Is $4/dozen pastured eggs to much? Suburban upstate, NY...

[chickengeorgeto]

... In larger cities, especially in affluent areas, pastured poultry products are very much in vouge right now. My city is an hour from Seattle, WA. A certain local farmer who raises poultry and other meat in my area does not sell to local stores or farmers markets here in my town. They instead choose to drive their products into the city to those farmers markets. In our town they could get $5 a dozen for their pastured eggs. In Seattle they can get $7.50 per dozen. They can charge 1/3 more in the large city for their pastured chicken, duck, pork, and beef. I asked once why they didn't sell here in our town (they do sell direct from the farm for a discount, but not at any markets or stores) and they said that selling their products for what people are willing to pay in the city is one of the only ways they can stay profitable. Selling in our small town wouldn't pay the bills.

Who am I to argue? Except that by selling direct to their customers at the farm for cash or at a farmers' market in another town they better avoid paying that pesky Federal and Washington State income tax as well as State, County, and city Sales Taxes while also avoiding the health department and circumventing regulations. I guess that means that it is good money as long as you can keep the government or the little school children from also getting any of it.

Don't get me wrong, without a little criminality it would prove impossible today to pay all your ligament bills little less make a dent in the ill-ligament government bills.

 

[cameramaverick]

I would happily pay $4/ dozen for that kind of quality egg. Although I actually prefer soy-free and those are even more expensive. Most likely there are people looking for those organic pastured eggs and are looking on Craigslist for them, and willing to pay $4!

 

[Sueg4332]

I would happily pay $4/ dozen for that kind of quality egg. Although I actually prefer soy-free and those are even more expensive. Most likely there are people looking for those organic pastured eggs and are looking on Craigslist for them, and willing to pay $4!

here is a link to a beautiful ranch organic beef too. I have been to this one beautiful green pastures very nice.

http://burroughsfamilyfarms.com/products/organic-eggs/