Fresh food shouldn't be a luxury. And we’d probably all have much better access to it if not for the supermarket duopoly. In Australia, the big two supermarkets, Coles and Woolworths have control over 65% - 67% of the grocery market. And price gouging is perfectly legal. This means that without competition Australians pay through the roof for groceries, farmers receive smaller and smaller cuts, and the supermarket CEOs take home multi-million dollar pay packages.
The solution
Breaking free from the grip of the big two and growing your own veggies, (even just with some homegrown tomatoes!) is great for your hip pocket and for your mental health. There are also a ton of incredible farmers markets where you can cut out the middle man, and buy direct from the source, noting not everyone can afford this luxury. Community gardens are also an amazing way to take some autonomy back and reconnect with the rhythms of nature and your local community, especially for those without access to a private plot of dirt.
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Carlton Farmers Market
Carlton locals, and those from further afield, enjoy access to the finest seasonal Victorian fruit, veg, free range eggs and meats, olives and oil, honey, nuts and grains, dairy and cheeses, breads and pastries.
Hothouse respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, waters and skies where we live, work and create. We pay our respect to ancestors and Elders, past and present and honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to our precious planet. Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land.
