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Edging toward Quality Food: Proposal

July 22nd, 2013 | 51 Comments

Edging toward Quality Food: Proposal

I’m in the middle of re-reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma (highly, highly recommended! and that’s an affiliate link so thanks for using!) and it is spurring me to figure out if we can raise the quality of the food that we’re buying without busting our budget.  (I also have gotten into lengthy “discussions” about food with two vegetarians in the last couple weeks!)  Kyle and I have had many clashes over food and money spent on … Read entire article »

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How Do You Decide How Much to Spend on Groceries?

May 9th, 2012 | 62 Comments

How Do You Decide How Much to Spend on Groceries?

It seems like a simple question, right?  So far, how much we budget for groceries has been determined by how much we do/can spend on groceries.  Last year we tried to cut back to $300/month on groceries but realized that was too low, so we reworked the rest of our budget to allow us up to $360/month.   I’ve identified four factors that influence what food we buy: health cost sustainability convenience   Right now those four factors have found an equilibrium and … Read entire article »

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What’s a CSA?

January 25th, 2012 | 25 Comments

What’s a CSA?

I have mentioned our CSA on here a couple times and I am a big proponent of CSAs.  I absolutely love ours – the food is better-tasting than what we can get in the grocery store and it has exposed us to many new foods (Swiss chard, collard greens).  Many people ask me what a CSA is so I thought I’d write a little primer.   What is a CSA?   A CSA (or Community Supported Agriculture) is basically … Read entire article »

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