Farmers Markets

Kernel14 · July 2011

I posted about this on FB yesterday but I'm trying to find a place to buy chicken that isn't whole foods. I just can not pay $6 per pound. Does anyone know of a good farmers market that sells boneless, skinless chicken breasts for less than that?

jessica0602 · July 2011

I don't know about farmer's markets, but have you checked Trader Joe's?

Kernel14 · July 2011

Not yet...and when we went to WF yesterday, its right next to TJ. But I was so tired and sick of running errands, I didn't go in. I'll be checking there as well.

lachute · July 2011

No the going rate for humanley treated chicken is 5-6. We don't eat to much meat so it's not an issue. However wf usually has just an organic feed checking around 2-4 a pound available.

Kernel14 · July 2011

lachute:
No the going rate for humanley treated chicken is 5-6. We don't eat to much meat so it's not an issue. However wf usually has just an organic feed checking around 2-4 a pound available.

chicken is the staple food in our house so 5-6 is just not doable. I didn't see this organic fed chicken when I was there. Although the WF in Jenkintown is tiny.

lachute · July 2011

My recomendation is to buy organic fed chicken from a wholesale club. We eat meat twice a week and not much so it's easier for us.

JenD1018 · July 2011

Their chicken breasts are huge, so I always slice them in half (think butterflied). And I'll fool Mr.D by pounding the chicken thinner with a meat mallet so it looks bigger. Try using more veggies or even beans to bulk up your meals so you won't miss the meat.

Kernel14 · July 2011

JenD1018:
Their chicken breasts are huge, so I always slice them in half (think butterflied). And I'll fool Mr.D by pounding the chicken thinner with a meat mallet so it looks bigger. Try using more veggies or even beans to bulk up your meals so you won't miss the meat.

Yeah the breasts at Genuardis are insanely large but The Dude loves him some left overs so I usually cook two when we have them, we eat maybe 1 for dinner and then he has the other one for lunches.

eSynergy · July 2011

Definitely try TJ's. We buy our organic chicken there and I'm pretty sure it's less than $6 per pound. We used to make meals with 2 breasts, and now we cut down to one -- and just add more veggies or a potato --- b/c we're trying to save money.

ButtonsPepper · July 2011

We get range free chicken from BJ's and it's much less expensive then in any of the stores. I can't think of actual per pound, but I don't think it's close to 6 dollars. They come 2 breasts in a package, and usually 3-4 packages in a package, and we usually pay about 12 dollars for that. Maybe 14 depending on how big the breasts are.

lachute · July 2011

ButtonsPepper:
We get range free chicken from BJ's and it's much less expensive then in any of the stores. I can't think of actual per pound, but I don't think it's close to 6 dollars. They come 2 breasts in a package, and usually 3-4 packages in a package, and we usually pay about 12 dollars for that. Maybe 14 depending on how big the breasts are.

Just a heads up free range is an odd term, no one actually monitors it, it could mean that they were let out once in their life especially at a large company.

JenD1018 · July 2011

ButtonsPepper:
We get range free chicken from BJ's and it's much less expensive then in any of the stores. I can't think of actual per pound, but I don't think it's close to 6 dollars. They come 2 breasts in a package, and usually 3-4 packages in a package, and we usually pay about 12 dollars for that. Maybe 14 depending on how big the breasts are.

Free range is more of a marketing term and not a standardized regulatory term (like organic is). While the chickens are not contained in cages, there are no regulations as to how long the animal is outside. It could be all day (which is best) or it could be 5 minutes and the rest of the day, they are inside in a dark, overcrowded chicken house.

ButtonsPepper · July 2011

Good to know about free range, I know it's organic too, but I'll have to look into the company when I find out the name.

erbur78 · July 2011

http://www.theglensidefarmersmarket.com/

Looks like they have Barefoot Meadows (a chicken seller), but the farmer doesn't have a website.

We have a farmer--Forks Farm--that comes to our market and sells pastured, grass-fed, whole chickens at a price of $3.69/lb. The average bird is between 4-7 lbs. If you want them cut up, you pay $1.25 more per bird. They deliver to several markets nearby, but there's not one near you. The closest would be P'ville or the Fairmount markets.

Kernel14 · July 2011

erbur78:

http://www.theglensidefarmersmarket.com/

Looks like they have Barefoot Meadows (a chicken seller), but the farmer doesn't have a website.

We have a farmer--Forks Farm--that comes to our market and sells pastured, grass-fed, whole chickens at a price of $3.69/lb. The average bird is between 4-7 lbs. If you want them cut up, you pay $1.25 more per bird. They deliver to several markets nearby, but there's not one near you. The closest would be P'ville or the Fairmount markets.

Thanks! thats not a bad price for a whole bird. Still not a bad price even if you want them to cut it up.

And for some reason I do not remember seeing a chicken seller last time we were at the G-side market. I just remember steak and sausage. I clearly need to take a closer look.

JenD1018 · July 2011

Lancaster Farm Fresh sells whole chickens through their Four Season proglram for $3.49 and they also range between 4 and 7 lbs. I also know that they usually have a stand at the Glenside Farmer's Market so maybe you could ask them?

cminNJ · July 2011

Every Saturday Lansdowne has a local farmers market.

There is a vendor that sells organic food.

http://www.local-farmers-markets.com/market/4103/lansdowne/lansdowne-farmers-market

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