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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shopping local is extraordinarily expensive. Why do people keep saying it is cheaper when it is not?  Go to your local farmer's market.  They'll want like $20-30 for a small chicken, and like $20+/lb for any kind of beef.  A dozen eggs might set you back close to $10.  Please stop parroting around the stupid talking point to 'buy local' for food. It is exponentially more expensive, and people who state otherwise don't live in damn reality.  The last thing I bought locally at the farmers market in the fall was some paw paws. Paid over $15 for only about 3 of them, lol. Cheaper my ass.[/quote]

You're absolutely right that farmer's markets are rarely cheaper than grocery stores (even with recent price increases) -- it's like OP is saying, "Well, I've always paid a lot of these things and I'm still paying a lot.  Why doesn't everyone else just consistently pay a lot too?"

That being said, your famer's market has bonkers prices -- mine has cheaper produce than the grocery store (albeit seasonal), and eggs are only $5/dozen.  The meat is crazy expensive, I grant you; I paid $120 for leg of lamb last weekend.  But I do that for the quality.  Definitely wouldn't recommend to anyone feeling the bite of inflation.[/quote]

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