User:ShelleySchoepflinSanders
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I'm with BrandonCSSanders (talk).
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edit Values for Spending
- Local for produce
- Don't care much if organic or not
- $$ value within reason
- Flowers, bread, eggs would be nice
- Convenience for pickup and gas
- Connection to community
edit CSA Portland
- Sauvie Island Organics
- 15 miles
- $875 for 30 wks mid-May to Dec = about $29/wk
- 1 share = family of four. No splitting.
- 3411 SE Ankeny (near 33rd and Burnside) Tuesdays, 5-7pm
- Hood River Organic
- Further distance but great stuff
- Weekly or bi-weekly delivery year around from a coalition of farms
- The Vegetarian Box - $39* Around 10 seasonal produce items, plus a loaf of fresh, vegan bread. It is a good choice for a single person or small family.
- The Omnivore Box - $49* Vegetarian Box, plus one half dozen farm fresh eggs and the hand-crafted dairy item of the week (made with organic milk). Good for a household of 1 to 3 people with a diverse diet. ; includes eggs, cheese, bread.
- Portland Area Residents: Home delivery T, W or Sat with fee. Drop point 606 SE Madison at Organics to You
- Organics to You
- Bin for 1 $27, for couple $33
- California and Mexico in winter :(
- Tues to our door
- Can adjust to weekly, bi-weekly, monthly. Can skip items or add items.
edit Grocery Store Options
Values questions for discussion: Will we never buy at Freddies again? If not, why not?
These are our favorite stores in order of preference, balancing "local" business, "local" produce, "local" for us, price, shopping experience, and our other values.
- Sheridan's local, buys/labels local produce, bulk, good prices, great location = top pick. $1.89 for Sunshine Dairy milk 1/2 gallon. $2.69 for local organic apples.
- Food Fight local, spendy, but probably best pick for veggie foods
- Portland Farmer's Market Thursday 5/15/2008 - 9/25/2008 3:30 PM - 7:30 PM SE Salmon and 20th; Saturdays 4/5/2008 - 12/20/2008 8:30 AM - 2 PM PSU
- People's Coop local, more emphasis on organic, if you become a member-owner ($180 over 6 yrs) free yoga 4x/wk, discounts at other coops; a little far away -- 3029 SE 21st Ave (just north of Powell). $0.99/lb for local organic apples. $4/dz eggs.
- New Seasons local (8+ Portland stores), buys local (1/3 of products; labeled w/ yellow labels), spendy but rivals Sheridans for a good values fit. Delivers for $9.95 or personal shopper w/ in-store pickup for $4.95. $2.99 (or ??$3.99 for Pacific Village 1/2 gallon). $7.99 for 2lbs Till Cheddar. $3.49/butter.
- WinCo: Not exactly local (Sixty-four stores in Washington, Idaho, Nevada, California and Oregon), but closer than Freddies. Employee owned. Doesn't sell a ton of local produce. Dirt cheap -- $1.98 for Darigold 1/2 gallon.
- Zupan's local business (4 stores) purporting to sell local produce, but trendy/spendy 3301 SE Belmont
- Whole Foods not local, but has nice values; might stock (and mark) some local stuff, close to our location = worth investigating
- Fred Meyer was started in Portland but now is owned by Kroger headquartered in Cincinnati OH -- no longer "local," but does sell some local produce. $3/butter
- Trader Joes 300 stores in 25 states, but probably stocks some local produce.
edit Spending Locally Beyond Produce
- Mirador Community Store 2106 SE Division Street 503.231.5175
- Adorn Body Art women-owned; 10% off w/ People's Coop; 2535 SE Belmont St
- PDX Web Hosting 10%
- zipcar
- Sustainable Business Network Portland
edit Is Local Really Better?
A lot of people I respect seem to think local is superior. I'm not sure why. Here are some of my ideas -- then I'll try to research them.
edit More Compelling (for me personally)
- Less fuel cost
- More $$ stays with middle or lower class rather than padding salaries of wealthy CEOs
- It just fun and aesthetically pleasing to peddle my bike to the store
- Supports smaller farms that are more likely to use sustainable practices that support biodiversity
- Support community groups: Non-profit organizations receive an average 250% more support from smaller business owners than they do from large businesses.
- Local businesses are more accountable to their communities]
- Keep our community unique
edit Less Compelling (for me personally)
- "Fresher" produce
- Builds community
- Less mediated b/c we know "where food comes from"
- Keeps local land farmland rather than having it develop into strip malls or other structure
- Food Irradiation??
