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As usual, I like the principal here but the implementation is just ridiculous. A 10 mile diet wouldn’t be sustainable for most farmers let alone city dwellers.
I did love the 100 mile diet though. Take it out to about 200 and I think it’d probably be pretty sustainable for most Canadians.
Taking the 10-mile challenge
By Bhreandáin Clugston
EditorSep 14 2007
You may have heard of the 100-Mile Diet.
For a year, two Vancouver authors, Alisa Smith and J.B. MacKinnon, ate only foods grown within 100 miles of the city.
They found that most food travels thousands of miles from its source to supermarket shelves and sought to expose the challenges of eating locally and being environmentally-reponsible.
Their experiences were turned into a popular book, The 100-Mile Diet.
With topics of farming and food security often front and centre in Richmond, a group of residents has decided to take the 100-Mile Diet a step further. Actually, make that 90-miles closer.
Enter the 10-Mile Diet. For 10 days, a group of Richmond residents will attempt to eat only locally-grown food. While fruits and vegetables are aplenty, many participants will be challenged to find grains and a variety of meats.
I wonder how many of these 10 mile dieters are going to drive to pick up their groceries?
Posted by skooter at 4:36 PM
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