Sweet corn for $0.20 an ear, whole watermelons at $0.39/lb., and pork ribs at $3.99/lb. at multiple stores. Plus cherries, Father's Day cookout deals, and the final week for Basics Market Hillsdale. Deals from 20+ Portland-area stores.

The is complete and total BS. I in no way, y shape or form have ever or will ever "sell your email address" or info to anyone. Anyone spreading this kind of BS about Stumptown Savings is a straight up asshole.

Scoop a pound of whole raw cashews at New Seasons and it's $17.99 — one of the priciest things in the bulk bins. The reason involves a fruit you've never seen, a compound found in poison ivy and some genuinely dangerous work. Plus a bulk-bin tip that saves you nearly 30%.

This. Most local businesses seem to have zero interest in buying ads with LOCALLY OWNED media, and would rather spend what little they're willing to spend on ads with Meta, and other such companies.

#Portland Farmers Market season is in full swing! Use our directory (and map) to find the market nearest you.

Quick tip: New Seasons has Penn Cove mussels at $6.99/lb. this week. Steam a pound with white wine and garlic, dunk bread in the broth, and you've got dinner.

Cherries are everywhere right now. WinCo has them at $2.98/lb., which beats the $4.99–$5.99 you'll pay at most other places. If you've been waiting on cherry season, this is the week.

Tomorrow, 14 volunteers are fanning out to every WinCo in the #Portland-#Vancouver metro to track prices — same day, same items — to build the most complete price snapshot of WinCo we've ever done. We just need one more person for Hillsboro Oak. 30 minutes of your Saturday morning.

We blind-tasted every store-brand seltzer in #Portland — two flavors each, no labels. One store's grapefruit flavor was compared to a Bath & Body Works lotion. See the full results, including who won:

Sweet corn is down to $0.33 an ear at WinCo this week. Safeway's got boneless chicken and yellow peaches both at $1.99/lb. too. And Daily Deals Market has entire flats of fresh raspberries for $2! Full rundown from 20+ Portland-area stores here:

Btw. I've noticed a local outlet published a "complete" guide to Portland farmers markets this week. It only has 12. And has a few errors. My guide has 43, updates weekly, and is designed to be a tool to return to over and over. Please support independent journalists like me, y'all!

With last week's opening of The Pearl District Culinary Farmers Market, the Stumptown Savings Farmers Market Directory now has 43 farmers markets mapped. You can filter by day of the week, if a market allows dogs, if they accept SNAP, and more. stumptownsavings.com/portland-ore...

🚨 Last-minute ask: we need one more volunteer for our WinCo Price Patrol this Saturday, June 13. Store: WinCo #Hillsboro Oak (1500 SW Oak St.) Takes about 30 min. You'll track 13 items and snap a few photos. Full instructions provided. Can you help?

Safeway has boneless chicken at $1.99/lb. and peaches for the same, WinCo sweet corn is down to $0.33 an ear, and cherries are everywhere. Plus deals from 20+ Portland-area stores.

Portland, stop overpaying for groceries! 🛑 WinCo has $0.33 corn, Safeway has $1.99/lb chicken, and Daily Deals has $2 flats of raspberries. Subscribe to the newsletter today to get the full 20+ store cheat sheet sent straight to your inbox every Thursday. stumptownsavings.com/subscribe?ut...

Hot take from our seltzer blind taste test: Kirkland Signature's grapefruit flavor was one most universally despised products we've ever tasted. One judge compared it to Bath & Body Works lotion. Another gave it a zero. It's in a 35-can variety pack. Read the full results and see which seltzer won:

I'm the past few weeks, a gallon of store brand whole milk at the Parkrose WinCo has gone from $3.70/gallon to $4.16/gallon. Even the cheapest store in town is subject to inflation.

We blind-tasted store-brand seltzers from 7 #Portland-area grocery chains. Costco's grapefruit got a literal zero from one judge. Full rankings:

We blind-tasted store-brand seltzers from 7 #Portland-area grocery chains. Costco's grapefruit got a literal zero from one judge. Full rankings:

Bill Oakley is a judge. This is major validation for Stumptown Savings. Top tier snack judging.

We blind taste-test seven Portland grocery stores seltzer waters to find the best. Lime and grapefruit, four judges. Some brands surprised us. One completely fell apart.

Essential if you live anywhere covered by Watch Duty, as of last year 22 USA states west of the Mississippi River

Confession time. I can't pay my bills running Stumptown Savings full time. I'm at a cross roads. I've tracked thousands of grocery prices. Helped deliver thousands of shoppers to local stores each week. Run blind taste tests. Saved Portland families real money.

