Price Boom.

It's a times like this when you are so glad that you produce at least a proportion of your own food.

Due to the bad weather in July 2007 and the bad weather of recent weeks, the consumers purse strings are starting to feel the strain caused by such unpredictable and miserable weather. Vegetables such as potatoes, carrots and strawberries all witnessed price hikes after a predicted 20% of Britains fruit and veg was lost to flooding.

Now, once again, I am starting to notice the increasing prices on various products. At the farmers market on Saturday, free range organic eggs had shot up to £4.80 for a dozen, and people still complain that my £1.60 for 6 is too expensive.

I do not have a source of honey just yet but I bought some yesterday and the rate was £4.40 for 1lb, double the usual cost! The bad weather has caused the bees to 'stay in'. Very similar to people really.

Food prices are going up all the time, 1 leek = £1, but 250 leek seeds also equals a solitary pound coin.

Simple?

Not quite, just watch the prices, you might not notice it normally, but every time you go to the supermarket or farmers market you can see that the pennies are counting up.

Martin