Distance

"In the United States, food typicaly travels between 2,500 and 4,000 kilometers from farm to plate. 25% farther than in 1980" -Brian Halweil (World Watch Institute)

Mackinon, J.B. , and Smith, Alisa. Plenty: Eating Locally on the 100 Mile Diet. New York. Three Rivers Press.2007

J.B Mackinon has been awared three National Magazine Awards as a freelance writer.
Alisa Smith has been published in Outside, Explore, and other periodicals.
Both J.B. Mackinon and Alisa Smith went a 100% local diet for a year.

Plenty tells the story of this couple on their journey of one year of local eating. They rely completely on local markets, local farms, dairies, and fisherman to supply their food. They reject the unsustainable and fuel ineficiant diet of most Americans. They bring up the fact that food travels thousands of miles to get from the farm to the plate. In this book they vow to eat food within 100 miles of their home. By doing this they proove that living on the "SUV Diet" is not the only way to surviv on America.

Video on Topic:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFNzabpQ2X0

I am hoping to inspire people, through my project, to live their lives in a more sustainable way. Many people don't think about the fact that their food has traveled thousands of miles and are unaware of the effects this system has on the earth. This book shows that a local diet is possible. This book is inspiring and full of information that more people should be aware of. I hope that my project will educate people and inspire some to look at their lives in a different way.