How I Shop for ORGANIC Food in a RURAL Area

If you live in a rural area like I do, or just a place with not a lot of quality grocery options, watch this! We've been eating a mostly organic diet for around 8 years now and these are my proven tricks for finding groceries in a place where there isn't much to choose from!
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[@roxananunez2735]

I love your blogs ❤️🙏

[@kitiowa]

I have grown avocado trees indoors. (in Winter and out in Summer). A small greenhouse can fill a lot of gaps.

[@sarahblack7005]

Azure Standard is not just for bulk purchases. It may have been that way in the past, and I admittedly mostly purchase from them in bulk, but most items can be purchased in smaller quantities as well. You can buy 5lbs of sugar, one bottle of soy sauce, one head of cabbage, 30oz bag of dried beans, etc. Just wanted to share that in case anyone wants to check it out but doesn't want to buy in bulk.

[@theprairiehomestead]

Good point-- I guess I mostly used it for bulk-- but they may have more options now. It's been a while since I ordered!

[@aurawright2130]

Sarah Black that is a very good point! I just placed my first order Feb. 2019 and have been able to do that because, as you said, you can order smaller quantities. I did order 5-pound quantities of rice and wheat. It is a great choice for those of us not living in “the city”.

[@GoingGreenMom]

Definitely! I almost always order the smaller quantity first and then size up to the larger quantities after we know we like the item.

[@wyomtnhippie]

An hour and a half to costco!? That is fairly close here in Wyoming! Glad to see fellow Wyomingites living a self sustaining lifestyle!

[@cashfamilyfarm9637]

I have two comments. Regarding my costco buys, I buy their Kirkland brand peanuts (not organic, I know) and we make our own peanut butter. A lot cheaper and we make what we need, usually a weeks worth at a time. Regarding Azure standard, I ordered for the first time last month and they shipped the items to my home. I bought 10 lbs of wheat flour and some other 5 lb items. We do get a delivery in our town once a month, but since it was my first order I wanted to try their products first. And the truth is, I would rather it ship to me than go to town and meet a truck, so I will probably continue to order that way.

[@tpfarm3535]

I live I such a rural area, I don't even have mail delivered! My nearest store is a 30 minute drive to a mom & pop grocery store. Very limited selection of food, fresh vegetables are seldom available, meats are locally raised, no healthy choices to select from here. Wal-Mart is an hour and a half away, any large shopping, Sam's, Costco, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, is 4 hours away. I will make a late summer run to these stores before the snow hits & buy in bulk items I cannot grow & household supplies. Other than that, I'm on a "if I can't grow it, I ain't eating it" basis! I am going to look into Thrive & Azure Standard and see if they deliver my way.

[@russellconley9642]

We live 100 miles from the nearest grocery store and 4.5 hours from Costco. No azure drop here either. I try to grow and preserve as much as possible. I also rely heavily on Amazon and Costco ships dry goods now which is huge! I haven't done thrive get because the membership but I just may have to give it a try! I tend to buy things in major bulk because of our distance to town but I appreciate your advice on this! Organic isn't always an option here but I figure fresh and from scratch are always better than the boxed junk. Always looking for other ways! Oh and organic real maple syrup is my fave find at Costco. Best price I've found anywhere.

[@theprairiehomestead]

I agree-- I usually don't have a huge problem if something isn't 100% certified organic, as long as it's still fresh/grown wisely or I can make it myself!

[@missouribroad978]

We use Azure Standard and have it shipped to our home. Depending on how heavy the items are the shipping can get pricey but doable. We didn't have a drop area nearby or the time to help unload the truck. The quality of organic food is excellent and comes in various sizes you would find in a store, not just bulk. Love the channel!

[@tessasutherland9233]

I live in the mountains of Idaho outside a small town with one grocery store. It’s almost a 2 hour drive to the nearest Cosco, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, etc. I usually go every month or so to stock up. Online is definitely my friend for just about everything. I’ll have to check out Azure and Thrive. Our growing season is super short, I live in a rental house and my water is full of iron, so growing much is a challenge though I do have my herbs in my kitchen.

