Sustainable Saturday - Buying Organic and Earth Friendly on a Budget


I've visited several other sites that claim to be purchasing healthy and organic products for less . . . and then I look at what they are buying and have to question . . . . so here is the real deal:

We purchase around 75% of our food and household products as either Organic, Local or Earth-Friendly.  Much of this we accomplish by:
  • Having a garden
  • Purchasing local foods from our Farmer's Market
  • Purchasing meat from a local farm (grass-fed)
  • Watching for discounts on these items and using coupons.
The first picture is from items purchased at Kroger:

2 boxes Annie Organic cereals
Sale $2.99 less $1/1 coupon

1 box Barbara's Organic cereal
Sale $2.49 less $1/1 coupon

4 Horizon Organic Mozzarella Cheese
Reduced $1 each

9 Horizon Organic Milk Boxes
Sale $1 each less $1/3 coupon

Kroger Total:  $15.47

The second picture is from items purchased at Babies R Us & Whole Foods (Horizon Milk Boxes only) during their New Year's Sale:

Earth's Best diapers
$5 each
$2/1 Store Coupon - Earth's Best Diapers

$1.50/1 Earth's Best Coupon
(These would have been $1.50 each after coupons if I would have printed the manuf. coupon before they were gone!)

Seventh Generation Toilet Paper on Sale for $4.88
30% off clearance = $3.42
Use $1/1 coupon here
Final Price = $2.42 for 12 rolls

Seventh Generation Paper Towels on Sale for $7.88
30% off clearance = $5.53
Use $1/1 coupon here
Final Price = $4.53 for 8 rolls

Seventh Generation Dryer Sheets on Sale for $3.98
30% off clearance = $2.79
Use $1/1 coupon here
Final Price = $1.79

Method Laundry Detergent (32 loads) on Sale for $7.98
30% off clearance = $5.58
Use $2/1 coupon here
Final Price = $3.58

Apple & Eve Organic Juice Boxes
Sale $9.99 Reg. $11.99

Babies R Us Total $54.52

Horizon Milk Boxes
Sale $10.99 Reg. $13.99

Whole Foods Total $21.98 

Don't have time to hit the stores or live too far away?  You can search Babies R Us website for many of these deals.  You won't get the 30% off clearance, but these are still terrific deals on Earth Friendly products!  

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