OPINION: I wonder how many of us know the “true cost” of the food we put in our shopping trolleys. Rachael McKenna Do you know the true cost of the food you buy each week? READ MORE:* Nadia Lim: Jack Frost key to sweet sprouts* Nadia Lim: We need to bridge the urban-rural divide* Nadia Lim: How to get the most out of your spring garden, starting right nowIf we cannot understand the true hidden costs of producing food at scale, then we cannot appreciate or understand the value of food produced within better, more sustainable systems either. SUPPLIED Chef and My Food Bag co-founder Nadia Lim lives on a farm in Central Otago with her family. Rachael McKenna Conversations around the hidden environmental costs of other food production – horticulture and cropping are yet to come.

Source: Stuff August 17, 2021 21:08 UTC