“The Zero-Mile Diet” Book Launch

It was after a brief introduction and an evocative performance of “Trouble In The Fields” by Caroline Venters that Carolyn Herriot took to the main stage for her presentation of “The Zero-Mile Diet: A Year Round Guide to Growing Organic Food.” Carolyn spoke to the sun-drenched but otherwise engaged crowd for 30 minutes about individual responsibility, going back to the garden, and how it is we alone who are responsible for what we are putting into our mouths, not only for the sake of ourselves but for those of the next generation who will inherit the world we are living in now. As inspiring as Herriot’s words are on the page, it is far more inspiring to witness the impact they had on the crowds of people that were attending the festival. At the book signing, some came to purchase the book, some came to congratulate, and some came to share their own excitement for the presentation and the ideas in the book. It is because of the motivation of people like Carolyn Herriot, and those that she inspires, that books like “The Zero-Mile Diet” and events like the Organic Islands festival are possible, and it is the sense of possibility and the things that can spring from it that have the ability, one day and every day, to change the world.

Tags: Food, Organic, Sustainable