She has since followed that up with The Cauldron of Life, The Sword of Light, and The Spear of Truth. Have you ever wondered who picked your Fairtrade banana or how far your green beans travelled to reach your plate? For her second book Avocado Anxiety And Other Stories About Where Your Food Comes From, the author explores the role of fruit and vegetables in shaping our environment. When we come back to look at the early decades of the 21 st Century, the dish that will surely sum up our age is avocado on toast? A fascinating book full of surprising facts that will force you to reconsider everything you thought you knew about fruit and vegetables.

Potato farmers are learning how to look after the soil better, largely from watching the organic movement. When the water is coming from places suffering water shortages such as parts of Spain and South America this can cause droughts, harming local populations and wildlife. By turns fascinating, moving and funny, Louise Gray gives readers the knowledge they need to make more informed choices about what to eat. In an effort to make sense of the complex food system we are all part of, Louise Gray decides to track the stories of our five-a-day, from farm to fruit bowl, and discover the impact that growing fruits and vegetables has on the planet. As pressure grows to share our healthy, environmentally friendly lives on social media, Avocado Anxiety is also a personal story of motherhood and the realisation that nothing is ever perfect.Gray, a journalist who specializes in food and environmental issues, is not afraid to get her hands dirty. In recent years, she has written for The Sunday Times, Scottish Field, the Guardian and The Spectator, among others. As a nation we do not eat enough fruit and veg (only a third of adults eat the recommended five-a-day), we need to start filling our plates with vegetables from farmers and growers we trust. Horticulturalists are learning how to make space for nature by growing crops such as lettuce on vertical farms indoors, and leaving wild land for birds and other wildlife.

Avocado Anxiety encourages understanding the science behind one's food and demonstrates the global impact of every meal. Through visits to farms, interviews with scientists and trying to grow her own, she digs up the dirt behind organic potatoes, greenhouse tomatoes and a glut of courgettes. The UK’s most popular fruit is so cheap because it relies on a monoculture built on cheap labour and the clearing of rainforests. In recent years, she has written for The Sunday Times , Scottish Field , the Guardian and The Spectator , among others. Louise uses a series of stories and real-world examples to show just how complex even the foods we think of as 'simple' are.

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All that unblemished produce would immediately speak to them of a society that had solved the problem of how to feed itself; a society that did not require the majority of people to strain their backs coaxing calories out of the ground.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.

Established in 2009, Tippermuir seeks to add to the cultural life of Scotland by publishing interesting and worthy books in English and Scots. Louise is passionate about environmental issues, increasingly focusing on how individuals can make a difference through the choices they make, such as the food we eat. This isn't pro or anti industry/meat/veggie etc, it simply gives a balanced view of the 'grey' area that most food issues come with.

Generally, fruit and vegetables have a lower carbon footprint because it takes a lot less energy to grow a plant than to raise an animal. In a quietly confident manner, Avocado Anxiety makes you think for yourself on matters that can only be described as universally urgent.