Costco & Azure Haul for Our Family of 6 (Thanks for your great advice!)
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- Every 3 months or so we stock up on all of our baking and pantry staples from Costco and Azure Standard. We've shifted our shopping over the last few months based on what we learned from YOU ALL. Come see what we are stocking up on to get the highest quality for the best value!
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Pro tip: you can re-use the food labels from the bags and put them on your buckets for easy labels. Just pull the label slowly and it should work just fine!
Yes! We do this too.
Genius! Thanks for sharing!
Good job Mama! I wish I had the internet when I was raising my kids. I have been researching and trying to feed my kids, husband and myself the best quality on a budget for over 25 years. I'm going to get chickens soon as I am done waiting for my husband to be on board.
Aw! There's good and bad to having the internet for sure :). That's exciting about the chickens, I think you'll love them!
Just wanted to say l really enjoy your videos. Your calming diction and way of life puts my own into perspective and grounds me. Thank you❤
So glad they are helpful! Thanks for sharing that with us! :)
Thank you for explaining your journey from couponing, deals, to homesteading. I really appreciate it. It says im not crazy for evolving. 😂.
Not crazy at all!! It's all a journey :) Thanks for watching!
I'm an older now solo person who birthed and raised 6 children when such was not popular. My children range from 23-37 yrs old. I was a SAHM for 15 years. All of my children are doing well independently- 3 now married. Post divorce it cost me A Lot to have a blank resume for 15 years while seeking gainful employment. Super beyond hard! But my now grown children are great employees that get rapidly promoted. I attribute that to the lifestyle and work ethic they were raised with.
Now working again for the past 13 years, my younger coworkers who are my own children's age, definitely don't have that work ethic. I won't go into it other than to say they dont want to work and have an entitlement mentality.
Anyhoo I have been Greatly Awaiting a new post from your channel. It calms and grounds me. And for that I am Most Grateful... in this time of uncontrolled entitlement, victimhood and craziness.
I know it's really Hard, but you are showing people that things are possible.
Living in a Small condo with no ground space or patio space for a container garden, , I talked my HOA into trying a Community Container garden in the very limited space we have.. Our first year was a fail. They'd sprayed for bees prior- so they didn't pollinate our plants. Live and learn!
You and your husband are doing Everything Right in a society that says otherwise. God Bless. Your children will Greatly benefit in ways too numerous to mention.
Wow. Thanks for sharing your story. It sounds like you are an amazing Mama who sacrificed a ton! Way to go trying to start a community garden. Hopefully next year will go better! Thanks so much for your encouragement!!
Love watching your life so intentionally lived
I love your grocery hauls. It's amazing what you can prepare from just buying staples. So many younger folks don't know that or have the skills to use the staples to make delicious meals from just a few items. I'm so thankful that I have those skills. Your family is so blessed to have you Joelle. Great video.
Thanks Carol!! I love the challenge of putting together meals with what we have. It may sound strange but it always feels like a puzzle to solve and the result is usually delicious and nourishing! Thanks so much for the kind words and for watching! :)
I just picked up my first Azure order. What a refreshing experience. Met a lot of wonderful people. One woman and I were still "visiting" 2 hours after everyone else had left. A new friend for life. I only ordered a little bit to check them out. Now, I am preparing my next order. Love your channel and hope to see more od you thru the years.
Aw! I love that you had that experience. How awesome!!
If you haven’t tried the Azure chocolate chips I would definitely recommend them. We enjoy them so much more than any we have bought in stores. I haven’t done a cost comparison but since we use them so infrequently it is worth any added cost for the quality. We also really enjoy their organic dried mangoes since that isn’t something we grow and preserve. The quality surpasses that of Costco and Trader Joe’s in our opinion.
This is really helpful! You guys have convinced me that I need to add the chocolate chips to my next order :). Thanks for sharing.
I'd love to see what you're making with the groceries! I buy very similar things for my family. Always looking for new ideas. I make your yogurt recipe weekly it's a staple in our home ❤
Thanks for the feedback! I'll definitely keep sharing our recipes and how we are using what we have. So glad you are liking the yogurt!
Azure and Costco are my 2 favorite places to shop! I also am a HUGE canner and have ordered and tried the Superb brand lids. They were not good in my pressure canner. I reached out to the company to get some advice and they promptly responded, however, I also did some research online myself, and others seem to have had this problem. So, just be cautious with the Superb lids until you have time to really test them for yourself.
Good to know!! Thank you!!
I swear by forjars lids
@@TracieL1234 Thanks! I've heard good things about them too!
I get the gallon of organic expeller pressed coconut oil from Azure. It’s just a couple bucks more than the organic coconut oil from Costco and a lot bigger. Very mild no coconut flavor. I highly recommend it!
Thanks for sharing! We agree that we definitely prefer Azure's coconut oil over Costco.
