The excess is also insane. When people can’t afford or won’t afford the high beef prices, will the corporations who make it produce less or take it to market to be used in more sustainable products? As a society we’ve moved to not just make sure enough food is available but that everyone has an opportunity to purchase anything they might want. With fresh foods that means guaranteed waste, which means higher prices to make up for that waste.
My great grandparents ran a grocery store in a very small town. My grandfather ran a butcher counter that he got regular deliveries for and everyone in town knew the schedule, once the meat was gone, that was it until the next delivery. They grew produce in the summer and always canned any excess. There was always enough food for everyone who cared to buy it, but there wasn’t so much that everyone could get everything at any time.
The excess is also insane. When people can’t afford or won’t afford the high beef prices, will the corporations who make it produce less or take it to market to be used in more sustainable products? As a society we’ve moved to not just make sure enough food is available but that everyone has an opportunity to purchase anything they might want. With fresh foods that means guaranteed waste, which means higher prices to make up for that waste.
My great grandparents ran a grocery store in a very small town. My grandfather ran a butcher counter that he got regular deliveries for and everyone in town knew the schedule, once the meat was gone, that was it until the next delivery. They grew produce in the summer and always canned any excess. There was always enough food for everyone who cared to buy it, but there wasn’t so much that everyone could get everything at any time.