Group orders, Indianapolis, CLNF

Here in Indy, I'm part of a very informal "buyers club" of Country Life Natural Foods, www.clnf.org, that gets free shipping on large group orders.  When you buy 25 or 50 pound bags of grain, the savings on shipping is significant.

I buy mainly Prairie Gold and Kamut wheat berries. But they also have bulk grains and flour of many varieties, seeds, cereals, and just all sorts of "baking stuff" (foods mainly, but a tiny  bit of supply/gear stuff.)  Organic and non-organic. 5 pounds to 50 pound bags.

The minimum order for free shipping via their own truck is $400.  So with more people in the group, we could order more often with smaller orders per person.  You do have to order on their truck schedule.

The coordinator lives in the NW quadrant of Marion County (Indy).  So if that's convenient to you, check CLNF's product line-up, their schedule for truck delivery dates, and ask for the coordinator's contact info.

There is no monopoly on who can make up $400 orders, so if _you_ want to order $400 of stuff yourself, delivered to your house/workplace, or get friends together for a group order, you can do that too.

As far as CLNF is concerned, the "coordinator" is the customer, and makes a single payment.  That person is responsible for collecting money, receiving the goods, and divvying up the order.