Description
| Product ID: | 9781472969637 |
| Product Form: | Hardback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Avocado Anxiety |
| Subtitle: | and Other Stories About Where Your Food Comes From |
| Authors: | Author: Louise Gray |
| Page Count: | 288 |
| Subjects: | Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Agriculture & related industries, Manufacturing industries, Sustainable agriculture, Self-sufficiency and ‘green’ lifestyle, Cookery / food by ingredient, Food manufacturing & related industries, Sustainable agriculture, Green lifestyle & self-sufficiency, Cookery by ingredient |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating A TIMES ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023‘This is fantastic’ THE TIMES‘Deeply relatable’ SPECTATOR‘Rigorous, incisive, warm and brave’ LUCY JONES‘Essential reading for anyone that eats’ JAKE FIENNES‘Universally urgent. Everyone should read it.’ CAROLINE EDEN-The food stories behind your favourite fruits and vegetables. Have you ever wondered who picked your Fairtrade banana or how far your green beans travelled to reach your plate?We are all part of a complex food system. Trying to make sense of it, environmental journalist Louise Gray tracks the stories of our five-a-day, from farm to fruit bowl, and discovers the impact that growing fruits and vegetables has on the planet. Visiting farms, interviewing scientists and trying to grow her own, she asks important questions to dig up the dirt on familiar items in our shopping baskets. Are plant proteins as good for us as meat proteins? Why can we buy so-called ‘seasonal’ fruits like strawberries all year round? And is the symbol of clean eating, the avocado, fuelling the climate crisis?As pressure grows to share our healthy, environmentally friendly lives on social media, Avocado Anxiety is also a personal story of motherhood and the realisation that nothing is ever perfect. The food stories behind your favourite fruits and vegetables. Have you ever wondered who picked your Fairtrade banana? Or why we can buy British strawberries in April? How far do you think your green beans travelled to get to your plate? And where do all the wonky carrots go? Above all, how do we stop worrying about our food choices and start making decisions that make a difference?In an effort to make sense of the complex food system we are all part of, Louise Gray decides to track the stories of our five-a-day, from farm to fruit bowl, and discover the impact that growing fruits and vegetables has on the planet. Through visits to farms, interviews with scientists and trying to grow her own, she digs up the dirt behind organic potatoes, greenhouse tomatoes and a glut of courgettes. In each chapter, Louise answers a question about a familiar item in our shopping basket. Is plant protein as good as meat? Is foraged food more nutritious? Could bees be the answer to using fewer chemicals? How do we save genetic diversity in our apples? Are digital apps the key to reducing food waste? Is gardening good for mental health? And is the symbol of clean eating, the avocado, fuelling the climate crisis? As pressure grows via social media to post pictures of food that ticks all the boxes in terms of health and the environment, these food stories from the author of the award-winning The Ethical Carnivore are also a personal story of motherhood and the realisation that nothing is ever perfect. |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Wildlife |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2023-02-16 |
