This is How I Go PLASTIC FREE Grocery Shopping on my Bike

[@elephantjournal]

Love your point about how biking to get groceries encourages us not to overbuy. I tend to buy more fresh, more local when I bike shop. Bonus: Nude Foods delivers for busy families and students who may not always have time to shop. As you noted, with even just two panniers and a bungee cord or two I often can get sooooo much groceries, and bike home with 100s of pounds of food. It's heavy, but not that hard, the bike is doing most of the work. And now with ebikes, boom! You could put it all in a cart behind the bike if we wanted. But main thing you nail: it's more fun, when we open our hearts to caring about our planet, one another, whales, bears, fish, birds. Caring is more fun! And when we work to save the planet we all depend on, some magic happens. Community is healthy, helps our resilience in times of stress or if we're having a hard time. Biking is healthy. Much of the food is actually cheaper, and healthier. And when we vote with our dollars-care about local jobs, independent moms n pops, instead of paying our hard-earned bucks to the Man (Bezos, often), we can all be better off, keep money in our communities. Love your big heart brother- ~ Waylon

[@duzer]

I'm gonna pin this comment up top, it's so good! Thanks for sharing all your wisdom and humor with my audience. Love you, brother!

[@elephantjournal]

@@duzer Love you man! It's fun to care and you inspire all of us so much. Makes me so sad when I see the bears going through my neighbors' trash, let's make our world less sad! And support local mom n pop shops, not Amazon/Whole Foods.

[@larsbee]

awesome store and video ... we got one too but it is not organic unfortunately... 😖 oh please don't get an EBIKE just because ur groceries might be too heavy ... just bike a bit slower for a while and soon u will build that extra stamina to get u over that hill with ur extra weight... even I figured out how to shop for three with a normal bike. I didn't even have any bike bags. I simply stacked three midsized cardboard boxes on top of each other and secured them with two bungees ... the boxes are from the store and made to hold 20+ pounds of apples ... the store would have tossed them too... remember plastic is bad but the production of batteries is even worse ... ok ok UNLESS u dump ur car 🤣👍

[@EckmanJones]

Oh come on, you just get bigger panniers lol.

[@elephantjournal]

@@EckmanJones hell yeah, I literally just biked home with a verrrry heavy pannier loaded up with groceries! Missed my other one, but you can get so much stuff in even one..!

[@leonjohansson6542]

Wow. That store is over the top. The world needs to have a million more of them to shop at.

[@duzer]

I agree!!

[@elephantjournal]

there's more and more around the US and Canada and Europe, hopefully everywhere..!

[@SonofRobinson-lo5qo]

@@elephantjournalSomewhere it was in Soviet Union

[@devinm.6149]

It'd be nice to have such a place closer to me

[@duzer]

Do any of you have a store like this near you? I'd love to know. Also, if you wanna learn more about Nude Foods, go to www.nudefoodsmarket.com and you should totally follow my friend Waylon, he posts a lot of great content about saving the planet. You can find him on IG at instagram.com/waylonlewis

[@searaph]

Bike commuting for groceries is awesome, been doing it for years. It tends to make me shop smarter and not buy as much. I become a lot more aware of what I am buying and plan out my food a lot better than when I buy. Also, kudos to the women for admitting that there are times when we need plastic. It is something that is needed in the medical field. The rest of us can work to reduce our plastic usage as much as we can.

[@duzer]

Grocery biking is the best!

[@LimitedWard]

Wow this is SO COOL! When you first mentioned a zero-waste grocery store, I was picturing some expensive bougie place filled with scented candles and quirky ingredients. But the fact that they have all the essentials AND it's cheaper than the big chains makes me super jealous. Side note, do you have any recommendations for a brand of bungee cords? Trying to find a good set for my bike rack that will last a long time and won't fray easily.

[@Scor-ah]

I don't drink anything other than water, and I take my own container with me everywhere I go. Plus I like produce stores that don't put everything in plastic containers and plastic bags. Pretty easy to change your ways if you care enough to do it. Thanks for bringing this to peoples attention, sometimes we just get caught up in life and forget that earth is for everyone.💗

[@duzer]

Thank you for caring about our precious planet! YOU ROCK!!

[@Scor-ah]

@@JosephSneep I know, I wonder what is wrong with people who are still buying cases of bottled water. I know it is unavoidable sometimes when you are out in the middle of nowhere with no tap water available.

[@Scor-ah]

@@duzer 😘

[@Scor-ah]

@@JosephSneep I drink well water at home too😀

[@JosephSneep]

@@Scor-ah nice

[@outtatrex]

This is great, you are lucky to have store like this in Boulder. I live in the Netherlands, and we are just starting with zero waste shopping. But grocery shopping on a bike is the standard here, on average, I think 60% of grocery shopping is done with a bicycle, and in Amsterdam, it is probable over 85%. I appreciate that you speak out more about your ideas of how to live a responsible life, and that you always look at the positive things that we as individuals can do. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@johnross2924]

Wish the UK was pro cycling, we are hated here by most Motorists 🙄

[@ttopero]

I’ve been car-free in central Denver for over 3 years. My bike broke 2 years ago & had been exclusively on foot since, with a little transit for long jaunts. It’s not easy to buy & consume primarily fresh produce without a car, but it can be done. Ironically, I found it easier to buy groceries when I’m on foot than on bike because I can buy more as I can carry two bags by hand with my backpack full-that’s when transit helps!