[@sherrycallaway]

Great video. Thrive market offers a free membership for lower income households. You do have to fill out an application

[@mariaricci9036]

We live in a urban area of Los Angeles. I've used Azure Standard - used buckets in my garage for bulk beans, grains and other foods that keep, (earthquake preparedness). I no longer use Azure. We use Costco and Trader Joes and I grow my own oranges and lemons and veggies.

[@theprairiehomestead]

Growing your own lemons and oranges! I'm jealous! ;)

[@brentderksen]

Butter chicken sauce in a glass jar is great. Chicken, rice/ naan bread, with some mixed in carrots, onions, and bell peppers. Easy supper for those busy evenings.

[@sheilamcvicar7801]

Costco is amazing for Kirkland Toilet Paper for RV's, bulk buys for laundry detergent, dawn dish soap, paper towels, and vitamins! We also fuel up our motorhome and car at the pumps.

[@Menditha]

I live in quite a rural area in Texas, and my grocery options are rather limited. We drive about an hour and a half to get to a grocery that has good organic options, although there are a few options for about an hour's drive. We aren't always home, as we need to check frequently on aging parents and family members, so I can't grow as much as I would like, although I am learning and doing some of that also. I'm always exploring options!

[@dunestaniszewski2300]

I love your channel! I watch White House on the Hill, wholesome roots, Justin Rhodes, and Roots and Refugees farm, for info on growing my food and my animals. Then, I watch your channel on how to manage those, and how to keep it in proportion. You keep my homestead aspirations in a nice little organized bottle, so that I don’t go crazy. Keep doing your awesome vids! Also I don’t buy stuff at Costco, because my local costco is around 30 mins. away but my neighbor loves Costco.

[@theprairiehomestead]

Thanks for watching! We're still getting into our groove here, but I'm super excited for the content we have planned for this year!

[@zolacrofoot4944]

Better than Bouillon Chicken, this is organic, in a large jar for around five dollars. I use this in my instant pot mac and cheese. To add a little extra flavor in anything poultry, dressing, chicken and noodles. Where is the Closet Costco. I do visit Douglas, WY for Ken Mcnabb's horse Auction. I have been to the Soda shop in Chugwater.

[@theprairiehomestead]

Gotta love the old Soda fountain ;)

[@franknight6896]

Walnuts, pistachios, cashews, almond , dried beet chips, pesto, & canned olives, spaghetti sauce & olive oil.

[@jewelstar3666]

Our Costco is 3.5 hours away in Albuquerque so a long round trip. When we do it in one day, I’m burnt the next. However, it is the best source of organic veggies available. There is a Whole Foods in Albuquerque but Costco usually wins out due to time constraints to get home before dark. We only go twice a year, so I’ve learned what to buy to last close to that long. Of course the veggies don’t keep that long. We do have a semi-truck that has organic veggies from Oregon and it comes through once a month. Love that! It is quite pricy, but a Godsend so I don’t have to leave the mountain anymore than necessary. We go 86 miles to a Walmart (closest grocery shopping) only 1.5 hours, around once a month, but the produce is pretty iffy, though they offer organic lettuce, spinach, carrots, and celery. Don’t ever eat celery that is not organic. We are basically vegetarian so meat is not a concern, though I would like to grow meat chickens as I feed our cat chicken every day and that gets pricy. What I really want to raise is fish. I want an underground garden as our growing season is about 6o days. That is where the fish will go. There is no other shopping around, and heartbreakingly so, not a single farmers market around here. NM also feels a little behind and since I live in cattle country there are huge meat eaters around here. We also got blasted with a blizzard and experienced several white outs in 24 hours. Must have been your leftovers, only got a couple inches of snow, but it was wild, as you experienced.

[@healthylifeca-dn5tm]

my costco is 1-1/2 hrs away so go once every month or two, fav things to get there quinoa, chia, hemp hearts, spices, coconut oil, organic mushrooms...

[@royalicing8603]

I love buying the large green glass bottles of Organic Italian Volcanic Lemon Juice concentate! The trees are grown in volcanic ash areas and the taste is amazing! It's actually good for you...as opposed to the plastic bottles of RealLemon.

[@mtzlfldt]

Vita Cost is my go to. Wonderful prices awesome sales, no commitment and most of the time I have big enough orders so I get free shipping. There have even been times my order came the next day with the free shipping!

