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100-mile diet
But all that’s changed. Nowadays, the average meal travels about 2,400 km to get from the field to your table. The bad news is that all this food transportation creates a lot of air pollution and greenhouse gases that cause climate change. The good news is that you can do something about it. The 100-mile diet is a way for you to support local farmers and live more in harmony with natural systems. The concept is simple. You eat only food that’s grown within 100-mile (160 km) radius of your home. So how do you do it? Read the labels and ask yourself, “is my breakfast better traveled than I am?” Most people who’ve tried the 100-mile diet report that the food tastes fresher and better than the imported variety. Eating food grown nearby also helps support local food producers, and it’s a great way to meet people in your community. Eating locally also helps reduce your risk of exposure to dangerous chemicals. Local food won’t be as heavily laden with chemical pesticides used to prevent mould and fungus during shipping. In other countries, chemicals such as DDT are routinely used in the cultivation of fruits and vegetables that are eventually exported to North America. And your dinner table. See if you can put together one meal with locally grown food. You will be pleasantly surprised! For more information:
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We take it for granted that we can eat bananas from Mexico, apples from New Zealand, and oranges from Florida. But this is a relatively new phenomenon. Previous generations ate only what they could grow each season.
