[BCN] buying produce in bulk

[kelly]

I help purchase food for a 14 person coop.  If anyone is interested in finding out about ordering organic produce in bulk, please feel free to contact me.  We currently get most of our produce from Harvest but order some staples like potatoes, onions and kale in bulk.  Also, you can order produce items in bulk from Harvest and receive a 10% discount on the price if you are a member and 5% if you are a non-member.  

Kelly
Seed Pod co-op
dorchester.

p.s. I understand not everyone lives in a 14 person house and may not or cannot buy in bulk for various reasons - we often split items with other houses especially for some products where we won't use a whole case or can't afford it that month.  There are a few different buying clubs and pick-up locations throughout the boston area.  



----- Original Message ----
From: Maruka Rivers <purple1luv at yahoo.com>
To: bcn <bcn at lists.bostoncoop.net>
Sent: Friday, January 5, 2007 9:48:39 PM
Subject: Re: Fwd: [BCN] Fwd: produce comparison between harvest and whole foods prospect street

I concur, I was just thinking the same thing, at least about the corporate power of WholeFoods. It's a multi-state, if not  national chain. I don't really shop at WholeFoods, not so much for political reasons, but because it's a little less accessible to me (I live in JP). Anywho, Happy Shopping....!
   
  Peace,
  Maruka


tania <porfeandamos at post.harvard.edu> wrote:
  forgive me if I'm overstepping the culture of this listserve, but doesn't this have a lot to do with the corporate buying power of the Whole Foods chain, which has at times been pretty explicit about being on a mission to squash local food coops, including Harvest?  I feel like I'm shopping at Harvest more for political reasons than to necessarily get the lowest price.  

tmm 
 

  On 1/5/07, Jeffrey Rosenblum < rosenblum.jeff at gmail.com> wrote:  I was surprized by this, just wanted to pass this info on to other
coopers. I'm not sending this to discourage shopping at Harvest (I was
on the Board for 5 years), just to encourage coops to get active in
communicating their concerns to the Board. 

Jeff
Bishop Allen Drive Coop

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jeffrey Rosenblum < rosenblum.jeff at gmail.com>
Date: Jan 5, 2007 8:58 PM
 
Subject: produce comparison between harvest and whole foods prospect street


All--

I'm catering a party for 100, and part of the menu is lamb (which I
rarely cook), so I bought that at Whole Foods Prospect Street store. 
While I was there (I'm never there, I'm always at Harvest), I did some
comparisons pricing of organic produce, and ended up buying all my
produce there. I thought you might be interested in the difference, 
which surprized me quite a bit.

Best,
Jeff


January 5, 2007

All items are organic.

item -- harvest price -- whole foods price

leeks -- $4.89/lb -- $2.98/lb
yellow onions -- $1.50/lb -- $1.98/lb 
red onions -- $2.39/lb -- $1.98/lb
yukon potatoes -- $7 for 5lbs -- $3.98 for 5lbs
parsnips -- $3.79/lb -- $2.19/lb
carrots -- $5.99 for 5lb bag -- $4.49 for 5lb bag
beets -- $4.29 per bunch -- $2.49 per bunch 
turnips -- $2.29/lb -- $1.98/lb
parsley --
 $2.19/bunch -- $1.49/bunch
romaine lettuce -- $3.99 /head -- $2.49 /head
dates -- $9.99/lb -- $7.98/lb
arugula -- $2.99 /bunch -- $2.49 /bunch
cilantro -- $2.99 /bunch -- $1.49 /bunch 
watercress (harvest did not have any)
endive (harvest did not have any)
local massachusetts boston-head lettuce -- $2.49 /head -- (harvest did
not carry)
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