Rural Northern Nevada:

Eggs from a farm (not necessarily truly free range, but moreso than most of the "free range" eggs found in stores - the place we usually buy from has them in outdoor coops) are $1.50-$3/dozen ($3 seems to be the going price in Reno, but it's cheaper out here), at least this time of year. Conventional eggs are a bit cheaper.

Last time we ordered a partial cow (a few months ago), it was in the range of $2.50/lb. Conventional meat is less - we generally pay under $2/lb, (though that may be for less than prime cuts on clearance). Another local ranch (which does online ordering and shipping) is more like $4.50/lb, which is still less than most of you all are paying, probably even after the shipping, so give them an order! http://www.millsranch.org/. I've been to the ranch, and they're a good place.

No clue about milk, since we don't buy it, and raw isn't legal so I'm not finding it on craigslist. I'm seeing $9/gallon just over the California border. I think conventional was around $4 a gallon when we got some recently to bottlefeed a goat. We occasionally barter with our neighbor for goat milk.

Downsides: If you don't buy from farms, your only option is conventional grocery stores (or driving at least an hour). This also means that availability and pricing is somewhat seasonal. We utilize Amazon for a lot of our non-perishable shopping because there aren't good options locally for a lot of what we want. And it's pretty much the middle of nowhere, and not quite my cup of tea culturally.

Indianapolis, Indiana

Total 5.05 Sale 6.74 Non Sale

Wal-Mart Factory Eggs Dozen .80 Sale, 1.25 Non Sale Factory Milk Gallon 2.00 Sale 2.50 Non Sale Factory Ground Beef 2.25 Sale 2.99 Non Sale

Local Side of Road Farmer Eggs are $2.50 Dozen

Waterloo, Iowa: pastured eggs from a local farmer, around $3; grass-fed beef, around $6; raw milk is not legal for sale in this state.

Switzerland: 1 dozen pastured eggs: $7.20

1 gallon raw milk (well, 4 liters): $8.00

1 pound grass-fed ground beef: $7.20

All the products are local, from farmers in the region.

Miami, FL.

Dozen eggs from a local farm: $6

1 gallon raw milk: no idea as I can't tolerate milk so I've never checked

1lb grass-fed ground beef: $8 (at Whole Foods)

Northern Virginia, 40 miles west of Washington DC. (still outer suburbs!)

Eggs, 12, pastured. $4.50 - 5.00

Milk - don't buy, don't know

Ground beef, 1 lb., grass fed, grass finished $5.00 - 6.00

Prices at local farmers market. Price range for lowest cost vendors, varies by season.

I don't typically buy dairy. So here in Vermont, Local, Ground beef ~7-8$ per pound, eggs usually $5 even per dozen. These foods come from within probably 70 miles of where I live.

This may seem expensive to some, but it isn't to me. The quality of both the animal products AND the plant foods are of amazing quality. I tell my family "They taste like vt" and it's true. But in a good way, not a gross one, haha.

Lancaster, PA

Pastured Eggs - $1.50/dozen straight off the farm

Raw Milk - $3 a gallon from the same farm as the eggs. It is from holsteins and I don't think it is exclusively grass fed. I get mine for $3.50 a gallon from my local farmer's market though because it tastes better

Grass fed ground beef - I've seen it for $6 a pound, but grass fed beef is the one thing that I have trouble finding in Central PA, despite being surrounded by farmland. Many of the farm stores that carry it have inconvenient hours/locations. The closest whole foods or trader joes is 90 minutes away.

Mid Michigan (no Whole Foods or Trader Joes to be seen)

Pastured Eggs - $2.50 (farmers market)

Raw milk - ILLEGALZ. :( Name brand grass fed milk from a local grocer (Kroger) is ~$8/gallon

Grass fed ground beef - $5/lb (farmers market)