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The Rurban Fringe ‘Eat Local’ Challenge OR Why Supporting Your Neighbours Has Never Been So Tasty

Posted on | June 18, 2009 | 7 Comments

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Farmer's MarketAfter a long winter, I’m excited that our local farmer’s market is finally ready for the season!

With the explosion of interest in eating local, we – as consumers – have an ever increasing choice of products and ways to shop for locally grown and produced items.

Practically speaking, local food production can be thought of in concentric circles that starts with growing food at home.  The next circle might be food grown in your immediate community, then your province/state, region, and country.  The ability to purchase and/or consume local items depends, of course, on the seasons and where you reside.

There’s no doubting the benefits … from supporting your local economy to eating fresh food that tastes great and comes from a safe and reliable source, eating local is now mainstream.

So, for the next 100 days, I’m challenging myself  to a 100 Mile Diet. 

As I’ll be making a more conscious effort to eat local over the next three months, my goals include:

  • to make at least 10% of all food purchases locally;
  • meal planning, so less food is wasted; and
  • freezing/preserving seasonal fruit and veggies to enjoy later.

Will you join me?

I’ll be posting on my progress throughout the summer … feel free to drop me a line to share information and ideas on your own challenge, or join the discussion here at any time.

Here’s to a tasty summer!

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7 Responses to “The Rurban Fringe ‘Eat Local’ Challenge OR Why Supporting Your Neighbours Has Never Been So Tasty”

  1. The Rurban Fringe ‘Eat Local’ Challenge: Day 5 OR The 100 Mile Grocery Aisle Concept : The Rurban Fringe
    June 22nd, 2009 @ 3:32 pm

    [...] announcing my ‘Eat Local’ challenge last week … I have to admit, I’ve not started off [...]

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    June 28th, 2009 @ 5:29 am

    [...] actor in many ways. So to act locally, grow a garden, and support your local farmers’ market. The Rurban Fringe has challenged me and you to the 100 mile diet. For you metric people out there like me, that’s the 160.9344 km [...]

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    June 30th, 2009 @ 2:17 pm

    [...] almost two weeks of the challenge under my belt, I’m still getting the hang of ’thinking local’ … and [...]

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    August 22nd, 2009 @ 8:41 pm

    [...] I’ve found it both easy – and extremely challenging – to stay true to the challenge from [...]

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    September 16th, 2009 @ 7:33 am

    [...] it’s hard to believe that summer – and the challenge – is almost [...]

  6. The Rurban Fringe ‘Eat Local’ Challenge: Day 100 : THE RURBAN FRINGE
    September 25th, 2009 @ 7:45 pm

    [...] a wrap, folks!  I’ve reached the end of the challenge … but not without a few struggles, highlights, and revelations along the way.  I’d [...]

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    November 25th, 2009 @ 9:31 am

    [...] It’s been 8 weeks since the close of my ‘eat local’ challenge … plenty of time to digest (heh, heh – no pun intended) what it meant for me, [...]

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