A few of my favorite Azure things

Yesterday, in this post, I shared a little about Azure Standard, a company that supplies businesses and co-ops with whole foods, grains, supplements and more. Today, I am going to share some of my favorite products.

When I started with Azure, I didn't have a wheat grinder, so I bought my flour from them.  They have everything a person could want for all types of diets. Much of it, if not most, is grown on their own farm, Azure Farms. They carry wheat berries, oats, barley and corn for grinding.

Their seed, nut, and dried fruit assortment has been perfect for making granola and trail mix, along with their oats. We have very large bins in our pantry for large quantities of certain items such as flour, oats, sugar, rice, chocolate chips and dried beans. :)

Early in my relationship with Azure, my orders included additions to my kitchen arsenal. Cookie sheets, pizza pans, and lasagna pans, to name a few. They are stainless steel, which lasts forever. We've been using ours for over 12 years now and they hold up so well. The prices at Azure are very good. This is an investment, indeed. Metal bowls were also a must.  At that time, I had 5 children and our growing family was outgrowing my mixing bowls. Plus, if one wants to make bread, or anything else, in large quantities, at least one of these bowls are a must.

I found that they have a super selection of books that appeal to me and my family's health. Books such as The Encyclopedia of Country Living, How To Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor, Midwifery and Herbs, Prescription For Nutritional Healing, What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause, books on vaccinations that got me to thinking, and many more, which are no longer listed. Perhaps I will share some of my favorite books in detail later.  We also found some books that work well with our home schooling. They are The Story of Liberty, Sweet Land of Liberty and the Boys of '76, written by Charles C. Coffin. These are now required reading for our kids to be considered graduated from our homeschool.

Moving right along... Azure's prices on baking products such as yeast, baking powder, garlic, and sea salt are good.  Anne to add amino acids in our meals, which is not only healthy, but improves the taste of the foods. I also have come to really enjoy brewer's yeast on my popcorn, both of which I buy from Azure.

When I place my orders, I make a point to check out the current prices on produce, as I have found some very good buys, such as organic oranges for .65/pound.

I can do so much shopping without having to run to the grocery store.  This saves time and money.

Azure Standard

Have I shared with you about Azure Standard? They specialize in natural, organic, earth-friendly foods and products. They deliver directly to customers, buying clubs and retailers by semi truck and UPS.

Let me spend a few minutes sharing about Azure. Maybe you've never considered using something like this for your groceries and other items.

I have been a member of Azure Standard since the mid 1990's. They are out of Eastern Oregon, but truck their products all over and ship UPS to just about anywhere.

Some of the items I like to buy are pop corn, herbs and spices for the kitchen, baking powder, liquid aminos, oats, honey, etc.

Azure requires that you telephone them and set up an account, which requires that you pay for your first purchase BEFORE they ship it. After you have established a relationship with them, they will let you pay for your merchandise after you receive it, which is nice, because sometimes an item is out of stock and did not come out on the truck. If you have prepaid, you will be credited.

If you order on your own, you must have an order that totals $550, minimum; but if you order in a group, your individual order must be $50, minimum. In some areas, there is a three percent shipping fee for the truck. If you order via UPS, that's a whole 'nuther ball game.

I have a Yahoo Group, in which I coordinate our drop point. There are about 21 families in my co-op.  Not everyone orders each month. As a matter of fact, since Azure recently raised the minimum for the group to $550, we plan on ordering less. I digress.  I use the Yahoo Group calendar feature to send out reminders when the upcoming deadline is for ordering. I also communicate the coordinating of when we will be meeting the truck to get our merchandise.

It only takes moments for the truck to unload. Often, they drop at homes in residential areas, businesses, or in a parking lot. It is recommended that if you need to use a parking lot for your drop point, that you ask permission from the lot owner first.  The driver calls ahead of time and lets you know when he will be there.

I doubt if I have covered everything you might want to know about Azure Standard.  This link is a great place to read about getting started with Azure from their website. One of the first things that must be done is to find out if they deliver in your area and if there is already an established drop point.

Tomorrow, I will share with you some of the items I really like and use often. If you have questions, please feel free to ask and I can address them.

Remember that Summer Blow out sale?

Did anyone purchase from that blowout sale? I did. I have enjoyed a few of these, already, and look forward to a little "extra" time to read the others. I thought some would make great gifts, too.

Did you pick up those ebooks? What did you think? Which one is your favorite?

Summer blow out sale today only! These are really nice.

Have you heard about this big sale over at Biblical Womanhood? TODAY ONLY you can get an incredible ebook package from MoneySavingMom.com--over $100 worth of money-saving ebooks, homemaking helps, and encouragement for only $5.97! This is a really super offer. You can check it out here.

This ebook package includes the ecourse Supermarket Savings 101. This course, alone, is worth much more than $5.97. It claims to teach you how to drastically reduce your grocery bill. She says, "If high fuel and food costs are discouraging you and leaving you strapped for cash, you definitely need to buy this ecourse. You'll learn how to cut your grocery bill by up to 50% or more and have fun saving money at the same time!"

Many Books, Curricula, and Magazines For Sale and Free!

http://www.electricchurch.net/Ruth/books/books.html

The page is heavy with images. It will take a moment to load. If you click on images, you can see a close up photo and/or more photos of items.

I prefer to do a flat rate shipping, because I have had bad experiences with media (you can pm me for details if need be), and the weight of these items (depending on how much and what you purchase), it may be less expensive, anyway. But I am flexible. It just may take a little longer for me to get costs of postage if we do something different than flat rate.

Journey Companion to CTBHH

As I was doing some deep cleaning, I discovered that I still have several cases of these journals books. I would like to get these sold to make room for... um... make room.

Cmomb sells these books at just $1 profit over our cost. Not only are they less expensive than anywhere else, but they come Priority Mail, as well. (I'm sorry. We are not shipping out of the US.) I would love nothing more than to give you a discount to get these out, but they are already are discounted


All monies from the sale of these go to pay for this site and for providing materials, such as this book for free to those that can pay little or nothing towards it. Nothing goes into the pockets of anyone here. It's all cmomb.

http://www.cmomb.com/the-journey-companion-to-ctbhh/

Far Above Rubies and Blessed Is The Man curriculum on sale

I know that not everyone on my mailing list is a homeschooler, so please ignore, or pass this onto someone who does homeschool ~wink~

Postage has gone up

I procrastinated and waited until today to change the shipping costs on the CTBHH books. With a cup of coffee, some peace and quiet and a calculator, I got it all fixed. As far as I know, we still have the best things going, pricewise, plus shipping taking 2-3 days.

http://www.cmomb.com/buy-created/

 

Curious about selling on Ebay?

I am really excited to share about a new ebook for SAH moms! This is going to sound like an advertisement.  That's because it is.  I think this has been a long time coming.  Below is only a portion of their information from their site.  There's just too much to share with you here.

 

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