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Permalink Reply by Karen Paro on January 25, 2012 at 9:43am

As far as gardening I buy most of my seeds from a local  nursery  & farm supply store but I also order from Johnny's Select Seeds. Trees come from Lowes, most of my tools come from Craigslist and a this state only surplus & salvage store.

When we buy chicks we buy from Cackle Hatchery most I hatch myself using an incubator I bought on Ebay, Feed is from Poulin Grain, Other supplies come from TSC and my sister's work (A local supply store called Longhorn Horse & Pet Supply).

Food preservation: TSC & Cabelas

Pantry: BJ's Wholesale Club  & local grocery stores

Prepping & survival: Cabelas, L.L.Bean, & Kittery Trading Post

Lumber, ect: Lowes & Home Depot

Publications & magazines: Mother Earth News, Countryside, Hobby Farm, Grit, Urban Farm, Backhome, Backwoods Home, and Backyard Poultry

I know as far as tools you get what you pay for but a lot of my best tools are someone elses cast offs, we got a great rear tine tiller thru Craigslist for next to nothing because it needed a tune-up and the guy wasn't mechanically inclined - hubby is, we got a front tine tiller free for the same reason. Same with the materials to build my permanent greenhouse, most were free the only thing we're going to have to buy is the polycarbonate panels for the roof even my big fan for it was a freebie.

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Permalink Reply by Dusty Bottoms on January 29, 2012 at 7:09pm

Thanks Karen. Ayone else?

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Permalink Reply by Pat Barr on January 29, 2012 at 10:25pm

Dusty,

I'm a firm beleiver in buying locally (and from Mom and Pop stores)... I like being called by name when I go into a place.

I buy (bought ) most of my tools, pots, pans, etc. at estate sales (I refer buying something bulit older that lasts),  When I do buy somet new (and I bouth the Mathis tiller being shown as a ad and would be more than willing to write a testimonial for it) I prefer to buy locally (not only to support the local business but to have them service it if I have problems ).  I also buy  Husqvarna when I buy new.

Books etc., mostly I go to the next county's quarterly book sale.  If I want something (like when Daisy suggested 2 books in her BLOG) I'll try going through the FD Bookstore first. 

Sorry I don't use many things I can't buy locally.  (I do hope you can use Husqvarna like Mathis as a sponsor.

 

Pat

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Permalink Reply by Eric on January 30, 2012 at 3:45am

For food? Locallygrown.net It is the most exciting model I've seen in terms of ease for grower and ease/choice for customer. Also it allows for a barter model among growers. Pretty sneaky/cool actually.
Seeds: Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
Fencing, lumber, equipment: Craigslist
Other stuff: N/A

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Permalink Reply by Kim Gates on January 30, 2012 at 4:00pm

Johnnys Selected Seeds, Murray McMurray, Tractor Supply, and yes.....Locally Grown.net.....started right here in Athens Georgia! I think like many I have more stuff from second hand stores, and yard sales.....and even the dump! My truck used to weigh more coming out than going in!  It is amazing what you find in peoples barns and shops, especially older folks who have great older stuff they no longer use. Trying to wrassle it away from them is another story! Books.....Amazon "used." Mother Earth News, and Grit. I have picked things up put out for the trash man...used to embarass my children to no end. I always keep a shovel in my truck too....I have dug up many a plants from abandoned properties. I am cheap....but I also like the challenge!

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Permalink Reply by C Dubya Jr on January 31, 2012 at 9:56pm

• gardening, seeds, trees, plants, etc. - My local feed & seed
• prepping, food storage, survival, etc. - BJ's Wholesale Club 
• livestock health, vet, hatcheries, supplies, etc. - Local feed & seed
• fencing, infrastructure, cages, egg cartons, weed control and farm supplies - Tractor Supply, Home Depot, Lowes
• food preservation, pantry, etc. - BJ's Wholesale Club, Kroger, Ingle's 
• precious metals 
• publications, magazines - Mother Earth News, Countryside, Hobby Farm, Grit, Urban Farm, and Backwoods Home
• lumber, wood, etc - Home Depot - Lowes
• cheese making
• tractors, ATV's, equipment - Local Dealer
• beekeeping
• meat processing, curing

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Permalink Reply by Mike Smith on February 2, 2012 at 11:10pm

• gardening, etc- my local greenhouse (mom & pop store)
• food- Sam's for large volume items, like rice, I also cherry-pick the 3 local grocery chains (they usually beat Sams/Walmart with their sales), farmers market, trade with neighbors
• livestock health-local vet, chickens- Cackle hatchery, local feed store
• fencing- Farm supply store,
• precious metals- local coin store, gun shows
• lumber- local lumber yard
• cheese making-
• tractors- local tractor dealer
• beekeeping
• meat processing- I use two local ones, one for venison, and the other for beef.

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Permalink Reply by Jodie Westwood on February 3, 2012 at 6:27am

Gardening, seeds, plants trees:  home depot unless a local nursery has it.  Rare Seed Catalog, Gurneys or Burgess Seeds.

