I buy about half our groceries in bulk (Sams/Costco). Almond milk, butter, yogurt, beef, chicken, pork, olive oil, coffee, nuts to name a few. I typically freeze 3/4 of the meat bought in bulk - packaged in smaller portions and thawed on a weekly basis.
Most of the produce is still purchased from a local grocery store or farmers market (my garden has been languishing this year.) I've been considering buying beef locally as I have many local producers and butchers - just need a dedicated freezer. I don't think that would necessarily save money, but the quality is probably better and I'd rather support local producers.
If I hadn't switched to buying many items in bulk, my grocery bill would easily be double what it was 5 years ago. Having a teenage boy in the house admittedly doesn't help there.
My garden has been awful this year too! Just low production all around… Maybe need to supplement the soil more aggressively next season. My dream is to produce all my own produce- been flipping through “Veg in One Bed” by Huw Richards for inspiration.
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I had a couple good years and then I got entirely absorbed by lightning development. I've got some strawberries, asparagus, a few herbs and a pear tree - literally just the perennials at this point.
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