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Post by SA Hunter on Jul 22, 2022 20:59:52 GMT 10
Know somewhere to purchase food in bulk, add a a link here, and any reviews.
(Thanks for the suggestion Beno)
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Post by tactile on Jul 22, 2022 21:27:06 GMT 10
SPC Factory Sales in Shepparton, Vic. You could technically buy it in the pallet load if you wanted! Be warned though...it's usually cheap for a reason.
*** Just read the other thread on Golden Circle...they do the same thing as SPC - their stuff is in these shops for a reason! ***
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Post by captain on Jul 22, 2022 22:40:12 GMT 10
Ok - a story from my sordid past. Many years ago, i used to live in a share house and we drank so much beer. A lot. We tried home brewing but couldn’t keep up. But one of our regular visitors worked at a local restaurant and we approached the owner to ask if we could buy bulk wholesale beer through him off his supplier - instead of buying cartons at supermarket prices. I can’t recall the pricing but it was cheaper - not drastically cheaper but enough to make it worth it.
The moral of the story - find someone in the industry and ask to buy in bulk from their suppliers at wholesale prices.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 22, 2022 22:42:26 GMT 10
SPC Factory Sales in Shepparton, Vic. You could technically buy it in the pallet load if you wanted! Be warned though...it's usually cheap for a reason.
*** Just read the other thread on Golden Circle...they do the same thing as SPC - their stuff is in these shops for a reason! ***
Can you atleast let us in on why its cheap for a reason?
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Post by spatial on Jul 22, 2022 22:52:08 GMT 10
Costco has good bulk foods for storage like honey, 50lbs bags of rice. Just about everything is in bulk.
I have purchased wheat from a bulk supplier before, got over 100kg and put it into storage.. Local farmers might do a cash sale.
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Post by hd1340 on Jul 22, 2022 23:10:29 GMT 10
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Post by ausprep130 on Jul 23, 2022 10:24:28 GMT 10
SPC Factory Sales in Shepparton, Vic. You could technically buy it in the pallet load if you wanted! Be warned though...it's usually cheap for a reason.
*** Just read the other thread on Golden Circle...they do the same thing as SPC - their stuff is in these shops for a reason! ***
Can you at least let us in on why its cheap for a reason?
Two reasons I can think of - 'A' grade produce goes to the supermarkets. Everything else is sold from the factory outlet. (Could be as simple as the labels are not right. Sometimes the can was identified as dented before shipment. Yes I know that dented cans are sold at supermarkets but they are typically dented after arrival at the supermarket.
- Unsold bulk 'A' grade produce nearing expiry could be sent back to the factory.
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Post by Stealth on Jul 23, 2022 13:30:33 GMT 10
www.goodness.com.au/Good place to get organic/difficult to get grains etc. They're not always cheaper than buying in store so I wouldn't recommend them for things like lentils or beans, generally about the same price that you'll get in Colesworth stores. But you can order in bulk for fairly reasonable prices and they ship just about everywhere. I got 25kg of biodynamic soy beans for $130. Soy beans are quite difficult for us to get here so I was very happy with the price and delivery. They have a lot of pantry staples of 'irregular' type things (like beans, beluga lentils etc) that you won't get in bulk amounts in most stores and the small bags that ARE there are a lot more expensive.
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Post by peter1942 on Jul 23, 2022 13:50:21 GMT 10
As there is no wastage in the commercial food industry there is no reason why we should be purchasing crap food. If a SHTF event were to occur where are you going to get your food from then?
All jams, chutneys, sauces, fruit juices, pickles and a raft of other commercially produced foodstuffs are made with rotten fruits and vegetables and coloured and flavoured to suit. For example, home made strawberry jam is made with freshly picked strawberries, sugar and real lemon juice to aid in the setting. Have a look at the strawberry jam ingredients at your local supermarket for comparison. Also have a good look at the ingredients of all the commercially produced products you purchase and see if you can find out what they really contain. A good example, Black and Gold honey equals flavoured corn syrup.
Grow your own and grow enough so that you can save the extra for any hard times ahead. I admit that there are some foods we purchase such as flour, sugar etc but if it were to come to the crunch we would be able to go without those extras and still have a good healthy diet.
I have tried to grow wheat and have done with some success but the yield was lower that I would have liked. We have our own grain mill which we use when we are able to get good wheat and we have also used it on a number of pea, beans and other types of seeds with great success.
If a SHTF event were to occur small communities who are prepared to share knowledge and skills would survive longer that the so called loner family. Remember the word TEAM stands for Together Everyone Achieves More.
If you were to work in a small community a member of that community could render the likes of grape juice down that could then be used as a sweetener and it could also be used as a replacement for sugar in the making of jams etc. There are a raft of other handy hints that are out there that used to be used but our civilised lifestyle tells us we are now too busy to bother.
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Post by malewithatail on Jul 23, 2022 14:22:25 GMT 10
Costco has good bulk foods for storage like honey,
Lazy sods, grow your own honey, its not hard......
Kids, they're not sleeping, they're recharging !!
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Post by Stealth on Jul 23, 2022 15:00:12 GMT 10
Grow your own and grow enough so that you can save the extra for any hard times ahead. I admit that there are some foods we purchase such as flour, sugar etc but if it were to come to the crunch we would be able to go without those extras and still have a good healthy diet. While I agree, the point of this thread is to provide options for people who can't grow everything they need to sustain themselves. Some people are restricted by growing space, time constraints, or the inability to grow their own chocolate (this is a big problem for me! lol). Sure, growing is the gold standard. But if the gold standard existed for everyone the need for prepping wouldn't exist  Having a thread that we can share knowledge on good places to buy bulk long term produce is great because then those of us who don't have enough space to grow everything they need will have somewhere to check for bulk canned/dried goods purchases. |
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Post by Beno on Jul 23, 2022 15:06:24 GMT 10
Peter the intent of the thread was to provide details on bulk food supplies for those that don’t or can’t grow there own and to potentially save money in times of inflation. I myself have found these details valuable as one of these outlets is relatively close to me. If you can grow and supply your own then good luck to you but i don’t see the need to scoff at what is being presented here.
