Green Detective: The Green Detective in the Kitchen

by Debbie Silvers

Part of a series which takes a related group of consumer items and examines the environmental issues raised by their production and use. Suggestions for investigative projects enable the reader to become a "green detective". The books introduce readers to the links that can be found between everyday activities and environmental problems on a global scale. "The Green Detective in the Kitchen" introduces readers to the environmental issues connected with food production. Using the familiar surroundings of the kitchen as a starting point, the author investigates the way in which food is produced and processed and asks such questions as how do farmers provide enough food to keep filling the supermarket shelves?, are fruit and vegetables as green as they look?, do we have to pack our food in bags, bottles and cans and do we have to throw them all away? The book also looks at the issue of healthy eating and protecting our "inner environment". With the help of the "green detective", the author explains how readers can find out more for themselves and suggests how they might persuade parents to make their kitchens "greener".

Hardcover

Published July 15, 1991