Sustainable Food : How to Buy Right and Spend Less Paperback / softback
by Elise McDonough
Part of the Chelsea Green Guides series
Paperback / softback
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Wondering whether it's worth it to splurge on the locally raised beef?
What about those organic carrots? New in the Chelsea Green Guides series, Sustainable Food: How to Buy Right and Spend Less helps the average shopper navigate the choices, whether strolling the aisles of a modern supermarket or foraging at a local farmers market. This down-to-earth, casual guide-small enough to be slipped into your pocket-answers these and other questions for the shopper:What are the differences among organic, local, fair-trade, free-range, naturally raised, and biodynamic foods?How affordable is it to subscribe to a CSA farm-and what are the advantages?Is it better to choose wild Alaskan salmon at $18.99, or the Chilean farmed fish at $11.99?What cooking oils can be sustainably sourced?How can a food co-op increase access to, and affordability of, healthier, Earth-friendly foods?Where can you find sustainably produced sugar, and are there any local replacements for sweeteners from faraway lands?What do the distinctions between shade-grown and trellised coffee mean?Is shark okay to eat?
How about mackerel?Why is the war on plastic bags so important?Sustainable eating just got easier.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:96 pages, Bibliography; Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Publication Date:15/09/2009
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- ISBN:9781603581417
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:96 pages, Bibliography; Illustrations, color
- Publisher:Chelsea Green Publishing Co
- Publication Date:15/09/2009
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- ISBN:9781603581417