[@duzer]

Very cool!! Keep it up, my friend

[@sammmenzies134]

So damn good! Did my first biking grocery shop yesterday - now searching for a bulk foods option locally. They’re few and far between here but I’m going to try ☺️ PS my beautiful grandma was born on Jan 21st 💛

[@apriljohnson6191]

This could be the next generation of whole foods. Would they consider expanding to other cities?? They've got a winning combination of convenience and zero waste. Thank you for spotlighting this.

[@duzer]

They are very new, but I think that they’re planning on bringing this idea to other cities (in colorado, for now).

[@veritynoble6398]

We are indeed planning to come to other cities. We're working on perfecting the business model at this store first then expanding with a delivery first model until there's enough pull in a particular location to open a store.

[@apriljohnson6191]

@@veritynoble6398 Is there an e-mail list where we can keep up with your shop and where it will open up? I want to keep up with your business.

[@Truth.Keeper]

Thanks for the exposure Ryan! This makes me have hope for the world.

[@duzer]

Me too! They're amazing!

[@barbaral3302]

Talking about clothes, thrift shopping is an AMAZING option!! Specialty made minimal waste clothes can be pricy, but thrifting is completely recycling, you can find awesome stuff, and can be/almost always is more affordable than buying new!

[@amandajane8227]

Not in our local thrift shops unless they have a sale. Over the past few years they have moved to do comparable pricing to retail. So I don't shop in them anymore. Instead I recycle my own clothes in the same way previous generations did.

[@barbaral3302]

@@amandajane8227 Yeah that’s why I phrased it the way I did, that it can be/almost always is since areas vary. Even if it’s not cheaper it’s still the more eco-friendly option compared to new~

[@duzer]

Very good point! Thrifting is great!

[@hemaccabe4292]

I love the idea of my pantry being full of glass jars instead of cardboard or plastic. Less bugs. More visually appealing. Also, not having to wash the jars would be pleasant.

[@duzer]

Yeah, my pantry is super colorful!

[@elephantjournal]

Exactly! It's easy. And pretty! My pantry looks pro with Nude Foods.

[@desert.mantis]

Wonderful episode, Ryan! I Wish Nude Foods was in my neighborhood. Or maybe I need to move to Boulder...

[@duzer]

I hope more of these places pop up around the world!

[@Zainenn]

You said Doo Doo lol! Cool, never heard of the no waste grocery store. That needs to be more prominent for sure. Man, I truly wish there was a NudeFoods near me, this was a very informative video Ryan, well done man.

[@duzer]

doo doo :) Thanks for watching this!

[@tomsitzman3952]

Thanks Ryan for making us aware of this wonderful store. We need to totally stop our addiction to plastic. 0ver 60% of all clothing in the world is now made of plastic. Even your blue jeans and wool socks have plastic thread in them. Thousands of years from now there will be a layer of plastic demarcating this time in the earth's history. Good to see a store that really cares about the future generations and the mess we are leaving them. One day I went to the neighborhood store to buy one item, I came out with five plastic bags full of groceries and could not find my car., before realizing I rode my bike. It is a learning moment.

[@kevinryan873]

We (my wife and I) cycled Boston to the Pacific last year. It was great, BUT, the amount of plastic EVERYWHERE was discouraging. Since then, trying to make a meaningful dent in my own plastic consumption is very hard. Great video, keep up the great education.

[@duzer]

It's such a sad reality...and so hard to avoid :(

[@tonyalewis9053]

Fantastic! I’ve been reducing my waste but it’s very hard to do where I live. I will keep adding plastic free items each month. I have a garden, go to farmer’s markets, and compost food waste. Great store!

[@duzer]

That’s great! Every little bit helps

[@mbaker9861]

Hi Ryan, Living in Southern California, We haven't gone plastic-free yet, but working to iliminate use much more and adapting our lifestyle in a lot of ways to support a healthier earth. Wow! Boulder has beautiful biking trails. Much inspired. Thanks!😉❤🧡💛💚💙💜

[@duzer]

SoCal should be a leader in this, hopefully soon

[@PhilipSalen]

I primarily commute to the grocery store by bicycle; honestly, e-bicycle because it's hilly where I live. I wish that we had an amazing grocery store like Nude Foods here in Bethlehem.

[@duzer]

Ebikes are great!

[@louspeed1]

Fantastic! I would love it if my local co-op adopted the glass jar model. I am going to ask them about it. Thanks so much for the great info and ideas.

[@duzer]

I hope that they have something like this!

[@jnsnj1]

I don’t know how I missed this video. I love that you’re using a store that has reusable packaging. I’ve been reducing my plastic waste for several years now and I’m amazed how easy most of it is.

