FOOD Price Increases on Food
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Comes from an area heavy with drought, does it? If so, better get used to it.
momma_soapmaker
Warrior Woman
Apples here went from $1.89/lb to $2.29/lb over the course of a couple weeks. Half gallon of name brand OJ is nearly $9. I'm almost afraid to look at this week's prices.
DazedandConfused
Veteran Member
Yep and not only have the prices gone up the boxes are getting smaller too.
Paying more for less!
Paying more for less!
Michigan Majik
FreeSpirit, with attitude
I went to two different Farm Markets (mid Michigan), fresh cider in the first was 9.50.
At the second one it was 12.95! One lone apple was .75cents ...
Crazy.
The price of meat has went up too. I'm glad I eat very little of it.
At the second one it was 12.95! One lone apple was .75cents ...
Crazy.
The price of meat has went up too. I'm glad I eat very little of it.
vessie
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I didn't know that Wa. had an apple crop failure but I did see a story on the morning news (Seattle station) and the gist of the story was that they had a bumper crop of fruit this year but not enough people to pick the fruit to get it to market because of the whole illegal picker framas. That may be the problem with the Wa. prices, not enough apples getting to market? V
I have a food vending business. I do special events and festivals and so on. I went to my wholesale distributor this morning to pick up meats for this weekend and was told that the beef that I use will be going up in price from $3.66 lbs to $4.79 lbs on November 1st. That's a huge jump. The kind of business I'm in that's a killer. She also told me that the price jump will be one of many. Ouch!!! I can only get so much money for a sandwich. Wow talk about bad news!!! I knew this was coming but it doesn't seem to help this sinking feeling.
I did a quick grocery store run this morning and was amazed at the increase in prices just from last week! This is just unbelievable, but I have an idea this is nothing as to what is to come. I came home scared, in awe, and my mind whirling as to what else I can do to help myself and others in the future. On that note, a nap is in order.
Redcat
Veteran Member
I just took the kids to the pumpkin patch. No pumpkins, but a hay ride (16.50 for 3), animal chow to feed the fat sheep and goats, some donuts, 2 slushies and a small quart of cider, 3 cookies, killed $45. Had I added pumpkins, it would have been $20 more.
When my daughter came to pick up the kids, I handed her a 24 pack of fruit snacks, a 12 pack of graham cracker snacks. She looked so grateful. And she and her husband bring in good money. But with 3 hungry kids, her food bills are out of sight. I know she used to scoff at my storage, but suddenly she appreciates it.
Finally she is waking up. I have, of course, put away for all of them also.
When my daughter came to pick up the kids, I handed her a 24 pack of fruit snacks, a 12 pack of graham cracker snacks. She looked so grateful. And she and her husband bring in good money. But with 3 hungry kids, her food bills are out of sight. I know she used to scoff at my storage, but suddenly she appreciates it.
Finally she is waking up. I have, of course, put away for all of them also.
Yep, just went to the grocery store the other day and noticed bread had gone up, but only $.06 to $1.85 for a store brand loaf. The eggs had jumped $.30 to $2.19 a dozen. Grapefruit was $1.69 for ONE. I could not believe it. Those are the only prices I remember. It gets more sickening every week...
coloradohermit
Deceased
I do. Prices seem to go up about 30%/week. Thankfully, I'm sufficiently stocked that I only buy sale/reduced for clearance items. Sadly, the sale prices are often as much or more than what the regular price was until quite recently.
China Connection
TB Fanatic
Wait to World War Three gets a go on and then watch the prices. I am used to price increases here in China. Food has gone up double plus in the last few years. My wages have sat.
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I can see this having a trickle-down effect shortly. This will have an effect on restaurants and other food service industries. I picked up toilet paper (the cheap stuff) this morning while I was out. It's always been a buck. Now, it's $1.29. That doesn't sound like much, but it's 30 percent! This happens almost every week in the store with different products so that the price increases are spread out. You have to focus on the sales only (which they use to get people in). Kid's Goldfish went from $1.49 per bag to $2.69 per bag in one week. Then, you will catch it on sale (suddenly) at $3 for two (back to $1.49 each).
Try to go with the intent of buying only things that are on sale and go often....
vessie
Has No Life - Lives on TB
Oh you betcha China!
Now if anyone is living in western Wa. in the 'Eastside' area and want some free ripe apples and pears, just drive up to North Bend and the road that goes into town from the west (taking the exit 27) that will put you on SE North Bend Way. Keep on this road, through the round-a-bout at the casino and proceed down the hill a mile or two and then you get into the flat part where it evens out and puts you toward the town of North Bend.
