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Offline MamaLiberty

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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #30 on: December 14, 2007, 06:33:29 AM »
They sell the whole wheat as well. I know I've got to get a mill of some sort, just have never done so. I use the whole wheat berries sprouted, then ground for some of my bread. I have more than 100 pounds of the red wheat I bought for y2k, and it's still perfect.

Anyway, I'll be getting some of the whole wheat and some of the flour. Just need to know pretty soon if anyone else wants some. :)
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #31 on: December 19, 2007, 01:11:16 PM »
Last call for wheat or flour. I'll be making the order tonight.  PM right away if you want anything.

I'm ordering the Gold flour, wheat berries and oat groats.

  Prairie Gold? Premium Flour - 50 lb. Bag
Literally thousands of bakers have told us that they wouldn?t use anything else. This flour, ground from our Prairie Gold? wheat, will delight you, your family and your customers in every way. It?s so versatile it can be substituted for white flour in some recipes, giving your baked goods unique flavor, plus all of the benefits of whole wheat. 100% whole-wheat flour. Chemical Free. GMO Free.
$16.16

Oat Groats - 50 lb. bag     $29.04
By groating the kernel, we remove the hull, leaving just the most palatable part. Our oat groats are soft, chewy and packed full of flavor. Oats are among the most nutritionally beneficial grains available today. Our groats are produced from select, sound, clean, hulled, heavy test weight, white oats. Chemical Free. GMO Free.

Bronze Chief? Wheat Berries - 25 lb. Bag       $8.05      
Bronze Chief? Wheat Berries - 45 lb. Pail      $23.58     
Bronze Chief? Wheat Berries - 5 lb. Bag      $2.61     
Bronze Chief? Wheat Berries - 50 lb. Bag      $14.89     
Cracked Hard Red Spring Wheat - 25 lb. bag     $17.65     
 
Hard Red Winter Wheat - 45 lb. pail          $23.58     
Hard Red Winter Wheat - 5 lb. bag            $2.61     
Hard Red Winter Wheat - 50 lb. bag           $14.89     
Prairie Gold? Wheat Berries - 25 lb. bag       $8.05
 Prairie Gold? Wheat Berries - 45 lb. pail       $23.58      
 Prairie Gold? Wheat Berries - 5 lb. bag      $2.61     
 Prairie Gold? Wheat Berries - 50 lb. bag      $14.89     
 Soft White Wheat - 45 lb. pail                $25.13     
 Soft White Wheat - 5 lb. bag                      $3.00     
 Soft White Wheat - 50 lb. bag            $17.64     
 Wheat Bran - 2 lb. bag                         $2.71     
 Wheat Bran - 50 lb. bag                         $18.52

See this link for other grains, beans.

http://www.wheatmontana.com/store/index.php?cPath=29
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #32 on: December 23, 2007, 11:36:03 PM »
 ML,
  Dang!!!! I missed the deadline. I was not able to get online for over a week. If you have any extra wheat berries or whole wheat flour let me know. motherfrog
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #33 on: December 24, 2007, 05:30:11 AM »
Bad news all around there. When I went to make that order, the prices had all gone up by 50%!!! You read that right. Instead of $16. for that bag of flour, it was $24. Increase of 8 dollars. All the other prices were up the same.  :'(

I looked hard for other sources, though nobody else has the white wheat that I could find. All the prices I found were even higher!! So I went back and tried to make the order after all. No soap. They only ship USPS and my order exceeded the weight limit of the PO. No option to send in separate shipments and no other shipping method available. I sent them a message and have received no reply.

So, I'll try to call them today. I'm really upset at missing the lower price, but such is life. If I have to, I'll order each item separately.

How much do you want? I'm ordering 50 pound bags of white wheat flour, whole white wheat and whole oats. Other things are available.
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #34 on: December 24, 2007, 04:20:51 PM »
Mama,
Have you tried Walton Feed?  They have a website.
I have bought from them in the past.
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #35 on: December 24, 2007, 04:39:41 PM »
Their web site is a nightmare and they don't list any of their prices on line. I have not downloaded the PDF file of their catalog, which is extensive. (SLOW dial-up... sigh)

Don't know why they can't make that information available on line. I'll take a look at it when I get a chance.

But the information they do have on their white wheat makes me think they probably buy it from the Montana wheat outfit. The description is identical.

I'll check into it more tomorrow and get back to y'all soon.  <G>
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #36 on: December 27, 2007, 05:12:39 AM »
You may want to try this link

HTTP://waltonfeed.com/cart/all.html

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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #37 on: December 27, 2007, 07:37:15 AM »
Thanks! I'll call them to see if their prices are still the same and what the shipping might be. :)
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #38 on: December 28, 2007, 05:13:12 PM »
I placed an order at Waltons... blind, since they don't show the shipping on line. I wasn't really happy to give my credit card number, but went ahead. Then I got the email with the shipping costs and just about fainted. 50% of the cost added to ship it a few hundred miles from Idaho? That's nuts!!! (And there are no other shipping options available.)

