In my community there is a fruit market that sells to the public and to local restaurants. I found that if I buy an entire bushel, or large bag, etc. I can buy produce for close to half the cost per pound as when I buy the produce by the pound. For instance, three-pound bags of onions cost $1.49, or about 50 cents a pound. When I bought the 48 pound bag, I paid $15, or 31 cents a pound. I had to ask if they would sell in large quantities for a discount – they didn’t advertise their bulk pricing. If the produce isn’t the type to store well, then consider freezing or canning it.
Bulk Food Buying
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Or, consider spliting the bag with a friend/neighbour/relative!
If you like dried fruit, like raisins and apricots, find a source of bulk cases (about 30 lb) and buy it that way, saving alot on dried fruit, which we eat a serving every day with lunch, AND, being dried, it keeps well and won’t spoil as fresh fruit will. We get it for less than 2 dollars per pound! Plus, dried fruit is concentrated, since the water is missing. Good foods to have on hand if the world economy should collapse, too.
I cannot seem to find a place online that I can buy anything for $2.00 a pound. Can you tell me where you found this source? Most of the places I have seen charge more than what I can buy it for on sale at my local grocery store. Thanks much for the tip.
i found good organic bulk prices for raisains and flour at bulkwholefoods.com it is natural online food store, i have enjoyed their products very much. i love that it comes right to my house! just check their bulk food section.
Could you tell me ideas of where to purchase bulk dry raisins and apricots? In thirty lb. sizes?
Sounds like a good plan, but I don’t think I have ever seen them this way. Thanks, Kathy
If you live in the West, Winco can and will “special order” any of their bulk food items including dried fruit, in the original packaging of whatever size. They also price tham at some fraction of their already low bulk-food prices. Perhaps, if you don’t live in Wa, Id, Ca, Nv, or Or (WINCO area), your local bulk food connection may do the same? Can’t hurt to ask.
they do at bulkwholefoods.com, their raisains are 51 and some change for a 30lb box plus shipping, they are thompsons organic seedless and were worth every penny, very fresh, their organic white unbleached unenriched flour is also wonderful
I belong to a coop called United that sells all sorts of beans, grains, dried fruit, pasta, etc in bulk. We order once a month and it is delivered by 18 wheeler to our pick up site, it is a good deal. You can get either organic or non-organic items.
Old Virginia Joe .. . .”where” can you buy bulk cases for about $2.00/lb. I’d love to get that website – if that’s where you buy it at? Thanks!
Mary Dean……… I have purchased dried fruit etc from this company and they have good prices. http://www.bulkfoods.com/
The dried strawberries are wonderful… They are sticky not crunchy like you get some of the cereals that have dried strawberries in them.
Maybe Old Virginia Joe has another site.
Thank you for that . . . .I went there, but it looks like dried strawberries are over $8.00/pound. I didn’t see any fruit that was $2.00 lb. . . .thanks for the tip, though.
There is a food co-op in our area in Middle TN…their website is: http://www.bulknaturalfoods.com/
We also buy at Costco [which we like a little better than Sam's club] and have a garden.
We live in a very rural area where there are lots of farm fresh eggs and fresh farm veggies during growing season, but they are not very cheap.
You can also try your local “Health Food Sotore” the ones around here in rural mid-New Hampshire sell all kinds of things in bulk for rather reasonable prices. Ask them if they have any catalogs you can peruse at your leisure to get ideas of other things to buy in bulk. If you have greinds and/or family nearby it might be worth while to buy in bulk some thing you would not normally think of and share the price.
I have a question. Can store bought canned vegitables be forzen for later use. Example: I can buy the gallon size of corn, pinto beans, green beans, etc. for much less than buying the 15oz cans. So, I was wondering if I buy the gallon size, divide and freeze smaller portions if the portions would be any good once thawed for use later.