[@dbltime]

Thanks Ryan for highlighting our over use of plastics and showing us with an alternative. Wish we had a plastic free bulk store near us here in the east. Will have to research options in our neck of the woods. . On another unrelated note, I recently purchased an L Train from Priority! A really great bike. Cheers.

[@duzer]

Cool!! You’ll love that bike!! Happy trails

[@pinerider8359]

Love it. Definitely got me thinking I’m guessing is part of your intent. I’ve become a big label reader as I get older. Seems like that would be tough to do at this amazing place.

[@elephantjournal]

the ingredients are generally simple and 100% on the top of every label! You'd love it I think.

[@veritynoble6398]

Every jar has a QR code which takes you to tons of details about the product.

[@HRL48]

I only have 1 word for this video. AWESOME 👍

[@duzer]

I have a one word reply…THANKS!!!

[@MH-zg5yw]

When I cycled everywhere in SoCal between 97 and 2006. I had panniers on my bike. I would go grocery shopping and fill the saddle bags. I would also carry a backpack for any extras. I would bike to the market and back, which was about 3.5 miles total. I lived up on a hill with a 400 meter climb. It was always an experience climbing that street on a bike with groceries. Thank you for the video. It brought back good memories. You have fully inspired me to get back in the saddle. Your videos made me realize how much I miss biking everywhere. Again, Thank you

[@duzer]

I wish you all the best on your journey to ride more. It's so fun, as you know!

[@matthafer2415]

My bicycle grocery shopping Pro tip is the fact that ortlieb panniers can actually clip on to the side of the most grocery carts. I fill the panniers as I shop that way I know it all fits. Then at the register everything gets scanned and goes right back into the panniers, no grocery bags needed.

[@duzer]

Oh that’s a great idea!!! Thanks

[@gaylebrown9530]

Grocery biking is so much fun. I did it today. Like you said, it turns grocery shopping into an adventure. I wish there was a nude foods here in Michigan. I hope to see more nude food stores.

[@krob9145]

Shopping by bike is fun and so convenient. I can use a shopping bag bungeed on the rack or panniers or even a trailer. At times I just walk since I live in city and areas are still laid out like all inclusive villages around 50% don't own any cars. There's a choice of many buses (peak times every 6 minutes), trains, underground, car share, bike share, taxis, walking and riding. Around the corner has many shops including one similar to your Nude shop. Ours is too expensive to shop in regularly at the moment. Most walk to the shops because it's too much of a hassle to be driving around finding the limited parking places. That takes up more time than the 5-10 minute walk to get there. I found that out when they did a local survey. I use the bike when I want a ride or want to shop further away or I'm passing by on my work commute. I also use it when I want to carry a lot. It's great to take stuff to the reuse/recycling centre too.

[@velo.voyageur]

This is a rad concept. Hope this concept grows

[@duzer]

I hope so too!

[@shelleydiamond6468]

Got this on Patreon & went ho hum grocery shopping. Almost didn’t watch but I did, and I loved it! What a great place NudeFoods is & with very necessary purpose. Good for them & for you Ryan for presenting them. Wish they were in LA!

[@duzer]

haha, I get it. It's not a sexy adventure video...but there's nothing sexier than saving the planet! And thanks for your support on Patreon!!

[@rickbartley9255]

My county in central FL is stopping the entire recycling program next month. Reasons- too costly, most homeowners refused to follow the guidelines, plastic recycling was a total ruse. All will go to the landfill. So sad.

[@hemaccabe4292]

I like the glass jar idea. I miss buying my soda in glass bottles then recycling the bottles.

[@duzer]

I hear you. That’s the way it’s done in many parts of Europe

[@kitchencarvings4621]

I love riding my bike to get groceries. I have an online store so I take my packages each day and stop by our small local grocery store to get just what I need for dinner or lunch the next day. It's a thirteen mile trip in total. I did it every day for 7 days and lost 5 lbs. Our grocery is smaller than the produce section in most big grocery stores but I almost never have trouble finding what I need and I know all the people who work there. I see them every day.

[@iTravelwithlaura]

I learned when we lived in England for a year, that a daily shop was necessary because my fridge was so small. So I would walk 10 Minutes to the store and carry the bags home. And I'm starting to do that again since we live about 15 min walk from the store.

[@slowp100]

Bringing a regular watermelon home kinda challenges my balance. I have to go a bit slower. The good ones, from Hermiston, OR are about out of season so my balance challenging rides will soon be but a memory. Why is it that the bicyle racks at stores are next to the smoking areas?

