Comments on: Saving Money on Produce

By: Monica

Monica — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:49:23 +0000

Great tips!! We went through four bunches of bananas last week!! I always buy apples and bananas and then whatever else is on sale for the week. And I do frozen vegetables more often than fresh.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:07:45 +0000

We do the same thing! When potatoes went on sale for $1.99 for a 10lb bag I bought 100lbs and dehydrated most of them, made 24 qts of potato soup and we had 3 months of fresh potatoes for eating or making homemade potato chips from. Now I just wish I would have bought more. I also buy organic apples buy the case (50lbs) when they go on sale for .99lb and can and dry them.

By: Katie

Katie — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:02:30 +0000

I would like to add that you can find cheap produce at Costco and great quality. I find that Costco is cheaper than the commissary on most items. And also find if you have a restaurant supply store nearby. Most of them will sell to individuals too and not just restaurants or businesses. And they are much cheaper especially if you have a large family and buy large quantities anyway. I buy cases of apples or other fruits and vegetables when they are in season and can them or freeze them for future use.

By: Kids and Produce

Kids and Produce — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:56:09 +0000

These are great tips on saving on produce … I really love doing garden activities with my kids, and taking them to places like a farmers market can really encourage them to eat well, but I certainly want to do this on a budget.

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Fri, 06 Aug 2010 01:13:00 +0000

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By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:09:42 +0000

I have been trying to make use of the list of produce to buy organically. I do get sucked in some times by the prices though on non-organic ones. LOL!

By: Shirley Dunn

Shirley Dunn — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:43:54 +0000

I have the hardest time finding decent fruit at the store. I do not like buying the bagged fruit because every time I do, the fruit ends up tasting terrible. We end up wasting the bagged fruit because of this so I’ve quit buying bagged fruit. And I’ve noticed that the apples and oranges that are bagged do not look as good as the loose ones. Maybe this is just a problem I have, but I’d rather spend a little more and have my family actually eat it. I’ve got a bag of grapefruit in the fridge right now that I bought 3 weeks ago because it was on sale. I started not to buy it because it was bagged but decided too. Now I wish I hadn’t. It would be nice if I could have my own fruit trees and grow my own veggies. Maybe one of these days I can…..

By: The Prudent Homemaker

The Prudent Homemaker — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:43:55 +0000

When the fruit is on sale in season, and it’s a loss leader, I stock up. This means buying several hundred pounds of fruit at one time. I go the first day of the sale and order as many pounds as I want. Then on Friday (when most stores get another delivery) I go in and pick up boxes of fruit, and take them home to can and for fresh eating.

For example, peaches went on sale for .49 a pound here. This was 60% less than the peaches from the farmer I have ordered from in the past. I bought 324 pounds of peaches–3 times as many as I usually can in a year, since peaches were so much less this year.

I did this with pears and apples (twice with apples) this year as well. I made applesauce with the apples. I’ve bought 560 pounds of apples this year. Normally these go on sale for $1.49 apound here. I bought all of them for .49 and .50 a pound.

In the winter, we can eat the fruit that I canned, which saves us a lot of money. It also saves metrips to the store.

I also have 31 semi-dwarf and dwarf fruit trees in my yard, and I don’t have a big yard. My trees are still small, but in a few years they’ll be producing more.

Right now I’m harvesting pomegranates, and lemons will be ripe soon.

I also grow other vegetables in my garden, all year-round. Right now I have swiss chard and butternut squash ripe in my garden.

I have a friend in North Dakota who has a short growing season, and a small garden, but still manages to grow 90% of her family’s produce in her garden. She cans, dries, and freezes what she grows to last her family all winter. Last year she only spent $20 on produce, and that was during the winter.

She has 4 full-sized apple trees, and they give her more juice, cider, and sauce than her family needs. She has enough to give away apples every year.

A garden can really help!

By: Mary A.

Mary A. — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:53:08 +0000

These are great tips! We have a local produce stand that always end up having the best price on veggies when in season.

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