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Spring is finally here & we've made it through our first winter completely carfree. Being a SAHM living a a very walkable (sidewalks), bike-able (bike lanes) & transit (bus/lightrail) friendly area made it pretty easy. In fact, the only time I really noticed not having a car was when we needed to stock up on heavy groceries.
This is how we managed:
Use a cart/stroller --- I have a double stroller (that I use for walks to the park when babysitting), I just load it up with canned goods, flour & oil and go on my merry way. I've also seen neighbors with bike trailers (the kind that kids ride in) use them for towing heavy loads.
Use a delivery service --- Some of the local grocery stores still offer delivery service (Lowes Foods in Charlotte does) and I've also used a weekly produce delivery service (Absolute Organics in Charlotte).
Go several times a week --- We're vegan and our diet is mostly fresh organic produce, which means we travel to the store/farmers market every few days to stock up. The load is light and I usually just carry a re-usable grocery bag.
Rent/borrow a car for a monthly stock up of staples --- I also have friends who drive, so if I need to transport large amounts of flour, beans, or canned foods I ask one of them to take me. You can also rent a car for the day (and get any other errands done) or look into a car sharing service. I'd like to organize one in Charlotte, so please conact me if you're interested.
You can also purchase items from websites like drugstore.com (where I get all of my soap, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.) or netgrocer.com.
Namaste,
Ani
This is how we managed:
Use a cart/stroller --- I have a double stroller (that I use for walks to the park when babysitting), I just load it up with canned goods, flour & oil and go on my merry way. I've also seen neighbors with bike trailers (the kind that kids ride in) use them for towing heavy loads.
Use a delivery service --- Some of the local grocery stores still offer delivery service (Lowes Foods in Charlotte does) and I've also used a weekly produce delivery service (Absolute Organics in Charlotte).
Go several times a week --- We're vegan and our diet is mostly fresh organic produce, which means we travel to the store/farmers market every few days to stock up. The load is light and I usually just carry a re-usable grocery bag.
Rent/borrow a car for a monthly stock up of staples --- I also have friends who drive, so if I need to transport large amounts of flour, beans, or canned foods I ask one of them to take me. You can also rent a car for the day (and get any other errands done) or look into a car sharing service. I'd like to organize one in Charlotte, so please conact me if you're interested.
You can also purchase items from websites like drugstore.com (where I get all of my soap, toothpaste, shampoo, etc.) or netgrocer.com.
Namaste,
Ani
