This is How I Go PLASTIC FREE Grocery Shopping on my Bike
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- I've been riding my bike to get groceries for years (it's easier than you think, and FUN) and now I'm doing it PLASTIC FREE! The evils of single use plastic are well documented. It's toxic, it's filling up our oceans and landfills, it's poisoning our water systems, and it's increasing our dependency on oil (just to name a few). In this video I visit Nude Foods in Boulder, a true ZERO WASTE grocer. Check them out at nudefoodsmarke...
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Love your point about how biking to get groceries encourages us not to overbuy. I tend to buy more fresh, more local when I bike shop. Bonus: Nude Foods delivers for busy families and students who may not always have time to shop.
As you noted, with even just two panniers and a bungee cord or two I often can get sooooo much groceries, and bike home with 100s of pounds of food. It's heavy, but not that hard, the bike is doing most of the work. And now with ebikes, boom! You could put it all in a cart behind the bike if we wanted.
But main thing you nail: it's more fun, when we open our hearts to caring about our planet, one another, whales, bears, fish, birds. Caring is more fun!
And when we work to save the planet we all depend on, some magic happens. Community is healthy, helps our resilience in times of stress or if we're having a hard time. Biking is healthy. Much of the food is actually cheaper, and healthier. And when we vote with our dollars-care about local jobs, independent moms n pops, instead of paying our hard-earned bucks to the Man (Bezos, often), we can all be better off, keep money in our communities.
Love your big heart brother- ~ Waylon
I'm gonna pin this comment up top, it's so good! Thanks for sharing all your wisdom and humor with my audience. Love you, brother!
@@duzer Love you man! It's fun to care and you inspire all of us so much. Makes me so sad when I see the bears going through my neighbors' trash, let's make our world less sad! And support local mom n pop shops, not Amazon/Whole Foods.
awesome store and video ... we got one too but it is not organic unfortunately... 😖
oh please don't get an EBIKE just because ur groceries might be too heavy ... just bike a bit slower for a while and soon u will build that extra stamina to get u over that hill with ur extra weight...
even I figured out how to shop for three with a normal bike. I didn't even have any bike bags. I simply stacked three midsized cardboard boxes on top of each other and secured them with two bungees ... the boxes are from the store and made to hold 20+ pounds of apples ... the store would have tossed them too...
remember plastic is bad but the production of batteries is even worse ... ok ok UNLESS u dump ur car 🤣👍
Oh come on, you just get bigger panniers lol.
@@EckmanJones hell yeah, I literally just biked home with a verrrry heavy pannier loaded up with groceries! Missed my other one, but you can get so much stuff in even one..!
Wow. That store is over the top. The world needs to have a million more of them to shop at.
I agree!!
there's more and more around the US and Canada and Europe, hopefully everywhere..!
@@elephantjournalSomewhere it was in Soviet Union
It'd be nice to have such a place closer to me
Do any of you have a store like this near you? I'd love to know. Also, if you wanna learn more about Nude Foods, go to www.nudefoodsmarket.com and you should totally follow my friend Waylon, he posts a lot of great content about saving the planet. You can find him on IG at instagram.com/waylonlewis
I LOVE YOU!!! (Hippie style)🌼
Channel the Hate, absorb the Hate. Then go for it -HATE the Plastic.
Currently 18yrs car free! Whilst touring the mid west (Australia) i've surrendered myself to the change Of "if I can't reuse it, what's the point.
Be the change, mentally, spirituality and in in Reality.
Cheers for the no spin spin.
Piece 🌍 love 🌈 and beans for All mankind
P.T🤠 Ole
That’s an impressive amount of car free years!!! Ole ole ole!!
The light in my heart (currently 19yr old daughter) if I wasn't leading by example, then what's all the words for.
No Worries Mate🦘
You rock!
Wonderful episode, Ryan! I Wish Nude Foods was in my neighborhood. Or maybe I need to move to Boulder...
I hope more of these places pop up around the world!
I only have 1 word for this video.
AWESOME 👍
I have a one word reply…THANKS!!!
So damn good!
