OK, seeking specificity to your’ assurances such that I can make an informed decision on where I purchase, cheers and thank you! —-
On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 3:36 PM Sasha Golden <[email protected]> wrote: > I can assure you that these are factory-farmed. You want to support an > industry that barely allows chickens to move before they die so you can > save a couple of bucks? Go ahead. > > On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 1:01 PM AWH <[email protected]> wrote: > >> For some cost comparisons, here are some prices for organic boneless >> chicken breasts: >> Whole Foods 365 - >> Tray $7.99 >> Value pack $6.99 >> Lincoln Donelans Bell and Evans - >> Tray $12.99 >> >> What are the actual prices for Codman chicken? >> >> On Jul 14, 2021, at 9:24 AM, Joan Kimball <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Yes, but Whole Foods can price lower because of quantity. You can see it >> in food and flower prices. They are a national chain. Codman and local >> farmers have locally grown food. Farm staff need to be paid fairly for >> this labor intensive food. And so we can choose, as Sara says. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021, 9:16 AM Anne Warner <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Stepping back from the commentary for a moment: my sister was up >>> visiting me in Lincoln recently, and I took her by Codman Farms. She >>> looked at the pricing, and was actually pretty shocked. The prices were so >>> much higher than even the most expensive of the local markets (Whole Foods) >>> for identical foods, including organic items. Her comment was "I guess I >>> shouldn't be surprised. This is Lincoln, after all." Really gave me >>> pause.... >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 9:10 AM Margaret Olson <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Out of curiosity, I looked at images of chicken for sale at butcher >>>> shops in the early 40s (pre-factory farmed chicken). Then I compared 1940 >>>> prices to current prices...and discovered that Codman Farm chicken is >>>> almost exactly the same price as chicken was in the 1940s. >>>> >>>> Chicken was once Sunday dinner food. It was, like Codman's chicken, >>>> flavorful and delicious. I looked and looked for pasture raised chicken and >>>> used to buy it from Whole Foods when they occasionally had it. I am SOOO >>>> happy that Codman has real chicken almost all the time. I strongly urge you >>>> all to try it, and just stop buying factory chicken. If you want a bland >>>> protein on which to impart other flavors use tofu. It is expensive - a >>>> problem we solved by eating much less meat. Better for our health, better >>>> for the environment, and the chickens lead a natural chicken life. If you >>>> care at all about the treatment of animals that alone is a reason to avoid >>>> anything except pasture raised chicken. >>>> >>>> "Organic" chicken is factory chicken that has been fed organic feed. >>>> One of the Michael Pollan books (apologies, I forget which one) described >>>> an "organic" chicken farm. It wasn't pretty - basically treating >>>> the building like a clean room. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 8:44 AM Lincoln Historical Society < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Given all Adam has described, yes indeed! >>>>> >>>>> You have many choices - meat and chicken produced at large, factory >>>>> farms, will of course be cheaper. >>>>> Any meat/chicken sold through chain stores will be cheaper. >>>>> You have that choice -it is locally available at Donelans, Market >>>>> Basket, Costco. >>>>> It is your choice. >>>>> >>>>> You get what you pay for. >>>>> >>>>> Sara >>>>> >>>>> > On Jul 13, 2021, at 8:58 AM, garrick niemiec < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> > >>>>> > Adam >>>>> > >>>>> > What about the frozen chicken and beef...reasonable? >>>>> > -- >>>>> > The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>> > To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>>> > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>>> > Browse the archives at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>> > Change your subscription settings at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>>> Browse the archives at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>>> Browse the archives at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>>> Change your subscription settings at >>>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Anne Taubes Warner >>> [email protected] >>> -- >>> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >>> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >>> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >>> Browse the archives at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >>> Change your subscription settings at >>> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >>> >>> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> -- >> The LincolnTalk mailing list. >> To post, send mail to [email protected]. >> Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. >> Browse the archives at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. >> Change your subscription settings at >> https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >> >> > > -- > Sasha Golden > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to [email protected]. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/ > . > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. > >
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