Price Comparison - Great Falls Buying Club and Hannaford

The following description of the Great Falls Buying Club is from an article in the Friday, August 23, 2013 issue of the Lewiston Sun Journal.

"The Great Falls Buying Club purchases Maine-sourced and sometimes hard-to-get food and household products in bulk quantities and generally for lower-than-retail prices. The club is made up of individuals and families who like to purchase good quality local food at reasonable prices and work together with their neighbors and friends to do so.
The club is sponsored by St. Mary’s Nutrition Center in Lewiston. Activities are made possible by generous funding from the AARP Foundation and support from the Western Mountains Alliance.
For more information about the Great Falls Buying Club, contact Sherie at 207-513-3848 or greatfallsbuyingclub@gmail.com "

I have compared the prices of a few of the items available through the Great Falls Buying Club and the Auburn Hannaford.  As with all shopping, these prices are subject to change and the products are subject to availability.  This information is intended to illustrate the general price comparisons between these two food buying opportunities. Certified Organic produce is indicated with *, products of uncertain of origin are indicated with #.

Great Falls Buying Club                                       -           Hannaford

Kountry Kettle Strawberry Preserves $3.81/16oz - Bonne Maman Strawberry Preserves $3.99/13oz
Ployes Bouchard Buckwheat Acadian Lite Flour $1.73/lb - Same Brand  $1.86/lb
Maine Grains Rolled Oats  $1.69/lb  -  Quaker Oats Old Fashioned Oats  $1.90/lb
Clover Hill Honey glass jar  $7.84/lb  -  Hannaford plastic bottle #  $3.80/lb   Sue Bee #  $3.28/lb
Red Beets *   $1.68/lb     -    Red Beets * from California   $2.75/lb
Green Cabbage  $1.20/lb   -    Green Cabbage from Canada   69cents/lb
Red Cabbage   $1.50/lb   -    Red Cabbage from Canada  89cents/lb
Carrots *  $1.68/lb   -   Carrots * Natures Place Brand #  $1.50/lb
Broccoli  $2.20/lb  -  Broccoli  # $1.50/lb   Broccoli Crowns # $2.49/lb
Cauliflower 2.60/lb  -   Cauliflower from California  $1.33/lb
Eggplant * 2.64/lb  -  Conventional Eggplant # $1.99/lb
Baby Spinach * $10.00/lb - Olivia's Baby Spinach * $7.26/lb  Natures Place Brand *#  $12.13/lb
Mixed Salad Greens * $10.00/lb - Olivia's Spring Salad Mix * $7.26/lb  Hanna Brand * #  $9.57/lb
Parsley * $1.79/bunch   -   Parsley * # $1.79/bunch
Cilantro * $1.79/bunch   -   Cilantro * # $1.79 bunch
Red Onions $1.78/lb   -   Red Onions # in 2lb bag $3.00    Red Onions loose # $1.99/lb
Sweet Onions * $1.78/lb   -   Sweet Onions conventional #   $3.49/3lb bag  ($1.10/lb)  
Red Orange Yellow Peppers $2.50/lb - Red Orange Yellow Peppers from Mexico or Canada
                                                              $3.49/lb for Red    $3.99/lb for Orange and Yellow