All along both sides of that road is nothing but fruit trees that are just a few feet off the road (King county has about 10 or I think it's a 15 foot easement from the pavement, meaning it's county land) and you will find apple, pear, cherry and plum trees. Especially on the north side of the road where you will find a vast field which is the old Tollgate Farm which is owned by King county by the way. That side is just loaded with all different kinds of apples and some pear trees. These trees have been here for years and some will be heirloom types from when the original owners settled the land in the 1800's.
Right now the apple and pear trees are just Heaving with ripe fruit which goes to waste every year. There is way more than the local bear population can eat, and the blackberries are right there too ready to pick.
Now, if you drive through town and end up on the eastside of town, just keep on it a few miles and go past the sign that say's 'to I-90' which is exit 32, and you will find more fruit trees on the cow pasture side of the road full of apples as well. On the otherside up a few 100 feet you will find the John Wayne trail where there are a few more apple trees and some hazelnut trees ready to pick.
It's on county land, it's free and it's a shame to see it all go to waste. And the blackberries have not been sprayed by the county, there are a ton of them. V
Now if anyone is living in western Wa. in the 'Eastside' area and want some free ripe apples and pears, just drive up to North Bend and the road that goes into town from the west (taking the exit 27) that will put you on SE North Bend Way. Keep on this road, through the round-a-bout at the casino and proceed down the hill a mile or two and then you get into the flat part where it evens out and puts you toward the town of North Bend.
All along both sides of that road is nothing but fruit trees that are just a few feet off the road (King county has about 10 or I think it's a 15 foot easement from the pavement, meaning it's county land) and you will find apple, pear, cherry and plum trees. Especially on the north side of the road where you will find a vast field which is the old Tollgate Farm which is owned by King county by the way. That side is just loaded with all different kinds of apples and some pear trees. These trees have been here for years and some will be heirloom types from when the original owners settled the land in the 1800's.
Right now the apple and pear trees are just Heaving with ripe fruit which goes to waste every year. There is way more than the local bear population can eat, and the blackberries are right there too ready to pick.
Now, if you drive through town and end up on the eastside of town, just keep on it a few miles and go past the sign that say's 'to I-90' which is exit 32, and you will find more fruit trees on the cow pasture side of the road full of apples as well. On the otherside up a few 100 feet you will find the John Wayne trail where there are a few more apple trees and some hazelnut trees ready to pick.
It's on county land, it's free and it's a shame to see it all go to waste. And the blackberries have not been sprayed by the county, there are a ton of them. V
nomifyle
TB Fanatic
A downside to living in the woods and that you can't go often because its 30 miles each way to the store. So maybe three times a month. When that tropical storm came through here a little while back I used two cans of corned beef. I wanted to replace both and buy an extra. Well not at nearly $5 a can. I did replace the two but not get a third. I'll get that third this month, along with a couple jars of coconut oil and a couple bottles of Olive oil or maybe maybe three of each oil.
Today I ordered a 1.1# bag of organic dried whole eggs from vitacost at $28.36, along with 6 more bags of the Arrowhead Mills organic popcorn at $18.36 price that I had gotten at Amazon before it went way up. I have a couple of #10 cans of powdered eggs and when the time comes I will use my eggs sparingly, only to have a few scrambled eggs from time to time. I don't bake. I don't have to open them to find out how to use them because many years ago we got commodities and they had powdered eggs and I learned to cook them then.
Judy
vessie
Has No Life - Lives on TB
I guess I am a little tease, a 'fruitease'!
As I was driving through both sides of town today, I 'marinated' on the fact that the food banks are low on food, many people and their children are going hungry and they, through they're willfull ignorance will drive right past this God given bounty with growling stomachs and not enough sense to be fully aware of their surroundings. That is the kind of stupid that actually, physically hurts to most.
If you drive through Gillman Blvd. on the south side of I-90 as your going through the town of Issquah, Wa. you will find fruit trees which have been purposely planted by the town on both sides of Gilman.
I was at Bed Bath and Beyond and I was watching the squirrells and crows going 'nuts' over the incredible bounty of hazelnuts (aka filberts) that were covering the ground. The crows would grab the nuts in their beaks, fly up high and drop them on the parking lot pavement so as to crack the nut open. It was quite a show and there were tons of hazelnuts to be had.
In Bellevue, Wa. where to old Surrey Downs Elementary was and I think it's now used as the court house which is just south of Main street, ahhh, here we go, google is your friend http://www.kingcounty.gov/courts/DistrictCourt/Locations/Bellevue.aspx that used to be a hazelnut orchard and you will find huge old mature trees there right out front.
