Going Local and Getting Healthy

Armed with the 100-Mile Diet manifesto that stipulates only eating food grown or raised within a 100 mile radius of where you live, those from more rural areas are opting to establish small self sufficient farms or "farmettes" of their own or are depending on their farming neighbors to supply them with sustainably-raised foods—from wine to dairy to pork. Hand-in-hand with eating locally grown and organic food is the positive outcome of improved health by virtue of eating fruits and vegetables high in nutrients and trace minerals from the soil in which they're raised. Those participating in this way of life claim that by eating locally produced food, they've thwarted, and in some cases, reduced the effects of more common health-related maladies such as high cholesterol, diabetes, and unwanted weight gain. But a few local eating boundaries are stretched by some as their favorite food luxuries aren't always accessible within the realm of their "backyard." The general consensus is that items such as chocolate and imported artisinal cheeses are a couple of food vices they're not quite ready to give up.

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