100 mile thanksgiving

i've been reading about the 100-mile diet. essentially the premise there is that there is a ton of energy used to transport mangoes to Colorado from Mexico, and bananas to california from Brazil and soy beans from Peru and rice from china and apples form New Zealand…When the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically travelled at least 1,500 miles....so the idea is, the more local food I eat the less of a negative impact I’ll have on the environment. Makes sense. And, the idea was implemented by a couple in BC who went on a 100mile diet for a year…(read their story here: http://100milediet.org/) So, that’s what Greg and I are going to try and do for Thanksgiving when i visit him. A 100 mile meal, meaning we’re going to try and use only foods that come from a 100 mile radius around Charlottesville. i'll report back on what we actually eat!