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Louise Gray likes to know exactly where her food comes from. For her first book, The Ethical Carnivore, she only ate animals she killed herself.  Her conclusion was that meat should be treated with the reverence it deserves and we should all be eating less for the sake of climate change. The book won Best Food Book and Best Investigative Work at the Guild of Food Writers Awards.

In her new column series for Wicked Leeks, Roots to Fruits, Louise will be taking one fruit or vegetable a month and distilling these complex stories into articles that help us make better decisions.  Having recently become a mother, her aim is to try and find ways to buy fruit and vegetables that has a positive impact on the planet for the next generation.

And yes, she will be trying to find out if avocados can ever be ethical.

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    • Plant-based
    • Eating & drinking
    • Local sourcing

    Roots to fruits: The joy of beans

    For me, the revelation in eating less meat has been how delicious plant protein can be - and I'm not talking about fake sausages and Impossible Burgers, writes Louise Gray.

    By Louise Gray - 10th February 2021

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    • Environment & ethics
    • Local sourcing

    Roots to fruits: The demise of the greengrocer

    In a new regular column, author of The Ethical Carnivore Louise Gray explores her roots in the greengrocer trade and the stories behind some of the most popular fruit and veg.

    By Louise Gray - 20th January 2021

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    Caterpillars and tackling the biodiversity crisis

    A caterpillar spotted while gleaning a field for leftover crops sparked a conversation around the connection between species, writes Chantelle Norton.

    By Chantelle Norton - 2nd March 2021

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    • Food waste
    • Eating & drinking

    How to freeze veg

    Make your own frozen mash, keep a stash of herbs or learn how to freeze each type of leafy green in these top tips for how to freeze veg.

    By Bob Andrew - 2nd March 2021

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    • Food waste
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    Nadiya fronts food waste-climate campaign

    Two new campaigns aim to show link between food waste emissions and the climate crisis alongside simple empowering tips to cut back.  

    By Nina Pullman - 1st March 2021

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    • Environment & ethics
    • Ethical business

    Diary of a bin diver

    Once stores have closed, I collect my equipment – a 90-litre backpack, a pair of gloves, two headlamps, and a smartphone – and cycle to my local supermarkets to document and harvest the daily food ‘…

    By Matt Homewood - 26th February 2021

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    • Food waste

    Why should we reduce food waste?

    The stats about how much food we waste are everywhere, but less talked about is how food waste that ends up on landfill emits methane and contributes to climate change.

    By Becky Blench - 26th February 2021

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    • Grow your own

    From food waste to fertiliser

    Ever wondered what kitchen scraps you can can and can’t put on your home compost heap? March’s gardening column tracks the final link in the food waste chain.

    By Sarah Brown - 26th February 2021

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How to freeze veg

No Time to Waste. This article is part of a joint campaign by Riverford and Wicked Leeks to help people cut food waste and raise awareness. Fruit and veg are…

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