Prepping, food storage, survival:  Honeyville Grain

Livestock health, vet, hatcheries, supplies:  Tractor Supply and McMurray Hatcheries and of course - my vet

Fencing, infrastructure, egg cartons, weed control, farm supplies:  Tractor Supply and Amazon

Food preservation, panty:  I can usually catch the jars off season at Big Lots

Precious Metals:  n/a

Magazines:  Grit, Mother Earth News, FD, USDA reports

Lumber, wood:  we are blessed to have our own saw mill, but green wood is bought from Home Depot

Tractors, ATV;s, equipment:  private party, Kubota, local dealers

Beekeeping:  too scared to go there, but I purchase lots from Amazon

Meat Processing:  Hampton Meats for processing our angus and pork sausage,

Vegtables:  "The Farm" which is the local distributor/supplier for local grocery stores and some people from the farmers market

Big Sprinkler has the best sprinkler in the world for small farmers.  One sprinkler has a 1000' garden done!

Dirt:  most times we call a local trucking company that supplies various products for that one big load.  Sometime I collecting bags of good soil when I catch it pre-spring at Home Depot

Fertilizer:  find a co-op

If I cant buy local I try to at least buy made in the USA.

 

Got to check out this locallygrown.net from Eric.

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Permalink Reply by SELAH Farm on February 5, 2012 at 10:05am

1. gardening, seeds, trees, plants, etc.
   1. Trees, etc... from local nurseries and growers. There are LOTS in our area
   2. Seeds... just ordered from Southern Seed Exchange this year. 
   3. And we collected and saved seeds from the vegetables we were eating and enjoying from local farmers at our farmer's market.
      1. Always save seeds
2. prepping, food storage, survival, etc.
   1. anything on sale... always looking for auctions and sales
3. livestock health, vet, hatcheries, supplies, etc.
   1. I like Cackle Hatchery in Missouri because I've been there and know the people there.
   2. I prefer Faithway seeds for our chicken feed (when we buy chicken feed)
   3. Have a child-hood friend that is a Vet to go to for questions... Order any needed things from the internet where it is cheapest.
   4. Can HIGHLY recommend Planet Dog for dog supplies.
4. fencing, infrastructure, cages, egg cartons, weed control and farm supplies
   1. People at our church know we need egg cartons and bring them every Sunday
   2. craigslist for other things like cages and fence
   3. Side of the road for a lot of things. No problem stopping and picking up things that are being wasted by others.
   4. Some farm supplies from local stores.
5. food preservation, pantry, etc.
   1. Craigslist
6. precious metals
7. publications, magazines
   1. internet
8. lumber, wood, etc
   1. craigslist
   2. my Husquavarna chainsaw and Granberg chainsaw mill 
   3. side of the road
   4. construction sites
   5. dumps
9. cheese making
10. tractors, ATV's, equipment
11. beekeeping
    1. Local bees from people here in the area that have established hives.
12. meat processing, curing
    1. all on farm

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Permalink Reply by Shirley Wikstrom on February 5, 2012 at 12:04pm

Recently got a great deal on Tattler Canning lids from Mark Down.com, found out about the deal through Tattler's Face book page.  Purchase seeds from High Mowing and Territorial.  One Green World has some wonderful edibles to grow, I like them better than Raintree .  Rhul Bee supply is near Portland Oregon and is a great sorce for bee keeping supplies.  Bob's Red Mill is close by and if you purchase their large bags you can get a pretty good deal, their oats are on sale this month, I love their thick cut, old fashoned oats!  I also order some things from Azure standard, they deliver once a month.

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Permalink Reply by Mavenjoy on February 7, 2012 at 3:28pm

Local, small and independent guide our shopping as much as possible.  There are also some really good big brands that are supplied by and/or that support independent farms and businesses too, so I'll throw in a few those below.

• gardening, seeds, trees, plants, etc.: The Arbor Foundation, local farms/gardens, community gardens
• publications, magazines: Ode, Utne, Natural Home, the Sun, Organic Gardening, Orion, internet
• beekeeping: Honey Locator

A few additional categories and brands that might be relevant and that also support independent farms and/or local sourcing:

• Meats, Cheeses, Dairy: Heritage Foods USA, Organic Valley, Organic Prairie (co-op), Applegate
• Beans, Grains, Herbs/Seasonings:  Eden Foods, Frontier Natural  Products, Simply Organic (co-ops)
• Local Foods: Local Food Finders
• All things local and free: The Freecycle Network

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Permalink Reply by Jan on February 8, 2012 at 5:26pm

For veggie seeds I pretty much stick with Southern Exposure Seed Exchange and Baker Creek, although this year I ran across High Mowing Organic Seeds and I will be ordering from them in the future. We do a lot of Tractor Supply Company shopping (I love the Dumoor layer pellets and Manna Pro rabbit feed there) for feed and other animal necessities, but we also buy from the local feed store (Layena and Purina rabbit chow) when we can't get to TSC. I almost always get my new chicks from Murray McMurray-never had a problem with them and my chicks are always healthy; never lost a one! I buy long-term storage food from Thrive and Emergency Essentials. I really like the Thrive food. As far as magazines go, I couldn't do without Mother Earth News, Cappers, Grit, Countryside and Small Stock Journal, Backyard Poultry, The Herb Companion, The Herb Quarterly. Lehman's has a lot of great stuff for homesteading type people or for those who need food preservation supplies. Ace Hardware also carries the full line of Ball canning jars and equipment at the cheapest price around here. We use Craigs List A LOT for many things we buy. We also hit garage and yard sales whenever we can for older tools and storage items.

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