Did my first biking grocery shop yesterday - now searching for a bulk foods option locally. They’re few and far between here but I’m going to try ☺️
PS my beautiful grandma was born on Jan 21st 💛
This is great, you are lucky to have store like this in Boulder. I live in the Netherlands, and we are just starting with zero waste shopping. But grocery shopping on a bike is the standard here, on average, I think 60% of grocery shopping is done with a bicycle, and in Amsterdam, it is probable over 85%. I appreciate that you speak out more about your ideas of how to live a responsible life, and that you always look at the positive things that we as individuals can do. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wish the UK was pro cycling, we are hated here by most Motorists 🙄
This could be the next generation of whole foods. Would they consider expanding to other cities??
They've got a winning combination of convenience and zero waste. Thank you for spotlighting this.
They are very new, but I think that they’re planning on bringing this idea to other cities (in colorado, for now).
We are indeed planning to come to other cities. We're working on perfecting the business model at this store first then expanding with a delivery first model until there's enough pull in a particular location to open a store.
@@veritynoble6398 Is there an e-mail list where we can keep up with your shop and where it will open up? I want to keep up with your business.
I don't drink anything other than water, and I take my own container with me everywhere I go. Plus I like produce stores that don't put everything in plastic containers and plastic bags. Pretty easy to change your ways if you care enough to do it. Thanks for bringing this to peoples attention, sometimes we just get caught up in life and forget that earth is for everyone.💗
Thank you for caring about our precious planet! YOU ROCK!!
@@JosephSneep I know, I wonder what is wrong with people who are still buying cases of bottled water. I know it is unavoidable sometimes when you are out in the middle of nowhere with no tap water available.
@@duzer 😘
@@JosephSneep I drink well water at home too😀
@@Scor-ah nice
nice helmet !! i also use my bike to ride 4 miles to the Walmart for Groceries ! somethings i limit my items due to space in my backpack and facing headwind going back home ! i need a electric bike !! ha ha
Bike commuting for groceries is awesome, been doing it for years. It tends to make me shop smarter and not buy as much. I become a lot more aware of what I am buying and plan out my food a lot better than when I buy.
Also, kudos to the women for admitting that there are times when we need plastic. It is something that is needed in the medical field. The rest of us can work to reduce our plastic usage as much as we can.
Grocery biking is the best!
We can all do better. Check out the Ocean Cleanup if you haven't already.
Thanks Ryan for highlighting our over use of plastics and showing us with an alternative. Wish we had a plastic free bulk store near us here in the east. Will have to research options in our neck of the woods. . On another unrelated note, I recently purchased an L Train from Priority! A really great bike. Cheers.
Cool!! You’ll love that bike!! Happy trails
Thanks for the exposure Ryan! This makes me have hope for the world.
Me too! They're amazing!
You said Doo Doo lol! Cool, never heard of the no waste grocery store. That needs to be more prominent for sure. Man, I truly wish there was a NudeFoods near me, this was a very informative video Ryan, well done man.
doo doo :) Thanks for watching this!
Would love a Nude Foods near me. I lack the business acumen, maybe these ladies could franchise their idea.
And another note. One kind of rice? Sorry. Jasmine rice for Thai, aged Basmati rice for Indian and Persian, brown rice for the rest.🤔
Seriously. Really liked this video.
And speaking of Costco, looks like they are offering Priority bicycles
I hope they're able to franchise someday, it seems to be popular in Boulder. As for the rice, they do have different types, just not 5 brands for each type. Cheers!
Wow this is SO COOL! When you first mentioned a zero-waste grocery store, I was picturing some expensive bougie place filled with scented candles and quirky ingredients. But the fact that they have all the essentials AND it's cheaper than the big chains makes me super jealous.
Side note, do you have any recommendations for a brand of bungee cords? Trying to find a good set for my bike rack that will last a long time and won't fray easily.
WOW.. Great Store.. What a Eye Opener.. Very Informative.. Thank You.. 🚴😃
Thanks, Billy!
Brava to NudeFoods founders; you've got me thinking how to change up my habits for less plastic.
Ryan, another great video, I will share this video with my friends and family....thanks
Love it. Definitely got me thinking I’m guessing is part of your intent. I’ve become a big label reader as I get older. Seems like that would be tough to do at this amazing place.
the ingredients are generally simple and 100% on the top of every label! You'd love it I think.
