alas the Harvest, woe is us
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Former Harvest Co-op shoppers: have y'all figured out your replacement stores yet?
I especially miss the bulk (spices and dr. bronners as well as the main bulk); some of the random local things: the Just Soap and the 21st Century Tofu from JP; big containers of active dry yeast; eco pack bags of Nature's Path cereal.
(I am in favor of places that are T-accessible from greater Davis, and especially in favor of places that aren't Whole Foods.)
I especially miss the bulk (spices and dr. bronners as well as the main bulk); some of the random local things: the Just Soap and the 21st Century Tofu from JP; big containers of active dry yeast; eco pack bags of Nature's Path cereal.
(I am in favor of places that are T-accessible from greater Davis, and especially in favor of places that aren't Whole Foods.)
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Date: 2018-10-27 12:04 am (UTC)Are you on the big spreadsheet of people interested in staying in touch about Harvest? https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xoVC3mTgL5gkYi64Y7EDDMLw9bA4D4DY7e5spS2LTSM/edit "A spreadsheet of Harvest Co-op members so we can find each other after the co-op closes. This is an opt-in spreadsheet. Everyone who fills out the form to put themselves on the spreadsheet will receive a link to the spreadsheet."
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Date: 2018-10-29 07:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-10-30 03:26 pm (UTC)I'm having trouble finding a source for Green Valley Creamery Lactose Free Kefir that isn't 1) Whole Foods, or 2) special ordering from Pemberton for $7+/bottle.
I'd be interested in exploring setting up a bulk buying club for non-perishables, and/or some sort of cooperative grocery shopping arrangement to transport specialty items from far-flung stores into Somerville.
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Date: 2018-11-04 02:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-11-04 02:49 pm (UTC)In case you didn't see my other post, it seems that Wegmann's carries a number of GV products (I learned this through the GV website).
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Date: 2018-11-04 03:00 pm (UTC)It's good to know about Wegmann's; I guess if I get desperate I can trek across the river. I wonder if Cambridge Naturals could be convinced to start carrying GV if there was interest.
(I have seen GV cream cheese at Market Basket, though they're sometimes out. But goat cheese is an easy substitute there, and there isn't really one for yogurt. Maybe I should try making my own with regular LF milk...)
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Date: 2018-11-04 02:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-11-04 03:15 pm (UTC)If any lurkers are also interested in yogurt, they can order that too, possibly coming in at $37 or $38/case. I think I paid $29 or $30/case at Harvest.
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Date: 2018-11-05 02:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-11-02 11:03 pm (UTC)In particular, they have a large gluten free section with lots of Bob's Red Mill, and a substantial bulk foods section, which will evidently soon included fresh-ground nut butters (there are three machines there, which appear to be brand new, but which do not actually contain nuts).
Importantly for me, they also carry Green Valley Creamery Lactose Free Kefir. Very glad to have a source of this that is not Whole Foods.
Other information: the Medford Stop and Shop (a couple blocks from there) sometimes carries Fair Trade bananas. When I went there were only a few, which I purchased, compared to a large display for other organic bananas, but maybe if more people start buying them there they'll start carrying more? I don't know how this works.
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Date: 2018-11-04 02:47 pm (UTC)