02-02-2015, 08:50 PM
Well for the last 5 years or so it seems that some like Russle Ruderman are trying to figure out this same question as you asked Pog. The prices at these health food stores are crazy high for organic fresh produce whether its from here or not. Almost feels as if the state is helping, or supporting the price increases. The prices of farming essentials like soil and ferts have all been going up with the addition of things like ratlungworm, snails, slugs, and frogs that make farming for yourself harder to accomplish.
To answer your question though Pog, personally i like to go down to some of the larger produce farms in Opihikao and work with all the woolfers who work to stay or pray. Usually on good days the lunches can be full of natures finest foods, then after a few hours or day of honest work, usually I will pay about 50 cents for a good head or two of organic lettuce. About 50 cents a pound for most fruits as well like awesome organic apple bananas and avocados. After doing this for some time now it makes it hard to buy produce at the prices I see in the stores today. Seems like their should be plenty of room for middle men now who could buy in bulk from farms cheaply then sell to the stores who could then charge those same high prices they already do.
To answer your question though Pog, personally i like to go down to some of the larger produce farms in Opihikao and work with all the woolfers who work to stay or pray. Usually on good days the lunches can be full of natures finest foods, then after a few hours or day of honest work, usually I will pay about 50 cents for a good head or two of organic lettuce. About 50 cents a pound for most fruits as well like awesome organic apple bananas and avocados. After doing this for some time now it makes it hard to buy produce at the prices I see in the stores today. Seems like their should be plenty of room for middle men now who could buy in bulk from farms cheaply then sell to the stores who could then charge those same high prices they already do.