[@theprairiehomestead]

I've heard great things about Vita Cost, but have never ordered from them!

[@brendamontanye9877]

I do most of what you do, growing wise (beef, chickens, lambs, but no pigs), and gardens. Some fruit. No Azure, minor local grocery stores (I visit Save a lot or Aldi if I am already in town), no Thrive/Grove/etc., yes Amazon, not much of a farmer's market, but the place that gets many of my local dollars is the Amish store. People go in for candy (gag) or spices/herbs (fresh and great price) and stay for the local honey, cheese, flours and grains, etc. I get some kitchen utensils and sewing goods there also (a quilt square was a recent find).

[@lanak.fromnewmexico1143]

Large size bags of shelled nuts like pecans, walnuts. Large size bags of chocolate chips, that type of stuff when I bake during the holidays.

[@insightfulequines]

Great video Jill. Thanks for sharing, I've never heard of Azure before I'll have to look them up. In my area I'm pretty spoiled, we have two bent and dents that carry a ton of great cheap organic options and an Aldi about 30 mins away to grab any fresh items that I can't grow.

[@NS-pf2zc]

I don't have a membership anymore, but when I did I used to buy the Udi's gluten free loaves there. They are way bigger than the ones you find elsewhere and way cheaper too.

[@jenniferd1703]

I enjoy your channel... You have an authentic way about you 😊 and I enjoy you are an equestrian!!

[@gailsbookishthings5191]

I found organic dry apricots that I like to use for homemade granola, at Costco. I’m enjoying your videos and like how you encourage viewers to do “homesteading” even on a small scale.

[@charmainemrtnz]

Costco, walnuts, pecans, almonds in baking isle. Compared to smaller quantities from other stores the price is unbeatable.

[@AgainsttheGrainHomestead]

We grow some of our own veggies and fruit-expanding every year. We get our beef and hogs from a friend of ours that raises them about 4 hours away. Our chickens lay us enough eggs for our use, to give away, and to water glass for when they slow down in the winter. We grow our own herbs outside, and each year I add to our medicinal garden. I am currently buying good chicken from a local store because after doing the math, it's actually cheaper buying than raising and butchering. Our beans and grains we buy from Azure Standard and have been since 2011. We don't have a Costco here; the nearest one is 2.5 hours away. However, I did go to one a couple months ago, and it was the exact same as a Sam's club. I wasn't impressed with either. I guess maybe it's because I know where we get our meat from and I make everything from scratch... everything. I just didn't see any deals to make it worth spending the annual membership at either place. If I had a kid in diapers maybe. I do need to do better about visiting the farmers markets. We used to get raw fresh whole milk before we moved, but where we live now; I've only found one person and it wasn't the best tasting milk. So we do buy whole milk from the store. Our meals are pretty basic meat and veggies; cooked and seasoned different ways and delicious each time. I enjoy your channel. You remind me so much of a friend I have.

[@macnlace]

I have found that spices are much cheaper at Costco. We also save on bulk flour and yeast, etc.

[@sheronetaylor8151]

I love the berries at Costco. Fresh berries during the winter is amazing!

[@sandyoklahomatransient8557]

No Costco in our area hiwever we do have a Sams Club. I buy paper towels and toilet paper, batteries, bottled water, and salt for our water machine.

[@walkbyfaithfamily9177]

This was great! I’d love to see your garden/ what you are growing in the spring! Do you have a greenhouse?

[@JamieE76]

Hi, I live near the Twin Cities metro area. I use Thrive Market too. Just started probably about 6 months ago. It's working out great. I shop off there about every 2 months, mainly for pantry items and organic herbs! My local grocery store does have a decent selection of organic fruits/veggies, and they have started carrying two brands of organic chicken now which is great. They also have organic and grass-fed ground beef & buffalo which I used to buy. But, now I order all my meat, except for chicken, from U.S. Wellness Meats. You need to have a minimum weight for them to ship, so it's easier for me to order most everything from them. And I like that all their products come from farms that grass-feed and grass-finish. I've gradually progressed to all of this over the last 10 years or so as organic has become more available in stores and as we've been able to afford it. I don't have much of a green thumb and we've moved around a lot over the years, but eventually I would like to start experimenting with gardening and grow more of our own veggies, maybe fruit too if we end up somewhere warm enough to do that. Wherever we settle down, I would like to buy or build a place with some land, so maybe we can try out chickens too. :)

[@theprairiehomestead]

I love how even conventional stores are starting to have more organic options-- like you said, so much more than 10 years ago!