- Better customer service
edit Down Sides
- Expensive
- "Holier than thou" or "Greener than thou" (I have been on both the receiving and the giving end of this attitude)
edit Garden
edit Shrubs
- Viburnum tinus, "Spring Bouquet" Grows 6-8 ft. White flowers, blue berries. Evergreen, part shade OK. Zone 8. Other Evergreen Viburnum
- Weigela variegata seems to grow around here, if I'm not mistaken, blooming already in early March. Apparently it is evergreen if the season doesn't get too cold. The variegated leaves would look nice in the shade.
- Heavenly Bamboo
edit Bonus
edit Ground Covers
- Anemone numerosa summer dormant; rapid spreadng; poisonous; rhizome
- Asarum caudatum slugs; evergreen; rhizome; flowers under leaves; $6.50/3.5 inch pot/Hartwegii
- Deer Fern
- Maidenhair fern
- Cyclomen/coum/hendersoni
- Natives
- HEUCHERA micrantha coral bells, palace purple; supposedly evergreen, perennial, and native.
- Tellima grandiflora r fringe cups. Also native, perennial, simlar to heuchera but leaves green. Apparently can be grown from seed.
- Creeping juniper, also common juniper or ground juniper. Native. Dwarf japgarden is one species that is nice.
edit Nurseries
- The Hardy Plant society
- Urban Farm Store 19th & Morrison
- Flora Lan
- BC Wild Heritage
- Bosky Dell Natives
- Nothing but Northwest
- Collector's Nursery
- The Hardy Plant Sale
- Heronswood
edit Sequoia
- Bob Revolution Stroller mesa orange and chocolate; 23 lbs
- Infant car seat adaptor
- Weather shield
- ?Stroller diaper bag
- Revolution Stroller works with the following car seats (reviews):
- Britax Companion - 2003 and newer (review) see also Britax vs Graco Review, which says, "The Graco Snugride came off the base quite easily, but my wife always asked me to get the Britax Companion base to let go of the seat." See also Seats that fit in 1997 Camry
- 10 lbs
- Some kind of roll bar
- Not listed on Camry site
- Apparently no longer being made but still in stores (new = chaperone) -- also not on Camry site
- Graco Snug Ride - 2003 and newer (review)
- 7.5 lbs
- Fit center 2nd row Camry "great", ease 3-OK, tested: yes
- Be sure to get the front harness adjuster, not rear (I think model LX)
- Ask if it can be used without the base
- Maybe get the Snugride 32; still 7.5 lbs without base but fits 97% of infants until age 1 year
- I think we should get this if it looks OK b/c it's lightweight
- Graco Snug Ride 32 - 2008 and newer
- 9.7 lbs
- Graco Safe Seat - 2006 and newer
- 9.8 lbs
- Not listed on the Camry fit site
- Peg Perego Primo Viaggio - 2003 and newer
- Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP 30/30 - 2007 and newer
- Fits up to 30 lbs and 30 inches (safer to keep rear facing longer; others usually 22 lbs and 28 or 32 inches)
- Not listed on Camry fit site
- Peg Perego Primo Viaggio SIP Infant Car Seat :Peg - 2006 and newer
- papaia or moka
- 11 lbs
- Does it come with a base?
- Apparently doesn't fit in shopping carts well
- Starter kit $26.99 Target, online, etc.
- 4-6 g pants, size small: I like orange, green, go fish blue, striped, and chocolate
- Baby Shower Gift
- Refills
- gDiapers Gift Certificate
- Cost and review vs Fuzzi Bunz
- Blog posts about gDiapers
- Alternative: Kushies flushable liner designed to keep poop off the diaper (not absorbent)
- Water vapor pads for under crib sheets
- Cosleeper
- Tubing for Medela x2
- ?Bottle warmer
- ?Segals nursing wrap cover
- Bottle brush
- Thermometer, suction bulb, fingernail clippers
- Washcloths, towels
- Cetaphil soap; Aveeno baby wash
- Teethers
- Vinyl mattress protector/sheet x 2
- Basin -- thick sponge for tub use
- Bath toys
- Diaper ointment (aquaphor?)
- Diaper wipes
- We have the diaper champ
- Diaper changing station
- Baby monitor?
- Humidifier
- Chair by table
- Books to read to baby
- Swaddling blankets
- Sleep sacks
edit Gift Ideas
- 6 inch ruler for scrapbooking (with inches and centimeters)
- 12 inch ruler for scrapbooking (with inches and centimeters)
- Fiskars spring scissors for scrapbooking (my pair broke)
- 2-4 tomato cages for next year's crop
- Outdoor doormat for sliding glass door
- Indoor carpet for upstairs sliding glass door (neutral color, small size)