Ripe from Around Here: A Vegan Guide to Local and Sustainable Eating (No Matter Where You Live) - Softcover

Steele, Jae

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1551522543 ISBN 13: 9781551522548

Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press, 2010

Synopsis

Praise for jae steele's Get It Ripe:

This book is less a cookbook than an all-in-one guide to healthy vegan living, for which steele's holistic-nutritionist training is put to good use.” VegNews

Get It Ripe, jae steele’s 2008 cookbook, established her as a credible and charismatic authority on veganism; her holistic nutritionist background and sassy cowpunk sensibility encouraged countless others to get it ripe.” Her new cookbook underscores the importance of local, sustainable eating and living by helping readers deepen their understanding of organic and local foods and their positive impact on our health and our planet.

The book includes chapters on the concept of local food and why it’s important; finding a balance between various food issues, personal priorities and values; and the benefits of the local food movement that go beyond reducing our carbon footprint. It also helps readers become more informed about where their food comes from, no matter where they live, whether their source is the farmer’s market or the grocery store down the street.

The book's 180 recipes, which encourage the use of fresh, organic ingredients wherever possible (as well as potential alternatives depending on where you live), include Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins, Pear Parsnip Soup, Asparagus and Spring Onion Quiche, Mushroom Asparagus Risotto, and Butternut Chipotle Chocolate Cake.

Both thought-provoking and delectable, steele's new cookbook makes any time the ripe” time to go vegan.

jae steele is a holistic nutritionist who runs the popular blog Domestic Affair. She lives in Toronto.

About this title

About the Author:

jae steele is a registered holistic nutritionist whose first vegan cookbook was Get It Ripe (Arsenal, 2008). She also runs the popular vegan blog ?Domestic Affair.?

Review:

Going beyond simply eating local and seasonally, jae steele tackles the largest issue: food production. Plants require less energy to produce, yet yield significantly more nutrients than animal options, making a plant-based diet an important choice. If all of us in the western world implemented the ideas in "Ripe from around Here", there would be a global decline in disease, obesity, and dependence on fossil fuel. Climate change would slow; our economy would see a resurgence. Bold statements, I realize, but I don't hesitate to make them. When applied, the information in this book will prove to be the best thing you can do for personal and environmental health.
?Brendan Brazier, creator of Vega, author of "The Thrive Diet" and "Thrive Fitness", and professional vegan triathlete--Brendan Brazier "Brendan Brazier "

About this edition

• Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1551522543
• ISBN 13: 9781551522548
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 263