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	local harvest: delicious ways to save the planet Kate De Selincourt Buying food direct from small-scale local growers, it is possible to eat healthily and deliciously, at the same time contributing to the well-being of the planet. Packed with fascinating facts on food and nutrition, Local Harvest examines the many benefits of consuming fresh local produce. Good food cost less when it's local! Kate de Selincourt contrasts delicious local food with the unsavoury effects of supermarket led food production. For instance, she analyses the commercial ploys which depict rural scenes on packaging, when the likelihood is that the product has journeyed around the world and has been mummified by additives and preservatives. 224pp more on food Price: £9.99
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	gaia's kitchen: vegetarian recipes for family and community Julia Ponsonby The best of Mediterranean, Californian, Indian and Mexican vegetarian cooking in one book. Celebrating old favourites rich in cheese and eggs and new vegan dishes using pulses, tofu and tempeh. The ecological dimensions of food are discussed plus issues such as nutrition and special diets. A repertoire of soups, main courses, salads, desserts, bread, cakes and biscuits for families and also for those larger celebrations. 216pp more on food Price: £12.95
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	energywise cookbook: delicious food at the dawning of the solar age edited by Jackie Carpenter, Lindsay Drew, Jens Petzold & Michaela Schmidt This lovely little hardback book is the result of a national competition Energy 21 ran where people were asked to send in delicious recipes for food combined with energy tips and ideas, the winners were picked and the best entries were assmebled together in this book. Linking the art of food with the science of energy, you cannot fail to enjoy this book! 91pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £10.00
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	diet for a small planet (20th anniversary edition) Frances Moore Lappé twenty years ago and three million copies later, the extraordinary book that taught America the social and personal significance of a new way of eating is still a complete guide for eating well today. Sharing her personal evolution and how this groundbreaking book changed her own life, renowned food expert Frances Moore Lappé offers an all-new, even more fascinating philosophy on changing yourself - and the world - by changing the way you eat. 482pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £7.99
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	the new complete book of self-sufficiency: the classic guide for realists and dreamers John Seymour The late John Seymour and his partner Sally lived a life of almost total self-sufficiency, and their directness of experience comes through in this book. This is for the growing army of people in cities and the country who deplore modern methods of food production and would like to do something about it for themselves. 312pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £20.00
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	cottage economy William Cobbett William Cobbett wrote Cottage Economy published in 1821, with a twofold aim. First, to promote his personal philosophy of self-sufficiency, which he viewed as the foundation of family happiness. And second, to "instruct country laborers in the arts of brewing beer, making bread, keeping cows, pigs, bees, ewes, poultry, rabbits, and other matters." The book has enjoyed classic status ever since. Though over 180 years old, Cottage Economy has lost none of its relevance or inspiration for anyone in search of what Cobbett called 'a good living.' Written with Cobbett’s typical wit - and bulldog curmudgeonliness - it deserves its reputation as the founding bible of self-sufficiency and one of the greatest rural reads in the English language. 216pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £8.99
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	bad food britain Joanna Blythman Award-winning investigative food journalist, Joanne Blythman turns her attention to the current hot topic - the state of British food. What is it about the British and food? We just don't get it, do we? Britain is notorious worldwide for its bad food and increasingly corpulent population, but it's a habit we just can't seem to kick. Welcome to the country where recipe and diet books feature constantly in top 10 bestseller lists, but where the average meal takes only eight minutes to prepare and people spend more time watching celebrity chefs cooking on TV than doing any cooking themselves, the country where a dining room table is increasingly becoming an optional item of furniture. Welcome to the nation that is almost pathologically obsessed with the safety and provenance of food but which relies on factory-prepared ready meals for sustenance, eating four times more of them than any other country in Europe, the country that never has its greasy fingers out of a packet of crisps, consuming more than the rest of Europe put together. Welcome to the affluent land where children eat food that is more nutritionally impoverished than their counterparts in South African townships, the country where hospitals can sell fast-food burgers, but not home-baked cake, the G8 state where even the Prime Minister refuses to eat broccoli. Award-winning investigative food journalist Joanna Blythman takes us on an amusing, perceptive and subversive journey through Britain's contemporary food landscape, and traces the roots of our contemporary food troubles in deeply engrained ideas about class, modernity and progress. 336pp more on food Price: £7.99
