AVOCADO ANXIETY

WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS INVESTIGATIVE FOOD WORK AWARD 2024 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARDS NOMINEE 2024 SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023 A TIMES ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 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 fri