Comments on: Money Where Your Mouth Is: January 2012 /2012/02/money-where-your-mouth-is-january-2012/ Local, DIY food in a global, ready-made world. Fri, 04 Jan 2013 19:25:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Lauren /2012/02/money-where-your-mouth-is-january-2012/#comment-1978 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:37:45 +0000 /#comment-1978 I love your categories, particularly the way you separated out grocery dollars from restaurant dollars. Great food for thought applying them to my own food spending choices.

]]> By: Kristi @ 30 Pounds of Apples /2012/02/money-where-your-mouth-is-january-2012/#comment-1977 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:03:41 +0000 /#comment-1977 In reply to Therese.

I do very much love the co-op. I feel lucky to live close to a good one… I like the motto of the one where you worked!

It’s amazing to me how much food I can buy at the farmers market. Pickles and raisins and breads and pastries and dried herbs and seedlings and crafts… so much more than just produce and meat! I hope you enjoy returning to your local markets. :)

]]> By: Therese /2012/02/money-where-your-mouth-is-january-2012/#comment-1976 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:43:45 +0000 /#comment-1976 I wish we had a co-op nearby. In my teen years I worked at a member co-op and learned how to do so many different tasks. Cutting up huge blocks of cheese, ordering food, stocking the produce, using a large old fashioned cash register…The motto back then was “Food for people, not for profit”
I have strayed from my weekly trips to the Farmer’s Market as I now have a weekly CSA box, and I find that pretty much takes care of all our produce needs. I am now rethinking this, as I spend $ each week at Trader Joe’s getting the produce I need to go with my CSA food. I am lucky to have two FM’s to choose from. Time to start visiting them again.
Thanks for such an insightful post. While I probably won’t be tracking my purchases, I will be keeping this information in mind when I do shop for food.

Oh, and it has given me another nudge to start planning this years garden!

]]> By: Kristi @ 30 Pounds of Apples /2012/02/money-where-your-mouth-is-january-2012/#comment-1975 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:41:01 +0000 /#comment-1975 In reply to Rebecca.

Will do! Maybe I’ll see if I can figure out how to post it here for download…

]]> By: Rebecca /2012/02/money-where-your-mouth-is-january-2012/#comment-1974 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:29:07 +0000 /#comment-1974 Inspiring, thanks! Please send your spreadsheet to me! Thanks!

]]> By: Kristi @ 30 Pounds of Apples /2012/02/money-where-your-mouth-is-january-2012/#comment-1972 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:19:22 +0000 /#comment-1972 In reply to Paul Overton.

Thanks! I can send you the spreadsheet template if you’re interested in tracking your own!

]]> By: Paul Overton /2012/02/money-where-your-mouth-is-january-2012/#comment-1970 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:35:38 +0000 /#comment-1970 Thanks, Kristi! This is really inspiring and I’m sure it took no small amount of effort on your part.

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