How are You Saving Money Eating Raw in 2009?

Because millions of us are watching our spending these days, more and more resources are being published to help us find ways to save money on groceries.  Those of us who prefer a diet of all or mostly raw foods, however, must contend not only with rising grocery prices but with the already-higher cost of organic produce and the perishable nature of our foods.  Below are some tips for saving money while eating raw.  Depending on your location and means, some of these tips should be helpful to you.  

1) Join an organic co-op in your area  (you can check out my fun experience in California!)
2) Shop at farmer's markets in your area.
3) Find Asian grocery stores like 99Ranch and others.
4) Look for discount grocers like Food4Less, Aldi's, and Sunflower Markets
5) Grow your own vegetables, herbs and sprouts in your back yard.
6) Grow food in someone else's yard if you don't have your own: check out yardsharing in Portland and elsewhere.  And if you are stuck with just your apartment, try these garden tips.
7) Store your produce so that it stays fresh longer.
8) When saving money on non-organic versions of produce, stick to those with the fewest pesticides. The food list below, from the Environmental Working Group, lists produce from worst to best as far as pesticide absorption. Peaches absorb the most, while onions and avocados are among the better non-organic choices.

Know of places in your area to save money while eating raw produce?  Got additional money-saving tips? If so, why not submit them here? Times are tough, so let's help each other out!




LINKS from this post
Discount Produce Shopping
Food Co-op Directory
Local Harvest 
99Ranch
Aldi's 
Sunflower Markets

Grow Your Own
Raw Food Ideas
Freedom Gardens
Portland Yardsharing
Backwoods Home
Hyperlocavore

Storing Your Produce





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Posted by Allison at 2/4/2009 10:11 AM
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  • 2/4/2009 3:38 PM Liz M owner hyperlocavore wrote:
    If you are not in Portland but still interested in starting a group gardening or yardsharing project - Join us at hyperlocavore.com, where you can find or start a group in your town or city. CSA's and community gardens are filling up fast and organics are getting expensive!

    Learn how you can save 24K buy growing your own apples, almonds and blueberries!

    http://hyperlocavore.wordpress.com/2009/02/04/yardsharing-return-on-investment-how-does-24k-sound/

    Take care,
    LizM
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  • 2/21/2009 12:15 PM Kelly wrote:
    Hi Allison,

    I'm so glad I found your site! After reading just a few posts I can tell it is one of the most sane and comprehensive raw food blogs. My husband and I have recently become convinced of the raw foods benefits and are doing a 30 day trial of 100% raw, we are starting Mon, Feb. 23rd. Our blog is www.rawfoodrealpeople.blogspot.com and is meant to be a resource for mainstream people just starting out who want to follow us along. We would love it if you linked to us and we will to you also!
    Thanks and good luck with everything,
    Kelly
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