On Friday we were at Weston's Cider meeting with teachers, course leaders and the Weston's education officer and Rose (who organises everything!), we were discussing the price of locally reared meat and it became apparent that, while most of us buy at least somethings at the supermarkets, most people are oblivious to the comparative price that they would be charged in a local market.
Our meat is a good example. Many of our products are actually cheaper than they would be in the supermarkets for their standard (intensively, commercially reared non-rare breed) products. And this set me thinking about comparing all of our range of products with the leading supermarkets - some of the results were startling!
A Few examples (there are plenty more!):
Diced Pork
Tesco British Pork £10.53/kg (or £7.89/kg when you bought two packs)
Noggin Farm £6.99/kg
Saving £3.54/kg
Loin Steaks
Ocado's Waitrose Essential British Pork Loin Steaks £9.69/kg
Noggin Farm £8.99/kg
Saving £0.70/kg
Rack of Ribs
Sainsbury's rack of pork loin ribs £6.99/kg
Noggin Farm £3.99/kg
Saving £3.00/kg
Liver
Essential Waitrose pork liver £2.29/kg
Noggin Farm £2.00/kg
Saving £0.29/kg
This is only comparing standard range products, not with products that the comparative high welfare conditions that the pigs receive on our farm. Also when buying a product in the supermarket 80% of the value leaves the local area, whereas when you buy from a local supplier then 80% of the value stays in the local economy.
So... support local producers to get a better value, better welfare product that benefits our economy!
Rant over, off to feed the pigs.............
Will
