We can't all the time but we do fairly well. From spring-fall we are part of a co-op program through local growers part of the towns weekly farmers market. We stock up, can get a weeks groceries for <50 bucks. I've learned to make a little to a long way. For example I use left over veggie scraps to juice or vegetable stocks. What isn't used goes into a compost bin that produces the soil for my 20 plant indoor veggie/fruit garden. Veggies and fruits freeze very well too. I didn't have time to put in outdoor vegetable garden this year but next spring I'm putting a couple pretty big ones in.