Where can I get bulk nuts and seeds?

[ButterflyBreath]

Where can I get good quality raw nuts and seeds at a good price? I am eating 50% raw, and am burning through the nuts and seeds bought at the very expensive local whole foods. Is there a good online source?

[Tussiemussies]

Hi butterfybreath,

At frontier herbs co-op they have a page that has seeds and I think nuts too. I'm posting the URL, when you get there look through the menu on the left side it is listed there:

http://www.frontiercoop.com/products/foods.php

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P.S. Looks like you can get bulk seeds there, but not the nuts...

[SteveinMN]

ButterflyBreath, I did a quick Web search of food cooperatives near Winston-Salem and came up with:

- Triad Buying Coop ( http://tbcoop.org/ ). There is a charge to become a member and an annual maintenance charge, but you can visit them before putting down any money and I'm guessing that will give you an idea of their prices as well;
- there are some health-food stores (perhaps one near you) that may offer a discount if you're buying larger quantities;
- you could look in the local "yellow pages" for "food wholesalers"; they may carry items in quantities/discounts more like what you're looking for.

Finally, if you can shop at a conventional grocery store and find what you're looking for, you might talk to the manager about at least a case discount. That may not work at WF. Then again, it might -- you could ask SiouxzQ. (sp?); she just started working at a WF (there's an "Update" thread in the Work forum) so she may know who you could talk with.

[awakenedsoul]

I get my nuts at Costco. I don't think they carry raw nuts, though. The prices are excellent! It would definitely save you money. They sell pine nuts: I think they're raw, but I'm not sure. Also, Trader Joes has bagged raw sunflower seeds and cashews, and their prices are much lower that the grocery stores.

[Amaranth]

Also check at the farmer's markets to see who might be growing them and when they expect the harvest.