The Star: April 27, 2023

The Star Thursday April 27 2023
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LETTERS
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Rising food prices: Readers share tips
My solution to rising fresh
food prices: I joined the St
Aidan’s Vege Co-Op (Bryndwr),
which has been a huge help to
having affordable fresh food.
For $18 dollars I receive a bag
containing a variety of fresh fruit
and veges every week, and very
good value for money.
They have enough volunteers
doing all the work and welcome
new people as it gives them
greater buying power.
Also, there are often items –
usually bread – donated from
the local supermarket, offered as
extras.
When I need other items than
the ones in the bag, I go to a
fruit and vege market, which is
usually much cheaper than the
supermarket, and also keeps
small local business alive rather
than feeding multinational
companies.
-D Downward
Bryndwr
What disturbed me was the
fact that teachers were not letting
children eat their lunches
from home if they did not have
healthy approved food in them.
Do we now have food police? To
me it is child abuse.
Instead of punishing the child,
help the mother. I am sure she is
not the only parent struggling, so
do as other schools and provide
lunches. Find out where the
nearest vege co-op is and direct
the parents toward this. There
are other ways to help until these
difficult times are over.
-Jean V. Smith
Parklands
For the last 13 years, I have
been saying we all need to grow
our own vegetables.
The easiest way is with a garden
bed.
Last year we made over 350 of
them.
-Selwyn Eagle
Just Dirt Trust
There is only one solution to
this problem and it’s called ‘boycott’
or ‘consumer’ power.
There is no genuine reason
why we should have to accept
these outrageous prices. As a lot
of us can’t afford to buy, there
is no harm done if everyone
chooses not to purchase until the
prices are lowered.
Choose one vegetable or
product per week, and let our
democracy speak.
-Alyce Reid,
Strowan
Ilam electorate
Good to read the Greens have
Mike Davidson as their Ilam
candidate.
He has the knowledge and
local experience to contribute to
an interesting campaign, with
Sarah Pallett defending her seat
ALTERNATIVES:
The rising cost
of fruit and
vegetables
has readers
turning away
from the big
supermarket
chains.
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for Labour, National trying to
regain what had been a safe seat,
and Raf Manji standing for The
Opportunities Party.
Things have changed since
Gerry Brownlee’s day, the impacts
of climate change, water
deterioration, child poverty,
inequality and other challenges
are biting.
The Greens have been campaigning
on these issues for
years, now the traditional parties
are at least paying lip service to
the reality. TOP will support
change and with a strong party
vote for the Greens we may be
able to make serious progress,
adapting to the very different
future.
Those parties whose past neglect
left us unprepared are not
the best to get us out of the difficulties.
We look forward to good
coverage of all parties’ policies,
and the “meet the candidates”
events. There is a great deal at
stake.
-Bruce Tulloch
Harewood
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