A buying club is a group of people who volunteer their time and energy to purchase high quality, healthful foods at affordable wholesale prices.
Members equally share the work among themselves thereby trading their time for lower prices.
Buying club members enjoy the community aspect of working together and often learn new skills. Members use the Blooming Prairie Price Guide and monthly Prairie News to make up their individual orders, which are then compiled into a group order. Usually they pre-pay their bills, so that the club has the money to pay the Blooming Prairie truck driver at the time of delivery. This group order is sent by modem, called in, mailed or faxed to the warehouse. Members meet a Blooming Prairie truck at a designated delivery site, with at least three people available to unload and check in the club's order.