The Utah Food Co-op

The Utah Food Co-op - I stumbled across this resource about three or four years ago.  It's a great local Utah tool bringing great fresh food to your table and giving back to the local Utah economy. 

Here's how it works. Through the co-op local produce, meats, breads and fair trade items are done as a pre-planned purchase in bulk.  The co-op then turns those savings over to local Utahns for up to a 50% savings on great food.  The items are set up as  a share ( a share being fruits, vegetables, meats). Local Utahns login to the Utah co-op site each month an determine how many shares they want to buy  (no commitment on what months you want to buy a share).

Just to give you an idea of the great savings 1 share cost $24.00 and you get the following (meat, fruit and vegetables choices change each month based on the season):

a share for vegetarians and produce lovers

• 2 lbs. Green Grapes
• 5 Apples
• 3 Grapefruits
• 2 Red bell peppers
• 1 Head red leaf lettuce
• 3 Cucumbers
• 5 Roma tomatoes
• 5 lbs. Red Potatoes

quality meat items

• 1 lb. lean ground beef
• 4 6oz. boneless pork chops
• 2 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 lb. beef stew meat

If you have a house full of carnivores like mine then you can buy extra meat shares for just $15.00. You can see how this would definitely put a great savings in your pocket.

Ok, now that I have pitched the Utah Food Co-op idea on to the real reason I like sharing this resource. . . . It makes a great gift for those in need. Know of a local family, friend or co-worker who is struggling just to put food on the table? You can contact the Utah Food Co-op and purchase a gift certificate in the name of the person you would like one or more food shares sent to.

I do believe the typical food share can feed a family of two or one adult with one to two small children for a week.


Tina D.
The Utah Gift Basket.com