Our diet and our planet

Our diet is inextricably linked to the environment. How we eat matters. By buying our book you will be taking the first steps towards a more eco-friendly and sustainable diet. It is of the upmost importance that we take care with our diet, and understand the key role we play in helping the environment through food.

The food production and agriculture industry relate to deforestation, livestock releasing dangerous amounts of methane, the tonnes of food wasted, food miles, carbon dioxide emissions, animal cruelty, destruction of biodiversity and animal habitats. We can help tackle many of these problems by cutting down the amount of meat we consume, an turning towards a more vegetarian-centric diet.

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But don't just take our word for it... look at the facts

• the single largest cause of biodiversity loss comes from land cleared for livestock

• the area used for livestock in the world is equal to the combined size of North and South America

• By changing how we farm and eat, we could restore an area larger than North America and Brazil

• Eating a veggie diet releases x2.5 less carbon into the atmosphere than a meat diet

• Vegetarians and vegans have a 41.5 percent smaller environmental footprint compared to diets which contain meat

• Livestock production is responsible for 70 percent of deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest

Find out more when you buy our cookbook

(all stats can be found in David Attenborough's EarthShot documentary series 2021, https://vegsoc.org, , French Environment and Energy Management Agency ADEME)