Finding alternatives during grocery crunch

Prices at the supermarket are up since the start of the pandemic, so shoppers are tapping into alternatives.

A popular trend right now is buying beef in bulk - literally buying entire cows.

ALTERNATIVES..TO STAY STOCKED AND MAKE ENDSMEET.A POPULAR TREND RIGHT NOW ISBUYING BEEF IN BULK.ADRIANO EVOLA RECENTLY BOUGHT150 POUNDS FROM A FARM.THE FATHER OF TWO SAYS - THEMORE YOU BUY...THE LESS YOU PAY.AND THAT GIVES HIM PEACE OFMIND THAT HIS FAMILY WILL HAVETHE SUPPLY THEY NEED TO LASTTHROUGH THE PANDEMIC.FARM FIELD TABLE BUTCHER SHOPSAYS - IT CAN BARELY KEEP UPWITH DEMAND.MATTHEW ROMINE WE'VE HAD A LOTOF INTEREST IN PEOPLE BUYINGWHOLE OR HALF OR QUARTERANIMALS.THEY'RE BUYING BETWEEN 200 AND800 POUNDS AT A TIME.IT'S A BETTER PRICE PER POUND.CUSTOMERS ARE ACTUALLY BUYINGAN ENTIRE COW.THEY PAY A FLAT RATE..AND THEN SPLIT IT UP AMONG THEEXTENDED FAMILY.VACUUM PACKAGED BEEF HAS AFREEZER LIFE OF AT LEAST ONEYEAR..AS LONG AS YOU DON'T BREAK THESEAL.OTHER FOOD SOURCINGALTERNATIVES TO CONSIDER ARECROP SHARES..

AND FOOD CO-OPS.ITS BEEN TWO MONT