What a great video. I love these ones that you do. Always looking at how other stock up and what they make with what they have. Thank you for sharing with us.
So glad this was helpful!
I love this kind of content! I love the in depth cost analysis as I am a cheap shopper that still wants quality and healthy.
I only buy chocolate chips from azure (equal exchange brand) when they are on sale. Otherwise the cost for all the chocolate chips is ridiculous. Vitacost is another go to for lots of things, they usually have chocolate chips for way cheaper and have stackable discounts.
A tip for buckets: tractor supply is cheaper but still food grade. Quality is similar and gamma lids fit 👍🏻
Tractor Supply is where I get my 5 gallon food grade buckets but Azure has the best price on the gamma lids. I buy them by the dozen from Azure.
@sandys.1891 same!
Thanks for the tips! I'll have to check out vitacost. After Costco switched to Nestle, I'm going to look to get them elsewhere. Thanks for watching!
@@FromScratchFarmstead totally! Enjoy life and equal exchange are my favorite brands. The price for equal exchange is always high (in my opinion) unless there are discounts.
Super helpful, love your content. Thank you!!
You're so welcome!!
Very very nice family!
Just found you're channel
Thanks so much for watching! :)
👍 love your videos
Well done!
Thank you for sharing! A new video from you guys always lights up my day ❤😊
Very interesting to watch and hear about your experiences and journey. 😊
Have a blessed weekend 😊
Love from Johanne, Norway 🇳🇴
Thanks so much, Johanne!! Your encouraging comments always make me feel the same way! :)
I love these videos, thank you for sharing 💖
Thanks for the feedback! You're welcome!
Loved this video!
You're welcome!!
I buy organic bulk spices from Frontier. I think Azure has some of their stuff. I have an old two-level lazy susan spice rack w/jars that I use to fill with unusual spices that I do not get in jars originally (like cellophane packs) or I custom blend. The ones that come in the tall glass jars from the stores, I reuse those for the same bulk spices so they are already labeled. : )
Good idea!!
Thank you for sharing your grocery haul.
You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!
This was beautiful, thank you.
We have extended family moving in with us, so we've been looking into Azure Standards and Costco for future shopping. This truly helps. Thank you.
Edit - I'm sure you've discussed it in a past video, but where did you get your stove ?
So glad this was helpful for you!! It's an AGA and we found it used on FB marketplace. It was the find of a lifetime when we were renovating our kitchen :).
Azure has amazing chocolate chips. It's the allergy free ones. Best chocolate chips we've ever had
This is good to know! I think I'm going to switch to buying them from there! I didn't love that Costco now switched to using Nestle chocolate chips.
Interesting maybe I'll get some of those down the road.
I bought aluminum free baking powder from Whole 365 on Amazon. I started ordering those oats as well and I love them. ☺️
We live in WV near Ohio, and I have been stopping at farmers market for fresh produce. How do you keep squash long term? We have a cellar but it's kind of damp down there not sure if it would be good
We store squash in our basement and it's done really well down there. Since it's still so warm here, we are waiting to harvest our squash until the temps drop and our basement will be cooler! Thanks for watching!
Gud teaching❤
You can can the apples in slices for that crumble all year long
That's true!! Good idea!
Azure has organic oats in bulk. Thanks for the info about coconut oil.
You're welcome! :)
Thanks for the video, i got some ideas on what you get from azure. Didn't know they had collegen! Is the carob powder a big change from cocoa powder? I wasn't sure if my kids would notice the switch. We have tried a few of your recipes and they are all a hit with the kids! I'm learning your dairy recipes while i wait for our own dairy cow!
I tried the “raw” carob from azure and it is a definite change in taste. It looks like they have ordered the “roasted”, which I am not sure about.
@@alystodola yea they make it seem like it's sweeter, so hopefully she will answer so I can add it to my next order!
Hi! Carob powder is definitely a change from cocoa powder. Initially I wasn't sure how I felt about it but it quickly grew on me and now I really enjoy it. My kids seemed the same way. They aren't too picky about food in general but especially anything sweet so they were ok with it!
@@FromScratchFarmstead thank you so much for your reply, we love your channel. Have a blessed day!
As I don’t have azure. I use grape tree in the uk.
That's good to know!! Thanks for watching!
New sub and I ❤ your content
Thank you SO much!
Just a couple notes about Azure:
Freeze any wheat berries for a day to kill any potential weevils before storing. Also, do not buy their canning lids they are very cheap. The jars are great though.
I really liked the superb lids.
Thanks for sharing!
We got the chicken sausage when we where at our state fair( we rented a house for 5 days, because my son shows sheep…) they where a nice breakfast
That's good to know! Thanks for watching!
I’d love to know what you do with sardines that your kiddos are willing to eat!
We all love them straight out of the jar :). It may sound strange but they've all had them from time to time since they were babies so it feels like a special treat.
@@FromScratchFarmstead I’ll have to try that and see how it goes, can’t hurt. Lol
I've NEVER been able to get the gamma lid rings on that easy lol...I always have to get out the hammer!
Ha! I had to test them out first - the video version was not my first attempt :)
You may have answered this question from another viewer. Are any of your children picky eaters? If so, how do you handle that?
They aren't picky. I think because they all grew up eating this way, it's just normal for them. Thanks for watching!
FYI Nestle chocolate chips have a bioengineered ingredient (I’m thinking GMO?) and I think also natural flavors! They didn’t used to add those things. It’s crazy that chocolate would “need” natural flavors.
Walmart great value dark chocolate chips don’t list those things. I bet Azure would have some clean ones too.
Ugh. So frustrating. I wasn’t thrilled when I saw that Costco changed to Nestle just recently and I agree that i think I’ll look into azure for the future or another bulk option. Thanks for the comment and watching!
Azure chocolate chips are amazing❤️. Yes Nestle has purchased a lot of brands food wise and supplement wise👎🏻👎🏻
@@FromScratchFarmstead thanks so much! If you have time, let us know what you find! Blessings…and thank you and your husband for your channel!
My canning lids from Azure were not my favorite. I had many lid failures. I would not reorder lids from Azure. Just my experience though.
Good to know! I've heard this from a few people now so I think we will avoid. Thanks for sharing!
I see you bought peanut butter. I was told I should only buy peanut butter that just contains peanuts and salt but that is a lot more expensive. Most other peanut butters have added oil and sugar. We go through a lot of peanut butter. Your thoughts if it has oil and sugar?
Yes, I avoid the ones with extra oil and sugar too. Costco has been my go to for organic peanut butter with none of the extra ingredients. :)
@@FromScratchFarmstead I wish I had a Costco near me!
How do you use the sardines from Costco? I know they are good for you, but as someone who doesn’t eat them, wondering how I can slowly incorporate them. Thanks!
We just eat them raw out of the can :). But if that's too much for you, sometime I'll add them as the protein in a stir fry with greens and veggies. We love them!
I buy Eden Foods and do the rest of my shopping at near by farms. There's too much junk in the majority of the stores; even u$d@ organic admits they have $entheti($ in their 'food 😢
So frustrating! Thanks for sharing! I'm so grateful that the majority of our food comes from right here :)
Costco says they are no longer going to have the Kirkland chocolate chips.
Ugh! I wasn't excited about the nestle option. I think I will look into Azure for the future even though they are expensive. Others have said that they are amazing!
Hello. how are you ..Where are you from I'm from Pakistan Nice Video God bless you all ❤
Thanks for watching!
Love your dress! Where did you get it from?
Thank you!! It's from Neuflora! I linked their shop with a coupon code in the description. I love all of the pieces that I have from them!
@@FromScratchFarmstead thank you!
Is the baking soda from Azure come with lab data? Making sure it aluminum free?
Hi there! According to their website it is aluminum free and pure sodium bicarbonate. I'm sure you could email them with more specific questions! Thanks for watching!
Do u make ur own shampoo n soap? If so, wats ur recipe?
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Hi how to do with dumping? Thanks
Hi! I'm not sure what you mean? Thanks for watching!
@@FromScratchFarmstead I want know how to do with your everyday garbage? Is it just like the garbage truck pickup twice every week in my neighborhood of Jersey City or you have yourself way to treat all the living trash on your farm. I have a lot fun watching your videos every day. Thank you. Bless your whole family !
I was just looking at Azure vs Costco yesterday! I learned of an Azure drop near me, so thought I might try it. The prices seem quite high though! Is it really worth it?
I find it way worth it for organic wheat berries, organic oats, raw honey, organic beans and organic coconut oil
Plus you get azure dollars back to apply to your next order
It really depends on what you're getting. I find costco cheaper for most items and still the same quality. However, Azure will have things Costco won't...wheat berries, organic corn masa, are 2 I can think of that I get regularly.
For certain things, yes! It took me a long time to finally try Azure after knowing about it for years but we needed to stock up on grains and Azure is definitely the place to get them. Wheat berries, beans, bulk coconut oil, and some baking things. They have some things that Costco doesn't.
Spices in bulk lose their sense once they're not fresh. Once they're not adding flavour and smell to the food, they are just little dry things you find in your meal 😕. I only bought organic pasta once, I thought, once all the ingredients were added, tomato sauce, meat, anchovies, olives, or whatever, it shouldn't be so different, but it was. Return to pasta all'uovo. Sometimes I try to save, and the world is against me.
I agree that you definitely don't want those bulk spices sitting around too long so I try to stick to ones that we use up pretty quickly. Thanks for watching! :)
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