[@marycox697]

Costco's organic corn tortilla chips are a STANDARD in my house. Also I like to keep their organic coconut oil and peanut butter powder on hand for baking and smoothies.

[@janirabrannigan]

Azure Standard doesn’t only sell in bulk. You can get items in 1 oz or 1 lb options. Thrive is ridiculously expensive and not local foods like Azure.

[@leongossett4060]

Great video I just subbed earlier today and am binge watching from Ky. I love Wyoming I'm there most every year.

[@Katya67]

Favourite COSTCO item is avocado oil and the organic sweet potatoes

[@VWFamilyFarm]

Azure standard is my go to! So thankful to have them. You can also have it delivered to your house for a little higher shipping. Also it doesn't have to be in bulk, although I order in bulk to get the best price. Great video!

[@theprairiehomestead]

Oh wow-- I didn't realize they would deliver to your house!

[@faithfamilyfocus1615]

I was just looking into Azure Standard! I'm hoping to place an order once we finish our No Spend Challenge.

[@VWFamilyFarm]

FaithFamilyFocus they are awesome! I am pleased with them every time I order. We grow a lot of food but I order things from them that I was buying at a health food store. And it is a fraction of the cost. Everyone has a share code that orders from them. Mine is AndreaVinson1 if no one else has given you theirs.

[@amandaoneal7313]

I don't know about out west, but where I live in East Tennessee the cost of having it delivered to your home is MUCH higher than the drop-off charge. For my current order, the difference is $42.52 for drop vs. $245 for delivery.

[@rachelc.7152]

Costco for organic mushrooms, apples, salad greens, peanut butter, ground turkey and chicken. Great prices on wine too!

[@opengatefarmstead3609]

I am so glad a local pharmadcy added a farmacy which serves as almost a farmers market for the local farms. Our "downtown" area if you can call it that (about 10 stores) was a bit of a food desert before this with either Dollar general or Stewart's as the only option. We plan on producing all of our own food but for some people who live in apartments that is not an option. I also checked our your Facebook today it is great! I hope you have a wonderful 2019!

[@theprairiehomestead]

So cool that you are getting some more options-- small towns can be such a struggle. Thanks for following along!

[@opengatefarmstead3609]

@@theprairiehomestead thanks for putting out great and valuable content!

[@simplyasteward5241]

we love so much costco stuff, but things you didnt mention almond flour, chia seeds

[@lisettesyummygarden2299]

I'm in Florida...Pink Himalayan Salt, Salsa, Frozen Berries.[ All above organic].

[@pennyolson7356]

We live in the middle of Minnesota, so are not too far from food sources. Right in our own town & a nearby town we have a Farmers Market every Friday all summer into Fall & then once a month in a community center the rest of the year. We also have a local Ideal Green Market, which is just what the name implies. It is an organic, locally grown/raised store where you can become a member & shop for less or just be a non-member & pay just a bit more & get just about everything you need from spices, veggies & fruits, meats, dairy, etc. We also have a Food Coop with healthy food selections & especially spices & cheeses. We live about 40 miles from a Costco, Aldi & Walmart & there is a CSA about 50 miles away (but I haven't gotten involved there. I do use Thrive Market too, but I need to do more there & I use Amazon too. We are in the country but certainly not as remote as you are. I really enjoy listening to your videos & reading about your homesteading. Thank you for all your good information.

[@theprairiehomestead]

Thanks for watching Penny!

[@stephanieupchurch3422]

We aren't able to homestead yet, but we live in Co and have so many options. 3 health food store in town, farmers markets, farms, and of course Boulder is close so there is more there. Our Walmart and Safeway have a lot of organic options as well. I've already been nervous that it'll be too expensive but I'm trying to make the jump this year.

[@FarmhouseTeas]

Maple syrup and Kirkland brand tuna.

