Unsustainable: Are we paying twice as much for food as we realise?

Michael Holder
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Actual grocery bills may be double that shown on till receipts when environmental and health costs to society from food production are included, research suggests

Sometimes - just occasionally - if you arrive during that sweet-spot an hour before closing at the supermarket and manage to fight off like-minded competitors in the reduced aisle, you can come away with...

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