The American Farm Bureau Federation is a voluntary organization dedicated to the well-being of farmers and ranchers. It's non-governmental and non-partisan. Like health care workers and small business owners, they want us to know that they're here for us in the day of covid.
Farmers, ranchers, all food providers fall into the "essential" category, obviously. Every autumn since 1986 they survey the cost of a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for ten (because Americans like to celebrate the holiday with family and friends) to get a sense of how affordable that meal is from year to year.
Volunteers all over the country survey prices on the same traditional foods: turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls with butter, peas, cranberries, a vegetable tray, pumpkin pie, whipped cream, milk and coffee. Despite the pandemic, they found that supplies were more than adequate. But are these feast elements affordable?
(cont'd tomorrow)
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