The Vault is your new Savers Club home base, the next Quarterly is almost ready to ship, and I'm being honest about a tough month for membership. Here's the behind-the-scenes look at Stumptown Savings, just for Savers Club members.

#Portland Farmers Market season is in full swing! Use our directory (and map) to find the market nearest you.

Notable the rate decrease for residential customers is miniscule.

#Portland Farmers Market season is in full swing! Use our directory (and map) to find the market nearest you.

Grocery Outlet’s longtime operator in Parkrose needs $2 million and community support to transform his shuttering corporate store into a neighborhood supermarket

If you haven’t gotten your hands on Hood strawberries this year, your time is quickly coming to a close—but don’t despair. The Finnito strawberry, which has been in development for years but was only given its name this year, should start reaching peak ripeness in the next few days.

How's my hair?

Thanks to everyone who has subscribed to Bridgetown Bites and Stumptown Savings @bryanmvance.com newsletters through the Portland Food News Bundle - two independent voices in Portland food media. Your support means a lot. And those of you reading who haven’t subscribed - join us!

@bridgetownbites.bsky.social and Stumptown Savings are teaming up to make it easier than ever for you to read and support truly independent food reporting by Portlanders, for Portlanders.

The measure takes direct aim at California’s Proposition 12, which requires farms to meet specific standards providing animals freedom of movement, cage-free confinement and minimum floor space.

Really drives home how much other customer classes were subsidizing skyrocketing data center energy demand costs before the Oregon Legislature passed the POWER Act. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/06/04/p...

I think we’re doing pretty good work here.

QFC has whole cooked Dungeness crab at $8.99/lb. this weekend, local sweet cherries are $2.99/lb. at Safeway, and mangos are $0.48 each at WinCo. Deals from 20+ Portland-area stores. We’ve also rounded up great events to attend, and recipes you can make with this week’s deals.

Tomorrow and Saturday, WinCo's made-in-house doughnuts are just $0. 49 each in honor of National Doughnut Day. They won our grocery store doughnut taste test. stumptownsavings.com/p/portland-o...

May's Portland grocery data is in — and two staples hit their highest point since we started tracking 10 months ago. The silver lining: eggs are down more than 26% since last August and potatoes just got cheaper. Full breakdown stumptownsavings.com/p/portland-o...

QFC has whole cooked Dungeness crab at $8.99/lb. this weekend, local sweet cherries are $2.99/lb. at Safeway, and mangos are $0.48 each at WinCo. Deals from 20+ Portland-area stores. We’ve also rounded up great events to attend, and recipes you can make with this week’s deals.

Most #Portland food news is reported by outlets owned by big out-of-state interests, but not @bridgetownbites.bsky.social#Portlandand Stumptown Savings. Both are written, reported, and run by Portlanders, for Portlanders. Subscribe to both today for free with one click.

For 10 straight months I've logged real in-store prices of 20 grocery staples at 20 #Portland-area grocery stores. This isn't a one-time snapshot, it's a case study in how prices shift by store, by item, and by month. Here's what I learned from May's data: stumptownsavings.com/p/portland-o...

Know a #Portland food person who'd want this? The @bridgetownbites.bsky.social#Portland+ Stumptown Savings bundle is an easy recommend — two independent food newsletters that cover every angle of our local food system, from restuarants to groceries. It's free to subscribe.

For 10 straight months I've logged real in-store prices of 20 grocery staples at 20 #Portland-area grocery stores. This isn't a one-time snapshot, it's a case study in how prices shift by store, by item, and by month. Here's what I learned from May's data: stumptownsavings.com/p/portland-o...

You eat food? You live in #Portland? You should be reading these newsletters!

This week I’m partnering with Bryan at Stumptown Savings (@bryanmvance.com) to promote the Portland Food Newsletter Bundle—subscribe to both of our newsletters in one place. This is a great way to support independent journalism on a subject we all know and love. trustfnd.com/bridgetownbi...

I mean, I'd take a local doughnut shop over a generic national chain any day of the week. But if money is tight, you can actually get some great doughnuts at local grocery stores. stumptownsavings.com/p/portland-o...

Huge cringe at this article. What a tragedy that we don't have this generic chain nearby, so we have to resign ourselves to local businesses with a much better product!

I definitely recommend Stumptown Savings! And I’ll be checking out Bridgetown Bites soon

Know a #Portland food person who'd want this? The @bridgetownbites.bsky.social#Portland+ Stumptown Savings bundle is an easy recommend — two independent food newsletters that cover every angle of our local food system, from restuarants to groceries. It's free to subscribe.

#Portland deserves food journalism that isn't tied to ad dollars from the restaurants or grocers being covered. @bridgetownbites.bsky.social#Portlandand Stumptown Savings are both independent. And now you can get both (for FREE) in one click.