“The most inspiring book I read this year” —Reader’s Feast Independent Book Guide
“This lovely little book is a celebration of good, hearty food.” —Epicure, The Age
“.. proves that you really can eat nourishing, delicious food that’s good for both your wellbeing and your wallet” —Better Homes and Gardens
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More and more people are interested in eating well and in understanding where their food comes from. But where to start? Organic, free-range, local, sustainable: the choices can be overwhelming – and expensive.
‘Frugavore’ – ‘a love of all things frugal,’ was coined by Arabella in her quest to lead a healthier, less wasteful and more cost-saving existence. As a frugavore, you will discover all types of new habits – starting your own vegie patch, keeping your own chooks, using all parts of the animal, enjoying food straight from the farm and wasting NOTHING in your household environment
Why is being a frugavore important?
We currently live in an era of profligacy – never before have we wasted so much food and had it so easily accessible. At an alarming rate, we are overloading our landfills and polluting our planet with excess food packaging, farm pollutants and wasted agriculture products.
Simultaneously, the quality of standard food items has noticeably deteriorated since the introduction of food processing and industrial agriculture during the past 100 years. This ‘dilution effect’ in our food supply means that whilst we might have more food readily available to us, it is worth less in terms of its nutrient density.
By living and cooking as a frugavore, you can learn to utilise the best quality foods, but waste nothing as you go. This means that money can be saved on groceries – not by buying cheaper produce, but by using better quality, local produce more wisely, and connecting directly to the source of our food and preparing items from scratch.
But don’t be alarmed – being a frugavore is a huge amount of fun! You might be inspired to do one of several mad things like starting a vegie patch, going to a farmers market, recycling your waste back into the soil, buying meat in bulk, pilfering and re-using old pots to start a herb garden! These are habits that are parents and grandparents utilized to source their food and produce the best quality meals in their home kitchens. Food tasted delicious, it was always nourishing, and nothing was ever wasted along the way!
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All illustrations on this website are (C) Genna Campton, visit www.gennacampton.com
