Buying in Bulk
Our grocery budget is different than most since we almost always buy in bulk. Beef and chicken are purchased a few times a year in large quantities, bulk produce is purchased whenever possible and is canned, frozen, put in cold storage, or somehow preserved. Little House Living follows a special monthly budget to be able to buy this way. This a page of tips and resources on the topic of buying in bulk.
Buying in Bulk
When Buying in Bulk Isn't Best
Bulk Food Storage Containers
What You Should Buy in Bulk and How Long it Lasts (+ Printable)
Why You Should and Shouldn't Buy in Bulk
Budgeting for Bulk
Bulk Buying Price Sheet
Making Meals with Bulk Foods
Best Times to Bulk in Bulk
Cold Storage
Pantyhose Onion Storage
Frugal Cold Storage
How Long Will Produce Last in Cold Storage?
Shopping Tips
Best Times for Buying Seasonal Produce
Make sure to find more practical uses for buying in bulk by reading about meal planning and canning and preserving. You can also find our specific shopping trips and how we spend our monthly food budget.
Also make sure to look for a bulk store in your area in your National Coop Bulk Store Database!
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I absolutely love this series and pinned this page! I’m just now going back through and reading all the posts since I’ve been offline a bit for Thanksgiving. There is so much helpful information and things I’m learning from the series!
I have a very large family and would like to buy in bulk but not sure where to start. Thanks for your website.
We buy our meat in bulk from Home Grown Cow. It’s an on-line farmers’ market for meat,poultry, and cheese. We simply find a farmers local to us that’s raising the kinds of meat we’re interested in. Sometimes we order a quarter, sometimes just a cut or two to try before we buy kind of thing. They have all kinds of farms. I say some of your readers are looking for goat. They have goat farmers to order from too.