Meridian Grocery

Ok, so this is for all the gals in my local area that have been following my blog... (thank you!).

Have you ever heard of Meridian Grocery? It's in Newton. It's located at 101 S. Meridian, on Newton's west side. It's across the street from Caseys General Store. It's a discount/salvage grocery store. They sell items that have had their packaging damaged, or items that are close to expiration (ok, sometimes past the expiration - you just have to kind of watch that!). They often carries foods or flavours that have been discontinued. Their stock often changes, as sometimes boxes are damaged, sometimes they are not. For example, my son loves "Dinosaur Eggs" instant oatmeal. Now, aside from the fact that I don't like feeding him instant oatmeal, a box is 4.00 in the grocery store. However, at Meridian Grocery, when they have this on the shelf, it is priced at 1.29. Sometimes they have them, sometimes not. I go ahead and buy lots of boxes of them when I see them on the shelf.
The store is owned and operated by Holderman Mennonites. They sell much of their homegrown produce as well. We enjoyed the best watermelon this summer purchased at their market.
You won;t be able to do all your shopping here, but I recommend at least going in and seeing what they have....it's worth the effort!