[Link] Cracks in food system driven by year-round hunger for fresh produce begin to show

Read: 6/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

As you consider your Christmas table – a bowl of cherries, a plump roasted bird and the cream on your pudding, you may spare a thought for the way the food gets to your table. Because three things this week signal cracks in our food production systems.

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