100 miles is not a great distance...especially when you think about the average distance food travels to get to our dinner table, a whopping 1,500-2,500 miles. The 100 Mile Challenge is a show that has been running on Planet Green for the last few weeks. Six families from Canada signed up to only eat food that has traveled 100 miles or less, from farm to table, for 100 days. The families were inspired by Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon, the authors of Plenty, a memoir about the authors experience of the 100 mile diet for one year.We have also been inspired by the show and the book as well and hope that next summer we can do our own 100 mile challenge. We have been searching the web finding locally grown food. We have found many resources for just about everything we will need...of course, there are a few items (salt, for one) that we have not been able to find. Besides discovering locally grown food within 100 miles, I am hoping that we will also discover a new way of eating and a healthier understanding of where food comes from. We are planning on growing some of our food in our garden, joining a CSA, and hopefully getting some chickens. I have also been researching foraging for food in Colorado. The possibilities of new tastes are very exciting.
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I LOVE that show! In the spirit of the show, Mike and I took on our own challenge for the months of November and December...no dining out! It's not nearly as difficult, of course, but has been a challenge, nevertheless.
i've never heard of the show. i think this is an awesome idea, brittlee! i try to buy local and seasonal things as much as possible. but "as much as possible" is definitely not an organized discipline. ha! i'm excited to hear how you like it. have you read "animal, vegetable, miracle" by barbara kingsolver? if you haven't you should check it out.
i see someone already mentioned it, but i was also going to tell you to read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. It's great. You'd love it and she was already one of my favorite authors so it's a pleasant/interesting read...motivating and inspiring.
I have read Animal Vegetable Miracle and I did absolutely love it...I started reading it before we ever started a garden and it gave me amazing insight to the growing industry. It's one of those books that I want to read ever so often. Cindy, I saw on your blog that you just read her new book...now that one is on my list to read also...so many books, so little time!
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