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	the organic directory 2006 Clive Litchfield (editor) The most comprehensive listing of its kind, arranged on a county-by-county basis to help you buy locally. Covering England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, it contains contact details of producers, wholesalers, retailers, veg box schemes, farmers' markets, restaurants and accommodation specialising in organic food. 576pp more on food Price: £8.95
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	what's really in your basket? Bill Statham This user-friendly pocket shopping guide tells you at a glance which additives are hazardous, which chemicals are best avoided and which ingredients are safe, making it easier to shop for your family. The colour-coded, alphabetical tables provide valuable information about potential health effects and take the mystery out of additive codes, helping you to choose which product to put in your basket and which to leave on the shelf. WARNING: this book may seriously improve your health!! 335pp more on food Price: £5.99
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	eating: what we eat and why it matters Peter Singer and Jim Mason Written with investigative vigour, provocative and controversial but always accessible, "Eating" is a hard-hitting exploration of our eating habits, making us look at what we eat as a moral issue. But how concerned should we be about where our food comes from? Does the food we buy really affect the world around us? And what can we do? In "Eating", philosopher Peter Singer and environmentalist Jim Mason follow three families with varying eating habits, from fast-food eaters to vegans, to explore how the food we eat makes its way to the table, and at what expense. It also offers ways to make choices within the framework of a diet that includes animal products. 400pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £7.99
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	eating to save the earth: food choices for a healthy planet Ken Jacobsen and Linda Riebel this book shows you easy and healthful ways to choose and prepare foods with the earth in mind, as well as explaining how to reduce waste, conserve water, and use less energy in preparing meals. Riebel and Jacobsen discuss the environmental consequences of meat and fish consumption, and the merits of sustainable agriculture and organic foods. A compulsory read for every eater! 128pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £8.99
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	eat more raw: a guide to health and sustainability Steve Charter Covering all the basics of eating and growing more raw foods, this guide presents the practicalities, philosophy, and nutritional facts about raw food; how to live a low impact lifestyle in harmony with nature and ourselves; how to grow food indoors and out; foraging; and how to integrate permaculture design. A persuasive case for experimenting and making lifestyle modifications to improve your health. 196pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £12.95
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	not on the label: what really goes into the food on your plate Felicity Lawrence An expose of the state of the food production industry in Britain. The author looks at some of the most popular foods we eat to show how the food industry causes ill health, environmental damage, urban blight, starving small-holders in Africa and Asia, and illegal labourers exploited in Britain, but you can improve the quality of the groceries you buy, by shifting your shopping pattern to local, seasonal and direct wherever possible. 240pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £8.99
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	animal free shopper (7th revised edition) from the Vegan Society A fantastic little book that provides a comprehensive guide to vegan products available in the UK - for the benefit of people, animals and the environment. 343pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £4.99
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	the allotment gardener's cookbook Whether you are a soft fruit specialist or potatoes are your passion, if you grow fruit or vegetables on your allotment or vegetable patch, it can be hard to decide what to cook with your fresh produce.With more than 250 recipes for more than 30 easily grown varieties, you will never lack inspiration again. Choose from superb soups such as creamy artichoke and a classic beetroot borsch, delicious main courses including braised turkey crown with apples and plums and roast monkfish with pea puree and sumptuous desserts such as raspberry pavlova with red berry sauce and rose-strawberry yoghurt ice.If you're faced with a glut of produce, you'll find recipes for making jam and chutney, preserving your extras as pickles or have a go at making some wine... 208pp more on food Price: £12.99
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	the allotment book: seasonal planner & cookbook A M Clevely This beautifully illustrated follow-up to Andi Clevely's bestseller, The Allotment Book, celebrates the joys of both growing and cooking your own produce. Perfect for the complete beginner or the experienced allotmenteer, The Allotment Book: Seasonal Planner and Cookbook will ensure your crops thrive and your table is laden all year round. Allotment gardening is in the grip of a renaissance, with over 300,000 allotments in the UK and a new breed of allotment enthusiast, whose typical characteristic is that they are not typical. With more young professionals on allotments than ever before, as well families and even groups of friends embracing the vibrancy of allotment culture, people are mucking in to cultivate their own crops. This is the perfect book for those with a passion for the outdoors and a taste for food warm from the sun. Andi Clevely helps you to assess your plot and decide what to grow. 224pp more on food Price: £19.99
