Triad Buying Co-op
(TBC) is a co-operative organization, democratically governed and operated by its members, who pool resources of talent, time and money to purchase high quality natural products at prices at or below those available in retail outlets. We order and receive goods every four weeks at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship on Robinhood Road in Winston-Salem.
TBC has a web-based ordering system, and much of our communication is by email, therefore, access to the internet is required.
Our first priority is to support local farmers and businesses. We order local organic and non-organic produce, meats, bread, bagels, cheese, honey, prepared foods and soap.
Produce that is not grown locally or is out of season is purchased through a local distributor. We also order from United Foods, a warehouse that supplies well-known brands of all natural groceries. For herbs and supplements, we order from Frontier Natural Products; for fresh cheeses and butter, we order from Cornucopia Cheese. We also order nuts, cookies and several other high quality, all natural foods directly from the producers.
TBC Vendors and Products
United Natural Foods: Full line of natural and organic grocery items. Packaged and bulk foods, paper and cleaning products, some clothing and dietary supplements.
Vernon Produce: Organic and conventional fruits and vegetables. Vernon is a local distributor, but the produce itself is not.
Frontier: Natural and organic herbs and supplements.
Felsbeck Farm (King): Local free-range eggs, honey, handmade boutique soaps, produce in season.
Upper DC Cattle Co (Winston-Salem): Farm raised all natural beef and pork.
Goat Lady Dairy (Climax, NC): Variety of local goat cheeses, occasional meats.
Zaytoon Mediterranean Café (Greensboro): Prepared Middle Eastern foods—hummus, baba ganouj, pita, desserts, and more.
Simple Kneads (Greensboro): Several varieties of high-quality breads.
Equal Exchange: Fair trade coffee, tea, and chocolate.
Bagel Station (Winston-Salem): Local bagel shop, many varieties.
Egg Man: Local free-range eggs.
Cornucopia (Graham, NC): Some local, some not local cheeses, deli items, butter, gourmet specialty foods.
Lindley Mills (Graham, NC): A local grain mill with several kinds of organic flours and grains.
Atwell (Wrens, GA): Nuts
Hilltop Ostrich Farm (Winston-Salem): Locally raised ostrich meat, various cuts.
H.G. White: Local produce distributor. TBC occasionally buys tortillas from them.
Wrights (Thomasville, NC): Local cut flowers in summer. |
