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?
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