5 Cookbooks That Beautifully Embrace Sustainability
Around Earth Day, conversations about food and sustainability tend to pick up and for good reason.
What we eat is deeply connected to the health of the planet and sustainability often starts in the kitchen.
How we cook, how we use ingredients, and how we think about food can have a meaningful impact, not just on the environment, but on our relationship with food as a whole.
If you’re looking for inspiration, these are five cookbooks that offer a lovely perspective on sustainable eating and cooking. Each one offers a slightly different lens, while still celebrating food as something joyful, creative, and deeply nourishing.
A truly beautiful book from British eco-chef, Tom Hunt. This one is a favorite in my kitchen and I love his “root to fruit” focus. This book is a lovely gift with helpful diagrams to make cooking flexible, sustainable, and, of course, delicious.
He also has a great Instagram and can be followed here!
Chef Douglas McMaster created Silo, the first zero waste restaurant which was located in London. Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s open any longer, but this cookbook gives an inside look at what was behind its ground-breaking philosophy.
Check out this interview with Chef Douglas discussing how food becomes “precious” when we engage with it.
Like many people, I am becoming more curious about growing my own food (I’ve been surprisingly bad at it the last couple years, but I have a feeling this year could be different!).
This inspiring book from Lucy Mora makes it feel accessible and walks you through companion planting, what to know about soil, and even the growing times and space between each plant depending on the type. She even illustrated everything making it feel even more special. Wish me luck!
This book by Linda Ly includes beautiful plant-based recipes and showcases her idea that you can eat more than you think from. your garden. It’s inspiring, creative, and expands the idea of what’s possible when you start growing your own food.
A stunning cookbook that easily doubles as a coffee table book. Beyond the recipes, Anna includes thoughtful tips on reducing food waste, incorporating a wider variety of plant-based proteins, and using leftovers more efficiently. I especially love her “ingredient inspiration” sections (like 10 simple ways to use broccoli).
Follow Anna Jones here.