HIGHER EGG PRICES MEAN LESS NEEDED PROTEIN FOR THE FOOD INSECURE PEOPLE OF CALIFORNIA

We were SHOCKED by the higher egg prices, now that the law is that California chickens must have more room to move around.  WILL THE PRICES STAY HIGH?  What have farmers purchased or gone into debt for to give those chickens more room.

We went to our local Ralphs, a local Farmer's Market where eggs that had been about a dollar higher than Ralphs were now $4.75 to $6.00 a dozen and then to Trader Joe's because we thought "TJ's eggs were always free ranging" or whatever. The eggs at Trader Joe's were higher priced than before the new law went into effect too at about $2.99 a dozen.

HOW DO WE KNOW THAT FARMERS ARE NOT RAISING THE PRICES PAST WHAT THEY NEED TO COMPENSATE THEMSELVES FOR THE LARGER CAGES or RANGES?

Will the Food Bank that we go to, which normally gives us five or six small eggs a month still be able to give us some eggs?

What we know is that even those who no longer eat meat because of health, religious conviction, or unaffordability, and who rely on eggs for protein may have to HALF the number of eggs they eat for the same price and that means they may not get enough protein.

WILL PEOPLE START CROSSING INTO OTHER STATE'S BORDERS TO BUY CHEAPER (i.e. more affordable) EGGS?

OK, Americans supposedly have more than enough protein than needed, but when you also see the price of cheese going way up, recently on sale at Ralph's (store brand) for $6.99 a pound, we have to wonder...

WILL THE HIGHER FOOD PRICES MEAN A RAISE IN EBT OR SOCIAL SECURITY?

MARKET MATCH - DOUBLE YOUR EBT FOOD SPENDING POWER ON PRODUCE AT PARTICIPATING MARKETS!

Such a DEAL!  We all like to shop Farmers Markets but let's face it the prices can be higher - especially when the produce is ORGANIC.  So get this.  You get $20 of produce by using $10 of your EBT/CalFresh Benefit.  WIC participants are also eligible.


FARMERS MARKET FINDER - tells you which participate in MARKET MATCH,

THE FOLLOWING MARKETS MATCH YOUR $10 with $10 and this is PER MARKET DAY, meaning you can shop more than one market a week.  (Go to the Finder for MORE markets!)

Adams/Vermont - St Agnes Church
1432 West Adams Blvd at Vermont
Weds  2PM-6PM

Altadena
Alta Loma Park
600 W. Palm
Weds 3PM-7PM

Central Avenue
Constituent Services Center
4301 South Central Ave
LA
Thursday 10 AM - 2 PM

Compton Blue Line
275 Willowbrook Avenue Blue Line Station
Compton
Thursday 10 AM - 2 PM

East Hollywood
Hollywood and Western at the Red Line Station
Thursday 3:30PM to 7 PM

East LA
4801 East 3rd
Saturday 9 AM - 2 PM

Gardena
13000 S Van Ness Ave/ Hollypark Methodist
Saturday 8 AM - 1 PM

Huntington Park at Salt Lake Park
3401 E. Florence
Wednesday 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM

La Cienega
1801 South La Cienega Blvd
Thursday 2 PM - 7 PM

Long Beach - Downtown
Pine and 3rd Street
Friday 10 AM - 3 PM

Long Beach -North
609 East Artesia Blvd at Atlantic
Friday 2 PM-7 PM

Long Beach - West at Admiral Kidd Park
2125 Sante Fe Avenue
Saturday 9 AM - 2 PM

Mar Vista
Grandview and Venice Blvd
Saturday 9 AM to 2 PM

Monterey Park - Library Parking Lot
318 South Ramona
Friday 4 PM- 8 PM

Santa Monica Pico - at Virginia Park
Pico and Cloverfield
Saturday 8 AM to 1 PM

Valinda
747 Rimgrove Drive
Valinda
Thursday 10 AM-3 PM

Vermont Village
7901 South Vermont Ave
Sunday 10 AM to 2 PM

Watts Healthy at Ted Watkins Park
1335 East 103rd street
LA
Saturday 10 AM to 2 PM

HOW TO SET UP YOUR FARMERS MARKET STALL TO ACCEPT EBT/SNAP FREE HELP FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

We would like more fresh and healthy food options. We would like to be able to purchase from FARMERS MARKETS! So if you have a stall at the market (or an independent restaurant) the news is that THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA WILL HELP YOU SET UP SO YOU CAN TAKE THE CARD! Link to ecologycenter here by clicking on the title of this post!