Now I don't know what to do - and Walton doesn't carry the flour I want, so I'll have to order that somewhere else anyway. ARGGG.  Why does life have to be so darn frustrating? <G> Just thought I'd let you know what happened.

> > $254.80 Goods Cost
> > $0.00   Idaho Sales Tax
> > $6.00   Boxing Fee:
> > $0.00   Handling Fee
> > 376     lbs Ship Weight
> > $115.92 Shipping
> > $127.72 Shipping Total including UPS fuel surcharge
> > $382.52 Grand Total
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #39 on: December 28, 2007, 05:41:38 PM »
Quote from: MamaLiberty on December 28, 2007, 05:13:12 PM
Then I got the email with the shipping costs and just about fainted. 50% of the cost added to ship it a few hundred miles from Idaho? That's nuts!!!

I hear you on that.  I was looking at the same problem ordering ammo from AIM Surplus a year or so ago.  The surplus ammo was going for somewhere around ten cents a round, but the shipping was nearly half again as much.  "That's nuts!!!"  So of course I refused to buy any, since the shipping was so offensive.  After shipping, it would have ended up costing nearly fifteen cents per round :(
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #40 on: December 29, 2007, 08:18:42 AM »
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After shipping, it would have ended up costing nearly fifteen cents per round Sad

Yep... and what does it cost per round NOW, with shipping? :) That's the big question. I went looking around the internet for other sources and most of them want a lot more for the initial products... and the shipping would be the same or more, depending on where they are.

I suspect this shipment will be a bargain in the long run, even with the horrible cost. I have a feeling the cost of shipping is not going to get any less, our money isn't going to be worth any more, and the cost of the food items will only rise - so it would seem wise to go ahead and get them now while the getting is good.

So, I repeat. If anyone wants anything there, let me know soon. I'll make up my mind sometime on Monday. I'll also go talk to someone at the LDS church about their bulk food deal.
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #41 on: December 30, 2007, 10:38:33 PM »
Hi, MamaLiberty,
Big Ugly here.
Do we have anyone in the group that is an OTR trucker?
Or, someone who travels for business?
Maybe consider paying someone in the group to do the haul for some extra bucks?
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #42 on: December 31, 2007, 06:08:39 AM »
Quote from: Big Ugly on December 30, 2007, 10:38:33 PM
Hi, MamaLiberty,
Big Ugly here.
Do we have anyone in the group that is an OTR trucker?
Or, someone who travels for business?
Maybe consider paying someone in the group to do the haul for some extra bucks?

Actually, we have at least one or two OTR truckers in the group, though I don't know just where it is they drive. That would work if we were ordering a truck load, of course, but 375 pounds is a tad shy of that. Probably would cost a whole lot more than the $127. to send a truck to Idaho for this order.

If we had enough people who wanted stuff to fill a truck, that would certainly be an option, but so far only one person has even indicated interest, and the entire order I placed is mine. 

I'm actually pretty disappointed that there was no more interest in doing this. The prices for these commodities isn't likely to go down any time soon, and the shipping rates certainly won't, so it seems like a real good time to stock up on non-perishables. I looked hard all over the internet (never did make contact with the Mormons here, however) and all the prices were MUCH higher, with the usual shipping on top, so this is still a good deal in spite of the shipping cost. It will have to do for now.
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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #43 on: December 31, 2007, 02:50:28 PM »
http://www.alisonspantry.com/p_details.asp?PaID=7&PCID=6

There are several distributors for this company in Wyoming, Colorado, MT, NV, ND, SD, Nebraska and Utah. You pay 9% shipping for your order, the truck delivers to the distributor and the distributor makes arrangements for you to pick up.  They carry Walton Feed products, as well as Honeyville and Turkey Brand wheat, in flour or whole.  You can get it in bags or buckets.  There's a list of coordinators to call and see who your distributor would be.    Besides wheat they do have the dehydrated/freeze-dried fruits and veggies as well as dry milk, sweet whey, powdered cheese, butter, margarine and eggs, just to name a few.

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Re: Co-op for bulk foods, other.
« Reply #44 on: December 31, 2007, 02:56:36 PM »
Thanks! We'll have to look at that for another time. I went ahead and placed the Walton's order this morning.

Guess we'll see how this co-op thing goes once a few more FSWrs have made it to Wyoming.

You still didn't tell me what you'd like to have. I'll have lots of white whole wheat and would be glad to share some. I bought a flour mill too, so won't be buying flour anymore.
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