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Go to the shopFEBRUARY'S BOOK: 'Braiding Sweetgrass'by Robin Wall Kimmerer Undoubtedly one of the best books that we've ever read here at ROOTSTOCK. As an indigenous woman of North America and a professor of environmental and forest biology, Robin Wall Kimmerer offers an understanding of nature in spiritual and scientific terms. Kimmerer explains her life's work of understanding nature's processes from how mushrooms grow to the intricate life of mosses. Yet, as well as her extensive knowledge of what surrounds us, Kimmerer writes beautifully, detailing how we must take these scientific processes and interpret them as teachings. Teachings of how we can better understand the world for ourselves, by...
JANUARY'S BOOK: 'No. More. Rubbish. Excuses.'by Martin Dorey We're a huge fan of Martin Dorey's work here at Rootstock - from cleaning up our beaches to informing the UK about the world's plastic pollution crisis - this book does not fall short of his achievements. Dorey's ability to hammer home the severity of our environmental issues in a concise and easy-to-read manner is why we love 'No. More. Plastic.' and our Rootstock Read's January pick: 'No. More. Rubbish. Excuses.'This book explores our issue with waste; why we must reduce it and how. From explaining what happens with our rubbish, how it impacts the environment and how we...
DECEMBER'S BOOK: 'More Plants, Less Waste: Plant-Based Recipes + Zero Waste Life Hacks With Purpose'by Max La Manna The "Zero Waste Chef" has produced a beautiful book full of information, inspiration and educational tips. Not just a plant-based cook-book, this book explores the issues of; food waste, plastic pollution and societal stigmas. Max tells of handy things to always keep on your shelves, interesting ideas on how to use every part of the vegetable and how to turn "waste" into beauty scrubs, toxin-reducing tonics, desserts - you name it!If there's one cook-book to keep in your kitchen, it's this one. It'll...