It does make you think twice....

[Nicos]

Today I bought 5kg of onions for 1.32E ...about 11lbs for about 10p per pound!!

It really does make you wonder if it's worth growing certain veg doesn't it??

..execpt...mine are ORGANIC!!!!!

[Jeanied]

And you (probably) don't have to use petrol to go and get them. And you know what has (not) been sprayed on them!

[Seahorse]

Plus you got free gym membership, free psychological therapy and the pleasure of saying 'I sowed, grew and cooked that'. Bargain

[Nicos]

And you (probably) don't have to use petrol to go and get them. And you know what has (not) been sprayed on them!

Exact!!!!

[Pies]

I checked my local supermarket this weekend onions loose were £1.30 per kg and shallots were £5.30 per kg

[Two_Sheds]

Spuds and onions are cheap right now, I think because they are starting to sprout. I bought some Morrison spuds for 30p a bag, but they were all sprouting and full of slug holes.

[Florence Fennel]

And they taste totally different!

[snohare]

All the Dutch organic onions I get in my local supermarkets - Lidl is worst - have neck rot, and half the packet has gone mouldy by the time I get around to using them. So that doubles the price anyway, without even considering the cost and hassle of going shopping for them.
And above all, we have security of supply, which is incredibly underrated at present - but priceless !

[organic]

security of supply

When I read this thread earlier that was exactly my thought on the matter. I agree generally with the rest of the posts in this thread, but that was the biggie.

As prices go up in line with the price of fuel (and I'll be surprised if that drops below £1 a litre again), bad weather causes bare shelves and what have you - we've still got readily available, high quality, organic produce on demand. Even being temporarily broke isn't so scary when you've got all the veg you need to get by either growing or in store.

Along with the "it just feels right" side of GYO, the "organic without the extortionate prices", the "as fresh as it gets" and the satisfaction of providing for myself - security is one of the big things that's got me into this.

[bobleponge]

I see where you're coming from in a way Nicos, I grow winter onions as I dont like having the ground empty, but dont grow summer ones as they are so cheap.
Even though I have lots of space, I dont grow many spuds either, as they are equally cheap, preferring to spend my time and devote my space to fruit and veg that cost more, that are better fresh (peas) or that are difficult to come by at home (parsnips).
So still get all the benefits mentioned, but will spend a few bob over the year buying cheap, locally grown veg.