After a report earlier this month by The Sunday Age on levels of lead contamination at the Centre for Education and Research in Environmental Strategies farm, sales at the CERES market dropped 30%, weekly orders disappeared and staff shifts had to be cut, writes Matthew da Silva.
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Farmers will attack the govt but not their supermarket giant customers
Farmers appear to have no qualms about attacking the government, but the raised fist turns into a cat’s paw when the time comes to criticise their largest customers, the retail giants.
READ MOREThe festive season of waste?
Traditionally, it’s always been a time of excess. For many of us Christmas is inherently about family, presents and, importantly, food. And all of this would not be such a bad thing, if so much of it didn’t go to waste.
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