[@amyh2594]

I heard Costco tuna was really great. I’m going to have to try it

[@TallWeedsandRust]

All these comments are making me realize what I used to buy at costco when we had a membership. Now I'm reconsidering getting one again. I do love their tuna and maple syrup!

[@geoambler]

I always have to get at least 1 $5 Rotisserie chicken, sometimes 2 or 3. They are a good snack or dinner on our Costco days and I like to freeze the leftovers for soups and future meals. they are super huge and delicious and already cooked. Great value. I also like shopping at Costco because I can add a lot of steps toward my daily goal of 10,000. One trip easily takes a quarter if not half of my daily goal. Thanks for your videos and positive energy you share.

[@andrewcutler222]

We have SAMS Club and it is great. I load up on Herbs and Spice, bt sometimes I go to the Amish Store about 50 Miles south of mt home. Also there is another one NW of my place but it is much smaller.

[@TallWeedsandRust]

E.D. Smith Organic Raspberry Cherry Rhubarb jam is seriously delicious! The quality is very comparable to homemade, and I am super picky when it comes to put up fruit products!

[@mzh22003]

I like mixed vegetables, olives, coffee etc are really good price...

[@Jake-sz2ij]

I have never shopped at Costco but we are lucky enough to have a honey farm right down the road and they also do all sorts of organic things like organic olive oil coconut oil and of course some of the best honey around on top of all that their prices are usually cheaper or the same as store bought products! I really like this video thanks for all the info

[@theprairiehomestead]

So cool! I'm slightly jealous. ;)

[@Jake-sz2ij]

@@theprairiehomestead yeah it's awesome I actually grew up with their kids and they partially run it now. My wife and I just sold our first house in town and bought our first house in the country it's only 1 1/2 acres but it has a nice Barn and a lot of nice fruit trees! We have a lot of plans I would love to grow a lot of our own vegetables and chicken and eggs your channel has been awesome to follow and giving me a lot of ideas!

[@ninaligya7188]

We shop Costco about every 10 days - 2 wks...we buy organic heavy whipping cream, org cheeses, paper products, organic maple syrup, and Dr. Bronner's Concentrated Soap, which we use to make hand soap. They do have many organic items, so I like shopping there! :) Another place we shop is Aldi. Recently they started selling organic and GF throughout the store! It's great if you have one close by!

[@theprairiehomestead]

I've heard so many good things about Aldi!

[@DawnieRotten]

I don't go to Costco. But I DO do most of my grocery shopping at walmart, because they actually have a great selection of Organic products that are affordable. There is no way I'd be able to afford to eat Organic at a 'regular' grocery store.

[@preppingmama]

I use Azure Standard for my dry goods orders. I have a local drop here in Oregon.

[@bethym3269onmywayhome]

Oh, and 24:45 organics grow rack can be modified to go solar and it can grow greens, herbs, veggies year round and is a lifetime tool. You can grow a ton of good food and even dehydrate 😉

[@theprairiehomestead]

Hmmm... I'm gonna have to check this out!

[@bethym3269onmywayhome]

@@theprairiehomestead I used to have a code for a discount but alas, I don't think it works

[@JamesCouch777]

I have no idea where the nearest Costco is but Walmart has a good selection of organic food and is about twenty miles.

[@audreywy1743]

I recently discovered your channel while searching "gardening in Wyoming "! Lol this is literally what we're looking to do but finding land near Cheyenne is practically impossible unless you have $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Lol I just heard about Azure, we go to Natural Grocers here in Cheyenne and then Costco down in Timnath, Co. It's definitely an adjustment but I wouldn't ever want to live in a big city ever again...Cheyenne is getting too big, IMO.

[@billyangelapressley]

Love your cabinets

[@theprairiehomestead]

Thanks!

[@davidsutton4436]

My Costco is just nine miles north, and Trader Joe's ~three miles west. IAnd I want desperately to move to rural Mo. Go figure.) I hit Costco primarily for savings. On my low carb regimen I buy coffee beans, cage-free or organic eggs, wild-caught tuna, pickles, avocadoes, butter, cream, premier protein shakes ... (and mayo, when I don't use your five minute recipe). go about once a month. T.J."s is a good source for nuts, avocadoes, seafood, organic peanut butter, cartoned organic soups (occasional indulgence).

