Monday, February 8, 2010

Living large on a small budget

What horse doesn't enjoy an apple or carrot? But really, buying fresh produce adds up quickly. Yesterday while at the grocery store that I always shop at, I stopped in at the produce department and asked if they had any produce that they were going to throw out because it was past its shelf life. They had a bunch of apples, and happily put seven apples (that looked perfectly fine to me) into a bag for me. Those apples would have cost about $5 if I had taken them off the shelf, and I got them all for under $1.

I used to work next to a grocery store and regularly saw the employees throwing away tonnes of food into the dumpsters out back that was too old to be sold in the stores. I always thought it was such a waste when there are people going hungry left and right. I know Lucy doesn't mind an apple that may have a bruise on it, or a bag of broken carrots.

Anyway, Lucy enjoyed a quiet night tonight. I had an exhausting day at work getting ready for a training we're having over the rest of the week, and she had a big day yesterday so I doubt she minded. She got a nice hot mash with some discount apples mixed in :) and a good brushing.

2 comments:

  1. That is great that they actually gave you the apples. I once asked for some produce for my bunnies and was turned down...not like buying the kale they love is killing me but I figured it was worth asking for! They told me that they were not allowed, but said the old produce did go to a pig farm so I was pleased, but that stinks to see the grocery near you dumping the food. Some nice piggies would love it, not to mention some hungry people too!

    ReplyDelete

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a comment!