Rainbow Groceries and shopping amongst the hippies
Today, for the first time, I shopped seriously at Rainbow Groceries, a San Francisco Co-op. I had been there once before after Carolyn told me about the bulk spices because I needed a cumin for a thai curry recipe. I bought a tiny amount, which came to less than $1, and put it in a re-used bottle too, so awesome.
This time, however, I was checking out the entire store. Carolyn has bravely decided to keep me honest so we went shopping together. The meat thing wasn't a problem because, well, they don't sell meat (freakin' hippies!). I still didn't buy to much stuff, but did get some fruffy eggs, which were local, free-roaming, cage-free, organic feed, bladdy blah blah. At a stunning $4.49. I still have some non-fruffy eggs leftover, so I think tomorrow morning I'll cook one of each egg and see what the hubbub is about. I still don't think I'll be able to taste the difference.
Then we went off to the farmer's market, which is my favorite place ever for sustainable food at a sustainable price. The Heart of the City Farmer's Market is my favorite farmer's market I've been to. Competing with at least 4 other farmer's markets that I know of in the city, it is the cheapest probably due to its questionable location (right by my alma matter).
Today, we got there pretty late, around 3:00ish, when some stalls had already closed up. While many will tell you to get to the farmer's market early for the best pick, quite honestly, I find the vast majority of the produce is of great quality and when the farmers want to go home, they'll give you awesome deals by the bag. $1 for 10 persimmons, $1 for 6 tomatoes (oh so red), and $4 for an entire local, free roaming, organic feed (blah blah, I just didn't care enough to ask) chicken. EXCITING!! I'm almost regretting my meat CSA because I wouldn't mind only buying chicken if it's going to be about the same price as my non-sustainable alternative. The same farmer's were also selling eggs for $4/million eggs so I'm really kicking myself over the hippie store but now I know =D.
LOCAL, SUSTAINABLY GROWN, HAPPY CHICKEN = HAPPY JANET!!!!!
This time, however, I was checking out the entire store. Carolyn has bravely decided to keep me honest so we went shopping together. The meat thing wasn't a problem because, well, they don't sell meat (freakin' hippies!). I still didn't buy to much stuff, but did get some fruffy eggs, which were local, free-roaming, cage-free, organic feed, bladdy blah blah. At a stunning $4.49. I still have some non-fruffy eggs leftover, so I think tomorrow morning I'll cook one of each egg and see what the hubbub is about. I still don't think I'll be able to taste the difference.
Then we went off to the farmer's market, which is my favorite place ever for sustainable food at a sustainable price. The Heart of the City Farmer's Market is my favorite farmer's market I've been to. Competing with at least 4 other farmer's markets that I know of in the city, it is the cheapest probably due to its questionable location (right by my alma matter).
Today, we got there pretty late, around 3:00ish, when some stalls had already closed up. While many will tell you to get to the farmer's market early for the best pick, quite honestly, I find the vast majority of the produce is of great quality and when the farmers want to go home, they'll give you awesome deals by the bag. $1 for 10 persimmons, $1 for 6 tomatoes (oh so red), and $4 for an entire local, free roaming, organic feed (blah blah, I just didn't care enough to ask) chicken. EXCITING!! I'm almost regretting my meat CSA because I wouldn't mind only buying chicken if it's going to be about the same price as my non-sustainable alternative. The same farmer's were also selling eggs for $4/million eggs so I'm really kicking myself over the hippie store but now I know =D.
LOCAL, SUSTAINABLY GROWN, HAPPY CHICKEN = HAPPY JANET!!!!!