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"Up to 3.7 million Australian households have been hit by food insecurity this
year – many for the first time.
Of these households, four in five say the reason is the rising cost of living,
as interest rate rises and many other cost increases force them to make
unwelcome trade-offs – such as food.
These figures come from a new hunger survey from Foodbank, which found almost
half of us (48%) now feel anxious about putting food on the table or struggle
to access food consistently. About 70% of those polled said rising food prices
were a reason for their food insecurity and 48% reported cutting back on buying
fresh food.
Cutting back on food waste helps control costs. But what about growing your own
food – is that financially sensible? Yes, to a degree. It’s generally not
feasible to grow enough food to support yourself. But done cleverly and
cheaply, you can cut your food bills with fresh greens, vegetables, herbs and
even by foraging."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
