My recent trip to the bulk food section of Ballard Market! I rallied up some empty containers and came home without any new packaging. Woot!

I'm grateful that Ballard Market is friendly about customers bringing their own containers; the cashiers happily weigh all of my jars and let me fill them with delicious bulk foods, including the awesome grind-your-own peanut and almond butter! So much fun. However, this is not the case at most big box grocery stores. The cashiers are usually suspicious, or confused about how to tare the weight, or will outright refuse, mumbling something about a health code violation.

So when I read about this packaging free grocery store that is opening soon in Austin, I was a little jealous! Its a massive bulk food concept that goes beyond dry goods. Check it out:

http://www.good.is/post/zero-packaging-grocery-store-to-open-in-austin-texas/

What a great idea! Its the answer to so much of our country's waste problem, and gives ridiculous food brand marketing the finger. I hope these guys do well and more of them start popping up!