Tristram Stuart Livres

Offering a thorough exploration of vegetarianism, this book weaves together various historical strands to present a unique narrative. It examines the cultural, philosophical, and social influences that have shaped vegetarian practices over time. Critically acclaimed on both sides of the Atlantic, it provides insights into the evolution of dietary choices and their implications on society, making it a significant contribution to the understanding of this lifestyle.

With shortages, volatile prices and nearly one billion people hungry, the world has a food problem � or thinks it does. Farmers, manufacturers, supermarkets and consumers in North America and Europe discard up to half of their food � enough to feed all the world�s hungry at least three times over. Forests are destroyed and nearly one tenth of the West�s greenhouse gas emissions are released growing food that will never be eaten. While affluent nations throw away food through neglect, in the developing world crops rot because farmers lack the means to process, store and transport them to market. But there could be surprisingly painless remedies for what has become one of the world�s most pressing environmental and social problems. Travelling from Yorkshire to China, from Pakistan to Japan, and introducing us to foraging pigs, potato farmers, freegans and food industry directors, Stuart encounters grotesque examples of profligacy, but also inspiring innovations and ways of making the most of what we have. Combining front-line investigation with startling new data, Waste shows how the way we live now has created a global food crisis � and what we can do to fix it.

Jeden Tag landen ungeheure Mengen von Lebensmitteln im Müll – ein Vielfaches von dem, was nötig wäre, um das Hungerproblem auf der Welt zu lösen. Durch die Überproduktion wird die Umwelt zerstört und die Emission von Treibhausgasen wesentlich erhöht. Tristram Stuart folgt der Versorgungskette – von der Landwirtschaft über die Industrie und Supermärkte bis zu den Verbrauchern – und entlarvt den Geist der Verschwendung auf jeder Ebene. Wenn wir weitermachen wie bisher, so Stuart, drohen uns gigantische soziale und ökologische Probleme. Doch es gibt Lösungen, mit denen wir uns langsam beschäftigen sollten. • Long-listed for the 2009 Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Best Business Book of the Year • Short-listed for the 2009 John Llewelly Rhys Prize • Winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals (IACP) Cookbook Awards, Category Literary Food Writing • Nominiert für 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards „Waste ist sicherlich eines der wichtigsten Umweltbücher der letzten Jahre. Aber es ist mehr als das. Es ist ein Anklage gegen unsere Konsumkultur, die uns alle beschämen sollte.“ The Financial Times