There's more to Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree than vintage furniture and ceramics — there's also lettuce and other fresh produce. As Australians see the prices of once-affordable staples soar, some are going to an unconventional source to get fresh produce on the table: social media.
There's more to Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree than vintage furniture and ceramics — there's also lettuce and other fresh produce.Consumers have seenWith no end in sight for fruit and vegetable prices price hikes, some shoppers are looking to an unconventional source of getting fresh produce on the table: social media.Jason, 44, is from Brisbane and started selling fresh produce online at the beginning of 2021.
Over the past two years, Jeremy's business grew, as did his customers' reluctance to buy fresh produce from major supermarkets.After losing his job in 2020, Jeremy turned his gardening hobby into a full-time job. "They won't have anything for months because they don't have the right resources to maintain produce all year round."Two people stand at the end of a dark alleyway. One of them slips the other a $10 note. The other person slowly reveals a plastic bag from underneath their hoodie. Inside it, is a lettuce.
"The issue of food insecurity is estimated to impact 10-13 per cent of households and this could grow with [the] current cost-of-living pressures," she said.
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