Day 28: Grocery Shopping Adventures -Episode 1 "Bulk is Beautiful"

I feel like I will have a whole series on "Grocery Shopping Adventures" since it has become such an interesting experience for me. The more I learn about consuming sustainably the more questions I have and the more things I have to be aware of. I am constantly reading labels, thinking about packaging and shipping and what I can do to reduce my footprint.

One of the things that really sticks out is packaging: it's the first thing we see and (almost always) the first thing we throw out. Nearly everything in the store comes packaged, it's one of the things I am trying to reduce. But it's hard to do -what do I buy and how do I bring it home from the store?

So, what I did today, though I may have looked like a crazy person, was bring my own clear plastic bags from home(that I had previously bought home fruit in) to fill with bulk food from the bulk bins. This way, I am not consuming any extra plastic bags. When I get home, I put my newly purchase bulk foods into mason jars or other containers that I diverted from the land fill, and the bags are ready to be reused again!   

The bulk food isle is a fascinating place - it even has all sorts of things that I didn't expect, ranging from soup stocks, spices and seasonings, cookies, granola, pasta and much more!

By bringing your own container you are helping to reduce your waste, and it is often cheaper!~

What do you guys think?