The 100-Mile Diet is a relatively new book and new phenomenon. Its
based on the journey of a couple who challenged themselves to only eat
food that has been grown or produced within a 100-mile radius of their
apartment in Vancouver, Canada.
Starting without much research, Alisa Smith and James MacKinnon were thrown into the deep end of trying to source local food. Local wheat farmers proved to be one of the hardest finds and the couple ate a lot of potatoes as a result. With so much fresh, local produce in found in Queensland, undertaking a 100-mile diet here would be much easier. If you are in Brisbane, you can find dairy, wine, wheat and fresh produce at local markets, which has all been produced 100 miles from Brisbane. In today’s fast-paced world, however, is a 100-mile diet is feasible for jam-packed schedules? Cooking plays a major part of this diet and if you don’t have the time, then you probably won’t eat. Do you think you’re up for the challenge?
On the Sunshine Coast we are lucky enough to have an enormous variety of food grown locally and available at supermarkets and Farmers’ Markets. We have excellent coffee grown on the D’Aguilar Range BUT if you drink Earl Grey tea the only decent one is imported from the UK. Local foods take no more time and effort to find and cook – it all depends on your priorities. Rice is not grown here but wheat is. Should we choose where we live by what is grown locally?