Sugar - Rapadura? Muscovado? Sucanat?

[cathy79]

Thanks for that.  Chelsea where to you source your 5kg bags from? 

Thanks again

Another thought - our local health food shops buy most things in bulk and pack them down into small sizes.  Ask them if you can take in your own container and fill it up.  That's what I do for rapadura.  I get a small discount off the 1kg bag price too.

[quirkycooking]

It's funny, you know how we were wanting to get Cyndi O'Meara's thoughts on rapadura, and she didn't have much info on her site about it?  Well, I went on there this morning and noticed she's got rapadura for sale, and I clicked on it to see what info she had, and she's updated it - from the article I wrote!!!  Ha ha!  I thought that was funny! 

Hers: http://www.changinghabits.com.au/_product_107566/Rapadura_Sugar_500g
Mine: http://quirkycooking.blogspot.com/2009/07/rapadura-sucanat-muscavado-turbinado.html

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

What a crack-up!!!  That is also a big compliment to you Jo! 

[Nay-nay]

  We won't hold our breath waiting then!! So funny! Did you think $22 + postage for 2kg was a reasonable price Jo?? 

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

I pay $28.90 per 5kg bag of rapadura.  I buy online through Biodistributors.  I only pay about $6 freight (for my total order) because I live locally, but I think their freight costs are standard/reasonable for elsewhere. 

[quirkycooking]

Eeek - $11/kg!  I pay about $5/kg including freight, but I buy it straight from Demeter through a co-op with lots of people in it, so we get good prices.  The Biodistributors price isn't bad - I'd got with them, Nay Nay!

[cathy79]

Nay-Nay - the Organic Shop in Campbell St Toowoomba full price is about $9/kilo so that's defiitely cheaper than Cyndi. 

Will have to check out the freight from Biodistributors.  It might be worth us pooling a purchase from them.

[Nay-nay]

You can get it off here for about $8/kg if you get 12.5kg. It's from Demeter.
https://www.goodfoodwarehouse.com.au/default.aspx

[quirkycooking]

Yes, Demeter is where I get mine, but through a co-op.

[cathy79]

Yes, Demeter is where I get mine, but through a co-op.

How much do you have to order to get your prices Jo?

[quirkycooking]

I'm not sure - I know that if the order is over $1000 the freight from NSW to Brisbane is free, then we pay for it to come up on the train from there.  We have a lot of people in our co-op, and we order 6 months worth of stuff at a time, so it must be a fair amount!    I can probably find out for you.  You do have to have an ABN no. though to buy directly from them.