Books

Seven titans. America’s food economy in their grip. Deregulation: the silent enabler, hollowing out communities for their gain. From...

Mark Kurlansky turns his gaze to something fundamental, something elemental: salt. The only rock we eat. Think about that for a moment....

Stop feeding your soil chemicals, start feeding the microbes. This book shows you how to create a vibrant, self-sustaining garden ecosystem.

Ah, milk. We think we know it. But Milk isn’t just about what you pour in your tea or coffee. Matthew Evans pulls back the curtain. He...

Samin Nosrat’s Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat demystifies the science of delicious cooking. It explores how these four key elements interact with...

This handbook isn’t just a study – it’s the sharpest lens on the anthropology of food you’ll find. Twenty leading voices dissect our...

Think of this: before A, B, C, the world battled baffling plagues. Dr. McDowell unveils the gripping, surprisingly funny, detective story...

While primarily focused on the dangers of pesticides, in this groundbreaking book Rachel Carson highlights how toxins can move through...

Ruth Reichl cuts to the quick: food isn’t just sustenance, it’s a revealing lens on human nature. Her memoir dissects the formative...

Written by Kirsten Hartvig, a natural health practitioner, this book provides a guide to healthy eating and using food for medicinal...

Rooted is a compelling account of what it means to farm in modern Britain. With the precision of a barrister and the heart of someone...

Questo saggio DI Ernst Friedrich Schumacher (1911-1977), ha anticipato temi di stringente attualità – il collasso generale del sistema...

Moss lifts the lid on the food industry’s clever tricks. Salt, sugar, fat: a recipe for wanting more. It boils down to profit coming...

Pollan, gently dismantling diet fads, suggests a return to the basics. Real food, less processed, more plant-based. A quiet revolution...

Kimmerer intricately blends indigenous wisdom and science, revealing food as a reciprocal gift and urging us to see nature as kin,...

Gastronativism: Food, Identity, Politics lays bare how culinary traditions are weaponised. It’s a look at how ‘our’ food becomes a tool...

The V&A’s ‘Food: Bigger than the Plate’ explores the entire food system, from soil to waste, through design and innovation. It’s a...

Spector’s ‘Food for Life’ ditches old diet rules, advocating personalised eating based on science and gut health. Real, diverse food, not...

Chris van Tulleken, physician and popularizer , takes us on this journey in which he explains science at hand everything there is to know...

According to Carlo Petrini, creator and founder of Slow Food, it is the text that each of us should run out and buy. If we really are what we eat we need to reconsider what we are eating and how we should shop. A must for everyone.