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	the new vegan: fresh, fabulous, and fun Janet Hudson 'The New Vegan' is an exciting new Vegan cookbook. It provides a comprehensive guide to creating everything from starters to main courses to deserts and includes information on the nutritional principles of the vegan diet. Contains over 440 tasty, imaginative, and easy recipes. 400pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £14.99
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	vegan feasts (new edition) Rose Elliot An introduction to cooking without animal products, from quick snacks, light lunches, to sophisticated feasts such as; mushroom pate with porcini; red pepper soup with basil; green lentil chilli burgers and creamy dill sauce; and boozy vegan Christmas pudding ice cream. Not too much emphasis on processed soya and good advice on a nutritionally balanced, tasty diet. 192pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £8.99
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	vegan cooking: recipes for beginners Eva Batt Recommended by the Vegan Society, this is a classic book packed with creative, nutritious and economical recipes for every occasion to ensure a healthy lifestyle such as fresh lemon and poppy seed cake; Moroccan roasted vegetables with orange zest; Thai-style stir-fried rice with tempeh, vegetables and peanut sauce, and many more. 192pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £8.99
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	the new vegan cookbook: innovative vegetarian recipes free of dairy, eggs, and cholesterol Lorna Sass Since a vegan diet eliminates all animal products--no meat or fish, of course, but also no eggs, cheese, or milk--it is 100% cholesterol-free. For this reason, many people are attracted to vegan meals for health reasons. Others have philosophical or ecological concerns. The goal of this book is to create memorable dishes that aren't commonly found in vegetarian cookbooks. It's the New Soy approach, but for vegans. Using whole grains, beans, fruits, vegetables, and abundance of herbs and spices, author Lorna Sass shows us a vegan lifestyle that's anything but boring. From Mediterranean Red Lentil Pate to Phyllo Triangles Filled with Kale, Pinenuts, and Currants, The New Vegan Cookbook has a recipe guaranteed to entice anyone - even meat-eaters. 112pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £12.99
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	being vegan Joanne Stepaniak In this definitive guide to veganism, an often misunderstood lifestyle choice, renowned activist and award-winning on-line columnist Joanne Stepaniak fields questions from both friends and foes, describing how compassion, kindness, and respect for all animals - including human beings - can be thoughtfully and practically incorporated into day-to-day living. Tackling a wide range of difficult, useful, and engaging topics - from maintaining vegan convictions under social pressure to finding the hidden animal by-products in ingredients lists - Joanne provides insight, reassurance, and answers for the many difficult questions that vegans face in a non-vegan world. 304pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £9.99
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	what will I do with all those courgettes? Elaine Borish A cookery book for a garden full of courgettes. Over 150 recipes for soups, salads, main courses, casseroles, breads and cakes -- enable this easy-to-grow vegetable to be transformed into easy-to-make and delicious dishes. 174pp more on food Price: £6.95
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	the apple cookbook Charlotte Popescu This is a cookbook to celebrate the versatility of one of our best loved fruits, the apple, which has been used in cooking for centuries. Included are more than 180 delicious recipes - starters, supper dishes, salads, chutneys, jams and pages of yummy, heart-warming puddings and scrumptious tea-time treats. All recipes use wholesome, easy-to-find ingredients and are mostly quick and simple to prepare. They are down-to-earth, nutritious recipes for the family cook. It is remarkable just how many uses there are for apples in home-cooking. 192pp more on food Price: £5.99
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	a harvest of apples: an enticing compilation of history, folklore and delicious recipes Ruth Ward A great apple enthusiast, Ruth Ward explores the history and development of this splendid fruit and illuminates its place in literature and folklore. For many centuries the apple has been valued for its culinary uses, and these recipes, drawn from British and foreign cuisine, old and new, demonstrate its versatility as a component of breakfasts, soups, supper dishes and drinks, as well as main dishes, pies, puddings, cakes and preserves. The author also provides advice on storing apples, which variety to choose and an apple index. 271pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £12.99
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	fruits of the hedgerow and unusual garden garden fruits: gather them, cook them, eat them Charlotte Popescu This is a cookbook to celebrate the sometimes forgotten fruits and nuts to be found in hedgerows and old gardens for those adventurous enough to look. It contains recipes for crab apples, blackberries, damsons, sloes, hips and haws, elderflowers and elderberries. Quinces, medlars, figs and mulberries are included plus hazelnuts, chestnuts, walnuts and poppy seeds. There are recipes for wonderful quince cheese, hot apple and blackberry soufflés, mulberry and peach summer pudding, elderflower sorbet, medlar jelly, apple and rosehip jam, walnut and black treacle loaf, poppy seed shortbread and much more. The history and nutritional value of each fruit and nut is included and suggestions on where to find them in the countryside - everything for anyone wishing to enjoy a natural diet and much of it for free! 144pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £6.99
