my smoothies sometimes because it's so much cheaper. I always try to get organic red peppers, though, even though they're $4-6 a pound. > > > > > Recent Activity > > 34 > New Members > > 4 > New Links > > 4 > New Files > > Visit Your Group > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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