Food waste and how to minimize it, save money too.

14th Jan 2022

Food waste and how to minimize it, save money too.

Hello dears!

Let's talk about the food waste.

Good quality organic food is expensive, even at wholesale prices, and sometimes I think that we are spending a lot.

I will not buy certain food conventionally, even if it's 5 times cheaper.

There are some ways to save money and buy healthy food for our family.

I would rarely buy coffee outside of home, even more rarely we would take out, and eating out is a treat, for social meetings and celebrations mostly.

Our meals are simple, with a few ingredients. All that keeps food waste at minimum.

I also find some rotten veggies that were not eaten. It's OK, don't feel bad, but do your best.

It's a learning experience for me as well...

Here is what I do to minimize food waste and to have a bigger budget for great healthy products.

1. Leftovers - makes a great lunch.

2. I freeze herbs, if I see that will not be used, I chop it and freeze.

3. I freeze meals too.

4. Freezing fruits and veggies. No need to throw it away.

5. I cook intuitively, not by recipes, but what I have in my pantry and fridge.

6. All of our meats are frozen. That is a huge plus! It makes more difficult to cook in a hurry, BUT consider buying Instant Pot! I cook chicken broth with frozen meat, it's very easy and fast.

7. Use by/Best date to - in reality it's a suggestion, sniff and look - if it smells and looks ok, ignore that date.

8. The best meals - stir fry, whatever you have, all goes into a pan. Add some eggs - perfect meal for breakfast or dinner.

9. Store food in glass containers. Our milk comes in plastic jugs, my suggestion to keep it fresh longer, keep it overnight so the cream really goes on top, next day, gently shake it and transfer to smaller glass jars or bottles. Keep it closer to refrigerator's back wall, not on doors.

10. Check your refrigerator temperature. It should be around 35 degrees, not over 40, for milk especially.

11. Save scraps - perfect for veggie/bone broths.

12. Share your food with others. It's a small, but a very good deed!

13. Show respect to food. Be thankful to farmers and people that bring food to your table. Say a blessing. Teach kids to grow food and cook together. Visit farms. When you see how much it takes to produce it, you will be more conscious about it!

14. Skip snacking outside of the house too. It is healthier and you will come home hungry and actually eat your healthy food at home.

15. Serve less food, you can always take more if you are still hungry.

16. Don't eat after your loved ones just to save food! Compost it, but don't over eat it :)

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Green Fancy Zucchini

Very limited beef and bison tongue

Organic, soy-free, totally pastured whole ducks from Burkholder's.

We have chicken broth.

Boneless/skinless chicken thighs

Bone in/Skin On Chicken Breast.

Healthy Chocolate snack

Watermelon and Schwarzer Runder Black Radishes - both are winter radishes.

Organic Shiitake Mushrooms

White Mushrooms

Portobello Caps Mushrooms

Sourdough Sweet Chocolate and Apple Breads

Organic Tomato Juice

Napa Cabbage

Ginger

Organic and Non-GMO pastured Whole Turkey Legs and Drumsticks

Local PA Real Maple Syrup!

Parsnips
Shallots
Sweet Potatoes - Orange, Yellow, White, and Purple!
Our favorite Fall Squash is here - Kabocha Squash! It's so good - simply roasted with real butter and salt on top! Also, Acorn, Delicata, and spaghetti.
Green Cabbage
Jerusalem Artichokes
Apple Cider!
Spaghetti Squash
Fiddle Creek Greek yogurt is back in stock
Peppers - HOT!
Potatoes
Onions - Red, White and Yellow
Beets
Seven Stars Yogurt
Organic Whole Chickens from Jersey Hollow are back in stock!
We have breasts, thighs, wings, livers, hearts, feet and whole chickens! Also Boneless Thighs! Finally!!
Mixed Kale
Lots of bison meats
We are also excited about our new beekeeper - Koltuk's Honey Farm. His hives are in NY and NJ. Raw local honey!
We have White Creamed, Linden and Clover, and Acacia!
Lamb Hot Merguez Sausages are back!
Red Cat Farm Oats are back! The BEST!
Duck breast, wings, fat and broth are in! All from our Mountaineer farm. Small, local, Family owned and run! So grateful for them! The birds are fully pastured and humanely raised.
We now have creamed honey, plain and cinnamon. Tried Plain one and can't get enough! So good!
Italian sausages are back.
Good stock of beef and pork!
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