I went produce shopping this week. (What was I thinking? I could have stopped by Common Ground!) The prices didn’t really shock me since I’m kind of like the ol’ frog in hot water…I’ve gotten used to them. But as I began to tally the costs, it dawned on me what a great deal the Common Ground “Buy by the Bag” option is!

For example: I was shopping at a lower cost grocery store. But here’s a list of what went into my grocery bag:

1 avocado                                          $1.50

1 head red leaf lettuce                     $1.25 (it’s in season)

4 tomatoes (on the vine)                $2.00

2 cucumbers                                    $1.00

1 pkg snow peas                              $2.50

  TOTAL                                         $8.25

Now, if I’d just come by Common Ground I could have bought a $5.00 bag and fit in garden fresh peas,  bok choy, lettuce, carrots, and radishes (might have had to smush a little to fit the radishes in)! All straight from the garden. And that’s just the $5.00 bag. The $20.00 bag (the size of the large, plastic grocery bags) would have fed my family for a week!  And the flavors of veggies from a store and from the garden cannot bear comparison.

From now on our family is going fresh, from Common Ground. And, we eat with a happy heart knowing the money we spent is practically “recycled” since proceeds go to training refugees for job readiness.

All things considered, I don’t know of a better deal anywhere. Come on down, buy a bag and start filling it.

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