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Bulk Buddy Bulk Buddy gives food co-ops the tools to manage suppliers, coordinate orders, and work together — all in one place.

Here's our Story - Part 2Why We Do This: Natashia's StoryGrowing up, Natashia's family had some challenging times. Food ...
14/04/2026

Here's our Story - Part 2

Why We Do This: Natashia's Story

Growing up, Natashia's family had some challenging times. Food security wasn't always guaranteed. There were seasons when putting good, healthy meals on the table was a struggle. Those memories don't fade.

That experience lit a fire that's never gone out: everyone should be able to afford to feed their babies well.

Thriving babies equal thriving families — physically, mentally, in every aspect of life. Good food shouldn't be reserved for the elite. It shouldn't be a luxury. It should be accessible, affordable, and within reach for every parent trying to do right by their kids.

That sense of justice drives everything we do. Co-opping isn't just about saving money (though that matters). It's about building communities where food insecurity can't happen because we know each other, support each other, and work together to ensure no parent has to choose between feeding their children well and paying the bills.

When you buy in community, you notice when someone's struggling. You lift each other up. You share the load. That's the world we're building — one co-op order at a time.

Here's our story...Part 1Fifteen years ago, we placed our first co-op order. Back then, it was just spreadsheets, phone ...
11/04/2026

Here's our story...Part 1

Fifteen years ago, we placed our first co-op order. Back then, it was just spreadsheets, phone calls, and a small group of friends trying to source better food for less money. We had no idea we'd still be doing this a decade and a half later — or that we'd eventually build software to help other families do the same.

But here we are. And we wouldn't have it any other way.

Our Family, Our Story

We're Michael and Natashia, and we're raising four girls — ages 11 down to 18 months — in a homeschooling, homesteading, co-opping kind of life. The kind where packing day is a family affair, the trampoline is full of kids while parents pack boxes, and our Great Dane, Oona, drools her way through the afternoon sniffing meat deliveries from the next room.

(Sparky the cockatiel provides the soundtrack, usually from someone's shoulder, directing operations with his beautiful singing.)

Co-op days at our place are organized chaos in the best way. Signs get made. Boxes get ticked. Cups of tea get carried around. Kids hand out snacks. Everyone pitches in. It's loud, messy, joyful, and exactly what community is supposed to look like.

We've been doing this for 15 years because we love it. But also because we believe in it — deeply.

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