[@MishaDaBear]

Nice to see that someone can avoid plastic. Here in my city 10% heat with soft coal, 5% heat with hard coal, 40% heat with burner oil, I heat with electric baseboard (getting a heat pump on the 28th) 30% heat with electric basebord and the remainder use Scotian Shelf natural gas. Our power comes from about 30 hydro dams and 1 50 year old CANDU Nuclear reactor on a medium level active fault line. Locally we have a refinery (North Americas largest and newest 2012) that ships one to two tankers of nylon resin to be dumped in the UN approved ocean disposal site off Somalia, (cause of the pirates). Saudi crude leaves nylon where as Alberta Crude has tar as the reminant part. Tar gets used up in construction! Because of the left over unsellible nylon that gets dumped at sea, I am on the fence on using plastic vs ocean dumping nylon resin mixed with unsellable solvents. No question neither is good just which is worse, and which is better! So many factors to everything. _________________________________________________________________________________________________ PS. CO² is likely going to be backburnered by the mass wasting of the arctic permafrost that is melting from our stupid developments above the 60th parallel and not so much our fossil fuel use. The mass wasting releases huge amounts of methane CH⁴ gas. Methane does not absorbe into our oceans, also vegitation does not ingest methane so it can exist for hundreds of years and according to PBS NOVA each molcule is 43 times the greenhouse effect of CO² (Environment Canada says methane is 9X CO²). Eather way both are really bad! We need to stop all northern developments, all arctic ice breaking (except for local harbor clearing) all construction way up there, frankly we need to remove every non aborigional person who lives up there to keep the heat reflective white snowy ground cover everywhere even on the oceans! If we fail we all lose!

[@michaelpfister2226]

Brava to NudeFoods founders; you've got me thinking how to change up my habits for less plastic.

[@araceligotes]

WOW! We need more stores like Naked stores, Whole Foods need to learn and we as consumers need to HATE plastic

[@duzer]

We sure do!! Down with plastic!!

[@sveablu]

Love you, Ryan. Thanks for this. I have a great grocer less than one mile away that stocks tons of local food and am building up my 'round the town bike to go rain or shine with fenders, racks, bags and such. Looking into eco friendly produce bags, because I cook a LOT of veg. Also the meat ( for those of us who still eat it ) is packed at the butcher counter in paper that is not healthy. That brown paper is lined in stuff that causes cancer!! I am a breast cancer survivor, and I know I can't avoid "all the things" anymore. But I do take it quite seriously. The journey continues. Just get out there folks. Thanks again, Ryan!!

[@duzer]

The journey continues, well said! We can all try a little harder...and congrats on being a survivor!

[@longrider42]

Actually, there are no bins to recycle glass in Cheyenne. So I keep my jars, for as long as I can. Its a good idea, this Nude Food thing, but I don't think it will catch on.

[@elephantjournal]

Some of that is priorities on our local politics. When folks decide to care about waste, often more sophisticated recycling centers are developed.

[@longrider42]

@@elephantjournal Well the town I live in, and even though it is the size of a city, its still a town mentality. There used to be recycle bins in parking lots of grocery stores and such. But those have been long since done away with. And I agree, plastic is bad but in some cases needed. As for Glass containers, not very practical for things like cereal and chips, in large amounts I have a recycle bin at my house now, but you cannot put glass into it. As for a recycling center. Nope. Its sorted, bailed and shipped off to some where else. So its all about money. Some day, maybe. I do take canvas bags with me to the grocery store, and I do reuse plastic bags as much as I can. Then I shred them. Any ways, thats my two cents worth.

[@LindaD2023]

I am an AVID recycler. Waste drives me crazy. As a former school teacher, I use to gently encourage students to become Earth aware. You could definitely do some videos that many teachers would love to use in the classroom - minus a few words choices here and there - LOL. Sadly the problem would not be in getting teachers to use the videos or students to absorb them, but getting admin & parents not to boycott this idea. Keep up the good work.

[@duzer]

This is a great idea, I should make a school friendly version!

[@JeremyHighsmith]

Very interesting store. Just wondering. How do they meet nutrition labeling requirements? Is there information available online for each product? Thanks for informative video!

[@duzer]

I actually don’t know, guessing it’s all on their website

[@louisahadley7082]

Wow, what a great store. I wish I had one near me. Thanks for making this video. I had no idea that plastics weren't recyclable.

[@allieandrews1179]

I hope Nude Foods is able to expand to more locations! What a beautiful place with beautiful souls. 🌺

[@veritynoble6398]

We're working on it! : )

[@allieandrews1179]

@@veritynoble6398 Yessss!

[@ec.marquez]

nice helmet !! i also use my bike to ride 4 miles to the Walmart for Groceries ! somethings i limit my items due to space in my backpack and facing headwind going back home ! i need a electric bike !! ha ha

[@AndrooJeanPierre]

This video has to be shared millions of times. Zero plastic grocery stores should be the rule everywhere.

