| The 100 Mile Challenge | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Genre | Reality television |
| Directed by | Eddie O. |
| Narrated by | Noel Johansen |
| Composer | Daniel Ross |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | David Paperny Cal Shumiatcher |
| Producer | Trevor Hodgson |
| Production locations | Misson, British Columbia |
| Editors | Patrick Carroll Carmen Pollard |
| Running time | 45 minutes (approx.) |
| Production company | Paperny Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Food Network Canada |
| Release | April 5 – May 10, 2009 |
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The 100 Mile Challenge is a Canadian reality television series produced by Paperny Entertainment and aired on Food Network Canada. The series follows the lives and eating habits of six families living in Mission, British Columbia, who, for a period of 100 days, agreed to only consume food and drink that has been grown, raised and produced within a 100-mile (160 kilometre) radius from Mission.[1][2][3] The series is based on the concept of local food consumption as described in the book The 100-Mile Diet authored by J.B. MacKinnon and Alisa Smith where the two authors describe their experience of eating locally for one full year.[1][3][4] To coincide with the premiere of the series, FoodTV.ca launched a companion website that Canwest described as "the largest, most innovative and interactive companion website to a series to date".[5]
After the series' initial run was concluded, it was announced that the global distribution rights to both the format and the program were acquired by the British company Passion Distribution[6][7][8] after which Discovery Communications' Planet Green acquired the rights to broadcast the series in the United States.[7][8]
The success of the series has also inspired other communities in Canada to organize similar challenges.[9]
- ^ a b Stainsby, Mia. Families taste reality with the 100 Mile Challenge[permanent dead link], The Vancouver Sun, March 28, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- ^ Laird, Kristin. Canwest takes 100 Mile Challenge online, Marketing, April 2, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- ^ a b New TV series captures B.C. town's attempt at 100-Mile Diet, CBC News, April 2, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- ^ J.B. MacKinnon and Alisa Smith. 100-Mile Challenge is a journey all can take, The Vancouver Sun, May 8, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- ^ FoodTV.ca’s Innovative Companion Site Creates Online Local Food Community, Canwest, April 1, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- ^ Hurrell, Will. The 100-Mile Challenge, Broadcast, June 4, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- ^ a b Vlessing, Etan.Planet Green takes '100-Mile Challenge', The Hollywood Reporter, June 5, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- ^ a b Paperny Films' THE 100-MILE CHALLENGE Sold to Discovery's Planet Green in the U.S. Archived 2010-09-22 at the Wayback Machine, Channel Canada, June 6, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2009.
- ^ Murdoch, Dinah. Are 100 people ready to try the 100-mile diet?, Waterloo Region Record, May 23, 2009. Accessed July 15, 2009.