This book should be in everyone’s pantry to help remind us to eat nourishing, wholesome food - for health and to protect our dwindling organic and ethical farmers. Well written, comprehensive and thoughtfully composed. Recommend.

What a great book. This book is full of practical and versatile ideas for cooking, eating and living a low tox life. The recipes look mouth-wateringly delicious and every one is accompanied by lots of ideas for how to adapt and vary it. The dishes are beautifully photographed and certainly whet my appetite. There are plenty of ideas to suit readers from Australia, the USA and the UK, and a variety of measures are used, depending on which would be more practical. I personally am not a fan of gluten free, but, if you are, this book has it all. I do, however, very much agree with the belief that what is bad for us is bad for the planet. A well researched and inspirational book.

I have two vegan daughters and used to be vegetarian. Asd a family we are environmentally aware -both were cloth nappied 20 years ago! This book is a great introduction to choices we all make about food, and how it can be a minefield due to the strong influence and not always honesty of the food market. Highly recommended!

Really enjoyed reading this book, great sections on using up leftovers, different ways to cook up things too. Really enjoyed the composting section. There are colourful recipe pictures which I love as I like to see the final result of a recipe. A great book to help reduce waste in the kitchen with healthy recipes.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy.

this book was, firstly, beautifully formatted and designed. i would buy this for the cover alone, it would make the perfect coffee table book, honestly. i will say that i wasn't the target audience for this book by a long shot and used this book as my first introduction into sourcing food regeneratively instead of abiding by some strict diet to save the planet.

it was a really eye-opening perspective and the author tackles this kind of activism in a really hopeful, gentle way which is honestly inspiring. i also loved how this book went into different ways to help based on what the reader can give right now, in terms of time and money and effort. it was really motivating, and i'll be sure to watch my fridge in the hope of reducing food waste in the near future.

for me, some of the specifics behind the different agricultural methods was a bit dull, but that is absolutely not the authors fault! the way they write it is so simplistic and they explain each concept well and concisely. it simply wasn't for me.

in terms of the recipes, i loved that some of them are simply 'adaptable', because that lines up completely with the aims of this book and i will certainly be trying some of them soon!

I’m always trying to be more sustainable and healthier, so this book looked right up my street! And it was, I think it’s a brilliant and non preachy guide to doing a little bit better for ourselves, our kitchens and our planet.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for letting me read an advance copy of this book in exchange for my feedback.

I absolutely adore this book! Not only is the format easy to follow and the photos and illustrations beautiful but the content itself is incredibly insightful!

This book take a holistic approach to food, considering not only what we're eating, but how it was grown and the impact our choices as consumers make on the planet. Over the last several years I have developed an interest in learning more about regenerative farming/agriculture since beginning my health and sustainability journey and this book was perfect for giving me all I needed to know about it.

I highly recommend this book to everyone! Great recipes, great tips and hacks and most of all an excellent resource on how to nourish our bodies and look after our planet.

The book is educational and balanced and provides a background on conventional agriculture and food processing, along with emerging techniques being used to counter some of the planet's biggest problems, like deforestation, soil health, and restoring healthy water systems. The book also provides a checklist and lots of healthy and yummy looking recipes included (I've yet to try some but will update my review afterwards). The book certainly helps in making a different through food choices, both what we buy and how we eat. Thanks to NetGalley and Murdoch books for an advance copy of this book.

"Low Tox Life: Food" is undeniably a visually beautiful book. Unfortunately, I can't say the same about the content. What Alexx Stuart calls a "gentle activism" I actually perceive as activism that stems from an enormous privilege.

Even though the author writes about an extensive research that went into writing "Low Tox Life: Food", I found it quite bias and nit-picky, as Alexx Stuart was turning a blind eye on research that could disprove the points she wants to make, i.e. how meat production is actually good for the planet. It is also quite tone-deaf when it comes to class, wealth and racial issues that are a big factor when it comes to people's lifestyle and food choices.

At its core, this book seems harmless, like something that would encourage its readers to make more conscious food choices and find confidence to cook their own meals. However, there's a lot of judgement regarding eating any processed foods, vegetarian and vegan meat replacements and anything that came from a plastic and aluminium packaging. There is a lot of fear mongering towards "unclean" eating, too, which actually could lead to a disordered eating, such as orthorexia, or exacerbate an existing eating disorder. What is more dangerous, is ascribing a moral value to food and certain ways of eating and food preparation.

This book had a potential to be something really interesting, introducing alternative ways of farming and encouraging people to lessen their food waste and use scraps. However, "Low Tox Life: Food" seems to target people who assumably already can afford high quality bio and organic foods, have a lot of time to dedicate to food preparation, as well as space to grow their own food and compost at home. It tries to paint a picture of a very accessible lifestyle, which in reality it's not. In a nutshell: a privileged book for already privileged people.

One extra star is for the book design, which is visually appealing and thought-through.