have a look in your fridge, cupboard, and fruit bowl and check the origins of the food. perhaps there are apples from california, lamb form new zealand, or potatoes form egypt? you will probaby be surprised how far food travels to get to your plate.this journey, from field to plate, is called food miles. A food mile is the distance that food travels from the farmer field to the person who buys the food. Nowadays, food often travels thousands of miles to get to the consumer. why is this, and what are the effects of these long distances?