... Or grow your own garden.

Well that is an article just designed to give a person the warm fuzzy feeling.

Rather than looking forward to higher grocery prices, some people will be looking forward to better business opportunities. The long list of products which California leads the USA in producing many are currently being economically grown in Central Alberta. In fact, as a country we lead North America in the indoor production of lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, etc. As long as natural gas stays cheap, we can grow these products 10-11 months/year. And not much chance of running out of natural gas with our current levels of over production in the USA and Canada.

If this encourages us to develop more food resilience and security through domestic production, then I think things will be just fine for us. Meanwhile, despite my feelings about typical agricultural techniques in the central valley of California, I wish the farm owners and labourers all the best. The corporate farm operations.....meh.

I went and read it, I do agree that folks that shop in the stores are going to see a increase in prices, I do agree that those that use local farmer markets will also see a increase in prices, just as I have year after year after year..

I hear stories about folks that find good prices still at their local farmers markets but they sure don't live in my neck of the woods.. I have checked all the markets within an hours drive an let me tell ya, most of the time I walk around writing prices down and shaking my head..

Now and again, I will pick up a organic this or that for seed saving, even it it was cross bred, it still have some of the genes I am interested in 🙂

I do agree that it will help the local food producers, but they will shift their prices with the rise of the prices in the store.

The only way to lower your food costs is to grow and process your own and do it with intent, Both of the last garden season's on the farm have very much had their own challenges, and I am very grateful that I follow my grandmothers and mothers advice, never put away just one years worth of food from the garden, always two years of all basic's and three is better.

I need to have a good garden year to get those stores back up, I am buying a case of this and case of that on store sales as backups, because I can't quite stand not having x amount in the pantry.

The garden season this year for me at least is a push year!

I often buy produce on sale from the supermarket to can or dehydrate and a LOT of it comes from California this time of year.
I have noticed a regular increase...I always keep an eye out for the fall deals on 10lb bags of various veggies like carrots, onions, etc and last year I was very disappointed as the prices never dropped to what I was looking for.
Also, last year's trip to the farmers market in Montreal was more laborious in trying to find the same deals that we are used to for even local produce like apples, cabbages, etc.
On the other side of the coin, I remember a year or so ago, there was a warning about the price of peanut products about to skyrocket due to drought conditions.
Well, I was then, and still am able to keep my PB stock up at the price I am used to...maybe due to imports or other reasons, I'm not sure, but the drastic increase in peanut butter prices never happened.
However, like Farmgal, this year's garden will be less trials and more storage oriented.
I have figured out my most used crops that I put into storage and will plant accordingly.
If you want to fight the food cost increase, the answer is to grow it yourself, IMHO.

I hear stories about folks that find good prices still at their local farmers markets but they sure don't live in my neck of the woods.. I have checked all the markets within an hours drive an let me tell ya, most of the time I walk around writing prices down and shaking my head.

I often buy produce on sale from the supermarket to can or dehydrate and a LOT of it comes from California this time of year.
I have noticed a regular increase...I always keep an eye out for the fall deals on 10lb bags of various veggies like carrots, onions, etc and last year I was very disappointed as the prices never dropped to what I was looking for.
Also, last year's trip to the farmers market in Montreal was more laborious in trying to find the same deals that we are used to for even local produce like apples, cabbages, etc.

I ran into both these issues. The closest area farmers markets seem to have been overrun by the organic, slow-food, 100-mi diet crowds from the cities and the prices have gone up almost exponentially in the last few years. I noticed the same lack of sales/price drops for carrots, apples, onions and especially pears the last couple of years, too. I can sometimes make up some of the difference by aiming for near closing time and making offers on the baskets that would have to go back to the truck, but it's iffy that way. Cukes, peppers and sweet potatoes were shocking in price this past season.
A lot of the U-Pick's in our area are just as much for tourists now, it seems, and rarely have prices that are much better than the stores.

I am able to find decent prices at flea markets/trade day still, though. It's hit or miss if people are there, but especially when I'm in a more rural area, I can find extra tomatoes and fruit to munch or put back. Now it's harder and harder to find one where the pooches are still welcome. 🙁 Poor sad puppies.

I know this is an older thread, however, if you are in the Beaumont area, the No Frills there always has some good deals and prices...

Watch out!!!!!!!!!!! radar traps everywhere, Heavy traffic enforcement, avoid the town like the plague, heard of someone getting a ticket in the drive through lane at tim hortens just for looking at their phone.....

Perhaps as the west faces economic turmoil, there will be those entrepreneurs that will see a market to take advantage of?

http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/business/food-costs-world-canada-1.3474241

The United Nations monitors and tracks food costs. If A bit of a dry read with all the different reports on different types of foods, but some info. woth knowing:

http://www.fao.org/worldfoodsituation/foodpricesindex/en/

Watch out!!!!!!!!!!! radar traps everywhere, Heavy traffic enforcement, avoid the town like the plague, heard of someone getting a ticket in the drive through lane at tim hortens just for looking at their phone.....

Wait...he got a ticket while he was at a donut shop?
Go figure!

No Frills has a good sale on flours this week, if you need to stock up, a few extra bags now would be good time to do so.. check your flyers

Watch out!!!!!!!!!!! radar traps everywhere, Heavy traffic enforcement, avoid the town like the plague, heard of someone getting a ticket in the drive through lane at tim hortens just for looking at their phone.....

Wait...he got a ticket while he was at a donut shop?
Go figure!

Yes in the drive through. I am sure Sylvie2674 tip of good deals is solid, but the risk of a ticket in that town is so damn high and the fines now days are so punitive..... I avoid any place with extreme enforcement. I have a perfect clean license and am trying to keep it that way. I know people in that town and they themselves say it is the worst place they know of, no slack given, my blood pressure rises so high just driving near there, I almost spill my beer.

That's funny Peppercorn. 😆
I have been here a couple years and have had no tickets nor have I been pulled over.
The people I know in town whom do get tickets are speeding or have their plates partially scratched.

On that note, turkeys and flour are on sale at Superstore.
The Beaumont No Frills always as great savings.