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Farm Kitchen:  How often do you grocery shop?  |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2376 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
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 Posted - Jul 15 2020 : 07:13:24 AM
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Curious minds want to know! I shop every 2 to 3 weeks, depending on what is going on here on the farm. Living so far from a big grocery store I have learned to substitute a great deal. Our little store in our tiny town does have the basics, so I can always get milk or cream if I need it and during a time when shortages are common they have always had toilet paper, flour and yeast.
Do you shop online for pick-up or do you like to walk the aisles and browse?
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7475 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7475 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2020 : 07:34:46 AM
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Julie I have my groceries delivered once a week. Once in a while I may skip a week. I shop mostly for food - Annie's dry dog food, paper goods & household supplies I get from Amazon Prime.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2563 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2563 Posts |
Posted - Jul 15 2020 : 10:00:34 AM
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We do our major shopping once a month or so. We drive 15 miles up to Elk Grove to PetSmart, Trader Joe's, Fabric shop, nursery, Sprouts, etc -- all the stores we don't have here in town. In between times we have our local supermarket and there is now a Walmart nearby for milk and other things we run out of. During the virus time I stay home as much as possible. DH does the local shopping; it helps with his cabin fever and gives him a chance to stop by his friends house and play pool. "I'm going to the store for milk" he says, and comes home four hours later......
Judith
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Happiness is Homemade |
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levisgrammy
True Blue Farmgirl
9661 Posts
Denise
Beavercreek
Ohio
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2020 : 11:18:39 AM
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For the most part I shop every two weeks stopping at the little shop for milk if I need to. I get my dog food online because Tractor Supply no longer carries it. Our stores for groceries are pretty much Aldi and Walmart.
~Denise
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MrsMath
True Blue Farmgirl
82 Posts
Jessie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2020 : 1:04:23 PM
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I shop every Friday, rain or shine. Its been that way for years now.
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PinkCsmtlgy
Farmgirl in Training
18 Posts
Brandi
Martinsburg
Pennsylvania
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2020 : 1:51:55 PM
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9094 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2020 : 2:24:57 PM
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I shop once a week, sometimes because of weather or what ever it might change a bit.
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4521 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2020 : 06:15:07 AM
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I'm guilty of walking down the isles and shopping Julie. Mask on, trying to keep my distance but there are plenty of the opposite people running to and fro throughout. I'm AI too. I have to be careful but I do go a couple times a week. When DH was home it was 3 times a week. I'm trying really hard to keep it down to one. Takes me 40 minutes to drive into town.
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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City Chick
True Blue Farmgirl
1402 Posts
Deb
Chattanooga
TN
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2020 : 08:21:53 AM
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When the pandemic first started we were ordering online and picking up. Now I feel better prepared to shop.
I go to Aldi every 2 weeks - buying the same things so no list really. Walmart maybe once a month. We have a local grocery store about 20 minutes away. They're a bit pricey so I make sure I have a list and a plan. Mostly just for things I can't get at Aldi. We do have a nice produce market that is 30 minutes away that stocks produce from local farmers.
We also have a very tiny gas station/store nearby. Mostly it's for the fishermen headed to the boat launch. They too had TP & things still in stock at the beginning of the pandemic.
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2563 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2563 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2020 : 11:46:52 AM
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When we were at Walmart this month I noticed they had "one way" signs on the aisles. I didn't even notice them but DH grabbed me as I started to go the wrong way.
Judith
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2376 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
2376 Posts |
Posted - Jul 16 2020 : 7:37:07 PM
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I envy those of you that have an Aldi to shop at, such a lovely store. My closest one is 120 miles away, so I only make it there a few times a year. I have Walmart, but prefer our local grocery stores. Depending on how much time I have decides if I do a pick-up order or browse the aisles. I like finding new products to try. Right now my garden is producing so much, I really have no need to go to town.
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
7475 Posts
Sara
Paris
TX
USA
7475 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2020 : 05:54:00 AM
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Julie I only discovered Aldi this year though it's been in Paris almost as long as I have - going on nine years. I shop another store every other month or so for things Aldi doesn't carry - like wax paper.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015. & Feb 2019
Lord put your arm around my shoulders and your hand over my mouth.
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janamarieje
True Blue Farmgirl
1022 Posts
Jana
Southern California
USA
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Posted - Jul 17 2020 : 10:30:24 AM
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During the spring, summer and fall, I try to grow a lot of our fresh food and supplement it with a farm fresh delivery service every other week. My husband and I shop for groceries staples about every three to four weeks, that is usually a morning run to Costco, Sams and Sprouts. Since the coronavirus we still get food every three to four weeks by ordering online through Sams and Costco for delivery and order online from Ralph's for pick up.
I have been to Aldi's but there are none close enough to shop there regularly. We do have a few Trader Joes in the area that I love, but I haven't been since the coronavirus, as they are way to busy to run through.
Jana
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MaryJanesNiece
True Blue Farmgirl
7965 Posts
Krista
Utah
USA
7965 Posts |
Posted - Jul 17 2020 : 2:41:14 PM
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We do our shopping every week. Every Sunday I make my weekly menu and then get groceries on Monday. I use to send my husband to the store because it was to hard for me to take my 3 littles. Now I have discovered grocery pick up. That’s what I do instead. Also help with the virus and gets us out of the house for a bit in a safe way.
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atkinst2
True Blue Farmgirl
933 Posts
Theresa
Canal Winchester
OH
USA
933 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2020 : 08:12:58 AM
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Only as needed
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NatChap
True Blue Farmgirl
441 Posts
Natalie
Clarkesville
GA
USA
441 Posts |
Posted - Jul 18 2020 : 12:47:58 PM
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Grocery shopping is once a week for items like milk, orange juice, bananas, spinach, and whatever is on sale, or needed. Also, shop for some things online so it is shipped to our doorstep. We keep a decently stocked pantry and freezer. Shopping takes twenty minutes, or less.
Keep shining!
Natalie
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AndreaPA
True Blue Farmgirl
573 Posts
Andrea
Factoryville
PA
USA
573 Posts |
Posted - Aug 11 2020 : 5:22:24 PM
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I go to the grocery store as little as possible. I buy in bulk on-line, things like rice, oatmeal, herbs & spices. At the grocery store & Target I stock up on what's on sale. When stores were running out of toilet paper I had enough for a month because that's how I shop.
Andrea
Farmgirl# 8166
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