5 in household
5 guests

I went shopping at the Food Coop and finally felt more at ease in a grocery. First of all, I could talk about the project and the folks there were quite excited rather than looking at me as if I arrived from frightening planet. I has planned the shopping trip so I was armed with jars, zip lock baggies, and egg cartons. The amount of food in the store without packaging was quite high. Most of the items in the store are bulk. I realize buying in bulk is slightly cheating, as the good come to the store in a container of some sort. Since it the best option in terms of overall reduction, I am allowing this slight bit of fibbing on the stats.