Great deal on greens!!!

[Runestonez]

We have another bunn arriving at the end of August<fingers crossed for luck>so that will make 5 bunns in total for us. So I have gone back to looking for ways to cut costs--again! We found a lady who has agreed to sell us baled hay one bale at a time for $3 each. The hay is super fresh and is an assortment of grassy hays...the bunns go wild for it! Since we use it for litterboxes and stuff too we go thru quite a bit...we were literally spending $100 a month on hay from the petstore! They must miss our business! lol A bale lasts us about 3 months right now! Nice!

On the weekend just past we were at the farmers market in St. Jacobs here in Ontario. I noticed that alot of the customers were asking for the merchants/farmers to remove the greens from their veg. So I approached 5 different vendors. Of those 5, 1 has agreed to supply me with as many carrot tops as I want for free since they just go to waste anyway. (I did offer to pay however since it seemed rude not to at least offer!) The other vendor has lettuce, radish tops, celery tops, and other bits of greens that are removed before they put the produce out!(again for free!!!) I literally walked out of the market with 2 grocery bags full of carrot tops...and a 2 footX 2 foot box of veggie greens! We figured that a large portion of the greens would be beyond use since they were cast offs...but they were in perfect shape...none rotten or over ripe...just not attractive for display! We usually spend $30-$40 dollars a week on greens for the kids and this is going to help loads!:shock:

Just a thought for anyone wanting to cut costs a little! Now if I could just find less expensive bunn pellets!

 

[pamnock]

Most excellent tip!!!!!

Pam

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

Sounds great! But I've had no luck finding anyone to give me vegetables, most are rotten so that's no good for me.

As for hay, I've always bought farm hay and the bunnies love it. Depending on the year I get it for $3-$4.50 and a bale lasts me 4 months -- and all mine do is eat it! I use straw as bedding!

 

[Pet_Bunny]

Our mother-inlaw gives us greens and vegetables from her garden for Pebbles.
Once in a while I can get some greens from stores that I deliver to, since more people find out that I have a Rabbit.
And thanks to MBB, I got some more hay for Pebbles which should last a while.

Here is Pebbles enjoying a little snack right off our lawn.

Rainbows!

 

[Runestonez]

Pebbles is such a cutie bunn! My hubby Tony was online checking out the Bunny Tongue pics last night...so when he started howling I knew he'd found Pebbles pics!

 

[Haley]

Runestonez: I do the same thing! I go to the farmers market every sat and they all give me their greens. Its saves so much money and I have so much left that I take the extras to the local shelter for the buns.

I need to find someone locally who sells timothy hay, then I'll be all set. Its great to save money and get good fresh greens!

-Haley

PS..is your 5th bunny little Mr. Socks, by chance??

 

[Runestonez]

Haley-If everything goes as planned, then yes, Socks will be our 5th bunn. Angie is arranging for his neuter before he comes down. We have agreed to each drive3 1/2 hours to meet at about the mid point between the two of us. So if all works out we will possibly be picking him up around the 23rd or 25th of August. I am just waiting for final confirmation from Angie right now as far as a specific date/time.

:bunnydance:

 

[Spring]

:shock:! The grocery store my mom works at said they wouldn't give me the tops of things (Carrots, leafs of celery, raddish ect) because nothing can leave the store without purchase.. My mom usually asks to have the leafs left on the celery bunch and she can pick up it later because the girls LOVE celery greens.

I really need to find a farmers market..Produce is pretty cheap here, so at most I go through $5 a week on my parsley, romaine, carrots, celery, ect.

 

[Haley]

Sorry for hijacking the thread..but yay!

I thought I remember hearing you were taking him in. You are awesome. I just love those little white feet! Good Luck with him and I hope all goes well!

-Haley

PS. Spring, farmers markets are the way to go...look into finding one in your area..or see if any local farmers have stands and would give you anything that doesnt sell!

 

[MyBabyBunnies]

:shock:I never thought of the farmers market... I should really check it out. But I grow my own veggies all summer and I plan to try growing parsley and cilantro in pots this winter. I only spend about $2.00 a week on strictly rabbit dedicated veggies. Other than that they just get the scraps -- my parents are notorious for stealing the tops off of other radish bunches and bringing them home for me...:foreheadsmack:

P.S.- I'm so glad you are taking Socks! Oh he's so special.