Anonymous
02/05/2013 10:56
Subject: Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
Anonymous wrote: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?
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
Anonymous
02/03/2013 16:23
Subject: Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
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
02/03/2013 16:03
Subject: Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
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
02/03/2013 16:00
Subject: Re:Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
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.
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
02/03/2013 15:57
Subject: Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
Wegmans
Trader Joe's
SuperTarget
MOM's Organic Market
Trader Joe's
SuperTarget
MOM's Organic Market
Anonymous
02/03/2013 13:51
Subject: Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
sams club online.
Local farm is the most expensive
Local farm is the most expensive
Anonymous
02/03/2013 13:17
Subject: Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
I think they have organic grass fed ground beef at costco now
Anonymous
02/02/2013 12:03
Subject: Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
Direct at the Farmers Market. Find a winter market, there are tons.
Anonymous
02/01/2013 22:58
Subject: Re:Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
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
02/01/2013 22:00
Subject: Where is the cheapest place to buy organic beef?
Steak, prime rib, etc. TIA