Cost of Living Crisis: How we can grow back

Andrew Oldham shows how to take back some control of your food

- Andrew Oldham

We're worse off than last year according to statistics. The cost of tomatoes, broccoli, carrots, lettuces, and cauliflowers are all on the rise, and even turnips cost more. We are amid the worst cost of living crisis within living memory. According to statistics we are each 80% worse off than last year when it comes to our supermarket bills. Even the biggest producer of chicken in the UK has seen a price rise of 450%-550% for energy usage and diet supplements, coop litter, disinfectants and veterinary costs were up as much as 20%. We haven't even touched on the average bag of chicken feed, since 2020, feed has risen by 50% in cost and is continuing to rise. Small to medium poultry businesses are closing and the cost of chicken will soon be the same as the cost of beef, and all that cost must be passed on. Everything though isn't doom and gloom; we have acres of land in the UK that aren't being used to the best of its ability from the countryside to urban areas. Public parks, brownfield sites, derelict green spaces are all going begging for use, even your windowsill. If we must weather this crisis, then we need to do so as a community. The fight back starts with us all. There are some easy steps to get growing.

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