Journalist and author J.B. MACKINNON coined the term “the 100 Mile Diet,” and his book Plenty is widely considered a catalyst of the local foods’ movement. His essays on natural history have appeared in Orion, Reader’s Digest, and other magazines. He is based in Vancouver, Canada.
Books in order of publication:
Dead Man in Paradise: Unraveling a Murder from a Time of Revolution – 2006
The Once and Future World: Nature As It Was, As It Is, As It Could Be – 2013
Far from Home: Essays Beyond the Comfort Zone – 2014
The Day the World Stops Shopping: How Ending Consumerism Saves the Environment and Ourselves – 2021
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