THE PRICE YOU PAY

[sally]

How does wild turkey compare to the farmed ones? Can you tell a big difference, is it gamey?

[Carsman]

Not just milk and chops prices, have you seen the price of EGGS lately, today, just paid $5 for a dozen Egg Lands Best Jumbos!

And it has been said the price eventually may reach $8 dozen, due to hundreds of thousands of chickens having to be destroyed due to being infected by the Avian flu!

Can anybody say, eggbeaters!?

That Avian flu took its toll on the chicken farmers here in Iowa. I expect the price of eggs and chicken to go through the roof until they build the flocks back up. I am just glad I have a farmer friend that was not effected by it because I get my eggs farm fresh for $2.50 a dozen.

Does he ship to NE?

[Duchess]

I just saw a flyer for one of my local grocery stores and cherries are $1.99 lb.

[Clang McFly]

That Avian flu

Someone told me recently that people will really see the affect of that come Thanksgiving when people are paying 2 & 3 times more for a turkey.

not me. My oldest brother and his second wife will probably be cooking again this year.

[Carsman]

I just saw a flyer for one of my local grocery stores and cherries are $1.99 lb.

Do they ship to NE?

[F.U.]

How does wild turkey compare to the farmed ones? Can you tell a big difference, is it gamey?

I don't notice a difference, but some say it does have a wild taste.

[Cutz]

I'd pay a few grand for a few acres right now. Farther away from society the better. I want to bury a house somewhere on the property and stock it with seeds and munitions. If Clang gets a gov't job, I know total destruction isn't far off.

[HairOfTheDog]

The cost of labor in my area is the highest in the country; that's the biggest price sting for me.

Unfortunately, I can't increase client pricing to cover the increases in labor costs over the last several years; many seniors are on fixed incomes and would be forced into assisted living facilities or nursing homes.

I pay a certain percentage over minimum wage in order to recruit and retain good employees. So, my profit margin keeps shrinking. I fully support paying employees livable wages and everything costs more here. But, the labor laws in my city really hurt some types of small service businesses like mine. Luckily, business is booming this year, so I'm still hanging in there and doing okay.

Currently, the California state minimum wage is $9.00. But, here in San Francisco, the minimum wage is now $12.25 per hour. It's increased twice in 2015 alone. We will have an increase of $1.00 each year moving forward, and by 2018 the San Francisco minimum wage will be $15 per hour. Plus, we have paid sick leave, no overtime exemptions...

Also, fresh fruits and vegetables are even more expensive here than usual these days (drought). I wanna support our farmers, so I don't even look at the price anymore when I buy broccoli, nectarines, and avocados.

But, I like living here and on the plus side, the property value (especially in my neighborhood) has increased a lot over the 10 years that I've owned my home. So, I'm hoping that when I sell my house and business I can relocate to a cheaper part of the country and be in good shape.

[Maggot]

I just saw a flyer for one of my local grocery stores and cherries are $1.99 lb.

Do they ship to NE?

cars you gotta get out more. There are farmers markets everywhere around here and that's not counting all the eggs for sale signs on lots of houses by the mailbox. I would have chickens but hate the smell of chicken shit.

[Carsman]

I just saw a flyer for one of my local grocery stores and cherries are $1.99 lb.

Do they ship to NE?

cars you gotta get out more. There are farmers markets everywhere around here and that's not counting all the eggs for sale signs on lots of houses by the mailbox. I would have chickens but hate the smell of chicken shit.

Post was intended to be funny.
Actually farmer's markets around here are fresh, but not cheap, not to mention like to have USDA stamp on produce.

[SIXFOOTERsez]

Regular milk $3.59, Pork Chops $2.79 to $4.59/lb depending on cut and quality.
Avacados 2/$4, Organic potatoes $5.99 bag, Cream Cheese 1.67, organic tomato 2.09/lb

Beef has gotten expensive and I forgot to check the eggs

[Maggot]

We have sooooooo many turkeys here now, they are becoming a nuisance. The other day they hopped right into the road off a snowbank I almost hit them. At work they walk around the building like vultures and when I got a haircut last week one was pecking at the glass door.

[Duchess]

I would love to see a wild turkey. They are here on the farm but I've never been able to even get a glimpse of one.

[pyropappy]

How does wild turkey compare to the farmed ones? Can you tell a big difference, is it gamey?

The only wild turkey I've ever had was 101 proof and was bottled in Kentucky, but I have eaten a lot of wild game and how it is prepared makes all the difference.

[pyropappy]

I would love to see a wild turkey. They are here on the farm but I've never been able to even get a glimpse of one.

get a turkey call, $20 at Walmart. sit on the porch and practice. they will come to you. now a Pyro call on the other hand is way more expensive....

titanium salutes and spiderweb shells work best...

[Maggot]

How does wild turkey compare to the farmed ones? Can you tell a big difference, is it gamey?

Wild Turkeys are skinny compared to farm turkeys and taste different.

[Duchess]

get a turkey call, $20 at Walmart. sit on the porch and practice. they will come to you. now a Pyro call on the other hand is way more expensive....

titanium salutes and spiderweb shells work best...

Oooooo, maybe I'll do that! I'd get a kick out of calling wild turkeys into my yard.

Pyro call? Is that for you? I'll just email you.