They eventually decided to try a diet consisting of eating food, for one year, grown within 100 miles of their home. They began the diet symbolically on the first day of spring, March 21. Beginning in June, they wrote articles for The Tyee about their experience.
They eventually chose to embark on a diet that focused on locally sourced food, produced within a limited geographic area, around their home. They marked the beginning of this new approach on the first day of spring, March 21. As the warmer months arrived, they began sharing their story through articles for The Tyee.