[@duzer]

I agree 100%

[@senasplage]

Watching from France. If only the world was like Boulder. Great video, great idea,

[@duzer]

France is MUCH BETTER than the USA with reusing and minimizing waste, I envy your country

[@senasplage]

@@duzer How about forming a Duzeristan country !? The anthem would be "Olé olé olé", the food speciality would be frijoles, ....and drones would never, ever get lost

[@sylpascale7673]

Ryan, another great video, I will share this video with my friends and family....thanks

[@RandyArellano]

Awesome store!! On another note; I have a B.O.B. trailer that I bought for bikepacking/camping trips. You just reminded me that I could (maybe even should) use it more for small grocery trips. 👍🤙

[@duzer]

Yes! The BOB is a great grocery shopping trailer

[@dawnbern2917]

Thank you for this! And hey, I know people that practice zero waste shopping without a zero waste store. They buy all unpackaged fresh produce and shop at places that have dry bulk foods. Most use paper bags for the bulk foods

[@duzer]

That's very cool!! It can be done

[@danfosgett5154]

Ryan! so glad I found your channel. Saw your Burning man Ultra. So much fun! Single use plastic is up there on my list. Great story on this unique store, need to get to the point were is is no longer unique but mainstream. I've considered shopping on my bike. The biggest concern I have is my bike being there when I come out of the store. Maybe pickup a beater on Craigslist just for shopping. Dense Urban area have a high crime rate.

[@duzer]

Welcome to my channel! And yes, sometimes a cheap bike is best for city errands. Happy trails

[@davidbrankley1645]

Glass, yikes! Not a great choice for touring. A bit heavy and bulky. But you've got me thinking. I hate the packaging food always comes in. On tour I'll often spend 5 to 10 minutes breaking everything down in front of a grocery so that it carries lighter and trimmer in my panniers. I'm using zip bags mostly, but I'm certainly open to better alternatives.

[@duzer]

That’s true, glass doesn’t work for touring…so hard to avoid plastic packaging at small stores and gas stations :(

[@danndy514]

You Go Ryan, you da Man! you're an inspiration. You inspire me...🚴‍♀ I just put my BOB back into the lineup!! I have a repurposed Rail Trail through my neck of the woods (Rockingham Rail Trail'NH) which makes my shopping experience a lot more safe and FUN!! Keep up the good work my Man

[@DouglasDeck]

Hey Ryan, Good subject matter. Everyone should take a look at mycelium packaging (comes from mushrooms). We really need these alternatives. Thanks Nude Foods for showing the way.

[@ianbarr4716]

Ryan.....FANTASTIC MESSAGE/VIDEO HERE. I CAN NOT SUPPORT THIS KIND OF MESSAGE ENOUGH. Kudo's bro.

[@duzer]

Thanks Ian!!! Appreciate the enthusiasm

[@alethearobinson8132]

Would love a Nude Foods near me. I lack the business acumen, maybe these ladies could franchise their idea. And another note. One kind of rice? Sorry. Jasmine rice for Thai, aged Basmati rice for Indian and Persian, brown rice for the rest.🤔 Seriously. Really liked this video. And speaking of Costco, looks like they are offering Priority bicycles

[@duzer]

I hope they're able to franchise someday, it seems to be popular in Boulder. As for the rice, they do have different types, just not 5 brands for each type. Cheers!

[@amandajane8227]

Unfortunately the zero waste store closest to me is not on a safe cycling route. but interacting with them over the past few years I now collect glass jars to return to them. I was very surprised last week when I bought a juice on an unexpectedly long ride and it came in a glass bottle. It came home with me and now I can reuse it for juice into the future. I do all my grocery shopping by bike. I have a basket on the back which fits a refrigerator bag from my local shop perfectly and a basket on the front. 2 bags of shopping each trip is enough, anymore than about 15kg and the bike becomes unwieldy. So i shop 2 or 3 times a week instead of doing a single weekly shop.

[@duzer]

That's awesome, sounds like you have a great setup. And thanks for making this planet a little cleaner!

[@shaunhall960]

Hey Ryan, Thanks for the heads up for Nude Foods Market. I live in Loveland and this would be a nice trip to visit Boulder and get my groceries and a cup of coffee at my favorite coffee shop.

[@bw0545]

What do you do in inclement weather or if you were to be injured and not able to bike? Would you hitch a car ride with a friend? Love your videos and attitude!

[@duzer]

I ride in all weather here in boulder, just need to bundle up…and I’ve luckily never been injured to the point that I cannot ride.

[@elephantjournal]

Ryan and I bike all year round, it's all about good gloves and layers! There's very few awful, awful days and usually you can shop around 'em. Honestly it's fun to bike in the rain or snow, really! As long as you're safe and warm. Injured-that can be tough of course, and nothing wrong with carpooling with a friend! Or, Nude Foods delivers by ecar.

[@veritynoble6398]

Best thing for the cold are Bar Mitts. Even in the middle of a Colorado winter I don't necessarily have to wear gloves biking.

[@bw0545]

@@duzer Thank you for responding- I figured you wouldn't let a "little" snow keep you off your wheels!

[@ApollymiiaThanata]

I wish I had this in my town. One of the downsides of not living close to larger cities.

[@JosephSneep]

I agree that the incessant use of plastic is bad. It annoys me even when I have to use a plastic bag at the grocery store that the people working there try to double bag it. Not necessary. Also how does all the plastic end up in the ocean anyways? For example if you libe in the middle of Kansas how does it get into the water. Just wondering.

[@duzer]

Good question, I need to do more research on this...

[@skyelarhabberfield3431]

awesome!! stoked to check this place out. Would love to see your tips for winter riding, trying to do as much biking as I can but I haven't cracked that nut yet.

