Organic food in supermarkets

sams247

Just submitted first order with Planet Organic. After browsing for ages it seems (looking at my basket) that I have mainly bought snacks and goodies...... ah well that'll at least be lunch worries sorted. Looking forward to getting my delivery now....

Edwardia

sams247 ooh I'm excited on your behalf, Planet Organic is on my list of places to try.

Got my order from Waitrose Garden today - organic slug killer and organic seeds - basil, summer savory, Staro chives, Moneymaker tomatoes, chervil, wild rocket.

Fire Fox and jenniewb thank you xx

Maman is coming here Easter Monday as MIL in hospital ATM and my mother lives too far out to be able to get to the hospital easily. I've rearranged orders and OH has promised to give me extra food budget.

Ocado is selling Burgon & Ball organic tomato fertiliser 3.99 and organic vegetable and salad fertiliser 3.99.

Organic raspberries are on BOGOF, Higgidy quiches are on special offer. Organico bottled antipasto veggies and passata are 20% off too and Clipper organic Earl Grey teabags are 20% off.

Edwardia

I've started a thread in Greenfingered Moneysaving called Growing Organically cos I've been cluttering up this thread with grow your own so if anyone wants to chat about organic gardening on that please feel free

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/60256951#Comment_60256951

Edwardia

Here's my buffet lunch for Easter Monday providing it all turns up.

Pea, courgette and mint tarts
Mediterranean vegetable tarts
Homity pies

Grilled zucchini in Extra Virgin olive oil
Moorish marinated olives

Seasonal salad
Wild baby radicchio
Wild rocket
Spring onions
Cherry tomatoes

Potato salad
Tzatziki
Mayonnaise
Home-made French dressing

Smoked Glastonbury Cheddar
Farmhouse Cheddar
Mozzarella

Raspberries
White chocolate and raspberry ice cream
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate ice cream
Clotted cream
Creme fraiche
Double cream

Coffee

The Mediterranean vegetable tarts are additive free not organic and the clotted cream is additive free Rodda not organic and the wild baby radicchio is wild n Natoora but other than that all organic.

The raspberries are BOGOF, the ice creams, Med veg tarts, zucchini, olives, radicchio and vinegar for dressing are all offers and the Farmhouse Cheddar from Lidl

Less stuff and more offers than at Christmas, and the lot for under £40 with obviously lots of leftovers OH can have for lunches

ETA OH just in and wound me up by saying it's gonna snow noo tho jacket spuds and sweet potatoes for them with soup or venison stew would be easier. Checked forecast 8C Monday

Fire_Fox

Edwardia wrote: »

Here's my buffet lunch for Easter Monday providing it all turns up.

Pea, courgette and mint tarts
Mediterranean vegetable tarts
Homity pies

Grilled zucchini in Extra Virgin olive oil
Moorish marinated olives

Seasonal salad
Wild baby radicchio
Wild rocket
Spring onions
Cherry tomatoes

Potato salad
Tzatziki
Mayonnaise
Home-made French dressing

Smoked Glastonbury Cheddar
Farmhouse Cheddar
Mozzarella

Raspberries
White chocolate and raspberry ice cream
Vanilla ice cream
Chocolate ice cream
Clotted cream
Creme fraiche
Double cream

Coffee

:drool: My invitation appears to be lost in the post????? :drool:

wouldbeqaulitymoneysaver

@edwardia I would scoff the lot!!!

Edwardia

I'm sure the raspberries and the ice creams will disappear into my mother and husband tout suite whatever the weather I wouldn't normally be quite as generous but with them all on offer I thought why not.

I'll be eating the Med veg tart but not the pastry, beaucoup beaucoup salade, a fair bit of the fromage, none of the potato salad and definitely not the white chocolate and raspberry ice cream eww. They may have trouble wresting the clotted cream away from me though

When I saw the Natoora wild baby radicchio Fire Fox I thought of you and Eat Purple.

Edwardia

Morrisons offers

Aspall organic cyder vinegar 1.25 to 07/04
Billingtons golden granulated sugar 1.50 to 14/04 is this organic ??
Princes red salmon 213g 50% off 1.99 to 07/04
John West pink salmon 213g 50% off 1.34 to 14/04
John West tuna chunks in water £4 to 14/04

alfsmum

Parattiver wrote: »

Wow, what a thread! So much useful information here. Thanks everyone.

Agree! Lots of interesting and useful info.

No boxes for us this week as trying to use up freezer and cupboard stuff. Might fit in a visit to Wholefoods though to see if there are any good offers.

Happy Easter all

Edwardia

Hi Parattiver, welcome to the thread :j

I notice that you're in the USA. if you're wanting to save money on organic food I have a few suggestions.

Aldi does an organic range in USA and it's the parent store of Trader Joe's, so you may find stuff you'd get in Trader Joe's in Aldi more cheaply as well.

The biggest selling own-brand (private label) in the USA is Safeway's O range so presumably it must be reasonably-priced.

Walmart https://www.walmart.com and Amazon https://www.amazon.com both do organic food by the case which you can have shipped to you.

I found a farmer's market in Grand Rapids, MI
http://fultonstreetmarket.org/

A couple of independent health food stores - Harvest Health Foods and Nourish Organic Market.

http://www.harvesthealthfoods.com/retailer/store_templates/shell_id_1.asp?storeID=D39CDD6AEE6A4EE3AE47751D86880EB6

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Nourish-Organic-Market-Deli/224195387605944

This is a great YouTube video on shopping organic on a budget
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPGBVQtg7vI

Hope they help !