Avocado anxiety : and other stories about where your food comes from / Louise Gray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gray, Louise, 1978- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Food crops--Moral and ethical aspects.

Food crops.

Food crops--Environmental aspects.

Food crops--Health aspects.

Food supply--Moral and ethical aspects.

Food supply.

Food supply--Environmental aspects.

Food supply--Health aspects.

Food consumption--Moral and ethical aspects.

Food consumption.

Food consumption--Environmental aspects.

Food consumption--Health aspects.

Fruit.

Vegetables.

Crops--Growth.

Crops.

Environmental protection.

Genre:

Informational works.

Physical Description:

288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Bloomsbury, 2023.

Summary:

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue: Roots

Old beans

Bananageddon

The valuable esculent

Miciri

Humblebees

Nightingale Farm

The taste of summer

The space zucchini

Magic berries

The orchard

Perfectly imperfect

Avocado anxiety

Epilogue: Seeds.

Notes:

Includes recipes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781472969637

1472969634

OCLC:

1310765477

Publisher Number:

99993820314