Higher gas prices are a snap to spot. But how about grocery prices? Higher costs are harder to track because the checkout bill is different every time.
But some prices are jumping. Meat prices jumped more than 8 percent in 2011, the USDA estimated. Eggs were up about the same amount. Fats and oils? Up close to 9 percent.
The rising cost of some grocery items can make one see financial sense in becoming a vegan, even with fresh fruit and vegetables climbing about 4 to 4.5 percent.
Overall, the Consumer Price Index for all food went up last year between 3.25 and 3.75 percent, with the forecast for 2012 looking slightly less steep, between 2.5 and 3.5 percent.
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Another advantage to prepping. I have a small freezer full of fish from the Tangier Sound. I have chickens and ducks for eggs and grow my own fruits and vegetables. Just harvested lots of different varieties of lettuce and carrots for a garden fresh salad in January and there is more where that came from. I am not, by any means, self-sufficient, but save a ton of money on groceries with the added advantage of knowing that what I grow is totally chemical free.
ReplyDeleteI am so jealous 5:15! Can't have any chickens here in the city unfortunately! My dream is to go off the grid.
ReplyDeleteYour not allowed chickens in the city?
ReplyDeleteThe city of Salisbury is full of
ReplyDeletechickens, just take a look around!!!