Every jar has a QR code which takes you to tons of details about the product.
Ryan.....FANTASTIC MESSAGE/VIDEO HERE. I CAN NOT SUPPORT THIS KIND OF MESSAGE ENOUGH. Kudo's bro.
Thanks Ian!!! Appreciate the enthusiasm
Bringing a regular watermelon home kinda challenges my balance. I have to go a bit slower.
The good ones, from Hermiston, OR are about out of season so my balance challenging rides will soon be but a memory.
Why is it that the bicyle racks at stores are next to the smoking areas?
I’ve been car-free in central Denver for over 3 years. My bike broke 2 years ago & had been exclusively on foot since, with a little transit for long jaunts. It’s not easy to buy & consume primarily fresh produce without a car, but it can be done. Ironically, I found it easier to buy groceries when I’m on foot than on bike because I can buy more as I can carry two bags by hand with my backpack full-that’s when transit helps!
Very cool!! Keep it up, my friend
Great spotlight of next level market. Thank you!
I love the idea of my pantry being full of glass jars instead of cardboard or plastic. Less bugs. More visually appealing. Also, not having to wash the jars would be pleasant.
Yeah, my pantry is super colorful!
Exactly! It's easy. And pretty! My pantry looks pro with Nude Foods.
Watching from France. If only the world was like Boulder. Great video, great idea,
France is MUCH BETTER than the USA with reusing and minimizing waste, I envy your country
@@duzer How about forming a Duzeristan country !? The anthem would be "Olé olé olé", the food speciality would be frijoles, ....and drones would never, ever get lost
I primarily commute to the grocery store by bicycle; honestly, e-bicycle because it's hilly where I live. I wish that we had an amazing grocery store like Nude Foods here in Bethlehem.
Ebikes are great!
Fantastic! I would love it if my local co-op adopted the glass jar model. I am going to ask them about it. Thanks so much for the great info and ideas.
I hope that they have something like this!
All these years in Boulder and only found our way to Nude Foods YESTERDAY. Wonderful. And a Monkey bar will fuel my commute home today (if it lasts until 4:30, doubtful).
Those monkey bars are so good!
First time I have been introduced to this Amazing Store! I Love This Idea 💡 Brother 😎. I worked retail for 20ish yrs and the store recycled Cardboard! Big Box Store. Hope Tucson Arizona Desert 🏜️ Gets this Store Soon. ✌️❤️🙏
It’s really cool!! Hope more businesses do this
This is a neat market!👍 it's nice to see this kind of store wish we had one in Arkansas.
I wish I had this in my town. One of the downsides of not living close to larger cities.
i think paper bags and plastic bags gotta stop being made along with plastic bottles, we need to go back to all glass and baskets, you know biodegradable stuff that wont end up in our food supply. i'm not here to preach to people however, i'm a use whats available to me, yeah contradicting statements i know but i promise you i'm the last person you will find throwing trash out into the street.
Wow, what a great store. I wish I had one near me. Thanks for making this video. I had no idea that plastics weren't recyclable.
Very interesting store. Just wondering. How do they meet nutrition labeling requirements? Is there information available online for each product? Thanks for informative video!
I actually don’t know, guessing it’s all on their website
Love this dude.
Please open a shop in Ca.!!
When I cycled everywhere in SoCal between 97 and 2006. I had panniers on my bike. I would go grocery shopping and fill the saddle bags. I would also carry a backpack for any extras. I would bike to the market and back, which was about 3.5 miles total. I lived up on a hill with a 400 meter climb. It was always an experience climbing that street on a bike with groceries.
Thank you for the video. It brought back good memories. You have fully inspired me to get back in the saddle. Your videos made me realize how much I miss biking everywhere. Again, Thank you
I wish you all the best on your journey to ride more. It's so fun, as you know!
I wish I could move there.
WOW! We need more stores like Naked stores, Whole Foods need to learn and we as consumers need to HATE plastic
We sure do!! Down with plastic!!
We (my wife and I) cycled Boston to the Pacific last year. It was great, BUT, the amount of plastic EVERYWHERE was discouraging. Since then, trying to make a meaningful dent in my own plastic consumption is very hard. Great video, keep up the great education.