[@duzer]

I did make a winter bike commuting gear video, it's on my channel

[@hngldr]

Awesome!!!! I really love content like this - it's really inspiring and makes me want to pick up my challenge properly again. I've been wanting to do a challenge where I measure my trash over a year and then have to go on a big bike ride carrying the weight of it to put it in perspective. Nothing like biking up a big hill to make you feel every pound!

[@duzer]

Love this idea! Lemme know if you do it someday, I'd love to share the story

[@jamesenloe2791]

OMG this store is great! I wish everyone would have a place like this to shop. WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR MINDSET ON PLASTIC!!!! I actually gringe everytime I use plastic.

[@duzer]

I'm with you 100%!!!!

[@billysbikesbrews7183]

WOW.. Great Store.. What a Eye Opener.. Very Informative.. Thank You.. 🚴😃

[@duzer]

Thanks, Billy!

[@hemaccabe4292]

Love that you’re addressing this again. I would miss going to Costco.

[@elephantjournal]

Costco is great in some ways--bulk can be eco--but they plastic-package even fruit, which makes me sad :)

[@ricodelavega4511]

too many people at costco.

[@colleenwright-kakkar6384]

This was a wonderful video. Wish all city had this type of store. I am changing my life style I am trying to bike to my every day errands. Targets only one mile from my house “why do I drive?” The groceries store is presenting a bit more of a challenge, I will have to ride the stroud at one of the intersections that merges on the by pass. Though I am a confident rider my special needs son loves to go to the grocery stores with me. So I have not yet figured out how to take him with me. He also has therapy once a week that I would love him to ride a bike there(along side of me) but at this point I have not figured out a safe way to get there.

[@rayr268]

I love grocery biking! I have bags and a trailer and do a huge load. I have front and back racks and a Burly Coho trailer. I’m right next to you in Denver and I went actively car free many years ago

[@sammcdaniel1564]

I never thought I'd say this but, wow that grocery store is so cool!!

[@duzer]

haha, so true! but it is indeed cool!

[@MrVeeco]

More Eco friendly ideas/vids like this please. My 7year old son love watching and learning about plastics and grocery shopping. THANK YOU!

[@duzer]

Give your 7 year old a high five from me!!

[@MrVeeco]

@@duzer He was delighted on the reply thanks. Riding bike to the local Co-Op tomboy w/ jars in bags. Making a difference FOR our kids FROM our kids. Thanks man. hugs and high fives back.

[@bosun120]

Hey Ryan, not sure if you already mentioned in another video, but how do you lock/secure your bikes when doing errands around town?

[@duzer]

I made a whole video about locks, it’s on my channel

[@efxnoise]

Plastic bags used for packaging are filled with nitrogen to keep what's inside fresh/keep oxygen out. Does this store take that into consideration? If so how?

[@a.malaikasharp1740]

Working toward being carefree again. Use a a cargo bike, totally vegan, no cooking stove, mostly fruit and raw vegetables. Hopefully stores like this one featured, will spread throughout the country. Thank you for sharing.

[@billw8648]

The Planet is thanking you my friend! You Rock Duzer! Oh and great prices. I'm IN..

[@mariaellers8026]

Hi Ryan love your channel I lived in Boulder for over 20 years as a sports ski wear designer. Moved back to Australia 4 years ago and love seeing Boulder Creek rides. Now living the urban farm life PS tell your buddy he needs to go see what happens at a screen printing business🤷‍♀️ talk about toxic plastic…my pet peeve talking about clean living and wearing big plastic printed sweats, Just saying sharing your vids with friends in Boulder. ❤

[@WollyFatboy]

I'm a conservative Republican, gave up my car a year ago, only use 2 bikes, and I really liked the takeaways from this vid. And, everyone in this vid including Duzer doesn't strike me as enviro-freaks either.

[@evanlouis8853]

What does a conservative Republican believe in?

[@duzer]

So cool that you live a car free life!! Thanks for watching!

[@davidsyrotiak8758]

So, did you get a new 600? I see the handlebar-mounted light and everything looks all black and shiny.

[@duzer]

I did! Gave the old one to a guy at Ragbrai

[@davidsyrotiak8758]

@@duzer Awesome! Enjoy racking up the miles on your new freedom machine!

[@pedalingthru2719]

Ryan I found the next great adventure for you . Take a look at the sheltowee trace train in Kentucky and Tennessee . It is a trip . It's only about 670 miles but it's awesome. Sheltowee trace outfitters in Corbin ky runs shuttles for riders.

[@duzer]

I read about that on Bikepacking.com, looks awesome!

[@2scoops624]

You'd be surprised how much stuff you can fit in a couple of panniers. That said, I have a giant front loader cargo bike that I can fit all the groceries I could possibly buy plus my daughter. It's the family pick up truck of bikes.

[@duzer]

That’s awesome!! I don’t have a cargo bike, but I’m so impressed with what they can do. Happy trails

[@2scoops624]

@@duzer thanks Ryan, you're awesome!

