Author Topic: Buying in bulk (Read 7509 times)

deepinthewoods · « **Reply #15 on:** January 03, 2013, 08:34:29 pm »

i buy 25kg sacks of spuds off the roadside for 7.50/9 dependent on variety.
put the sack into an old wooden fruit box then cut a hole in the bottom of the bag and take from the bottom first. its worth going thro them occasionally to make sure of no bad ones.

in the hills · « **Reply #16 on:** January 03, 2013, 09:10:55 pm »

Bionic, we buy sacks of potatoes, nets of swedes, carrots and onions from Coed-Y-Dinas (Charlies) .... not sure where they have shops or whether they all sell as much as the Welshpool branch. We are a family of four so they all tend to get used but if for some reason I think they won't last I give some to my parents and neighbours ..... still worth buying and giving some away.

Make a lot of veg. soups too and freeze in pots.

renee · « **Reply #17 on:** January 06, 2013, 10:29:32 am »

Quote from: cleopatra on January 03, 2013, 12:59:45 am

does anyone know where you can buy food staples like flour, pasta , rice etc in bulk at a reasonable cost, please?
25kg sacks would be ideal.

This link looks interesting.http://www.suma.coop/

SallyintNorth · « **Reply #18 on:** January 06, 2013, 11:30:54 am »

Suma are good, yes. Our local Organic Veg Box scheme can get and deliver Suma stuff for you, and I know of others offer the same. Our local Health Food shop stocks Suma, too, so I expect I could get them to get sacks of things for me if I wanted.