I may or may not have a bunch of
bulk foods bags on my counter waiting to make it.
I try to reuse plastic
bulk food bags, but I am constantly annoyed at guessing how much to fill them at the store to fit in my quart and gallon jars at home (which I usually forget to take with me to the store).
Plum Creek Mercantile's hand sewn, 100 % cotton twill
bulk food bags and feed sacks are the perfect environmental choice for packaging food from home.
Not exact matches
California - based natural
food company Earnest Eats is the latest on the bandwagon with its newest offering, Superfood Blueberry Chia, a gluten free - certified cereal that comes in single - serving cups and
bulk 15 - pound
bags.
The next time you need to go grocery shopping, check out what on your list can be purchased in
bulk, then head to the supermarket or a local health
food store with your own
bags or jars.
In the
food industry the PVK
Bag in Box
bulk vacuum packaging machine can also be used for
bulk packaging of cheese, produce, and even
bulk coffee.
The
Bag in Box
bulk vacuum packaging machine features a gas purge system for modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) of nuts and other
food products.
The team also handles procurement of items that are not for resale, such as plastic
bags to
bag groceries, containers to place
bulk and fresh
food in, cleaning and office supplies and small wares, such as plastic spoons and knives used in the deli and bakery departments.
I live in Oregon, and here in the Northwest we have WinCo, a discount
food store, and they have a
bulk section where you can buy almost anything they sell in
bulk by the
bag.
Visit your local natural
foods store and make up some
bags of all different grains and legumes to try from the
bulk food aisle.
One 3 lb
bag of almonds costed me $ 10.99 at Costco (YAY for
food in
bulk!)
Textured vegetable protein (TVP) is available in the
bulk bins or in
bags (such as Bob's Red Mill brand) at health
food stores.
You can often find it in the
bulk section of health -
food stores, or in the
bagged flour section (I know Bob's Mill sells it).
As for sourcing the dates, I tend to buy mine in large 2 to 3 kilo
bags, either at COSTCO when they have them, or at my favorite
bulk food store.
The quality is very good and I have yet to find foreign material in the several
bags I have purchased, unlike some of the other brands I have tried; and the lack of funny smell (like the
bulk bin at my local health
food store) is reassuring, also the per ounce price is hard to beat.
I make an effort to waste as little as possible and the
food I purchase either doesn't come in a package (like fruits and veggies), comes in recyclable packaging (like canned beans or a jar of applesauce) or we buy in
bulk (like nuts and grains) and reuse the plastic
bags until they are no good.
For example, a pre-packaged 1 lb
bag of organic brown rice costs anywhere from $ 3.50 — 4.50 in most grocery stores, in the
bulk food section its usually $ 1.99 per lb.
You can find
bags of dried legumes in the soup or
bulk foods aisle of any grocery store.
Textured vegetable protein (TVP) is available in the
bulk bins or in
bags (such as Bob's Red Mill brand) at health
food stores.
Shea Butter Raw Organic African - 16 oz
bag Pure Virgin Unrefined for Body Butter Stretch Mark Eczma Natural Lip Balm Organic Skin Care Scar Cream DIY Skin
Food Naturals Shae
Bulk Premium Nature
My favourite
bulk food store in Vancouver (Weigh to Go) stocks
bags of pre-chopped dates which makes the recipe dead easy.
Most health
food stores carry Teeccino and it usually runs around $ 5 for a box of 10 tea
bags, or you can purchase it discounted through Amazon in
bulk.
And if you've ever bought «organic» grains from the
bulk bins of your local health
food store you may be surprised to know that many of the 50 lb
bags they come in are marked «product of China.»
Using this dog
food, we do notice it does not keep well, therefore with only one dog to feed presently, we've learned it doesn't pay to buy large
bags of this dog
food (in order to save on «
bulk» purchase) vs the 2.7 Kg size (coupons are occasionally found in the 2.7 Kg
bags).
Healthy fresh / frozen premium raw beef marrow bones in 2 sizes Available individually packaged or in
bulk bags for your convenience All natural, whole, unprocessed
food from farm...
Why didn't they put a picture of the very first ingredient — which makes up the
bulk of the
food — on the outside of their
bag?
Featuring everything from
bulk bags of dog
food, to everyday must - haves like leashes, collars, treats, kitty litter, hamster
food, and everything in between, this urban pet shop is making a name for itself as being the first and only store of its kind in the downtown area.
Afterwards, we headed to the adjacent Carrefour to buy
bags of
bulk dog
food.
So one of the best ways to reduce the packaging waste madness is to bring your own
bags and containers and stock up on
bulk foods.
Maybe you'll start a
bulk foods co-op or local farmer's market, or start cooking meals together, or start a plastic
bag reduction campaign.
And take a lesson from Béa Johnson, who helped her family go entirely zero - waste, by bringing your own
bags, glass jars or reusable containers to the
bulk -
food aisle to eliminate the need for plastic grocery
bags.
Robert Tust reduced his shower time to 2 minutes a day and Meghan Tust chose trash reduction as her challenge, reducing packaging waste and buying more
bulk foods at the store (she also eliminated disposable sandwich
bags).
But I know that there are also re-usable
bulk bags for sale at our natural
foods store, that are washable.
Avoid grocery - store waste by bringing reusable totes, cloth
bags for dry
bulk items, and jars for wet items such as cheese and deli
foods.
She acknowledges that, until she lives on a farm and produces everything from scratch, she will still rely on a
bulk -
food system that generates trash in its supply chain (think of those plastic
bags lining the bins, etc.), even if she's not the one bringing it home.
She uses reusable
bags and jars for shopping, buying most
food in
bulk.
This includes mesh
bags for produce, homemade cloth
bags for
bulk foods, and glass for spices and liquid
bulk items.
We do enjoy caring for this Creation in practical ways — if that's being «green» we've been «green» for a long long time, hanging up the laundry, using natural products, avoiding chemicals, collecting «gray» water, bringing cloth
bags to the grocery, buying in
bulk, composting, recycling, storing
food in glass, growing a garden and supporting local farmers by buying close to home
foods.