[@elephantjournal]

When you open up those panniers, and top 'em off with food sticking out the top, they fit sooo much! It's surprising :) Plus between the two I usually bungee cord something like TP or a bucket of chips, something solid and big. Sometimes in the winter I fill my main pockets with jars, too hahah.

[@duzer]

@@elephantjournal I've seen him roll up with jars of food in his pockets, hahaha

[@daveweaston287]

We're almost birthday twins! Mine is on January 22! Visited Colorado for the first time this past summer... loved it!! Happy trails, brother!!

[@duzer]

Right on my January brother!!

[@scootiebootie2]

My grand parents used to get Charslton chips in a tin can and they were so good! It cool to see the old school coming full circle!

[@duzer]

That's awesome! The old ways were in many ways, better than the new ways

[@jamesoiler2530]

OMG, I just found a similar store in my home town. I ride past it every time I bike home. I never even thought of this. I thank you for opening my eyes a little!

[@duzer]

That’s so cool!!

[@mojosdad68]

Great message Ryan. I’d like to add - for you Kurig coffee drinkers out there, think about all the plastic coffee pods hitting the landfill every day. Buy yourself a grinder, a press and find a local roaster.

[@duzer]

Very good point! Thanks for chiming in

[@elephantjournal]

Ugh. Keurig is so awful, I never touch it in hotels and such when I travel.

[@jackjr1]

There are metal kurig reusable pod containers as well

[@elephantjournal]

@@jackjr1 ooh, that'd be much better.

[@jasonm4695]

All these years in Boulder and only found our way to Nude Foods YESTERDAY. Wonderful. And a Monkey bar will fuel my commute home today (if it lasts until 4:30, doubtful).

[@duzer]

Those monkey bars are so good!

[@rickardessen1763]

Thank you for this video. It’s really inspiring to here you and Waylon talk! Also it’s really interesting to learn about the differences between 🇺🇸 and 🇸🇪. In all Swedish cities there are small recycling stations in abundance. There everyone can deposit plastics, carton, metall products, glass etc etc. it’s really easy available. In Sweden we don’t have any land fills and everyone goes to their city recycling stations. There you can deposit bigger things like sofas, bigger things of metall, old freezers, cell phones etc. If you have any nice things you don’t need anymore you can put them in a special house for the Red Cross to sell in their shop. Also there is an extra fee when you buy certain containers of plastic and aluminum (such as Coke cans etc). You got your money back when you recycle the container. Where I live, riding you’re bike to work/school and the grocery store is a normal everyday thing. Although many people are really relying on their cars. It would be really interesting to learn about you’re situation in the US compared to this. What are you’re options when it comes to recycling in your everyday life? It would be so interesting to see a video about this!

[@audreyrodriguez9431]

This place is so cool! wish there was something like this in my town, thanks for sharing Ryan! Do you know if they take EBT/food stamps?

[@veritynoble6398]

Nude does take EBT/food stamps : ) It took us months of work to get it (who knew it would be so complicated?!) but we've had it for about 6 months now.

[@duzer]

YAY!! Nude Foods for the win!

[@audreyrodriguez9431]

@@veritynoble6398 Hello! That is awesome, im so happy to hear. Access for all is so important. Thanks for the update.

[@SummeRulz]

"sourcing", beautiful. I was thinking the next best thing might be to attach a Bobtrailer to the Gates\Pinion Priority. I'm just thinking of the future for when I might can do that with plus sized tire on a priority.

[@TheBoulderlocal]

Highly informative and educational as always Duzer! Keep up the great vid's

[@duzer]

Thanks, my man!

[@sboeke91]

Super interesting. I’m curious on how their supply chain works as far as receiving product. Like what container does the peanut butter arrive in before they put it in the jar?

[@duzer]

Good question! I think the Peanut butter comes in huge buckets

[@ianmatlock1]

I think this is a wonderful idea. Had look for somewhere like this near me in the UK. I did find a store, with a big selection. HOWEVER, their stuff is typically 2 or more times the price of similar items in the local supermarket and their baked beans for instance, are 5 times the price of those in a discount store locally. In addition, I need to buy the containers to put the stuff in as well (they don't offer the cleaning service you talked about. Given the current energy and price squeeze generally, I think businesses like this need to become more competitive if people (like me) on modest incomes are going to shop there. Sadly, in the UK, at least, its a niche market for the the wealthy.

[@duzer]

I’m sorry to hear this…I really hope that stores like this can someday provide food at affordable prices

[@tj.3656]

How do you secure your bike? I've thought of doing this, but my fear is that someone would just toss my bike in the back of their truck and it would be gone when I came out.

[@duzer]

I have a heavy Kryptonite U Lock

[@P.Ttrying]

I LOVE YOU!!! (Hippie style)🌼 Channel the Hate, absorb the Hate. Then go for it -HATE the Plastic. Currently 18yrs car free! Whilst touring the mid west (Australia) i've surrendered myself to the change Of "if I can't reuse it, what's the point. Be the change, mentally, spirituality and in in Reality. Cheers for the no spin spin. Piece 🌍 love 🌈 and beans for All mankind P.T🤠 Ole

[@duzer]

That’s an impressive amount of car free years!!! Ole ole ole!!