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	your brick oven: building it & baking in it Russell Jeavons This book is a step-by-step guide that takes you through the stages of building an oven, from choosing the site to firing up for your first bake. Russell Jeavons, a restaurateur and builder passionate about feeding people according to ancient traditions, shares his knowledge of how to build and what to cook in your brick oven. The domed oven's versatility lends itself to every kind of baking and roasting, from pizzas cooked quickly in a very hot oven to almond meringues baked slowly at a low temperature. This is a book that will change the way you experience preparing and enjoying great food! 84pp more on food Price: £10.99
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	bringing the food economy home: local alternatives to agribusiness Helena Norberg-Hodge, Todd Merrifield & Steven Gorelick If the many social, environmental and economic crises facing the planet are to be resolved, a good place to start is to rebuild local food economies. This title shows how a shift towards the local would protect and rebuild agricultural diversity, along with many other benefits. 176pp click on image for contents page more on food Price: £16.95
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	eating fossil fuels: oil, food and the coming crisis in agriculture Dale Allen Pfeiffer 'Eating Fossil Fuels' examines the interlinked crises of energy and agriculture and highlights some startling findings, including the fact that studies suggest that without fossil-fuel based agriculture, the US could only sustain about two thirds of its present population. For the planet as a whole, the sustainable number is estimated to be about two billion. Concluding that the effect of energy depletion will be disastrous without a transition to a sustainable, relocalized agriculture, the book draws on the experiences of North Korea and Cuba to demonstrate stories of failure and success in the transition to non-hydrocarbon-based agriculture. It urges strong grassroots activism for sustainable, localized agriculture and a natural shrinking of the world's population. 125pp more on food Price: £9.99
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	farmers' markets: the uk potential Alan Chubb A Farmers' Market is one where local farmers and growers make up the majority of vendors. For a decade Farmers' Markets have been a big success in the USA. In Britain they could revolutionise the way we buy and sell our food. Buyers and sellers can have direct contact; retail costs and costs to the environment are greatly reduced; and customers can see exactly what they are getting. The Farmers' Market idea is simple, yet it effectively provides a solution to many social, economic and environmental problems. This book contains the research carried out by the Soil Association, covering the potential problems and important criteria of Farmers' Markets, a very good read for anyone interested in this field. click on image for contents page more on food Price: £5.00
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	tescopoly: how one shop came out on top and why it matters Andrew Simms This book shows how the inexorable rise of supermarkets , particularly Tesco, has brought about a commercial nanny state that knows more about you than you think, profiting from shelves full of global plunder and unpicking the fabric of our communities. In this searing analysis, Andrew Simms, one of Britain's leading experts on this issue tackles a subject that none of us can afford to ignore. 372pp more on food Price: £7.99
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	shopped: the shocking power of british supermarkets Joanna Blythman An elegant demolition of the supermarket miracle, this book charts the impact that supermarkets have had on every aspect of our lives and culture. Did you know! / Almost 50% of supermarket fruit and vegetables contain pesticide residues? / UK supermarkets make 40p on every GBP1 spent on bananas while plantations workers are paid just 1p? / Supermarkets instill a climate of fear amongst their suppliers? / Every time a supermarket opens the local community loses on average 276 jobs? In the 1970s, British supermarkets had only 10% of the UK's grocery spend. Now they swallow up 80%, influencing how we shop, what we eat, how we spend our leisure time, how much rubbish we generate, even the very look of our physical environment. Award-winning food writer Joanna Blythman investigates the enormous impact that these big box retailers are having on our lives. She meets the farmers who are selling food to supermarkets for less than they need to survive and the wholesalers who have been eliminated from the supply chain; she travels to suburban retail parks to meet the teenagers and part-timers who stack our shelves and reveals the hoops third world suppliers must jump through to earn supermarket contracts. This thought-provoking, witty and sometimes chilling voyage of discovery is sure to make you think twice before you enthusiastically reach for that supermarket trolley again. Contains new material on the 'Tesocisation' of Britain. 400pp more on food Price: £7.99
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