It's such a sad reality...and so hard to avoid :(
You'd be surprised how much stuff you can fit in a couple of panniers. That said, I have a giant front loader cargo bike that I can fit all the groceries I could possibly buy plus my daughter. It's the family pick up truck of bikes.
That’s awesome!! I don’t have a cargo bike, but I’m so impressed with what they can do. Happy trails
@@duzer thanks Ryan, you're awesome!
When you open up those panniers, and top 'em off with food sticking out the top, they fit sooo much! It's surprising :) Plus between the two I usually bungee cord something like TP or a bucket of chips, something solid and big. Sometimes in the winter I fill my main pockets with jars, too hahah.
@@elephantjournal I've seen him roll up with jars of food in his pockets, hahaha
My grand parents used to get Charslton chips in a tin can and they were so good! It cool to see the old school coming full circle!
That's awesome! The old ways were in many ways, better than the new ways
Actually, there are no bins to recycle glass in Cheyenne. So I keep my jars, for as long as I can. Its a good idea, this Nude Food thing, but I don't think it will catch on.
Some of that is priorities on our local politics. When folks decide to care about waste, often more sophisticated recycling centers are developed.
@@elephantjournal Well the town I live in, and even though it is the size of a city, its still a town mentality. There used to be recycle bins in parking lots of grocery stores and such. But those have been long since done away with. And I agree, plastic is bad but in some cases needed. As for Glass containers, not very practical for things like cereal and chips, in large amounts I have a recycle bin at my house now, but you cannot put glass into it. As for a recycling center. Nope. Its sorted, bailed and shipped off to some where else. So its all about money. Some day, maybe. I do take canvas bags with me to the grocery store, and I do reuse plastic bags as much as I can. Then I shred them. Any ways, thats my two cents worth.
Obviously this is awesome. All shopping should be like this. BY LAW!!! I wish there was one of these by me.
I agree
Fantastic! I’ve been reducing my waste but it’s very hard to do where I live. I will keep adding plastic free items each month. I have a garden, go to farmer’s markets, and compost food waste. Great store!
That’s great! Every little bit helps
Hi Ryan,
Living in Southern California, We haven't gone plastic-free yet, but working to iliminate use much more and adapting our lifestyle in a lot of ways to support a healthier earth.
Wow! Boulder has beautiful biking trails. Much inspired. Thanks!😉❤🧡💛💚💙💜
SoCal should be a leader in this, hopefully soon
OMG this store is great! I wish everyone would have a place like this to shop. WE HAVE TO CHANGE OUR MINDSET ON PLASTIC!!!! I actually gringe everytime I use plastic.
I'm with you 100%!!!!
Awesome! A great way to make a difference to the world.
Love to go shopping witn my Brompton. 👍🏻😊
Bromptons are so cool
@@duzer my favorite bike, and perfect for groceries because we can use it as a shopping cart.
Thanks for all the great videos and marvelous energy.
Keep Safe! Keep Riding! 🌷
This video has to be shared millions of times. Zero plastic grocery stores should be the rule everywhere.
I agree 100%
I'm a conservative Republican, gave up my car a year ago, only use 2 bikes, and I really liked the takeaways from this vid. And, everyone in this vid including Duzer doesn't strike me as enviro-freaks either.
What does a conservative Republican believe in?
So cool that you live a car free life!! Thanks for watching!
Got this on Patreon & went ho hum grocery shopping. Almost didn’t watch but I did, and I loved it! What a great place NudeFoods is & with very necessary purpose. Good for them & for you Ryan for presenting them. Wish they were in LA!
haha, I get it. It's not a sexy adventure video...but there's nothing sexier than saving the planet! And thanks for your support on Patreon!!
Admirable 👏👏👏
I love nude foods. glad you shared their mission!
They’re amazing
I like the glass jar idea. I miss buying my soda in glass bottles then recycling the bottles.
I hear you. That’s the way it’s done in many parts of Europe
Be nicer and cheaper if I could bring my own plastic jars and fill from the gravity bins. They would take up less space and the products would be cheaper as well. You just have to keep the ankle bitters away from them.
