Taking the first two 'Rs' in "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" to heart, the soon-to-open In.gredients in Austin, TX, is much like other natural grocery stores nationwide, except for one thing: everything is sold in bulk. And by everything, they mean everything — local and organic dry, bulk items, dairy, wine, cleaning products and just about everything else you'd find at a similar grocer.
"It's as if the specialty bulk food section rebelled and took over the rest of a traditional grocery store. In.gredients will replace unhealthy, overpackaged junk with local, organic, and natural foods, and moonlight as a community center with cooking classes, gardening workshops, and art shows on the side," states the GOOD feature that recently put In.gredients in the media spotlight.
This article appears in Jun 23-29, 2011.
