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Letter: Digging for victory amid the lockdown (2)

Published 6 May 2020

From Toby Bateson, Truro, Cornwall, UK

I have heard that some people compensate for lack of garden space by growing and making produce of higher value that is then bartered. For example, a smaller volume of eggs or wine could be traded for a larger volume of potatoes.

Issue no. 3281 published 9 May 2020

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