it’s also more expensive....
....yes, you will pay slightly more per pound, but that money is now staying in your community, with a cascading effect on local economy. More quality, less quantity. Feed, packing, transport local. Everything you buy at Sam’s, Costco, Walmart comes from somewhere distant, money goes to the lowest bidders, not local. Just as a for instance, buying a Smithfield ham puts money in the pockets of the Chinese. If you want to eat cheap hot dogs , go right ahead. You get what you pay for.