[@sharronhuneke7977]

Ruta Maya organic coffee. Yum!!

[@erikawoods8975]

Canned sardines, paleo kitchen mayo, and avocado oil!

[@FarmhouseTeas]

Go Azure! They carry some great tea too (not in bulk) 😉 Thrive looks interesting but they really require a lot from thier vendors. Our Azure drop comes weekly and the lady has a store of extras in her garage. It's super convenient!

[@theprairiehomestead]

Azure carries your tea?? I didn't realize that!

[@FarmhouseTeas]

@@theprairiehomestead yep 3 of them. Once we get the FarmHouse blends in tins we hope to add that line as well. Spring project!! And maybe a BarnRaiser to launch. Have to finalize the details.

[@laurablanton703]

My must have from Costco is Tillamook cheese. The Kirkland brand dog food is also great!

[@maggierobison7437]

Costco fav - frozen organic fruit and vegetables I can’t grow in my region.

[@lindahopkins198]

I love Costco butter and almond butter.

[@laurier7460]

I love and shop at Costco JUST because it has so much organics. I am not able to grow my meat (accept for chickens) on my 1 acre lot but i do have chickens for eggs. I buy grass fed beef from a local farmer and pastured pork from him also. I grow a lot of vegies and can and freeze them. I also do about 75%/25% . I DO use Thrive for spices. They are organic and cheap. But back to Costco. My biggest thing i DO buy is organic butter, Kirkland organic EVOO, organic pasta and sometimes organic snacks. I also buy Tillamook cheese because i know in Oregon they really try to grow organically. I have been to Tillamook Cheese Factory also. I buy boneless organic chicken breasts there. I do have a place to buy organic chicken raised outside but they get spendy and only sell twice a year. I miss out a lot of times because i run out of chicken between their growing time so i usually do the Costco brand. Every year i buy an organic turkey from Costco also. thanks for the vlog :)

[@theprairiehomestead]

I love that you have just 1 acre, but you're growing egg and veggies!

[@sherylbentick8085]

I know this is was made a while ago but we buy grass fed ghee (from New Zealand-we are in Australia) from Costco.

[@creationsbyblu9563]

I like to buy bulk spices like garlic salt at costco, as well as their croissants (its just WAY too much of a pain to make them from scratch in the quantity my family will eat them.) I also buy my organic coconut oil and olive oil for herbal preparations from costco.

[@theprairiehomestead]

I do love their croissants.... I can't buy them too much or I just eat them. ;)

[@lauriehines8518]

I 'm outside of the metro Atlanta area. There are whole food options around but not near me, so if I want them I have to drive the distance and fight traffic. Perhaps you've heard of Atlanta traffic? We grow what we can and I try to expand the garden each year. Have chickens now and hoping to get goats for milk. Our 2 acre wooded lot won't support a cow unfortunately. I look forward to your Tuesday vlogs as I really don't have a homesteading group of friends here.

[@theprairiehomestead]

I have heard of Atlanta traffic, ha! ;) THanks so much for watching Laurie-- glad to have you in our little homesteading online community!

[@shutupstefanie1104]

JEANS! i love them

[@bethym3269onmywayhome]

This is an idea from another channel that I'm passing along...if you are trying to balance your Omega 3s and want good nutrient dense fatty fish, Costco has wild planet brand sardines in olive oil for much less than individual prices even at Walmart. Keto Connect is the channel on YT. Really good topic so thumbs up!!!

[@theprairiehomestead]

I have to admit, sardines have never really been on my radar-- but I think this is a great idea!

[@susantaylor8507]

Azure will ship ups I just got there books maybe now they have a different delivery system I thought I would share this with you

[@susantaylor8507]

I just ordered there books

[@flyfishgal1]

Hi, Jill. Which Costco do you use? Do you go to Ft. Collins or somewhere else closer? I haven't heard of one in Central/Eastern WY.

[@kimr4005]

Organic riced cauliflower in the produce section.

[@alexbunker8787]

Costco has organic flour, sugar, brown sugar, and other baking stuff!!

[@vtchick5461]

My favorite buys at Costco are the basil pesto, toilet paper, organic coconut oil, and coffee!

[@jmorrisonjr86]

Thrive sounds awesome

[@theprairiehomestead]

They're worth looking into-- I use them more than I thought I would!

