

Beschreibung
Autorentext Naomi Hansen is an author, writer, and editor. Her first book, Only in Saskatchewan (2022) was the winner of two 2023 Saskatchewan Book Awards-the First Book Award and the Book of the Year Award. She is a regular contributor for many publications, ...Autorentext
Naomi Hansen is an author, writer, and editor. Her first book, Only in Saskatchewan (2022) was the winner of two 2023 Saskatchewan Book Awards-the First Book Award and the Book of the Year Award. She is a regular contributor for many publications, including Canadian Living and Chatelaine, and is also the Saskatoon Bites food columnist for CBC Saskatchewan. When she's not writing, Naomi enjoys reading, cooking, hiking, and travelling. She lives on Treaty 6 Territory in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan with her partner, Paul, and their dog, Rue.
Klappentext
Building a Sustainable Kitchen is the thoroughly researched and realistic step-by-step guide every climate-conscious cook needs to make the heart of their home more planet-friendly. When Canadian food writer Naomi Hansen first started a “sustainability” blog, she was overwhelmed by conflicting advice, shiny advertisements, unrealistic recommendations, and a culture of shame. Building a Sustainable Kitchen is her antidote: a solutions-focused, no-nonsense guide designed to help you cut through disinformation and greenwashing to make your kitchen truly sustainable, one step at a time. In each chapter, Naomi invites you on her journey to build a planet-friendly kitchen, with help from her husband Paul and their dog Rue. Drawing on wisdom from hundreds of expert interviews, academic studies, books, and more, as well as on the author's own experience as a regular Canadian in her humble kitchen, Building a Sustainable Kitchen demystifies the science behind how what we do in the kitchen every day affects our Earth, and most importantly, shows you what you can do about it. Each chapter contains a wealth of flexible recommendations for achievable, evidence-based changes that make a real impact for the planet. Chapters on reducing food waste, understanding plant-based, local, seasonal, and organic eating, and gardening teach us about the food on our plates. Chapters on the potential and pitfalls of composting and recycling, learning what it really means to send waste to a landfill, and navigating the nitty gritty of disposable and reusable items help us reduce garbage and grow toward a circular economy. From water use, to cleaning, to choosing appliances, to our beloved coffees and teas, Building a Sustainable Kitchen leaves no stone unturned. This heartfelt, practical guide proves that building a sustainable kitchen is not just possible, but that it can also be joyful and transformative.
Inhalt
Table of Contents Foreword by Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament, Leader of the Green Party of Canada Introduction
The Journey Begins Chapter 1: Food Waste What Is Food Waste and Why Does It Even Matter?
What Food Waste Costs the Planet What You Can Do
Be Mindful of Food Waste Beyond Your Dinner Table Takeaways Chapter 2: Low-Waste Cooking What You Can Do
Repurpose Leftovers to Create Something Even Better Takeaways Chapter 3: What We Eat The Impact of the Global Food System Plant-Based and Animal-Based Foods by the Numbers
Chart: Greenhouse Gas Emissions Across the Supply Chain Beef and Other Ruminant Animals What About Local or Sustainably Raised Food? How About Packaging?
Chart: Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Food Production What About Fish and Seafood? What About Dairy The Prominence of Animal-Based Foods in Society The Impacts of Plant-Based Foods What You Can Do
Prioritize Progress over Perfection and Reflect on the Process Takeaways Chapter 4: Local, Seasonal, Organic Eating Local Eating Seasonal Why Eat Local and Seasonal? Eating Sustainably Looks Different in Every Climate Eating Organic
Is Eating Organic More Sustainable? What You Can Do
Find Your Region's Unique Ways to Source and Support Local, Seasonal, and Organic Takeaways Chapter 5: Grocery Shopping The Principles Behind Sustainable Grocery Shopping What You Can Do
Bonus: Apply These Principles to Everything You Buy Takeaways Sidebar: Does Sourcing Food Sustainably Cost More? Chapter 6: Composting How Does Composting Work? Why Composting Helps Create a More Circular System What You Can Do
Bonus: Understand Compostable Plastics—but Keep Them out of Your Compost Takeaways Chapter 7: Recycling A Brief History of Recycling What Is Mechanical Recycling? Which Materials Recycle Well? The Challenge of Recycling Plastic
The Challenges of Composite Plastics Understanding Recycling Labels Our Obsession With Recycling What You Can Do
Do Your Homework for Hard-to-Recycle Items Takeaways Chapter 8: Garbage Defining Waste A Brief History of Garbage The Grim Reality of Landfills Linear Versus Circular Systems The Zero-Waste Hierarchy What You Can Do
Consider Your Garbage Bag Takeaways Sidebar: My Experience Making Less Garbage—and the Limits of Individual Action Chapter 9: Disposables and Reusables Are Reusable Items Always More Sustainable? The Zero-Waste Hierarchy: Zooming In on Refuse and Reduce What You Can Do
