On our first full day in Illinois, our friends Dick and Joyce Simms took us to a nearby Amish community. Our sightseeing took us first to a bulk grocery store. At first glance, it appears much the same as any bulk store you may visit. But most details are not the same. I thought some of you might be fascinated, as I was, with the ways in which it is different.
Differences start before you go in. This side of the building is just for buggies. As you can see, that represents a maintenance issue that Safeway doesn’t have! 
There is no electricity. The light is from skylights, augmented as necessary by propane lights. A few national brands are scattered amongst the locally packaged products. 
Note the product packaging. These are varieties of flour and other baking products. 
Here is hte spice section. 
And a sampling of the unusual products. 
We bought a jar of “FROG” jelly: figs, raspberries, orange peel, and ginger. Very different. 
Some serious cleaning products from “grandpa.” 
The freezer section is also interesting. I assume this is also kept cold via propane. 
I assume these are also locally sourced. 
The daily bulk purchase list, including all of the baking tins along the bottom. Note the wide variety of specialty flour and other unusual items. Of course, this is where I would go for spelt berries, if I knew what they were.
My sister, Ann, and I really enjoyed visiting a couple of Amish stores in Missouri. As you said, they carry a lot of interesting and unusual products, and they had beautiful boxed greeting cards for a song.
If we lived nearby, we would frequent the place. We bought a half dozen items and checked out a lot that I would like if we had more storage space. We also visited an Amish store in town with beautiful furniture.
The FROG jam sounds yummy!!!!