mile diet mile diet year local eating plenty man woman year eating locally non fiction book written canadian writers book authors experiences including motivations challenges restricting diet year include foods grown miles residence beginning march little preparation urban couple began purchasing foods ingredients knew miles finding little grocery stores relied farmers markets visits local farms staples diet included chicken root vegetable corn lacked cooking rice sugar preserved foods use winter ended extra supplies couple wrote experience articles online magazine popularity articles led book deal book smith write alternate chapters total chapter written focuses month experience write person memoir explores experiences personal feelings canadian market book spent weeks bestseller list book spent weeks bestseller list authors won brown regional prize best contribution enjoyment understanding british_columbia mile diet concept advocates local food covered media north_america aired mile challenge television series created smith based book background idea local eating began visiting cabin northern british_columbia august food supplies nearly exhausted feed dinner guests surrounding land food dinner trout wild mushrooms leaves sour rose potatoes garden impressed couple home apartment vancouver pursued idea eating local food eventually decided try diet consisting eating food year grown miles home began diet symbolically day spring march beginning june wrote articles experience couple experience writing smith freelance journalist taught non fiction writing author award winning historical non fiction book dead man paradise past editor magazine overwhelmed response local international news media articles published series year plus additional articles august launched independent website april began writing book published hardcover version march canada mile diet year local eating april united_states plenty man woman year eating locally trade paperback released canada vintage canada imprint october united_states imprint april content book consists chapters plus epilogue section end smith individually write alternating chapters covers month march february chapter tells idea mile diet began smith agrees try year begin symbolically day spring march define local miles convenient radius include southern half exceptions rule include meals eaten traveling meals prepared friends business initial month expensive grocery stores find second chapter smith describes urban couple early children living rented apartment eating impacted relationship diet foods diet farmers market opens able buy local honey replace sugar staple diet couple spend august cabin northwestern fish pick wild eat grows garden september harvest provides tomatoes prepare winter preserved corn tomatoes jam collected herbs community garden bought potatoes fall write troubles relationship founder hosts mile thanksgiving dinner smith away november family emergency travels mile diet days finally find source flour discover farmer grows fruits vegetables wheat december smith travels grandmother feeds accepts january find restaurant local cuisine previously cook eat beef time years working struck contrast western diet poor country ample food supplies exported canada united_states buy food require couple learn mexican maya cuisine mexico wedding book ends epilogue written smith months year diet symbolic journey mile radius collect sea water salt prove obtain salt supply style genre book uses person memoir style smith taking turns writing chapter authors purposely avoided writing self help book favour memoir style saying wanted readers process affected let eyes topics motivations challenges diet personal relationship issues prior writing book created general plan narrative lead took turns writing monitor progress alternate shifts perspectives overall theme persisted general tone described charming innocent funny smith chapters said demonstrate honesty vulnerability pieces little tours force final chapter authored smith writing person narrator conclude book reaction book canadian market mile diet debuted bestseller list spent weeks list peaking vancouver market book spent weeks bestseller list peaking april book short listed authors won brown regional prize awarded authors book best contributes enjoyment understanding british_columbia book called written researched honestly told critics admired wit humour book reviewer globe_and_mail admitted grew grand repetitive statements changing global food system authors modest discoveries compared animal vegetable miracle mile diet found compelling easier read smith sympathetic reaction diet concept eating locally grown food new book coincided emerging popularity movement farmer markets media outlets north_america examined feasibility eating food produced locally local food themed events groups world food day playing popularity smith articles vancouver city hall held mile themed breakfast groups held local dinner parties week long challenges restaurants offered mile washington farmers regional food producers began offering subscription services deliver produce urban farming services mile diet spawned variations allow circumstances motivations examples include non local items like chose include local diet expanding geographic area convenient boundaries like economic region entire state province diet challenge led government recognizing encouraging local food markets american writer published blessing hands feed experiment eat food sourced mile radius home
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