Oil, bread, chicken, mielie meal and fresh fruit and vegetables – these are all common grocery list items whose prices just keep soaring and soaring.

In the past two years, food has become shockingly expensive but the truth is most of us don’t have time to stock up on fresh produce daily. So what often happens is we end up with a pile of wilted greens and overripe fruit that we have to throw away or toss in the compost pile. It feels terribly wasteful, especially in a country with rising numbers of people regularly going without any food to eat each day.

Here are some useful hacks to help you keep your fresh produce fresher for longer.

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