Roots Green: the 100 Mile Diet, Could You Do it?
Imagine only buying and eating food from within a 100 mile radius of where you live. Sound easy? Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon will tell you otherwise. They recounted their experiences, including motivations and challenges, on restricting their diet for one year to include only foods grown within 100 miles of their residence in their book "The 100-Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating."
In 2005, Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon began a one-year experiment in
local eating. Their 100-Mile Diet struck a deeper chord than anyone
could have predicted, inspiring thousands of individuals, and even
whole communities, to change the way they eat. Locally raised and
produced food has been called “the new organic" — better tasting,
better for the environment, better for local economies, and better for
your health. From reviving the family farm to reconnecting with the
seasons, the local foods movement is turning good eating into a
revolution.
While the concept of only eating locally grown food is not new, the book coincided with the emerging popularity of the locavore: someone who eats food grown or produced locally or within a certain radius such as 50, 100, or 150 miles. The locavore movement encourages consumers to buy from farmers’ markets or even to produce their own food, with the argument that fresh, local products are more nutritious and taste better.
Locally grown food is an environmentally friendly means of obtaining food, since supermarkets that import their food use more fossil fuels and non-renewable resources.movement and farmer's markets. Media outlets in North America examined the feasibility of only eating food produced locally, local food-themed events, and locavore groups. Some restaurants and caterers offered 100-mile menus. Some farmers, gardeners, or regional food producers began offering subscription services to deliver produce or urban farming or gardening services. The 100-mile diet spawned many variations to allow for various circumstances and motivations. Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon now host the show "100 Mile Challenge" on the Food Network. Do you think you and your family could try the 100 Mile Diet?
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_food
http://100milediet.org/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/100_mile_diet
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