100 Mile Diet: Local Eating For Global Change
by Cris B.
"From reviving the family farm to reconnecting with the seasons, the local foods movement is turning good eating into a revolution."
Supporting your local famers markets is a surefired way to ensure that you are buying local, or within in your state. The eat local movement continues to grow, as we encourage our neighbors, family and friends to rethink their consumer habits and the impact we make on our local economies and the global environment. The 100 Mile Diet founded in 2005 by Alisa Smith and J.B. McKinnon, sparked enthusiasm for spreading awareness that where and how our consumer dollars are spent do make a difference to our pocketbook and our palate. Check out the website for local resource, coalition partners, stories, recipes, find your 100 mile radius and take the pledge. Use their Getting Started Guide to get started! You can order their book online too.
Article Tools
Facebook
Google Bookmarks
Netscape
MSN Live
Kaboodle
Fark
MyBlogLog
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Slashdot
NewsVine
Mister-Wong
BlinkList
Spurl
Furl
ma.gnolia
Simpy
Email This
Rate
CommentReviews
100 miles for global change
Wow, imagine eating only foods sourced within 100 miles of your home. That is the localvore challenge. A couple in Vancouver started this year long experiment in 2005. It sounds severe and difficult after it took them 7 months to find a wheat farmer. Perhaps an easier challenge is to use a larger radius and plan ahead or as they suggest, start with one large meal for family and friends, and it's now a perfect season for that. Join their 100-Mile Thanksgiving campaign. http://100milediet.org/thanksgiving-spread-the-word/ That should make everyone appreciate the fossil fuels burned for every piece of fruit and produce shipped in from distant lands.
I would like to try localvore eating, and feel confident knowing I have Angelic Organics CSA within our state borders. I've heard of a source for raw milk and cheese and also can order organic meat and poultry from a farm in Indiana. So I know Chicagoans would fare rather well with this challenge.
Stephanie's keywords: localvore, locavore, 100 miles, thanksgiving, meal, organic, local
1 of 1 people thought this review was helpful.
Was this review helpful to you?
