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The Lexicon of Sustainability
True Cost Accounting: The Real Cost of Cheap Food
Season 1
Episode 4
By considering all of the external expenses factored out of the cost of food, an economic principle called true cost accounting helps consumers understand the real cost of the food they buy.
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