Comments on: How to buy cheap produce http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/06/26/how-to-buy-cheap-produce/ Frugal Living by Sara Noel Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:26:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/06/26/how-to-buy-cheap-produce/#comment-59944 Michelle Fri, 19 Aug 2011 22:04:16 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1581#comment-59944 Yes, CSAs are more expensive, but you get the joy of knowing your food is fresh and local. Sometimes eggs and lettuce can be well over a week old by the time it first hits teh grocery shelves. I've found that while CSAs are more expensive the foods keeps a lot longer (we use those veggie green bags for the produce drawer too) so we actually waste less. Our CSA has "mini" boxes, so they're do-able for my hubby and I regarding size. But, we've only ordered them a few times because of the price in our new area. Yes, CSAs are more expensive, but you get the joy of knowing your food is fresh and local. Sometimes eggs and lettuce can be well over a week old by the time it first hits teh grocery shelves. I’ve found that while CSAs are more expensive the foods keeps a lot longer (we use those veggie green bags for the produce drawer too) so we actually waste less. Our CSA has “mini” boxes, so they’re do-able for my hubby and I regarding size. But, we’ve only ordered them a few times because of the price in our new area.

]]> By: Ala http://www.frugalvillage.com/2009/06/26/how-to-buy-cheap-produce/#comment-26650 Ala Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:18:52 +0000 http://www.frugalvillage.com/?p=1581#comment-26650 I don't find CSA's to be cheap at all, unless you have a huge family and cook a lot. Also, you have no choice over what you get. You can get a lot of one kind of veggie that you don't like. There are 7 people in our family, and I spend $20 on produce a week. One of my local CSA's charges $650 for 20 weeks of produce. So by buying the produce I need at the store, I save $250 over 20 weeks. Before you consider a CSA, do your research and make sure you're actually saving. I don’t find CSA’s to be cheap at all, unless you have a huge family and cook a lot. Also, you have no choice over what you get. You can get a lot of one kind of veggie that you don’t like.

There are 7 people in our family, and I spend $20 on produce a week. One of my local CSA’s charges $650 for 20 weeks of produce. So by buying the produce I need at the store, I save $250 over 20 weeks.

Before you consider a CSA, do your research and make sure you’re actually saving.

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