Book + Seasonal Calendar
Original price was: €48.00.€43.00Current price is: €43.00.
A combi deal with the Fork Ranger book and seasonal calendar.
Description
The book explores why our food can make such a big difference and shows you what decisions matter most. The calendar shows what’s in season for each month.
40 recipes in the book
48 seasonal recipes available online through the calendar (25 of which are not in the book)
If you sign up, you receive a voucher code so you can open all these recipes in the Fork Ranger iPhone or Android app.
About the book
Frank explores how to live ‘The Good Life’ in a sustainable way and finds that it all starts with food. He reviews the science around climate change and food and summarises it into a priority list with actionable tips. In between are 40 easy recipes to turn knowledge into action.
Whether you eat meat every day or have been vegetarian for years, we are all on a journey. This book is a compass for heading in the right direction.
Part 1: What can I do about climate change?
The book starts with Frank’s personal journey. Can you make a difference as an individual? What does a sustainable version of ‘The Good Life’ look like? And how do we stay hopeful when things are moving so slowly?
Part 2: The food system
These chapters explore the key issues with the current food system but also the hopeful solutions that are available.
Part 3: What’s for dinner?
The third part follows the structure of our compass: what are the most impactful food choices – based on science – that we can take to reduce the climate impact of our food. And also: which choices have a minimal impact, so we can relax a bit more? Each chapter includes practical tips.
“Join Frank the Fork Ranger as he starts his winding journey through the globalised landscapes of farming and food, combining bite sizes of information into a very palatable format: recipes for sustainable dishes. Through his honest exploration, Frank is one of our ambassadors for turning knowledge into action.”
prof. dr. ir. Rogier Schulte, Farming Systems Ecology Wageningen Research & University
This is the 5th print (2025)
The seasonal calendar: what you get
Besides a beautiful item to display, this calendar:
- contains 48 easy and tasty seasonal recipes online or in-app, 4 each month
- lists the fruits and vegetables in season each month
- shows for each recipe which months it’s in season
- makes it easy to eat for the climate – the recipes are without meat and contain less dairy
- saves you time to do the research and search for recipes
- is a physical and beautiful reminder to eat with the seasons
How the seasonal calendar works
Many people want to eat seasonal food but no longer know when something is in season. And knowing is only half of the work: you also need to create a meal around those ingredients. That’s why we have created this calendar that includes 4 recipes for every month.
We cross-checked everything with various sources and divided the fruits and vegetables into four categories, to give you a better understanding of the seasons:
- Products that are almost out of season fall under last chance.
- Some products are great from storage for several months, like apples or cabbage.
- Prime time is when fruits and vegetables are harvested and they are at their best.
- And starting now helps you spot the new arrivals.
Each month includes a link to four recipes with the ingredients of that month, so you can put knowledge into action. You can open them in your browser or with a voucher code in the Fork Ranger iPhone app. Android coming soon!
This calendar will help you discover new flavors and make an impact with your food. Together we can rewild our landscapes, and in the process, rewild ourselves.
How sustainable are the book and calendar?
If you once make 4 portions Smokey Chilli without meat instead of with meat you’ve already saved 6.1 times more CO2 than the CO2 emissions of the book and calendar.
Also, there are no dates on the calendar so you can use it every year, and we’ve printed them double-sided so less paper and ink was used.
Based on:
Poore, J., & Nemecek, T. (2018). Reducing food’s environmental impacts through producers and consumers. Science, 360(6392), 987-992.
Wells, J. R., Boucher, J. F., Laurent, A. B., & Villeneuve, C. (2012). Carbon footprint assessment of a paperback book: Can planned integration of deinked market pulp be detrimental to climate?. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 16(2), 212-222.
Additional information
| Weight | 0.800 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 25.5 × 19 × 3 cm |
| Region | Northwestern Europe (NL, DE, BE, UK), Alps (CH, AT), Southern Europe (ES, IT, PT), Scandinavia (DK, NO, SE) |
| Language | English, Dutch, German |
Giada (verified owner) –
I bought the book + seasonal calendar combo deal (and the lunch PDF as well!) and LOVE them! And with the voucher codes I can see all the recipes in the app — I just wish the option to sort recipes alphabetically will be added soon 😉
Definitely recommend ❤️
Diana (verified owner) –
I love how simple the recipes are, or better: how well explained they are. I’ve always found recipes to be confusing with the cooking time but by the use of design everything is super clear! Totally recommend it.
Sander Wagemans (verified owner) –
What a fantastic book with clear and simple instructions, plenty of visual aides and very informative beyond simple statistics. I really appreciate how all the recipes contain ingredients that are easy to obtain but the seasonal calendar does show you when the more ‘obscure’ vegetables and fruits are in season. I cannot wait for more recipes to be added.
Koen Nijenhuis (verified owner) –
Prachtig boek met ontzettend veel inzichten over de impact van ‘onze’ eetgewoontes. Op een hele luchtige en informatieve manier gebracht. De recepten zijn ook top! Veel variatie en makkelijk te bereiden. Enige minpuntje is dat er best wat spelfouten in staan. Verder niets dan (wit)lof!
Mareike Brühl –
We hebben al heel wat foutjes uit de nieuwe editie gehaald! Laat je ons weten als je er nog een paar vindt? (dan weten we zeker dat ze er allemaal uit zijn!)
Steph KJ (verified owner) –
Best thing I have bought in a long while. I LOVE flipping through the mix of recipes and narrative and am so inspired to cook again!! As a lifelong veggie I have constantly struggled with variety in my diet and I’m so happy to have found this book & calendar combo. THANK YOU!!! I made the smokey chilli for my family last week and it went down a storm, especially with the excitement that it had COFFEEEEE in it!!
Louise (verified owner) –
Een leerzaam boek met interessante uitleg hoe en waarom we bewuster met voeding kunnen omgaan. Bovendien staan er heerlijke recepten in die gemakkelijk te maken zijn en met ingredienten die je bijna standaard in huis hebt. Handige kalender!
Do (verified owner) –
Praktisch boek dat een lust voor het oog is. Heel fijn om handvatten te hebben wat nu echt een verschil maakt. Welke keuzes het meeste impact hebben. Bovendien zijn het echt lekkere recepten. Hiermee krijg ik mijn gezin wel overtuigd.
Rob (verified owner) –
Ik heb pas enkele gerechten uit het boek gemaakt, maar dat is al goed bevallen. Makkelijk en snel te bereiden en lekker van smaak. De kalender bevat erg veel informatie en een handig naslagwerk voor in de keuken. Zowel boek als kalender: aanrader!
Sytske (verified owner) –
Wat fijn om nu eens een boek te lezen dat handvatten biedt en tegelijkertijd de boodschap uitdraagt dat íets doen altijd beter is dan níets doen. En helemaal fijn dat de duidelijke infographics duidelijk maken wat je dan het beste kunt doen (laten) om een positieve impact te maken.
THANKS!
Ingrid (verified owner) –
Mooi vormgegeven boek, met lekkere recepten en veel wetenswaardigheden over hoe goed voor de aarde te zorgen door bepaalde keuzes te maken. Ik heb er veel van opgestoken, terwijl ik dacht al aardig te weten hoe de klimaatcrisis te bezweren. Wel even wennen aan de manier waarop de recepten zijn beschreven. Hier en daar tref ik nog wat spelfouten in het boek, maar dat mag de pret niet drukken. De kalender is handig bij het kiezen van seizoensgroenten.