The best place that I know to go to for bulk foods around here (SE Kansas) is Food 4 Less in Joplin. That's where I get my 50 lbs bags of wheat flour, pinto beans, and rice. I would like a place that offers more in terms of bulk, though, because the rest of their bulk supplies seem to cater to family reunions (i.e. bulk pie fillings, gravies, stews, pickles, condiments, brownies). Anybody in Kansas know any place else? 

I know that there are Amish around here because we see their carriages occasionally in Fort Scott, but I have only found furniture stores up near KC. I saw some places in Yoder, KS, but I didn't see any bulk food stores…it seems more touristy.  

Hey mamajhk (mind if I just call you 'Mama', lol),

We are in Fort Scott, so Wichita is almost 3 hours away, and Newton is a full three hours away. Thank you, though :(

I love to cook and bake preferably from all-natural ingredients (or as much as possible), so I'm looking for a place where I can buy all my flour (wheat and all-purpose), granulated, brown and powdered sugars, cornmeal, baking powder, spices, nuts and whole grains, large cheeses, large pkgs o' butter, shortening, and maybe some eggs, milk, fruit and meat if they're that good.  Basically, I want to be able to stock up my pantry with bulk buys that (besides being cheaper) allow me to throw together most any kind of meal from scratch. 

Seems pretty demanding, I know. Wal*Mart would work just fine except that their quality is not the greatest with so many products, and at least in our location, the Wal*Mart doesn't sell a lot of bulk foods. We're trying to find a butcher who sells beef, goat and chicken locally, and I need to find a local egg producer. Wal*Mart's 5 dozen box full of tiny eggs that are half the size of a normal healthy chicken egg just don't work for me. Additionally, I have learned how those poor chickens live out their lives, and I would much rather buy from someone who gives them a home, not a cage to live in for the rest of their lives. 

Sorry for the rant!  :)