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Food
Buying Clubs
Food buying clubs provide another way to stretch food dollars,
though they do not necessarily emphasize locally produced
food. These programs operate by bringing many people together
to cooperatively purchase food. Because of the large volume
of the purchase, the cooperative enjoys wholesale prices and
the cost saving is passed along to the consumer. Typically,
a “food share” purchased through a food buying
club costs the members about 50% of what it would in a traditional
retail market. The food is generally passed out to members
monthly at a mass distribution site, such as a community center
or service organization. There are usually no income or eligibility
guidelines for participation. Here are some food buying clubs
in New York: Self Help and Resource Exchange (SHARE) 718 518-1513
(sites located primarily in downstate New York and some other
areas of NY); Extra Helpings c/o the Regional Food Bank of
Northeastern New York 518-786-3691 (sites throughout northeastern
New York); Food Sense c/o Food Bank of Central New York 315-437-1899
(sites in central New York).
Chenango
County’s Bullthistle Bounty: A Locally Grown Food Buying
Club
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