Hi Ryan love your channel I lived in Boulder for over 20 years as a sports ski wear designer. Moved back to Australia 4 years ago and love seeing Boulder Creek rides. Now living the urban farm life PS tell your buddy he needs to go see what happens at a screen printing business🤷♀️ talk about toxic plastic…my pet peeve talking about clean living and wearing big plastic printed sweats, Just saying sharing your vids with friends in Boulder. ❤
Yeah okay ... Now go look at the prices on their website. I'll stick with a traditional market. Laundry detergent i$6.90 (4 cup jar) ... and rice ...Yes RICE $4.15 (4 cups) ... They're just a mini Whole Foods and in most cases MORE EXPENSIVE !!!
Great message Ryan. I’d like to add - for you Kurig coffee drinkers out there, think about all the plastic coffee pods hitting the landfill every day. Buy yourself a grinder, a press and find a local roaster.
Very good point! Thanks for chiming in
Ugh. Keurig is so awful, I never touch it in hotels and such when I travel.
There are metal kurig reusable pod containers as well
@@jackjr1 ooh, that'd be much better.
My county in central FL is stopping the entire recycling program next month. Reasons- too costly, most homeowners refused to follow the guidelines, plastic recycling was a total ruse. All will go to the landfill. So sad.
This is a rad concept. Hope this concept grows
I hope so too!
Hey Duzerito, checking in to say hi brother. Yesterday, I was slathering a can of La Sierra $1.25 refried Pinto Beans from Dollar Tree on slices of DAVE'S KILLER 21 Grain Organic bread, and thinking of...you. Yep, go figure. Say hi to Dana & gang. Ride safe,phil🇺🇲💙🍀👍
I hate the fact were still making plastics, for goods, like soda, and other drinks, and supplies. I recycle myself, and all my recycled trash is 90 percent plastic and cardboard, with some metal and aluminum.
You Go Ryan, you da Man! you're an inspiration. You inspire me...🚴♀ I just put my BOB back into the lineup!! I have a repurposed Rail Trail through my neck of the woods (Rockingham Rail Trail'NH) which makes my shopping experience a lot more safe and FUN!! Keep up the good work my Man
All cities across the World need to have their own plastic/tire pyrolysis facility!!! TIME TO DEAL WITH YOUR TRASH
This video is more about the store you shop at than about your bike....
You're right about those people at Priority Bikes, they are amazing.
I forgot to add the discount code for a $100. discount, several days after my bike came they texted me... and credited me the $100.!
Don't ever let me catch anyone takin bad about NYC again... may God bless Priority Bikes and the NY Rangers hockey team!
They are indeed an incredible team!
Hey Ryan, Good subject matter. Everyone should take a look at mycelium packaging (comes from mushrooms). We really need these alternatives. Thanks Nude Foods for showing the way.
Nice to see that someone can avoid plastic.
Here in my city 10% heat with soft coal, 5% heat with hard coal, 40% heat with burner oil, I heat with electric baseboard (getting a heat pump on the 28th) 30% heat with electric basebord and the remainder use Scotian Shelf natural gas. Our power comes from about 30 hydro dams and 1 50 year old CANDU Nuclear reactor on a medium level active fault line.
Locally we have a refinery (North Americas largest and newest 2012) that ships one to two tankers of nylon resin to be dumped in the UN approved ocean disposal site off Somalia, (cause of the pirates). Saudi crude leaves nylon where as Alberta Crude has tar as the reminant part. Tar gets used up in construction! Because of the left over unsellible nylon that gets dumped at sea, I am on the fence on using plastic vs ocean dumping nylon resin mixed with unsellable solvents. No question neither is good just which is worse, and which is better!
So many factors to everything.
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PS. CO² is likely going to be backburnered by the mass wasting of the arctic permafrost that is melting from our stupid developments above the 60th parallel and not so much our fossil fuel use. The mass wasting releases huge amounts of methane CH⁴ gas. Methane does not absorbe into our oceans, also vegitation does not ingest methane so it can exist for hundreds of years and according to PBS NOVA each molcule is 43 times the greenhouse effect of CO² (Environment Canada says methane is 9X CO²). Eather way both are really bad! We need to stop all northern developments, all arctic ice breaking (except for local harbor clearing) all construction way up there, frankly we need to remove every non aborigional person who lives up there to keep the heat reflective white snowy ground cover everywhere even on the oceans! If we fail we all lose!
