I'm glad the piece helped you out. Thank you for your suggestion on the bulk food buying in groups article. I had done some research on this in the past. I'll have to see if I can dig up the notes / links. I know one thing that was recommended was first getting an interested group, and then developing a relationship with the distributers that service the larger grocery stores in your area. Not sure what the protocol for that is. I'll have to dig deeper. One good source for ordering that is willing to work with large group orders to help individuals save on shipping is Walton Feeds. Another fabulous source with excellent pricing used to be Bowman's Brigade. The last I knew they shut down unfortunately, because they really had some fab prices. I have a friend that belongs to one co-op. I know Linsey mentioned she tried one once too. You might try popping her a post on her most recent article. I'm sure she'd be open to a reader inquiry, even if it was a bit off topic.  By the way, did you catch her post on buying through Amazon? They have some good bulk deals there too, although you definitely have to check the individual deals. Not everything is the best price.