At the core of what makes Ainslie IGA successful is how it listens to its customers' needs.
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Which is why, when it became apparent just how environmentally aware the store's customers were, the team started to implement measures to help reduce waste.
The latest addition to this action plan is letting customers bring in their own containers when buying produce from the deli section.
"We've had people asking [about containers] for quite a while," Ainslie IGA's Dimitri Mihailakis says.
"It kind of got put on the backburner a bit because we were a bit concerned about contamination and that sort of stuff but we figure that it's [people providing containers is] becoming more and more common now and we think there is a demand and also it's a bit of a responsibility.
"We see how much plastic you're sending out there every day and it doesn't feel right."
The introduction of the change is one which customers are loving. Since sharing the post announcing it on Facebook, it's had 190 reactions and 32 shares.
"People were sharing it on other environmental pages, and other environmental pages were sharing it saying 'why can't our supermarket do this?'; 'wouldn't it be good to see this more often'," Mihailakis says.
It's not the first time Ainslie IGA has made steps towards helping the environment.
The local supermarket has made paper bags and boxes available for customers to use as an alternative to plastic bags and they've introduced biodegradable trays in the fruit and vegetable section and recyclable trays for their meat.
A couple of years ago they also introduced a recycling program throughout the entire store, which separates normal recycling, soft plastic recycling and organic waste from their general waste.
The measure has seen their general rubbish reduce by half.
Mihailakis says the store will continue to make changes such as these in the future.
"The biggest thing that slows us down [from making these changes] is, unfortunately, legislation," he says.
"One thing that blew our mind - for example - is that in our cheese section, we need to wrap everything in plastic, but it [legislation] says that every now and then ... you need to get around and rewrap it because it may have dropped a few grams.
"It's those little things that are minuscule and are a matter of cents but it just ends up just being wastage. It's unfortunate that those sort of things are often what slows us down."
Every day we're trufflin'
Welcome to winter - or should we say truffle season?
The black truffle has intrigued and delighted humans across the ages. Now it's your turn.
For the next three months, you can spend your weekends hunting, tasting and learning everything there is to know about truffles.
Now in its tenth year, the Canberra Truffle Festival sees local experts from different farms host events to educate local chefs and the public about the humble fungus.
This weekend sees multiple hunts run by numerous Canberra truffle farms, as well as the Gala Truffle Dinner hosted by the National Press Club on Saturday night.
The club's award-winning chefs will use their culinary expertise to create a five-course meal using Clear Range Truffles matched with Eden Road Wines.
Guest speakers from Clear Range Truffles, Eden Road Wines, Tathra Place Free Range and Moonlight Flat Oysters will also be there on the night.
For the festival's full program go to trufflefestival.com.au.
Wunderbar!
The German Markets returns on Sunday at the Harmonie German Club.
As always, it will be stocked with German deli meats, bread, cakes, alcoholic beverages and - for when you can't eat or drink any more - handmade crafts and specialties.
This year also sees the introduction of an online pre-ordering system to make sure you don't miss out.
Go to harmonieclub.com.au for more information.