I read somewhere this morning that radish seeds are pretty easy to save too.
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I read somewhere this morning that radish seeds are pretty easy to save too.
I would imagine so but difficult not to eat the radishes ;) I haven't tried running them to seed for saving.
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I have 137 lbs of seeds coming for $175.
What??!!! That's a fraction of the price I'm paying...I'm going to see if there's a stop near me.
Part of the low average price is because I bought a lot of flax, sunflower, peas and wheat, and just a little of the more expensive seeds, for variety.Quote:
Originally Posted by Living Food
Wish there was one near me! The US has some really good ideas sometimes.Quote:
Originally Posted by Living Food
I really love Azure. I'm so glad there was a stop close enough for you to get to Delmar! I need to save up for another large order for us too for the winter. I want to get 25 lbs of peas and corn and a few other of the cheaper seeds.
There are actually two stops that I considered. One is 30 min. away from my home. The other is more than an hour in the other direction, but my wife's parents live in that town. The only downside is the closer one comes in on Wednesday during my working hours so I had to take the morning off. It isn't a big deal since I have vacation time, but I would rather arrange an after hours pick up.
Still it's a lot better than paying the shipping company!
For me peas and wheat cost $3.50 to $4.50 a pound each, sunflower seeds cost nearly $8/pound, flax about $6/pound...I do believe I'm being had!Quote:
Part of the low average price is because I bought a lot of flax, sunflower, peas and wheat, and just a little of the more expensive seeds, for variety.
I get my seeds from sproutpeople always knew that they weren't the cheapest but they do have good quality so I was okay with it - but learning that you can get organic sprouting seeds for that cheap changes my mind. Sproutarianism is supposed to be cheap, and I suppose it still is for me, but I'm paying a good 5 times more then I could be!
Up untill now I have been buying organic flax seed at Kroger for less than $3/lb and they sprout fine! Clearly you are going to be able to pay less by going to Azure Standard even though you do not appear to be near a truck route.Quote:
Originally Posted by Living Food
I hear you can order their products online, but I wonder how much the shipping cost is for an order of a few hundred pounds...
Why wonder? Set up an account so you can fill your shopping cart with what you might want to buy. Then give them a call and price the shipping.
(541) 467-2230
I was planning on it.
Why do I have to call to figure out the shipping, though? Why not just have that information when I'm making my order? I suppose that it's because most people get their supplies via the truck route so they already know the shipping?
I didn't find a way to calculate shipping on the web site, but there might be a way.
I have no idea how much UPS charges for things by the pound. The Azure truck is 8.5% of your order cost which is extremely cheap considering the weight of things we get from them. They may have a shipping calculation when you choose to have it shipped by UPS, but it's something I've never had to look at. I hear they are quite friendly and helpful, but again, I've never had a reason to call them.
I just made an account with Azure Standard...holy crap! I'm going to have to check the shipping cost for an order of a few hundred pounds, but if it's not excessive I'll be saving hundreds of dollars.
Just one thing - are all of the nuts that say raw actually "raw"? I know that frequently that isn't the case. ne of their products, for instnaces, says "Cashews, whole, raw", another says "Cashews, whole, truly raw". Does that mean that nuts that don't say "truly raw" aren't sproutable?
They sell poppy seeds - any idea if they are raw or not? That would make not just my day but my entire year, they're only $2.35 a pound!