Mother Earth News features a great article this month. The author committed to eating nothing sourced more than 100 miles from her home, for an entire month. Nothing. To appreciate what this translated into in terms of actual effort and reward, check out the full piece.
As you browse the aisles of your grocery store, think about this: All those available products traveled an average of 1,500 miles from where you’re standing. International trade has invaded the food market so much that apples, oranges and bananas are now a year-long staple in most of our diets. This past September, I decided to switch from the standard 1,500-mile diet to a 100-mile diet. For 30 days, starting September 15, I would not consume any food products—except salt, pepper and yeast—that did not come from within a 100-mile radius of my house in Lawrence, Kan.
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