tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602464.post113819428577793413..comments2023-08-11T04:12:44.379-04:00Comments on Frugal Veggie Mama: How a Bulk Food Order Becomes a Meal PlanKatiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17911065931537643607noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602464.post-1139163471630288342006-02-05T13:17:00.000-05:002006-02-05T13:17:00.000-05:00Hi Amy,Check out http://www.ozark.coop/ its a food...Hi Amy,<BR/><BR/>Check out http://www.ozark.coop/ its a food coop that services your area. I don't have any personal experience with them but they are listed in Co-op America's National Green Pages.<BR/><BR/>The bacon recipe was posted on Thursday January 26, 2006. You can just pull it up in the archives.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911065931537643607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602464.post-1138986714117721182006-02-03T12:11:00.000-05:002006-02-03T12:11:00.000-05:00so, I checked out your co-op and unfortunately liv...so, I checked out your co-op and unfortunately live WAAAY outside the service area.(Central Arkansas)<BR/>Have you any resources or contacts that could help? <BR/>I would also like the bacon tofu recipe as well. Bacon is one of the things my DH misses most.<BR/>*smile*Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03845720688905873506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602464.post-1138297462863466382006-01-26T12:44:00.000-05:002006-01-26T12:44:00.000-05:00AnnmarieDon't try to put a 50 pound bag of flour i...Annmarie<BR/><BR/>Don't try to put a 50 pound bag of flour in the freezer, you'll break your spine. Early in my food coop days I put a 50 pound bag of flour into our chest freezer and it was an unbelievable nightmare to get out. <BR/><BR/>I put the word out among friends and family that I'll take food grade containers that they don't want. My mom is a huge consumer of those big containers of pretzels that warehouse clubs sell. Everytime she finishes one, it makes its way over to my house. Also in my area, there is a gourmet farm store that gets a lot of deli products in big containers. They put these out for anyone to take, and we do. I have a formidable collection of large containers. That having been said, I can't fit them in the freezer this time of year. My solution is to put them in the coldest parts of the house, usually our unheated garage. This has worked well for us. I've also rotated containers through the freezer, letting each stay for about two days, to keep the bugs at bay. <BR/><BR/>I have to mention, especially when it somes to flour, we'll easily use 50 pounds in two months. One of the biggest challenges when you first begin using a food coop is figuring out how much you will use in what length of time. <BR/><BR/>Sadie<BR/><BR/>We had bugs once too, in a 25 pound bag of rice that I never had the chance to take out of the bag. It was gross and now I'm religious about getting the stuff into airtight containers.<BR/><BR/>I've never tried spelt, I'd love to see your recipe.<BR/><BR/>I honestly don't know if the Red Lentil Loaf freezes well. I haven't tried yet. If you do freeze it, let me know how it goes.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17911065931537643607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9602464.post-1138200253510984692006-01-25T09:44:00.000-05:002006-01-25T09:44:00.000-05:00How do you store all the flour? I'm looking into j...How do you store all the flour? I'm looking into joining a buying club (thanks to a link you made to the main club page I've found one at my place of work!)...but I can't figure out how I'll store 50 pounds of flour! i've been storing the 5# bags in the freezer--I like to put them inthere for bug killing, and I have the room. But I don't think I'd be able to put an entire 50# bag in (I'd never be able to lift it back out, either).<BR/><BR/>Will you share your bacon tofu recipe?AnnMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05505967972774910106noreply@blogger.com