What shall we have for dinner? Should we choose the organic apple or the conventional? If organic, local or imported? Wild fish or farmed? Low-carb or low-cal? We can eat what nature has to offer, but deciding what we should eat stirs anxiety. This work traces the origin of what is consumed and the implications of it for us and our planet.
An invitation to junk the science, ditch the diet and instead discover the joys of eating well. This title provides few pieces of advice that can enrich your life and your palate, and enlarge your sense of what it means to be healthy and happy.
This is an account of one man's experience in his garden. The book invites an exploration of unexamined feelings about nature and the place of society in the landscape, and what gardening has to teach about the troubled borders between nature and culture.
Provides an exploration of the American food industry. This book brings a fresh perspective to the question 'What shall we have for dinner?'. It follows each food chain, tracing the provenance of everything consumed. It is useful for those who think about where their food comes from.