I agree. They're considered a luxury in our home. Here, we get a tiny box (maybe 12 clementines) for at least $6. I can get a bushel box of grapefruits or oranges from an FFA sale for $22. WAY more fruit for my $.
GOOD G-D NO! I paid 3 and change for 3 lbs of fruit.keljonma said:Here in NE Ohio, a small crate/bag of clementines cost $9 for 8 to 10 pieces of fruit! If you are seeing the same costs, cutting out the clementines could save you a bundle..
Apples, which we do eat. Citrus, which we eat in moderation. What else?
The kids won't eat canned or dried fruit and I haven't a clue what to do with frozen other than smoothies. Suggestions?
What new home? I've been in this new apartment since August and I'm hoping to not move again. I'm lost... but I have a back injury and can't do stairs. We keep grains in the freezer.
Your signature line says you are moving to 8 acres soon.......SandraMort said:
NO, at those prices I wouldn't buy them.me&thegals said:
Unfortunately, I seem to react to the pesticides in most citrus and can only eat the organically grown without my tongue and mouth itching and giving me pre anaphylactic type symptoms. For some reason, until this year, clementines were the only citrus that didn't. This year they just taste terrible to me, like an off metallic taste, so I'm not eating them anyway.
That's the problem. None of that is stuff we're willing to eat. We eat fruit fresh but not much else.
Alas, I live near Woodstock. You know, happy hippy woodstock? That means that the summer markets cater to the NYC weekend crowd and not only are they not cheaper than stores, they're much higher. Farm stands w/o live help do have good prices *if* there's anything left & driving around looking is not cost effective because of the gas & my time. And now they're all closed for the winter, all but the yuppy monthly farmer's market.
On the contrary, I've lost track of how much money I've lost through gardening on rented property and suddenly needing to move. It almost seems like murphy waits for me to plant to have everything hit me. Maybe I'm superstitious but I had one tomato plant in a pot bear fruit over the past decade.
keljonma said:
I like to mix up a bowl of different frozen fruits (peaches, berries, whatever) and keep it in the refrigerator this time of year when there is no local fruit available. It's great just to eat as a fruit cocktail, or with yogurt or cottage cheese.
Those numbers come from an average model nation-wide. They take the expected amount of nutrients needed and price them out according to a Minimum Standard of Need function. It's a guideline used to prepare foodstamps allocations and those types of things.SandraMort said:
