tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post1178748425081965939..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Why you should charge an outrageous price for your farms productionBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-72784803706800135132015-01-22T20:18:40.279-08:002015-01-22T20:18:40.279-08:00Bruce, I've been following the blog for a whil...Bruce, I've been following the blog for a while and I seem to recall in the past your posting that it's immoral to produce food that isn't affordable.<br /><br />I think there's a middle ground. A lot of farmers -- not just farmers, small business people in general -- have trouble charging a fair price for their time, effort, talent and expertise. If you do charge a fair price your meat is going to be expensive -- the way any hand-made object is going to be more expensive than a factory-made one. <br /><br />Some people like to buy hand made things, it makes them happy. Let them.Nick in RIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16314236474368275655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-7841927294107900172015-01-20T16:33:26.320-08:002015-01-20T16:33:26.320-08:00Good article and an accurate theory I would say.
...Good article and an accurate theory I would say. <br /><br />There are certainly some areas where cost is more of an issue than others. In an area with a larger number of competitive farms, the price will certainly matter to consumers because all of the meat is the same (ie grass fed, organic, heritage, whatever)<br /><br />I was having a discussion today with another local farmer. We were talking about marketing etc. Very important to me to produce farm products that fill a gap in your local food scene...then, as you point out, you can charge a price that makes you and your family a better living. goldforestfarms.blogspot.cahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03000577922412768699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-83228386035044029352015-01-20T10:14:03.290-08:002015-01-20T10:14:03.290-08:00After reading, Think Like a Freak, we decided we a...After reading, Think Like a Freak, we decided we are going to invite friends and family over for a blind tasting. With a brother-in-law growing wine grapes we have become used to expensive wine, but my wife says she can't taste the difference. We're going to find out.<br /><br />We definitely can taste the difference of grass fed beef and small farm raised pork.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14202410717147326787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-17826051178005024292015-01-20T05:12:49.251-08:002015-01-20T05:12:49.251-08:00That works up to a point. The strange point is tha...That works up to a point. The strange point is that each individual has a specific point. My wife bought a free-range, certified organic chicken at an upscale farmers market one time. She paid the equivalent of $6/lb. It had a huge layer of fat and almost no flavor. She wanted to buy one of the heritage breed chickens ($9/lb.) the following weekend and I said, "No!" The one she bought wasn't any better than a supermarket brand chicken for $.99/lb. It's also the same reason that I've never bought meat from any of the local small farms. They want me to pay $11/lb. for ground beef, and $28/lb. for tenderloin for grass fed (finished on grain) beef. My price point is obviously quite low. Bill Gauchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01287284061932329662noreply@blogger.com