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Bloomsbury presents Avocado Anxiety written and read by Louise Gray

WINNER OF THE GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS INVESTIGATIVE FOOD WORK AWARD 2024
JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION BOOK AWARDS NOMINEE 2024
SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLANDS 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 fiveaday 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 socalled 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 friendly lives on social media Avocado Anxiety is also a personal story of motherhood and the realisation that nothing is ever perfect