Chism Park in Bellevue, Wa. has old mature hazelnut trees too and if you drive past the entrance going south and you take your first right, you will see a huge field which is owned by King county parks dept. which has apple and pear trees. And a ton of unsprayed blackberry bushes also. I lived in the house directly left of that turn, yes the huge one that overlooks the street. The Chism family planted those trees and the trees in front of my old house which was part of the orchard. The scramble of trees on the east side of the road next to the house are all plum trees and a few nectarine trees hidden in that mess.
Now if you stay on that street, it will take you all the way to the water's edge to a very well kept secret. It's called, "Burrows Landing" http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/burrows_landing.htm and here is a lovely link (*fair use for edumicational experiences only*)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/bellevue-pi/2010/08/18/bellevues-south-shore-back-in-the-day/ which used to be one of the old ferry docks from yesteryear. This was used before we had the I-90 and Evergreen Point floating bridges. That is also King county parks dept. land and if you collect rare roses, both sides of the road has the old heirloom roses.
Did you know that way back when, western Wa. was known for it's plethora of hazelnut orchards? Yep! That is one reason why you will still find them growing wild on the side of the roads still to this day. Up on Finn Hill above Juanita Bay just north of Kirkland, Wa., we still had a few of the old orchards until a developer bought some of Paul Kirk's land and then promptly mowed them down and built some rinky houses back in the '90's.
There is food everywhere on the side of the roads here in western Wa. if only people's eyes are open to see it. V
As I was driving through both sides of town today, I 'marinated' on the fact that the food banks are low on food, many people and their children are going hungry and they, through they're willfull ignorance will drive right past this God given bounty with growling stomachs and not enough sense to be fully aware of their surroundings. That is the kind of stupid that actually, physically hurts to most.
If you drive through Gillman Blvd. on the south side of I-90 as your going through the town of Issquah, Wa. you will find fruit trees which have been purposely planted by the town on both sides of Gilman.
I was at Bed Bath and Beyond and I was watching the squirrells and crows going 'nuts' over the incredible bounty of hazelnuts (aka filberts) that were covering the ground. The crows would grab the nuts in their beaks, fly up high and drop them on the parking lot pavement so as to crack the nut open. It was quite a show and there were tons of hazelnuts to be had.
In Bellevue, Wa. where to old Surrey Downs Elementary was and I think it's now used as the court house which is just south of Main street, ahhh, here we go, google is your friend http://www.kingcounty.gov/courts/DistrictCourt/Locations/Bellevue.aspx that used to be a hazelnut orchard and you will find huge old mature trees there right out front.
Chism Park in Bellevue, Wa. has old mature hazelnut trees too and if you drive past the entrance going south and you take your first right, you will see a huge field which is owned by King county parks dept. which has apple and pear trees. And a ton of unsprayed blackberry bushes also. I lived in the house directly left of that turn, yes the huge one that overlooks the street. The Chism family planted those trees and the trees in front of my old house which was part of the orchard. The scramble of trees on the east side of the road next to the house are all plum trees and a few nectarine trees hidden in that mess.
Now if you stay on that street, it will take you all the way to the water's edge to a very well kept secret. It's called, "Burrows Landing" http://www.ci.bellevue.wa.us/burrows_landing.htm and here is a lovely link (*fair use for edumicational experiences only*)
http://blog.seattlepi.com/bellevue-pi/2010/08/18/bellevues-south-shore-back-in-the-day/ which used to be one of the old ferry docks from yesteryear. This was used before we had the I-90 and Evergreen Point floating bridges. That is also King county parks dept. land and if you collect rare roses, both sides of the road has the old heirloom roses.Did you know that way back when, western Wa. was known for it's plethora of hazelnut orchards? Yep! That is one reason why you will still find them growing wild on the side of the roads still to this day. Up on Finn Hill above Juanita Bay just north of Kirkland, Wa., we still had a few of the old orchards until a developer bought some of Paul Kirk's land and then promptly mowed them down and built some rinky houses back in the '90's.
There is food everywhere on the side of the roads here in western Wa. if only people's eyes are open to see it. V
WOW you be so lucky, I would love to live where I could get all that for free.
I would love to plant a bunch of nut trees in my yard but it takes so long for them to even start to produce a little food let alone a bunch and i'm close to fifty six now and I think I would not benifet from them but maybe some one else would so when I get the money to spair i'm going to buy some and plant them.
I would love to plant a bunch of nut trees in my yard but it takes so long for them to even start to produce a little food let alone a bunch and i'm close to fifty six now and I think I would not benifet from them but maybe some one else would so when I get the money to spair i'm going to buy some and plant them.
BigMikeM16
Inactive
Good thing Vodka prices here have stayed low
We brew our own beer for pennies a 22 oz. bottle. We make some good stuff!! And, lately, with the economy where it is, we have been making the stuff stronger and stronger.