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Every natural family has that natural food store they love and trust, and for us it’s going to the The People’s Food Co-op in La Crosse.   We have been there several times in the past to look for specific things, but our last trip was our first one since starting our journey to natural living.  We mainly browsed, and compared their prices to what we’ve seen online, and just enjoyed our time there.  I admit, it was a bit overwhelming seeing the prices, and trying to know what items are worth the extra cost and which ones are not.  I still have a lot of research to do! We walked out of the store with a few items, they were: Kiss My Face body soap, Stacy’s Pita Chips, an organic avocado, Organic green tea, and some peppermint tea.  None of these products were really high on our list of priorities, but we needed soap, something to snack on, and have been drinking A LOT of tea as we enter cold and flu season.  I’ve been wanting to make some avocado baby food for L, so I grabbed one for him. I was also very  interested in checking out their bulk baking items.  I’m hoping to make homemade granola, and lunch buns in the near future, so I wanted to see what kind of ingredients I could get there.   I also noticed that they had bulk raw honey, which I have heard is very good for you, especially if you suffer from allergies.  I don’t know the entire scoop, but will research and get more information on it to do another post sometime, hopefully soon! I’m not sure that the prices could compare favorably when compared to Amazon.com, but I like the idea of supporting our local community.  There’s also something really nice about being able to see the product, feel it and smell it before purchasing, and then walking into the house with the product instead of waiting for it to be shipped.  I’m sure I will do a combination of online shopping and shopping at the co-op. If you are looking for a place to browse a great selection of natural and organic products, look for your local food co-op, you’ll be glad you did!