tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617672132269259561.post294439851201398870..comments2023-11-03T04:01:38.311-07:00Comments on Backyard Chili Bloggin: Oprah's Eggs? Or Local Eggs? Organic OverpricingChilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12242725377650947329noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617672132269259561.post-4768523360671399242008-12-31T03:37:00.000-08:002008-12-31T03:37:00.000-08:00thomas - I can't thank you enough for your comment...thomas - I can't thank you enough for your comments. I never thought about shipping and yes, that's a HUGE factor - thank you. I now understand costs much more clearly and am very happy you posted. Thank you!Chilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12242725377650947329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617672132269259561.post-15708867893513883712008-12-30T12:39:00.000-08:002008-12-30T12:39:00.000-08:00I find prices fairly in line when I buy on the int...I find prices fairly in line when I buy on the internet from places like Grass Fed Farms. If a company offers free shipping, and I am buying a large enough order, the cost of shipping is usually less than I would spend driving into the city from my isolated, rural location. The cost of gas is varying so much these days, but I would be spending more if I spent time buying things I don't really need when I go to 'town'. The upside of ordering from my desk rather than prowling the shops!Pasture Birdshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00385637856634595970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617672132269259561.post-66533317416434043482008-12-30T10:16:00.000-08:002008-12-30T10:16:00.000-08:00Hi,Thanks for your nice mention of our whole free ...Hi,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your nice mention of our <A HREF="http://www.grassfedfarms.com/whole-chicken.html" REL="nofollow">whole free range chickens</A> from Grass Fed Farms™. You did, however, forget to mention that our shipping is <B>free</B>. While that doesn't discount the total cost of obtaining our products outside of our local markets, leaving that notable fact out makes it appear "overpriced," and doesn't provide a full account of the facts.<BR/><BR/>Pricing is, overall, relative to a marketplace and subjective to costs involved. The growing decline in food quality is directly associated with pressing economic demands as far down the "food chain" as possible. Sustainable farming will always have a higher priced product, all things being equal, simply because its principles of growing a better quality of food resists pressing the economic demands where quality is sacrificed.<BR/><BR/>That being said, we are very sensitive to delivery costs and are always willing to work with our customers attempting to obtain the lowest delivered prices we can. Of course, buying locally grown products eliminates expensive delivery services like Federal Express and UPS - but not everyone has access to locally grown pastured food. Our <A HREF="http://www.grassfedfarms.com/free-range-eggs.html" REL="nofollow">free range eggs</A>, for example, seem expensive, but then again shipping is free and our quality is unsurpassed. Plainly, raising laying chickens from non-commercialized breeds produces a product tremendously superior to what is available even in local organic markets, but they don't lay the quantity of eggs a commercialized breed does. This, of course, affects the prices of the product. One customer recently wrote saying: <I>"Your eggs are the best I've had since childhood. They are very much different than even the organic eggs in supermarkets....the eggs are great, I'll be ordering from you forever."</I> Sometimes, then, pricing is relative to quality and a persons willingness and desire to enjoy the very best.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Buying in bulk, though, is one way consumers can enjoy our products and distribute the economic burden of delivery across a greater quantity of chickens. If your readers are interested in our meats and want to join with one another in placing bulk orders, we are more than happy to adjust our prices accordingly.<BR/><BR/>Cordially,<BR/><BR/>Thomas Weddle<BR/><A HREF="http://www.grassfedfarms.com/" REL="nofollow">Grass Fed Farms™</A>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10239057337756262343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2617672132269259561.post-69593464380751033472008-12-28T11:11:00.000-08:002008-12-28T11:11:00.000-08:00We are purchasing a side of grass fed beef from a ...We are purchasing a side of grass fed beef from a local Amish farmer. With processing costs, it will cost us $3.41/lb. It's not certified organic as such, but I can't imagine how bad it could be from an Amish farmer...kind of like your eggs.Judy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.com