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Post by malewithatail on Jul 23, 2022 17:10:49 GMT 10
Another overlooked source of food is direct from the farm at harvest. For a bit of work helping with the harvest, you can secure a hundred kg wheat say for nothing. We too have several grain mills, ranging from a 'whisper mill' (It isn't a whisper at all !) to a homemade backup stone grinding mill I made 30 years ago.
Lets organize this thing and take all the fun out of it....
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Post by tactile on Jul 23, 2022 17:21:49 GMT 10
SPC Factory Sales in Shepparton, Vic. You could technically buy it in the pallet load if you wanted! Be warned though...it's usually cheap for a reason.
*** Just read the other thread on Golden Circle...they do the same thing as SPC - their stuff is in these shops for a reason! ***
Can you atleast let us in on why its cheap for a reason?
Stuff gets left in the cookers (cans or plastic tubs) after a cooker malfunction, produce is overcooked and mush - off to factory sales! Have a supply of plastic containers that have a faulty food grade liner (PET is porous without the liner) - produce doesn't reach stated use-by date (usually discovered by a customer poisoning) batch can (and did) go to factory sales. Miss-labeled products (OK if its what you want), suspect tin/lid closer and entry of cooker cooling water (this is a biggie - cooling water from cookers is disgusting!). I could go on & on...
The really bad days of dodgy stuff going to factory sales (of any company) is probably over but I would never buy stuff from there to stack. I would buy good stuff from the supermarket and stack that and use this stuff up ASAP. Keep an eye out for stuff with a Japanese label, this is usually the highest grade stuff but for some reason has been rejected.
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Post by tactile on Jul 23, 2022 17:22:40 GMT 10
As there is no wastage in the commercial food industry there is no reason why we should be purchasing crap food. If a SHTF event were to occur where are you going to get your food from then? All jams, chutneys, sauces, fruit juices, pickles and a raft of other commercially produced foodstuffs are made with rotten fruits and vegetables and coloured and flavoured to suit. For example, home made strawberry jam is made with freshly picked strawberries, sugar and real lemon juice to aid in the setting. Have a look at the strawberry jam ingredients at your local supermarket for comparison. Also have a good look at the ingredients of all the commercially produced products you purchase and see if you can find out what they really contain. A good example, Black and Gold honey equals flavoured corn syrup. Grow your own and grow enough so that you can save the extra for any hard times ahead. I admit that there are some foods we purchase such as flour, sugar etc but if it were to come to the crunch we would be able to go without those extras and still have a good healthy diet. I have tried to grow wheat and have done with some success but the yield was lower that I would have liked. We have our own grain mill which we use when we are able to get good wheat and we have also used it on a number of pea, beans and other types of seeds with great success. If a SHTF event were to occur small communities who are prepared to share knowledge and skills would survive longer that the so called loner family. Remember the word TEAM stands for Together Everyone Achieves More. If you were to work in a small community a member of that community could render the likes of grape juice down that could then be used as a sweetener and it could also be used as a replacement for sugar in the making of jams etc. There are a raft of other handy hints that are out there that used to be used but our civilised lifestyle tells us we are now too busy to bother. Mate, you're in the wrong thread... |
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Post by Stealth on Jul 23, 2022 18:02:25 GMT 10
Another overlooked source of food is direct from the farm at harvest. For a bit of work helping with the harvest, you can secure a hundred kg wheat say for nothing. We too have several grain mills, ranging from a 'whisper mill' (It isn't a whisper at all !) to a homemade backup stone grinding mill I made 30 years ago. Yep, this! We're lucky our new place is fairly close to a lot of growers who tend to have crates with honesty boxes out their front gates. Avocados for DAAAAAAYS! 🤣 Lots of fresh fruit in season too. I'm working on buying a freeze dryer in the new year, we'll be making good use of the very low prices for fresh produce to store away as much as we can for a rainy day. Now all I need is a reputable mylar bag source (ebay and amazon ones can be crappy) and we'll be good to go. I have a Wonder mill Junior too, so storing bulk grains is a really good option because they'll last longer than the pre-ground stuff. It has an attachment so that you can put a drill on it to make it electric, but the handgrind option is what I was really after because then you can use it off the grid, even though it's a little time consuming. We also have the plates for grinding oily things like nuts for nut butter so it's a very handy tool! Mind you we haven't needed to use it because I can grind grains in my vitamix but it's definitely a great backup tool. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2022 18:42:04 GMT 10
Thanks tactile that is good info. Like you say, might pay to use factory seconds first.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2022 18:48:01 GMT 10
Costco has good bulk foods for storage like honey, Lazy sods, grow your own honey, its not hard...... Kids, they're not sleeping, they're recharging !! I buy my honey off of the local bee keeper, 1 liter tubs for $10. Keeps him in business and keeps quality honey on my toast! |
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Post by Joey on Jul 24, 2022 6:39:32 GMT 10
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Having a thread that we can share knowledge on good places to buy bulk long term produce is great because then those of us who don't have enough space to grow everything they need will have somewhere to check for bulk canned/dried goods purchases.