Working nude in the meat department could be very dangerous for the butcher.
Hahaha!!!
Aprons are allowed :)
Working toward being carefree again. Use a a cargo bike, totally vegan, no cooking stove, mostly fruit and raw vegetables. Hopefully stores like this one featured, will spread throughout the country. Thank you for sharing.
I agree that the incessant use of plastic is bad. It annoys me even when I have to use a plastic bag at the grocery store that the people working there try to double bag it. Not necessary.
Also how does all the plastic end up in the ocean anyways? For example if you libe in the middle of Kansas how does it get into the water. Just wondering.
Good question, I need to do more research on this...
The Planet is thanking you my friend! You Rock Duzer! Oh and great prices. I'm IN..
nice to know that organic can be cheaper than big box grocery. Of course, you pay for cheap food in your body.
awesome store and video ... we got one too but it is not organic unfortunately... 😖
oh please don't get an EBIKE just because ur groceries might be too heavy ... just bike a bit slower for a while and soon u will build that extra stamina to get u over that hill with ur extra weight...
remember plastic is bad but the production of batteries is even worse ... ok ok UNLESS u dump ur car 🤣👍
Naaah I'm not buying that pseudo eco female entrepreneur refugee stuff :0 I'll rather wait those billionaires to show us the example instead of saving whales by shopping only in one specific location and getting crazy over a plastic bag. At this moment, it's more of a privileged hobby than actual eco friendliness.
What do you do in inclement weather or if you were to be injured and not able to bike? Would you hitch a car ride with a friend? Love your videos and attitude!
I ride in all weather here in boulder, just need to bundle up…and I’ve luckily never been injured to the point that I cannot ride.
Ryan and I bike all year round, it's all about good gloves and layers! There's very few awful, awful days and usually you can shop around 'em. Honestly it's fun to bike in the rain or snow, really! As long as you're safe and warm. Injured-that can be tough of course, and nothing wrong with carpooling with a friend! Or, Nude Foods delivers by ecar.
Best thing for the cold are Bar Mitts. Even in the middle of a Colorado winter I don't necessarily have to wear gloves biking.
@@duzer Thank you for responding- I figured you wouldn't let a "little" snow keep you off your wheels!
Shopping by bike is fun and so convenient. I can use a shopping bag bungeed on the rack or panniers or even a trailer. At times I just walk since I live in city and areas are still laid out like all inclusive villages around 50% don't own any cars. There's a choice of many buses (peak times every 6 minutes), trains, underground, car share, bike share, taxis, walking and riding. Around the corner has many shops including one similar to your Nude shop. Ours is too expensive to shop in regularly at the moment. Most walk to the shops because it's too much of a hassle to be driving around finding the limited parking places. That takes up more time than the 5-10 minute walk to get there. I found that out when they did a local survey.
I use the bike when I want a ride or want to shop further away or I'm passing by on my work commute. I also use it when I want to carry a lot. It's great to take stuff to the reuse/recycling centre too.
Yo! Wish we had something like this in Philly!
Hey Ryan, Thanks for the heads up for Nude Foods Market. I live in Loveland and this would be a nice trip to visit Boulder and get my groceries and a cup of coffee at my favorite coffee shop.
Talking about clothes, thrift shopping is an AMAZING option!! Specialty made minimal waste clothes can be pricy, but thrifting is completely recycling, you can find awesome stuff, and can be/almost always is more affordable than buying new!
Not in our local thrift shops unless they have a sale. Over the past few years they have moved to do comparable pricing to retail. So I don't shop in them anymore. Instead I recycle my own clothes in the same way previous generations did.
@@amandajane8227 Yeah that’s why I phrased it the way I did, that it can be/almost always is since areas vary. Even if it’s not cheaper it’s still the more eco-friendly option compared to new~
Very good point! Thrifting is great!
As far as people bringing their own water bottle with them, sometimes that is not reasonable because the water available to them comes from stores where the water is ALREADY bottled in plastic. So are we to believe that taking the store bottle and pouring it into our person bottle is going to save plastic? Let us be reasonable. Of course we can refill a bottle from a store's BULK water supply, but that often entails refilling a gallon or larger personal container. So taking your 16 oz. water bottle will have to be refilled at home.
