After my total is ALWAYS over $200, I exclaim, "That's why I don't like to come here!!!" In comparison, that's not even close to what I used to have to spend buying groceries - before the farm. I shouldn't complain...but it's my best quality. Yes, my best. My worst...calling people names. Consider yourself warned.
Last week I made such a trip to the store and happened to walk by the egg section. Wow!! I was shocked at the prices.
I decided I either need to raise my prices or educate my existing customer. I'll start with the second to hopefully avoid the first. To be fair to the larger companies, I do not ever intend to sell in the store, so I don't have to have the government involved in my business at all, saving me thousands of dollars in regulation preparation. I do have an "egg" number given me by the state, but it was free for the asking. Kudos to those companies for providing a choice for customers who want to feed their bodies the best quality food they can obtain. However, when you have a choice of farm-fresh vs. store-bought.....no brainer.
I mean, seriously, are their hens:
- raised on a farm?
- greeted every day with "How are
my ladies?"
- hand fed worms from my garden
by two brave toddlers?
- taken on "walks" by Eli?
- living in a hen mobile with a
front porch?
- visited daily by the best concierge
doctor in Omaha?
I think not.
For $2.50/dozen, Fiddlestix customers get better eggs than those pictured (if you promise to save the cartons). If you are not a CSA member, you can still buy eggs for $4.00/dozen. You do more than support your local economy, you get better product for less money.
Lecture over.
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