Australians have reached for their spades and revived their vegetable gardens to beat the price shocks that have sent the price of iceberg lettuce soaring as high as $10 a head.
Australians have reached for their spades and revived their vegetable gardens to beat the price shocks that have sent the cost of iceberg lettuce soaring as high as $10 a head.
Paddock Community Garden coordinator Caroline Sleap and Harriet Blundell working at Paddock Community Garden.Bunnings general manager, merchandise, Adrian Pearce said: “We did see a significant increase in customers’ interest in gardening and growing their own produce throughout the lockdown periods, and we have noticed a further recent uplift with common seedlings, with lettuce increasingly popular.
But Sleap said there was not a direct correlation with the price rises in the supermarkets and people were usually more motivated by concerns about sustainability and a desire to grow and eat seasonal, local food.
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