One big question mark that we had in our minds regarding the RI 100 mile was how much it was going to cost us. I (Josh) thought that it could go either way…we already had a food budget in place and that we’d either fall above or below that each week…after our full two weeks into this experiment, we have now honed it down so we are actually hitting our pre-set budget. The first week we came in a little high- more than likely from the trip to Whole Foods where they do sell limited local food, but at a slightly higher cost than you would see at the farmer’s markets. The majority of the weekly budget goes towards protein- fish, chicken, pork and eggs…probably almost 1/3 to 1/2 our weekly amount. About 1/8 goes towards dairy and the rest goes towards fruits and vegetables. All that picking that Ingrid has been doing can get expensive up front, but seeing we’re freezing some for winter, that will average out over the long run. I can see how this can get a little expensive, though- we’ve been buying the cheaper cuts of meat and whole chicken…some of the more “luxurious” cuts of pork and meat would take up the majority of our weekly budget! So in summary- we’re eating local for the same budget that we had before we started.