On weekends, Ballard Market in Seattle refills its bulk spice containers twice a day. Coffee sometimes runs out in 10 minutes. Shopping in the bulk section can be a powerful way to minimize packaging ...

Four out of 10 bulk spices purchased in the Kansas City metro area contain contaminants that include heavy metals, mycotoxins and/or bacteria. Four bulk spices typically associated with salmonella ...

One of the primary tenets of Big Food is that when we shop for food in bulk, we need to augment the staples that we bring home, thus turning them into storable, delicious condiments that you will then ...

There’s nothing quite like a steaming bowl of homemade chili to warm you up on a crisp fall day. And if you’re anything like my husband when chili fever strikes, the only remedy for what ails you is a ...

WHEN MY HUSBAND set out to buy bulk spices one winter day, I figured he’d come back with cumin and curry powder — plus cardamom for the granola I like to make, and maybe cinnamon. He did. And those ...

Want to go green? If you're looking for ways to reduce the packaging your family sends to landfills, a great place to start is your grocery's bulk food aisle. If you've skipped this aisle because you ...