[@P.Ttrying]

The light in my heart (currently 19yr old daughter) if I wasn't leading by example, then what's all the words for. No Worries Mate🦘

[@elephantjournal]

You rock!

[@rickputnam8816]

I was appalled when I stopped at a fast-food place on one of my bike rides and I saw just how much plastic was wasted. I now carry a stainless steel 16 oz drinking glass, a stainless steel folding straw, and a hobo knife, which separates into a knife, a fork, and a spoon. I could just carry titanium flatware, but the hobo knife (from K-Bar) is a great conversation starter. Besides, I've had the hobo knife for years, but now, I carry it in my biking daypack.

[@duzer]

Right on, carrying our own cutlery makes a big difference

[@robertbotta6536]

Obviously this is awesome. All shopping should be like this. BY LAW!!! I wish there was one of these by me.

[@duzer]

I agree

[@stevegorkowski3246]

I have been shopping local by using a Cargo Ebike for 5 plus years. Here in Wisconsin we have Food Coops and you weigh the jars when you come in and then you fill the jars at checkout and another place for laundry and other cleaning products. The town I live in has a population of 10000 people and the nearest town that has the store that I speak of is 45 miles away. This would require taking a car or a Ebike food ride that would take up most of the day. I think I found a solution . They have a bus that will take a Ebike and place it on the front of the bus! The cost $7.50 round trip one time but if you buy 10 trips you pay $5 round trip! They do the round trip 3 times a day, so I can shop and visit my friend in that town and catch the bus back home! Sometimes you need to get creative living in a small town! Like Ryan's rides the zero waste journey doesn't go perfect every time. Start small and grow over time! Here are a few things that save on plastic waste. I have reusable zip lock bags designed to be used many times. Don't throw out your old glass jars and use them at bulk food stores. Buy or grow food and then you process the food using a canner. The jars are reused and now I found reusable lids. My city garden produces over 50% of my food but I started small and built up to 400 sq ft. Grow a few containers of garden plants and enjoy the great tasting food. Ask that neighbor that has a big garden, if they have extra food you would be interested. I have had too much lettuce and cucumbers this year and I have given away over 100 lbs of food. The funny thing is that I am looking for people at certain times of the year that want organic free produce! Ryan go to the next step and buy a blender that makes peanut butter,almond butter! It tastes better than the store ground peanut butter. I add a touch of buttery tasting olive oil. Great video and most of all have a great week!

[@duzer]

City gardens are so crucial!! I hope that more people do it.

[@6gorks]

We can all do better. Check out the Ocean Cleanup if you haven't already.

[@SteelR4t]

One of your previous "groceries by bike" videos got me thinking about this not just for groceries but all those local errands that I might normally do by car. Since the pandemic I've been working from home as well so my car usage has gone down quite significantly just from that. I've since bought a trailer, converted one of my older bikes to an e-bike and that's now my "in town errand runner". I've been doing this for a couple of weeks now and it's great! The trailer is a good size so plenty of room for a weeks groceries for two. Next level is using it to go to the DIY store for home improvements. I reckon I can do it! The only thing we use the car for now is if we're going out of town, particularly if we're taking our two dogs further than local parks.

[@duzer]

That’s great! I’m proud of you for making the switch. Happy trails!

[@SteelR4t]

@@duzer Crazy thing is, it's actually faster by bike than it is by car; thankfully where I live there's a good network of cycle paths between home and the supermarket. The main road gets quite snarled up by traffic. It's a bitter sweet thing to see all those stressed out angry people trapped in their metal boxes, while I'm crusing along past on my bike!

[@ricodelavega4511]

doing errands on bike suck, i did it for 19 yrs. Recently bought a car, and i can hit 4 or 5 errands all at once. When I did by bike, i was always grocery shopping, after work, after a run, on the weekends. I had to, cause you know the bike can only carry so much.

[@SteelR4t]

@@ricodelavega4511 And now you've turned in to one of those angry people in a metal box so much so that you have to negatively comment on someone elses success. Why? What do you gain from that and why do you think it'll affect what I'm going to do? Spoiler alert.. it doesn't do either. I have a trailer and a couple of panniers on my bike. We plan the stuff we need for the week before I go out so that I can carry all the stuff on the bike. We did this for the car trips too, for what its worth. Same quantity on the bike as in the car, so no need for repeat trips. Shame it didn't work for you, but it works for me.

[@ricodelavega4511]

@@SteelR4t that only works for you because you're ok paying $38 for that protein shake cannister at your grocery store you know is $24 at target. I wasnt ok with that. I didnt like grocery shopping all the time, but it is unavoidable if you solely rely on a bicycle. I still use my bike all the time, but in conjunction w/the car

[@sherristrikesandtractors]

This is a neat market!👍 it's nice to see this kind of store wish we had one in Arkansas.

[@karlInSanDiego]

Great spotlight of next level market. Thank you!