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October 11, 2007
"THE EAT LOCAL CHALLENGE"
On this broadcast we hear segments from a conversation facilitated with seven of those who pledged to take the challenge in Nelson. We hear how they managed such an undertaking, what they learned from the experience, and whether or not they gave up! We also listen in on a few short segments from a recent visit to Nelson by authors Alisa Smith and James Mackinnon of the bestselling title, "The 100-Mile Diet". Guests/Speakers Anne Marchildon, Becky Quirk, Nancy Roulston, Lorraine Carlstrom, Mackenzie Carlstrom, Tara Stark, Matt Lowe - Nelson Eat Local Challengers (Nelson, BC) - Community Food Matters is a collective of individuals, organizations, institutions, health authorities and businesses who are concerned with Nelson's food security. CFM launched the Eat Local Challenge during the month of August. Alisa Smith - 100-Mile Diet Society (Vancouver, BC) - is a freelance writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Her articles have been printed in U.S. and Canadian publications from Reader's Digest to Utne. The books Liberalized (New Star, 2005) and Way Out There (Greystone, 2006) also feature her work. Smith has a Master's degree in history and has taught magazine writing. She has been a member of the Cypress Community Garden for five years, and hopes someday to successfully grow an eggplant. James (J.B.) MacKinnon - 100-Mile Diet Society (Vancouver, BC) - is the author of Dead Man in Paradise (Douglas & McIntyre), which won the 2006 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-fiction. His work as a journalist has earned two national magazine awards, and he is a senior contributing editor to Explore Magazine. A past editor of Adbusters, MacKinnon speaks regularly on writing and the politics of consumerism. After a year on the 100-Mile Diet, he will never again eat store-bought sauerkraut.
Musical Selection (name/title/album/label) Theme/Soundclip - Adham Shaikh, Infusion, Fusion, Sonic Turtle (CDN) Music 1 - Alice Weiler, Eggs, We Don't Monkey Around, Indy Music 2 - Fred Eaglesmith, John Deere, Ralph's Last Show, A Major Label (CDN)
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As has become an innovative way to experience the joy and difficulties of eating local food, many
communities are challenging their people to eat more locally or better yet, entirely local for a specified period
of time. In September 2007, the city of Vancouver proclaimed the month as eat local month, the city of Hamilton
Ontario has launched an eat local project, and here in the city of Nelson, our own eat local challenge took place
in the month of August. 150 Nelson-area residents pledged to commit to eating more locally, and many local
businesses took it upon themselves to provide their customers with more local options.
