The Goderich Signal-Star, 1983-10-26, Page 47The Hidden Costs of Food
Canada's food system con-
sumes l20/0 -150/o of our national
energy budget. Virtually every
link of the food chain is heavily
dependent on energy. Think
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about it. Energy is required to
fertilize our crops, run our
trucks, power our factories, heat
our, supermarkets, package and
prepare our food. Every food
item we buy and eat has its ener-
gy price tag. W,'only too fam-
iliar with what the rising cost of
energy has done to our food hill.
You can reduce the energy cost
of your food by making energy -
wise choices when buying,, stor-
ing, cooking or growing your
food.
A welcome bonus ,— the ener-
gy saving approach not only pro-
vides nutritious food hut almost
always saves you money as well.
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The bigquestion concerning home -
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stand out from the crowd in a "buyer's
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thousands of dollars to get that "sold" Sign
on the front lawn.
L According to a recent construction in-
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way, too. The size of .a roam or a terrific
view will be lost on the potential buyer
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plus needed to make the sale.
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nishing wood floors.
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