[@sharylfuller9277]

Check into FarmBox.com ... I live in a rural area in Texas with only a small grocery store ... limited organic ... FarmBox has home delivery of fresh organic produce ... you decide box size and food choices ... even determine delivery schedule ... has been a wonderful choice for me

[@rachelsmith6663]

I use Azure Standard, Aldi's, and Kroger.

[@theprairiehomestead]

I've heard so many good things about Aldi!

[@enjoyingthejourneycanceras2355]

I love to buy the paper goods, trash bags and dtergent

[@1Godgirl]

Kroger is a great place to shop natural and organic.

[@theprairiehomestead]

We have King Soopers-- that's where I do most of my shopping. They do have a small selection of organic!

[@libbyreed8588]

I like purchasing the 4.5 lb bag of Kirkland organic quinoa Costco.

[@jerilynmoyer6495]

Just curious.....what kind of bath soap and shampoo/conditioner do you use? Is it homemade?

[@brandybaldwin4939]

i have never been to a costco and we have one about 35 minuets from us

[@b.wooten4505]

Paper towels and toilet paper are my gotta have items from Costco

[@oldhousemercantile]

Costco's cheesecake is amazing!!

[@rebeccahaughn8677]

No costco near me and Sam Club we need to pack a sandwich to drive to. Do not like to pay to shop so we don't ever do those. If I don't garden, we can shop at aldi's which likes to offer local foods when they can. Walmart and Dollar Tree and IGA is our go to places. Of course when I garden we can enjoy more and better things to eat.

[@theprairiehomestead]

Do you have decent organic options at your Walmart? I've heard that some are getting better with various organic brands.

[@rebeccahaughn8677]

Am not sure, Walmart is not to be very well trusted in any case. I just get what we want when we find it to be a good price. Aldis is the better place for us to find local and most likely better produce. Thanks for responding to me. I admire and would love to live out where I am forced to grow more stuff and do what I can to keep it til we use it.

[@jeanieroo6479]

We are in a city of 75,000 in the Midwest. Our local Wal-Mart is carrying many good organic options which are decently priced. There is also a Natural Grocers with year round quality organic produce and great bulk supplies of organic beans, seeds, oats, etc.. So glad to be able to source affordable organic potatoes, lettuce, onions, beans, some chicken, broccoli, and apples between these two stores.

[@farmerk0341]

I buy raw honey from Costco. That is when my friends honey is running low. My son has seasonal asthma so local and raw is best for him to build resistance.

[@theprairiehomestead]

We have decent raw honey at our Costco, too!

[@naturzbasixfarm8138]

We don’t have a Costco but we have a Sam’s. I prefer just to buy seasonings, flour,sugar. In bulk

[@meghanwilliams4316]

We also live in a rural area (about an hour from a walmart/regular grocery store/large town). What we do have about an hour north of us is a large Amish community. I THOUGHT I was making a great choice when I drove to visit the Amish market an hour away through the summer and purchased produce. Obviously there is nothing there that says organic on it, but I just kind of assumed that it was local/contained less pesticides then conventional grocery store produce. My husband disagrees that thinks that it is possible that it is worse then a grocery store (in terms of pesticides). Does the freshness outweigh the uncertainty regarding it’s organic status??? 🤷‍♀️

[@GoingGreenMom]

Would be interested to see if your positions have changed on this in the last 3 years.

[@anitra5687]

Love getting canned salmon and canned coconut milk at Costco.

[@carolinebaines8735]

I get dried mushrooms at Costco. Great deal compared to canned.

[@rebeccafincher2486]

Maple syrup is way cheaper at Costco at least here in WI

[@honestyfaithful]

Our fav at Costco is nuts

[@n.a.garciafamily]

Lindsay Natural Olives.

[@endangeredwhiteseed]

Have you ever thought about getting bee hives?

[@theprairiehomestead]

Yes! It's in our plans for the future!

[@dawntaylor603]

Where do you buy your 50lb buckets of coconut oil?

[@finallyfiguringoutlife9177]

Costco has 2 day delivery on non perishable items. I like Costco eggs.

[@kristihulsey8020]

Maple syrup Almond butter Pasta