The blue plate : a food lover's guide to climate chaos / Mark J. Easter ; foreword by Anthony Myint.
"Do you really know what's for dinner? The Blue Plate is the perfect dinner companion for food lovers who also care about the planet. Ecologist Mark Easter offers a detailed picture of the impact the foods you love have on the earth. Organized by the ingredients of a typical dinner party, including seafood, salad, bread, chicken, steak, potatoes, and fruit pie with ice cream, each chapter examines the food through the lens of the climate crisis. Not a cookbook, but instead, gathered like guests around the table, you will find the stories of these foods: the soil that grew the lettuce, the farmers and ranchers and orchardists who steward the land, the dairy and farm workers and grocers who labor to bring it to the table. Each chapter reveals the causes and effects of greenhouse gas emissions, as well as the social and environmental impact of out-of-season and far-from-home demand. What can you do to eat more sustainably? Food lovers everywhere will be happy to know that the answer is not necessarily a plant-based diet. For each food group, Easter offers not recipes but low-carbon, in-season alternatives that make your favorite foods not only more sustainable but also more delicious. The first step, however, is an understanding of how food is grown, produced, harvested, and shipped. In stories both personal and entertaining, the author offers a full understanding of what's for dinner."--Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781952338205
- ISBN: 1952338204
- Physical Description: 401 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 cm.
- Edition: Hardcover edition.
- Publisher: Ventura, CA : Patagonia, [2024]
- Copyright: ℗♭2024.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index, and QR code (page 391) to endnotes.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The excited skin of the planet -- The unnatural green of desert vegetables -- The salmon forests -- The corn eaters -- Steve's peaches -- The cow in the room -- Cecil's hands -- The feast of the legions -- The blue plate.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Food supply > Climatic factors.
Food supply > Environmental aspects.
Food industry and trade > Environmental aspects.
Food > Environmental aspects.
Food > Moral and ethical aspects.
Sustainable living.
Sustainable agriculture.
Agriculture > Environmental aspects.
Agriculture > Social aspects.
Food security > Climatic factors.
Climatic changes.
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- 4 of 4 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Hot Springs Library | 338.19 EAS (Text) | 30229101379849 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