I wish you could hear my tone of voice. I think this video is terrific, as all of yours are, Ryan, and I hate sounding like a big downer, but I gotta say, all that glass is not a lot better than the plastic. The world is running out of sand because of all the glass and concrete we use. People are even being killed because of fighting for the rights to beach sand. Maybe some kind of renewable cloth would be better than the glass for some things. I don't know the answers. If I'm missing the point, please tell me. I know we all use way too much plastic, cardboard, etc. and we must never stop trying to save our planet.
I would be willing to bet that you are preaching to the choir. We as shoppers cannot control the manufacturers who ship things in plastic. Shoppers have no power to do anything about the problem other than the small things many of them already do. What needs to happen is that laws need to be implemented against the manufacturers who are shipping in plastic. Glass is recyclable and therefore should be used by manufacturers. Just as CocaCola Company shipped their bottled sodas long ago, they need to return to that process. Perhaps there is something to be said about the WEIGHT of glass as compared to plastic and this is perhaps one of the reasons that manufacturers like plastic better since they can ship more product at a lower shipping cost, but something has to be done at the manufacturing level instead of expecting the powerless public to bear the full burden of the sin.
well suppose you could have always painted it like a StormTrooper ... as I mean that has to be good karma because they never seem to hit anything ... except for that one guy who couldn't see and walked right into a door =)
Plastic bags used for packaging are filled with nitrogen to keep what's inside fresh/keep oxygen out. Does this store take that into consideration? If so how?
This was a wonderful video. Wish all city had this type of store. I am changing my life style I am trying to bike to my every day errands. Targets only one mile from my house “why do I drive?” The groceries store is presenting a bit more of a challenge, I will have to ride the stroud at one of the intersections that merges on the by pass. Though I am a confident rider my special needs son loves to go to the grocery stores with me. So I have not yet figured out how to take him with me. He also has therapy once a week that I would love him to ride a bike there(along side of me) but at this point I have not figured out a safe way to get there.
I love grocery biking! I have bags and a trailer and do a huge load. I have front and back racks and a Burly Coho trailer. I’m right next to you in Denver and I went actively car free many years ago
Ryan I found the next great adventure for you . Take a look at the sheltowee trace train in Kentucky and Tennessee . It is a trip . It's only about 670 miles but it's awesome. Sheltowee trace outfitters in Corbin ky runs shuttles for riders.
I read about that on Bikepacking.com, looks awesome!
I love riding my bike to get groceries. I have an online store so I take my packages each day and stop by our small local grocery store to get just what I need for dinner or lunch the next day. It's a thirteen mile trip in total. I did it every day for 7 days and lost 5 lbs. Our grocery is smaller than the produce section in most big grocery stores but I almost never have trouble finding what I need and I know all the people who work there. I see them every day.
i aways go on bike grocery shopping , just grab my paiers i can feet on my paners food for 2 weeks more or less , yee everthing come packege that the big problem , i try to buy most of my stuf packege free , and ofthen i have to go in 10 differnet small shop to get everthing i want , iven for my cat i go to the bucher shop , and feed him liver with hearts , :P much better than can food or dry food ,
Grocery biking is so much fun. I did it today. Like you said, it turns grocery shopping into an adventure. I wish there was a nude foods here in Michigan. I hope to see more nude food stores.
OMG! That helmet rocks!
Thanks!!
? got milk; as kid a nabor cross rapid crick, misses montgomery had a farm, ei ei oh i helped lerned to milk and got gallon fresh. last here in big bend ranch they had fresh milk, but cant sell or wish had ol fashioned milk man/dairy delivery in glass and tin. my bug out buggy and bike gear is to be plastic free all so, as see photos on fb and here.
Amazing store! Want one like it here in my town, in DK! We do have some that run clipse, but not this cool!
I used to feel smug about riding my bike to shop at Costco, now I feel like a sellout 😞
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This place is literally next door to my office. I shall be going here from here on out!
I have a 64 oz flask that I keep full of water & bring with me in my backpack.
I never thought I'd say this but, wow that grocery store is so cool!!
haha, so true! but it is indeed cool!