tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post4917003848558701962..comments2024-03-28T10:54:32.803+11:00Comments on Zero waste and sustainable living blog : What is a bulk food store?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-82209549067985126402016-05-27T12:50:49.227+10:002016-05-27T12:50:49.227+10:00Hi Claire, Thanks so much for sharing your local b...Hi Claire, Thanks so much for sharing your local bulk store. I have added it to my Where to shop Plastic Free and Zero Waste in Melbourne page on the blog (http://www.therogueginger.com/2015/06/plastic-free-zero-waste-shopping-melbourne.html). I have a similar dream to yours of opening up a one stop shop in Melbourne's West. <br /><br />There is a Facebook group for zero waster's in Melbourne if you would like to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1013032488728490/?fref=ts<br /><br />Erin Rhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225185498560687113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-89343334759803224002016-03-15T17:36:51.141+11:002016-03-15T17:36:51.141+11:00Hi Erin,
A long time reader of Bea Johnson's b...Hi Erin,<br />A long time reader of Bea Johnson's blog I just discovered yours while searching the web for places to buy certain zerowaste necessities in the Melbourne area. As I dont have the Bulk app, I thought I would share my local bulk find with you and your readers. I shop at "Tunstall Fresh" a greengrocery in Tunstall Square Doncaster East. They have bulk bins of dried goods like nuts, seeds, pulses, dried fruit and grains and you can also buy preserved olives in your own containers, as well as fruit and veg. I dream one day of opening my own local/unwrapped/"peoples supermarket" kind of venture for the purely selfish reason of having a "one stop shop" for my zerowaste needs but for the moment Tunstall Fresh is my go-to local. I have been finding it challenging living "towards zero waste" but an re-inspired reading that you are managing to live it in Melbourne. Thanks ClaireAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-71085300723475132082015-09-22T13:52:58.757+10:002015-09-22T13:52:58.757+10:00Thanks Elle :) I have passed on your query to The ...Thanks Elle :) I have passed on your query to The Source. Hopefully they will be able to shed some light on what happens to the plastic once it goes out the back. Unfortunately some food will come to bulk stores in larger plastic bags. At the moment it might be unavoidable but as the plastic free momentum grows (and it is!!!) companies will start to transport food differently. Erin Rhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225185498560687113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-58712231105230455312015-09-21T22:58:41.766+10:002015-09-21T22:58:41.766+10:00Great blog! I am just starting out on this whole w...Great blog! I am just starting out on this whole waste free adventure and have started my own blog to track my progress. Clothes are going to be the hardest thing for me I reckon. The Source Bulk Foods has opened a store in Camberwell now also - they are cropping up everywhere. However I was in there the other day and watched one of the staff members pour some grain into one of their big plastic containers from a large plastic bag. She then scrunched up the plastic bag and took it into the back. I was a little disheartened - seems no where is safe from unnecessary plastic waste :(Ellehttp://withoutwaste.com.aunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-75540833728586431062015-09-20T21:07:41.451+10:002015-09-20T21:07:41.451+10:00It's good to know there are more and more of t...It's good to know there are more and more of these type of stores opening up :) Erin Rhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225185498560687113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-35719901879687839372015-09-13T16:46:28.164+10:002015-09-13T16:46:28.164+10:00Great blog!!
Naked foods just opened up on King S...Great blog!! <br />Naked foods just opened up on King Street in Newtown recently, and there's also one at Bondi Junction. <br />http://nakedfoods.com.au/ aussiegirlvstheworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07334221765383406137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-48217570688448781032015-08-04T11:46:50.810+10:002015-08-04T11:46:50.810+10:00Thanks so much for sharing these. They are great. ...Thanks so much for sharing these. They are great. I will check them out next time i am in Sydney. I have been to the About Life in Rozelle (i used to live close to that one). Erin Rhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225185498560687113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-57065025622897815952015-08-03T19:46:26.146+10:002015-08-03T19:46:26.146+10:00Ah, wrong link there for About Life. Here it is: h...Ah, wrong link there for About Life. Here it is: http://aboutlife.com.au/store/<br />They also have a number of other stores in Sydney.jacqjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04266637625330804901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-39709540584430190552015-08-03T19:43:47.646+10:002015-08-03T19:43:47.646+10:00Alfalfa House in Enmore, Sydney: http://www.alfalf...Alfalfa House in Enmore, Sydney: http://www.alfalfahouse.org/<br /><br />About Life in Surry Hills Sydney, has frozen fruit and vegetables in bulk. http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-food/food-news/about-life-heading-to-surry-hills-20141017-117pxg.html<br />However, they provide plastic bags and, it seems, their scales do not tare. I'm looking for lightweight, reusable, water resistant bags that can be used to weigh frozen berries and spinach, then go straight into jars to take home. It also needs to be said that these frozen foodstuffs are imported. So they're an emergency/temporary option if I absolutely must have them, before my spinach crop and homegrown berries take off.jacqjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04266637625330804901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-52669192473227359762015-01-19T14:33:53.209+11:002015-01-19T14:33:53.209+11:00That is great news :) Glad to see Inner West Sydne...That is great news :) Glad to see Inner West Sydney folk are getting more options to show plastic free!Erin Rhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225185498560687113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-88991966729773574942015-01-17T15:27:07.826+11:002015-01-17T15:27:07.826+11:00Just discovered that the Source Bulk Foods has rec...Just discovered that the Source Bulk Foods has recently opened another store in Glebe! https://www.facebook.com/thesourcebulkfoodsglebe Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-63963005435333937902014-08-19T13:18:12.808+10:002014-08-19T13:18:12.808+10:00It is easy to become addicted to bulk food stores....It is easy to become addicted to bulk food stores. I have so many beans on my shelf that I have not used but I just keep adding! I will have to try your Roast Cauliflower and Farro Salad. A perfect winter warming meal :)Erin Rhoadshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13225185498560687113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9033465662037447681.post-64920782773832859342014-08-19T09:15:47.879+10:002014-08-19T09:15:47.879+10:00This is a great way to shop and I should make the ...This is a great way to shop and I should make the effort to do this more often. I LOVE bulk food stores! I'm now imagining myself with a lovely shalf full of grains, museli, flours and delicious nuts. Great post. Bec x | www.dancingthroughsunday.typepad.com Bechttp://www.dancingthroughsunday.com.aunoreply@blogger.com