Doted on like seeds planted in rows

I like the bulk section at WinCo, because I can get a 50# sack of flour for ~$15. In the springtime, however, the bulk section can do double duty as a garden seed source. Most people don't think about the fact that many foods will reproduce themselves if you just put them in the ground. And when you buy them as 'food', they are less than 1/10th the price, and no shipping is involved. Here is a list of things you can buy at the store and use for seed: Pretty much all legumes (lentils, common beans, adzuki beans, chickpeas, cowpeas, pease peas, etc); Most bulbs and tubers (garlic, potatoes, sweet potatoes, horseradish) most cereals and pseudocereals (wheat, millet, quinoa), and some others (poppy, flax, sunflower). If you want to go a little more nuts, you can save seeds from fruit or vegetables (melons, squash, tomato, apples etc), or you can grow seed from roots and bulbs (carrots, onions, turnips, radish, and so on). There are a few things to be aware of when engaging in this activity. 1) Some roots are treated with sprout inhibitors, so you're better off buying organic roots. 2) Many of the fruits and vegetables are from hybrid or highly heterotic plants, so they won't produce true-to-type (not true of most of the cereals, legumes, garlic or potatoes). 3) You should test for germination of the seed before using it by wrapping the seed in a damp cloth and leaving it in a warm place.