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Cost of living pressures putting the squeeze on small businesses in regional South Australia

Demi Tsai has been growing her own vegetables to secure supplies for her food truck. (ABC Rural: Eliza Berlage)

When the price of lettuce hit a high of more than $10 in parts of the country last year, Demi Tsai decided to take matters into her own hands by sowing seeds to shore up supply for her food van.   

Her van, Demi's Kitchen, is a favourite lunch stop in Pinnaroo along South Australia's Mallee Highway but, like many small business owners, she has grappled with the rising cost of living.

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