Cracks in food system driven by year-round hunger for fresh produce begin to show
Written by Gabrielle Chan from the Guardian
Someone has to pay for the true cost of food, and events this week suggest the farm labour market will no longer be short-changed
As you consider your Christmas table – a bowl of cherries, a plump roasted bird and the cream on your pudding, you may spare a thought for the way the food gets to your table.
Because three things this week signal cracks in our food production systems.
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Written by Gabrielle Chan from the Guardian
Someone has to pay for the true cost of food, and events this week suggest the farm labour market will no longer be short-changed
As you consider your Christmas table – a bowl of cherries, a plump roasted bird and the cream on your pudding, you may spare a thought for the way the food gets to your table.
Because three things this week signal cracks in our food production systems.
Continue reading...
Since you’re here …
… we have a small favour to ask. More people are reading the Guardian than ever but advertising revenues across the media are falling fast. And unlike many news organisations, we haven’t put up a paywall – we want to keep our journalism as open as we can. So you can see why we need to ask for your help. The Guardian’s independent, investigative journalism takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our perspective matters – because it might well be your perspective, too.
If everyone who reads our reporting, who likes it, helps fund it, our future would be much more secure. Support the Guardian – it only takes a minute. Thank you.