Bountiful Baskets

Last week my mother-in-law asked me if I had ever heard of Bountiful Baskets.  Apparently it's a local co-op where you can get fruits and vegetables.  It's popular out west.  And we are lucky enough to have one here in Greenville.  Anyone can start one wherever they are, though; it's all completely volunteer based (they ask you to volunteer at least once every 6 weeks which I think is only like an hour, if that, on a Saturday morning).  Upon arriving to pick up our produce, I saw someone in 3rd ward kind of heading it up.  I wouldn't be surprised if she's the one who started it up here.  We decided to try it out and get a "basket" this week.  $15 got us:

Fruits:

1 pineapple

6 bananas

7 apples

2 grapefruits

4 tomatoes

5 kiwis

6 pears

Vegetables:

3 zucchini squash

3 heads of broccoli

2 heads or romaine lettuce

4 cucumbers

9 potatoes

I'd like to go to Walmart and price this to see how much (if any) I actually saved, but I feel like I saved a lot.  It's kind of a gamble because you don't know what exactly you're going to get, but I look forward to incorporating this into my meals and trying some things I might not normally buy.  It's all stuff I like, but just not stuff I'd jut buy at the store when I was there. If you live near a Bountiful Basket (and if you're in Utah, you're close to one), you should definitely try it out!  You go to the website on Monday or Tuesday if you want to pick up the basket on Saturday.  There's no commitment; you pay the weeks you want one.  This will last us 2 or 3 weeks at least, so I like that you don't have to buy one every week in order to participate.   you can also get an all organic box if you'd like for $35.  And if you have a bunch of kids and want more then you can get two baskets or however many you want.  Now to figure out where to put it all....I'm gonna need a bigger fruit basket! : )