«Two years ago,
organic feeds cost 30 per cent more than non-organic versions.
Not exact matches
He says, «Because there is limited
organic feed available there can be a long waiting time and the
costs are very high.
A head of
organic lettuce only
costs $ 1.99, and will
feed one person for about a week, after adding some onion -LRB-.69 cents),
organic spinach ($ 1.78),
organic and local kale ($ 2 — usually keeps me for 2 weeks!)
Farming organically can significantly increase their
costs because they can only use
organic inputs (such as certified
organic animal
feed) or manually weed - so why not support their efforts?
Feed prices — only organic feed is allowed, and organic feed can cost 3 - 6 times more than conventio
Feed prices — only
organic feed is allowed, and organic feed can cost 3 - 6 times more than conventio
feed is allowed, and
organic feed can cost 3 - 6 times more than conventio
feed can
cost 3 - 6 times more than conventional.
Insects such as maggots and mealworms could provide much of the protein animals need at a much lower environmental
cost; many insect species can
feed on
organic waste.
Organic feed costs more because it takes a lot more work to grow the
organic grains found in it.
While I may prefer patients to eat
organic, local grass
fed beef and avoid the white bread and processed foods, the truth is that these foods are often 10 times the
cost.
In the meantime we are buying
organic maize, nixtamalizing it (soaking it in woodash and water for several days) before
feeding, to increase the minerals available, for no extra
cost.
Look what grass
fed meats and
organic veggies
cost.
I live in Sweden, where the
cost of
organic dairy is nearly the same as conventional dairy, so I choose
organic all the time, but I'm not even sure I've seen any grass
fed dairy out there.
At Brodo, a cup of ginger - infused grass -
fed beef,
organic chicken, or Hearth broth (which comes from two turkeys, 40 pounds of beef shin, and 15 stewing hens) in a coffee - style takeaway cup will
cost between $ 4 and $ 6.75, depending on the size.