Got another basket, with a mix of onions, pears, and avocados + much more. Priced it out at the IGA for $36.35 although there were no apple pears at the IGA or the Galia melon. Haven't used it all yet but sure hope to!
In other news I have been doing a lot of thinking and praying lately on how to live life - what it looks like to serve God in middle class America. I am reading "Doing Good Without Giving Up" by my college friend Ben Lowe and am finding it to be very helpful and encouraging. I have started volunteering as an advocate at the Domestic & Sexual Violence Services here in town, and I am continuing to *try* and get the MOPS group moving.
My current struggles are with finding the best ways to love people. I have a couple of friends dealing with serious medical issues with their children, and in my fear of somehow misstepping I end up doing nothing, which I realize is not helpful. I just feel so useless in those circumstances. Maybe just a phone call or dropping by is truly enough, and I need to accept that. I just wish there was a way to fix everything - I know God heals all sickness in His time but quite frankly that is often not soon enough for those of us here on Earth. That's where the pull of trusting Him in the midst of everything is required again.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Bountiful Baskets!
I realize I haven't posted in forever. I'll catch up soon. For now, for my own record-keeping ...
I've been on and off getting Bountiful Baskets. For awhile the produce wasn't as good and I felt the value was poor. However, the last two I have gotten have been fantastic! Here's the price breakdown:
Basket received 9/21/14:
7 granny smith apples
5 plums
1 lb carrots
2 bunches kale
2 bunches celery
4 pomegranates
2 x 10.5 oz cherry tomatoes
1 head green leaf lettuce
6 oz blueberries
1 honeydew melon
4 red peppers
Priced out at Beartooth IGA for $41.16 and Walmart for $40.41. Considering I paid $19.50 including the processing fee, this is a great value! Nothing went to waste from this basket either; it was all eaten or frozen rapidly.
Basket received 10/4/14:
1 head green leaf lettuce
5 large tomatoes
1 large cucumber
3 bunches spinach
6 lemons
11 small mandarin oranges
1 canteloupe
3 heads broccoli
2 artichokes
1 package strawberries
4 orange peppers
3 bananas
Priced out at Beartooth IGA for $38.67 and Walmart for $37.76. Again, a great value. Unfortunately I only managed to eat 1/2 of the cucumber before it went bad. The rest of it was eaten or frozen.
I think the most surprising thing I learned was that produce at the Beartooth IGA is actually not a bad value! Considering that I have to drive 45 miles to reach Walmart (each way), I would be spending about $15 in gas in addition to the price of the food. I think that some dairy products and a lot of the canned / boxed food at the IGA tends to be more expensive, but I can also purchase canned/boxed food from Walmart and have it shipped for free if the purchase is over $50. That will be something to consider in the winter especially when the roads are bad.
Overall I am very pleased with the Bountiful Baskets program! Keep it going! I also purchased a 40 lb box of Honeycrisp apples for $32 and made a crisp, a bunch of applesauce, and I plan to split the remaining 20 or so apples into apple chips and frozen sliced apples for pies.
I've been on and off getting Bountiful Baskets. For awhile the produce wasn't as good and I felt the value was poor. However, the last two I have gotten have been fantastic! Here's the price breakdown:
Basket received 9/21/14:
7 granny smith apples
5 plums
1 lb carrots
2 bunches kale
2 bunches celery
4 pomegranates
2 x 10.5 oz cherry tomatoes
1 head green leaf lettuce
6 oz blueberries
1 honeydew melon
4 red peppers
Priced out at Beartooth IGA for $41.16 and Walmart for $40.41. Considering I paid $19.50 including the processing fee, this is a great value! Nothing went to waste from this basket either; it was all eaten or frozen rapidly.
Basket received 10/4/14:
1 head green leaf lettuce
5 large tomatoes
1 large cucumber
3 bunches spinach
6 lemons
11 small mandarin oranges
1 canteloupe
3 heads broccoli
2 artichokes
1 package strawberries
4 orange peppers
3 bananas
Priced out at Beartooth IGA for $38.67 and Walmart for $37.76. Again, a great value. Unfortunately I only managed to eat 1/2 of the cucumber before it went bad. The rest of it was eaten or frozen.
I think the most surprising thing I learned was that produce at the Beartooth IGA is actually not a bad value! Considering that I have to drive 45 miles to reach Walmart (each way), I would be spending about $15 in gas in addition to the price of the food. I think that some dairy products and a lot of the canned / boxed food at the IGA tends to be more expensive, but I can also purchase canned/boxed food from Walmart and have it shipped for free if the purchase is over $50. That will be something to consider in the winter especially when the roads are bad.
Overall I am very pleased with the Bountiful Baskets program! Keep it going! I also purchased a 40 lb box of Honeycrisp apples for $32 and made a crisp, a bunch of applesauce, and I plan to split the remaining 20 or so apples into apple chips and frozen sliced apples for pies.
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