According to an article in the Independent, we need to forget antiques and start collecting old fruit and veg.
If you think prices in the shops are high, then just consider shelling out thousands of pounds for a couple of kilos of old spuds.
Sotheby’s launched an “Art of Farming” charity auction in New York, where attendees paid $250 to attend and encouraged to donate $1,000 to purchase heirloom vegetables for local food banks.
Proceeds from the event were donated to a charity that encourages communities to “grow their own”.