Today I bought two dozen eggs off of Craigslist… seems legit, right?

I have friends who have had success with finding quality goods for a fraction of the supermarket price by going online and finding farmers who will sell directly to them.

Needless to say that I was skeptical.  Going on Craigslist to find food?  It just seems… well… sketchy.

Last week, I spent almost $5 for a dozen pastured eggs at the natural food market in Wenatchee.  Why pay that much?  I like my yokes to be orange, not sad and yellow.

See the difference?

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Spending that much for a dozen pastured eggs gave me the motivation I needed to get our eggs from an alternate source.  I went online, searched “eggs” on my local craigslist, and found a few options.

I finally decided on one, gave them a call, and went out to pick up the eggs.  I was surprised and excited when the farmer took Abe and I around to visit his seven lovely hens and handed us these beauties:

 $5 for two dozen large, farm fresh eggs.  Double the eggs at half the price.  I’m planning to go back in a few weeks for more…

This leaves me wondering what else I can find from alternate sources? 

I think this may have started a new obsession.