Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
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Anonymous
| Steak, prime rib, etc. TIA |
Anonymous
| I've not done a comparison, but we buy at Wegman's and theirs is also grass-fed. Their prices stand usually stand up well against other options. |
Anonymous
| Direct at the Farmers Market. Find a winter market, there are tons. |
Anonymous
| I think they have organic grass fed ground beef at costco now |
Anonymous
|
sams club online.
Local farm is the most expensive |
Anonymous
|
Wegmans
Trader Joe's SuperTarget MOM's Organic Market |
Anonymous
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Probably Costco.
Local farm at the farmer's market should be the least costly, you'd think, because you're cutting out all the middlepeople, but you're missing out on economies of scale. Sadly, "Big Organic" can produce "organic" food more cheaply, and distribute it more efficiently, than Jake and Joanna P. Farmer. If you want the very best quality, and want to know that it was pasture-raised in a natural environment and hasn't been through the industrial system, buy at the farmer's market. That's what we try to do as we get away from factory-farmed meat. Supports the local farmers and the comeback of heritage breeds. And it really is fresher and better. But you asked, cheapest. As for many things, Costco's the answer. And thank goodness they have it. Much better than when they didn't. |
Anonymous
| I have never purchased raw meat or raw chicken at a farmer's market because I felt I had no idea what I was buying, where it came from, how old it was, etc. Is it safe? Is it regulated? Has anyone gotten sick from salmonella, etc? Or am I missing out? |
Anonymous
| We have The Organic Butcher on Old Dominion in McLean. I've used it for Turkeys and bacon and thought it pretty expensive. Anyone else try them and have some tips? I would go more frequently if others have had good experiences and think the prices are reasonable. |
Anonymous
We buy chicken, turkey, and pork in Mt. P when the market is open and the meat is great and we've never been sick. Of course, I don't know if their claims about no hormones etc. are true and take them at face value. However, NOT CHEAP |