How much would it cost to buy?

[veggiechicken]

Just picked some rhubarb - 509g and, out of curiosity, checked Morries' website to see how much it would cost to buy it!
50p for 100g Yorkshire rhubarb
So my rhubarb is "worth" £2.50

Anyone interested in "costing" their crops and seeing how much they save against buying them?
Maybe keep a running total to see how worthwhile Grow your own is?

[sparrow100]

I do this - but are you taking off what you spend on your plot too?

I had an expensive year last year, what with buying grow lights etc, and my 'profit' was about £250 I think. Trying harder this year, what with making compost and watching my plant habit!

[veggiechicken]

I'm ignoring the debit side
Just looking at it from the point of view of saving on buying the fruit/veg from a shop.
Don't want to hear any arguments like - "Wouldn't buy it at that price" "Wouldn't shop in a supermarket" etc.
Its just a fun way to demonstrate how worthwhile growing stuff is!

[Snoop Puss]

So, a running total per member or a running total for all of us? Or both even?

[veggiechicken]

Per member I think, with maybe a total from everyone each month? Dunno??
Need someone with a calculator

[Bren In Pots]

I think someone did this years ago on the vine just can't remember who it was.

[veggiechicken]

It wasn't me!

[sparrow100]

Also will vary a bit depending on where you shop - for example, living in leafy suburbia as I do, my local shops are Waitrose, Sainers and M&S Food (for total swankiness!). Aldi & Morrisons don't exist here, Tescos is miles away as is Asda and any Lidl.

It really does make me think 'do I need that' before buying, which is a very good thing. Trying to find proxies for achocha, oca, yacon, nasturtium pods etc is interesting!

[flynch]

I love to see how much it'd cost me in the shops, can't account for the difference in taste though. I'd love to know how much things like pluots, apruims and white strawberries would cost.

[greenishfing]

I know that at the moment all my family and friends seem overjoyed by carrier bags full of PSB which has done very well this year. Having priced the small trays on sale in our local supermarket I now realise why. At supermarket prices there must be at least £20 worth in each bag and I don't find people running away like they do in the courgette glut.

[Elfeda]

due to gyo we eating sweet tasting tomatos, which we do not buy from supermarkets.

Rubarb from supermarket is very occational.

never bought otherbeans than french beans in supermarket.

always bought potatos blindly, and cheeper one were usual buy.

same as above with onions and spring onions.

hate beetroot at supermarkets somehow. hardly buy radish. and buy only spinach in leafy greens.

carrots I buy all different qualities. but own carrots taste alot lovely

brassicas I buy one a week type but rarely go for pricy ones, but yet to grow decent ones though

same with berries. so I can not calculate the costs, but with gyo I shop alot less often than before. but alot to sow and care though. this year I started collecting all my shopping bills and see how did it effected to our bills

[sparrow100]

I know that at the moment all my family and friends seem overjoyed by carrier bags full of PSB which has done very well this year. Having priced the small trays on sale in our local supermarket I now realise why. At supermarket prices there must be at least £20 worth in each bag and I don't find people running away like they do in the courgette glut.

Funny that - I don't either.

But they are avoiding me if I look like I'm holding something swede shaped. I miscalculated and grew about 40. Swede surprise anyone?

[DWSmith]

My concern in this country is that the government will step in and say, "You spent $3 for that packet of seeds and with your labor you grew and harvested $50 worth of produce so you owe us income tax on $47 income."

[Elfeda]

farmers don't pay income tax ..

[DWSmith]

Perhaps on your side of the pond.

I've always thought it's much better to just eat the produce that I'd have to pay $50 for at the grocery store than to sell it for the $20 that I'd get at the farmer's market.