CASH CROPS GET GROWING
Food prices remain inflated, with prices of staples – including fruits and vegetables – rocketing over the past few years. So what's to be done? The solution, of course, lies in our own muddy hands, as Benedict Vanheems explains
Are you feeling the pinch? I know I am. And it's all courtesy of the steepest cost-of-living rise since the 1970s. At the time of writing, you'd have to pay £119 for goods that would have cost £100 just two years ago. That's quite some rise, but it isn't the full picture. Core inflation of essentials like food has risen even more precipitously, with the same supermarket basket shooting up more like 30% over the same period. Of course, you know all this already! So, what can be done about it?
The answer lies in growing even more of our own produce, while prioritising those crops that cost significantly more to buy. That doesn't necessarily mean it's out with spuds and in with cauliflower, but knowing which crops can bring the biggest savings will at least enable us to make more informed decisions as we bust open the seed packets this spring.
