Research Notes on 100 Mile Diet
The 100 Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating (or Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally) is the 2007 book by Canadian writers Alisa Smith and J. B. MacKinnon. In the book, the authors recount their experience, including the motivations, benefits, drawbacks, and challenges, on restricting their diet, for one year, to include only foods grown within 100 miles of their residence. ...read more on Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- Concept commenced by the two authors in 2004 in northern British Columbia.1
- Both in their thirties, Alisa Smith and J. B. MacKinnon each had writing experience prior to authoring The 100 Mile Diet: A Year of Local Eating.1
- Their website was launched in April of 2006.1
- Hardcover version of the book published by Random House in March of 2007.1
Top Resources on 100 Mile Diet
- 100 Mile Diet: Official Site
- WiseGeek: What is a 100 Mile Diet?
- The Tyee: Series - 100-Mile Diet (Jun 28, 2005)
- Culinate: Going Local - “Locavores” Redefine Where Food Should Come From (Jan 29, 2007)
- Chowhound: Thoughts on Plenty/100 Mile Diet
- Organic Consumers Association: Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon Chew the Fat on Their 100-Mile Diet (Apr 24, 2007 )
- Washington Post: The 100-Mile Meal (Nov 15, 2006)
- Treehugger: 100 Mile Diet: I Never Promised You a Tomato Garden | 100-Mile Diet for College Students
- CNN.com: Farmers Markets Feed the 100-Mile Diet (Sept 4, 2007)
- Green LA Girl: 100-Mile Diet Series Compiled
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Research Notes References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Wikipedia: 100-Mile Diet
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