Cheap Food Isn’t Actually Cheap

Insight

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Low grocery prices often fail to account for soil depletion, water pollution, health impacts, and other hidden costs. The system externalizes those expenses elsewhere. Y2T thought: The cheapest food in the short term can become the most expensive food in the long term.