Solutions to save on groceries as prices rise

New month to month numbers show record breaking prices at grocery stores.

Many are turning elsewhere and finding new ways to save money while still getting fresh food.

NEW MONTH TOMONTH NUMBERSSHOW RECORDBREAKING PRICES ATGROCERY STORES.EGGS ARE UP SIXTEENPERCENT.HAMBURGER MEAT ISUP NEARLY FIVEPERCENT.CHICKEN IS UP ABOUTSIX PERCENTAND SOME PORKPRODUCTS - UP MORETHAN TEN PERCENT.THESE ARE THEBIGGEST PRICE JUMPSIN NEARLY 50 YEARS...AND IT'S IMPACTINGSUPERMARKETSNATIONWIDEINCLUDING TOPS ANDWEGMANTHE REBOUNDBUFFALO IS HELPINGFAMILIES MAKE ENDSMEET DURING THISCRISIS.TONGIHT - 7EYEWITNESS NEWSREPORTER TAYLOREPPS SHOWS US HOWFAMILIES ARE SAVINGMONEY... WHILEGETTING THEIR FRESHFOODS.GETTING WHAT YOUNEED AT THEGROCERY STORE ISHARDER THAN EVERTHIS MONTH.PROF SURESH "THEMAIN NEWS ITEM HASBEEN THE PRICEINCREASES FOR FOODPRODUCTS.ESPECIALLY MEATPRODUCTS ANDESPECIALLY POULTRYPRODUCTS."WEGMANS SENT ANEMAIL TO CUSTOMERSON WEDNESDAYSAYING PRICES WILLINCREASE BECAUSEOF OPERATION COSTS.AND TOPS ISEXPERIENCING THESAME THING--HIGHERPRICES FOR PAPERPRODUCTS, CLEANINGPRODUCTS AND FOODSTAPLES.SURESH "THIS PRICEINCREASE IS A DIRECTRESULT OF ALL THEDISRUPTIONS THAT AREGOING ON IN THEMIDDLE OF THE FOODSUPPLY CHAIN."ACCORDING TO THEDEPARTMENT OFLABOR, THIS PRICESURGE IS THEHIGHEST INCREASESINCE THE 1970'S.PROFESSOR SURESH "ITHINK THIS IS GOINGTO CONTINUE FOR ONEMORE MONTH AT THEMINIMUM."TO CUT COSTS IN THEMEANTIME, MANYPEOPLE ARE TURNINGTO LOCAL FARMS FORAFFORDABLE, FRESHFOOD.THORPE "WE HAVE HADAT LEAST QUADRUPLETHE BUSINESS ORMORE HERE."THORPE'S ORGANICFAMILY FARM ISTRYING TO KEEP UPWITH THE INCREASEDDEMAND..PROVIDINGCUSTOMERS WITHMEAT, EGGS,PRODUCE AND MORE.THORPE "WE'REFEEDING FAMILY ANDFAMILIES NEED GOODHEALTHY FOOD TO EAT,SO WE TRY TO BE VERYAFFORDABLE."TAYLOR "ALL OF THEFOOD IS ORGANIC ANDMOST OF IT IS GROWNRIGHT HERE ON THEPROPERTY LIKE THESEGREEN ONIONS.

ANDSTARTING IN JUNETHERE WILL BEANOTHER WAY TO SAVEHUNDREDS OFDOLLARS HERE ON THEFARM."THORPE "IF YOU WANT,YOU CAN JOIN OURCUSTOMERSUPPORTEDAGRICULTUREPROGRAM.

YOU PICKUP ORGANIC PRODUCEEVERY WEEK.

ALL THEWAY THROUGH A 20-WEEK SEASONSTARTING IN MID-JUNEAND YOU SAVE A LOTOF MONEY THERE."YOU CAN FINDINFORMATION ON HOWTO SIGN UP ON OURWEBSITE AT WKBWDOT COM.THORPE "DON'TFORGET YOUR FARMER,YOUR LOCALPRODUCER IN YOUROWN TERRITORY.

IT'S AGREAT BREAK TO GETOUT IN THE COUNTRYIN THE FRESH AIR."IN EAST AURORA,TEPPS 7EWN.