Tips and ideas for saving money on vegetables.
By Lizzie
By Judi
By doodles
When you find fruits or veggies at a price too good to pass up, and you have the storage room, buy in bulk and stock up. If you freeze them, remember veggies keep their texture and taste better if you blanch them before freezing.
Farmers markets are a good shopping source. Also, check the for sale ads in little farm town papers. Many farmers sell excess produce.
Another good source to find farm fresh veggies for sale could be your county extension office. Many know of a 4H kid who is selling part of their crop (or even eggs).
You don't have to put up food in large scales. When I see peppers marked down to 20 cents each, I buy a few and dice them up, then blanch. I pat dry, then put in a large freezer bag for use on pizza, chili, omelets. I just grab a handful as needed.
Also, check your fridge on a regular base. Use up food or freeze it before it goes bad. It does not gain you anything if you buy it cheap, but let it go to waste.
By Lavendergal
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My daughter likes the variety of cut up vegetables that come in a large sectioned, nifty plastic, re-sealable container. I noticed that it had pretty much the same veggies as the $3 bag of stir fry, also by Taylor Farms.
I hear that much our the fresh produce that people buy goes bad before they ever eat it! What a waste of resources and money!
I became tired of throwing away green and red peppers because they either didn't get used or started to go bad. Now I chop them up or cut into strips and put them in freezer bags to take out anytime I need some.
I love the summertime, going to the farms to buy all fresh veggies. Yummy!
When I am getting ready to shop for food, I look through my fridge and the vegetable bins. There are always some things that need to be thrown away, and some things that can be saved.
Put those little packages, that come in everything (moisture preventing) in your crispers. It keeps all you keep there, lettuce etc. fresher for a much longer time.
Visit fruit and vegetable markets and check out their marked down bins for slightly bruised and immediate use items at discount prices!
