How far would you travel for a great meal? Five miles? 25 miles?
How about 100 miles? Well that’s the premise behind the 100-mile
diet. Across the country, people are dedicating themselves to a
healthier, more sustainable way of eating. If you haven’t heard
of it yet…get ready…the “Locavore” movement is here and some
culinary pundits think it’s here to stay. Eating locally grown
food is not only good for you, it’s good for our environment
too. Purchasing homegrown produce cuts down on “food miles,” or
the distance food has to travel from farm to processing site to
market, positively impacting our foods’ carbon footprint. A
tomato grown in Southern California has to travel about 2,500
miles before it reaches a grocery store in Batavia. By contrast,
researchers at Iowa State University found that locally grown
produce travels an average of 56 miles from farm to market
resulting in fresher, more nutritious choices for us and for our
families. Surprisingly, a whopping 40% of our fruit is produced
overseas then ha