Flying Squid@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · 2 days agoYSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.blackfarmersindex.comexternal-linkmessage-square218fedilinkarrow-up11.46Karrow-down156
arrow-up11.41Karrow-down1external-linkYSK in the U.S., you can buy produce directly from black farmers and they will ship it to you. It can cost less than your supermarket and will piss off people in power.blackfarmersindex.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to You Should Know@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square218fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 hours agoMy guess is it costs a lot more to ship small parcels of food rather than to transport food in bulk to one big store where everyone shops for it.
minus-squareMaggoty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-25 hours agoIt would cost less for them to ship in bulk. It costs even less for them to charge you shipping and it’s low enough for you that it’s still cheaper than the profit cut of the distributor and grocery store.
My guess is it costs a lot more to ship small parcels of food rather than to transport food in bulk to one big store where everyone shops for it.
It would cost less for them to ship in bulk. It costs even less for them to charge you shipping and it’s low enough for you that it’s still cheaper than the profit cut of the distributor and grocery store.