Where to buy green groceries in Folsom.

Green groceries in Folsom, California.

Buying organic is one decision that is not easy to make. The prices are higher for organic food and the benefits are very controversial.

For my family, we try to buy organic as much as possible. But there are other aspects of staying "Green" when shopping for groceries. Here are some tips.

1. Buy local.

2. Buy fresh.

3. Buy Organic.

4. Buy zero waste.

5. Buy unprocessed.


Here are some options for buying healthy groceries in Folsom.

. Whole Foods: You can buy almost everything organic and healthy. It is pretty pricey and might not be the best place for all your needs. The costumer service is awesome. I buy all our meat and chicken products there, since they are open to pack them in my own containers. They also have a wonderful bulk area. I also buy my milk from them. It is Strauss Family milk which is local, organic and in returnable glass container.

Whole Foods Market

wholefoodsmarket.com

270 Palladio Pkwy, Folsom

(916) 984-8500

. Raley's and Bel Air : They have a decent organic vegetable and fruit variety. They also carry the Strauss family milk. I am starting to slowly switch to Raley's from whole food for my main shopping since it is closer to me and the prices appear to me more affordable. I still am evaluating their selection of organic goods and bulk.

Raley's
www.raleys.com
25025 Blue Ravine Rd, Folsom

(916) 351-1151

Bel Air
2760 E. Bidwell St, Folsom
(916)983-8844

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. Farmers market: This is my first choice for fruit and vegetable. We roam the organic stands first and buy everything we need, then we finalize the shopping with other stands for anything extra that we needed and there were not organic options available. Farmers market is guaranteeing freshness, seasonal and local vegetable and fruit. We bring our own mesh bags.
I usually use the one on Sunrise and Folsom Auburn road. It is open on Saturdays and has many vendors. People are wonderful and the atmosphere is lovely.

. Winco: love their bulk area. The bulk variety, allows me to fill my own bags with all kinds of food and is a perfect match for my zero waste lifestyle. I buy organic sugar, flour, nuts, rice, grains, spaghetti, ... You name it. We never even go to the middle isles of grocery stores. Every time I go there, I zoom straight to the bulk are. Fruit and vegetable are inexpensive, but unfortunately there is not any organic selection. I also don't like the stickers on Fruit. What an unnecessary waste. Their fish is very good and inexpensive, But the problem is that they don't let me use my own container and I don't like the waste the plastic bags create.

Winco at Folsom.

200 Blue Ravine Rd, Folsom

 

 

(916) 608-4801

Stay tuned for more ideas.

Paris

 

Costco and big warehouse stores.

We used to be a member of Costco and I still love their selection. But we stopped being a member around two years ago. We didn't have any bad experiences at all. In fact, i loved their selection of organic goods. But it simply became unnecessary with our new lifestyle.

Reasons are:

.Temptation.  It was very hard to stay away from all the tempting goodies we got exposed to in the store. They were also great deals and great quality. So we ended up paying over $200 dollars every time we went there and walked out with tons of "not needed, but wanted" stuff.

. Space.  The quantities were too big for our family of four. Our one refrigerator could not handle the big load of groceries, purchased at Costco and I didn't want to buy another refrigerator to put in garage, just for Costco.

. Freshness. By the time we got to consume all the vegetables and fruit, they were either not fresh any more, which would cause them to lack the main vitamins and defeat the purpose, or they were bad and ready to be thrown away. what a waste of money, time, energy, space and resources.

. Packaging. If only they had a bulk department!!!. Since every thing was packed in plastic and Styrofoam(which are not even recyclable), zero waste life was impossible.

With our new lifestyle, our family always eat fresh produces that are local from farmers market, it is so much easier to stay on a budget and we buy only what we need.

I still sometimes miss Costco, but not needing to put our garbage bin outside at night is a treat well worth it.

Paris.

Donate in Folsom

As far as donating your unwanted items, here are the two places I use regularly in Folsom. They accept almost everything. These are also great places to pick up free boxes for moving. The sonowline hospice let me have many empty boxes left from people's donations for my friend's moving.

     Goodwill

     goodwill.org

390 Plaza Dr, Folsom

(916) 355-0364

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   Snowline Hospice Folsom Thrift

   www.snowlinehospice.org

   616 E Bidwell St, Folsom, CA

   (916) 984-5853
   
   

   

   
   

   
   

   
   

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Zero waste in Folsom

There are very easy, but important ways to reduce your waste.

1. Bring your own bags, jars and produce bags to stores.
2. Buy in bulk.
3. Shop at farmers market.
4. Buy only unwrapped products.


Either make or invest in your own cloth bags. You could easily make them from an old pillowcase. I used my old shoe and purse bags.

. Buy in bulk
. Buy from Farmers Market.

If you bring your own bags and buy in bulk, you eliminate a huge amount of packaging as well as the carrying bags for shopping. It will also saves you money and time.

The places in Folsom i usually buy in bulk are:

- Winco
- Whole foods
- Some at Bel air and Railys.


Have you brought your own bag to stores lately?

Paris.