Year of Plenty: Traditional Foodways

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Andy Galpin, Professor of Kinesiology at California State University, Fullerton. He is one of the foremost experts in the world on human performance education. His focus is on the science and training methods to increase strength, hypertrophy, and endurance performance. While a professor, Andy also trains high-level athletes in many different disciplines and...

This episode is a conversation with Chad Johnson who is a master ecosystem and edible forest garden designer. He has spent over two decades designing Food Forests and Water Landscapes worldwide. His early days as an ecosystem designer were spent studying under Sepp Holzer, a legendary permaculturist from Austria who chose Chad to be his protege. Since then Chad has spent over two decades designing...

Today's episode is a conversation with Texas chef, butcher, and wild food enthusiast Jesse Griffiths! Jesse runs an amazing Restaurant in Texas called Dai Due and has written two very popular field-to-table books, the first one being Afield: A Chef’s Guide To Preparing and Cooking Wild Game and Fish, as well as his new book called THE HOG BOOK.  Episode Overview: Jesse’s journey as a chef, bu...

This episode is a conversation with Craig Fear from Fearless Eating. Craig is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP) and the author of several different books about soups and broths. His newest book is called New England Soups of the Sea, which is a deep dive into US Fisheries and how we can start supporting the people who sustainably harvest seafood along our coast. Episode Overview W...

In this episode, I go over 4 different plant species to forage for this Spring. Whether you are a beginner or already have some foraging experience below your belt, this episode will help you bring home delicious wid edibles and provide some inspiration on how to prepare them in the kitchen. Support the podcast on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/yearofplenty Subscribe to the Youtube Channel: htt...

A couple of months ago, I was invited by wild food writer, Tim Fowler to come on his podcast and talk about my journey into real foods / wild foods and some of the differences between the German and North American Hunting cultures.  I had a great time chatting with Tim and figured you would get value from our conversation, so here it is! Overview: How I became obsessed with real food / wild foods...

This episode is a conversation with Ryan Estep, who is a lifelong hunter and currently on the carnivore diet. Ryan is a meat connoisseur and knows more about cooking it than anyone else I know. So it is always a pleasure to pick his brain and get some new inspiration. Episode Overview: How Ryan's carnivore diet is going The story behind his caribou hunt What carnivore-friendly, low carb foods...

This episode is a conversation with Jacob Hernandez, who is one of my friends and fishing mentor. Over time, Jacob has acquired a ton of fishing knowledge. And although we could have touched on a bunch of different species in this episode, we decided to focus it on the mighty BURBOT (Lota lota). Burbot are amazing predatory fish that exist in the northern hemisphere. And the best part about them i...

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Devin Pettigrew, who just finished his doctoral program in archeology. Devin has been on a quest to research ancient hunting weapons and tactics, and broader implications of these aspects on social organization, economy, and human-environmental relations. He has done a bunch of awesome experiments with ancient hunting weapons. Episode Overviews Ancient pierc...

This episode is a conversation with Craig Camp who has been heavily involved in the wine industry for over 30 years. After learning about wine production in Italy, he has worked with many different vineyards, been on the board of directors for several winegrowing associations and was named on the list of  “Wine’s Most Inspiring People of 2021” by the Wine Industry Network. Today, Craig runs Troon...

In today's episode, I chat with Tori Loomis all about life as a chef & how empowering it can be to get to know your food up close and personal. Tori is a chef and Louisiana native. She has practically spent most of her life cooking in professional kitchens or around the campfire for friends and family.  On top of this Tori is actively out there bringing home wild foods to experiment with...

This episode is a conversation with my friend and fellow foodie Caleb Sindic all about the beef supply chain in America and why beef prices have increased in 2021. Episode Overview: What metric is used to measure food prices in the US? What has happened in the supply chain that caused beef prices to increase in 2021 Who controls the beef market? How the government and ranchers are taking action to...

This episode is a conversation with Zach Slattery, a bowhunter from Australia. Zach gives us the rundown on hunting in Australia where he and his mates hunt feral goats, hogs, and more. Episode Overview Game species classification and tag system in Australia The deer of Australia Hunting access, private vs public land Why Zach was targeted by a global hate campaign Dealing with an overpopulation o...

This episode is a conversation with  Caleb Kasper, Matt Arnt, Tom Siefkes. They are good friends I met back in La Crosse Wisconsin & we have hunted, fished, and cooked many times together. It was great to catch up and hear how the wild food harvesting has been going for them throughout the seasons this year. Overview: Short recap of everyone's deer hunting & waterfowl season so far Ho...

In this episode, I get into the meat and potatoes behind grassfed labels on beef and dairy products.  Ever wonder what grassfed really means? What it really takes to put these labels on packaging? Learn all about this and more on the Year of Plenty Podcast. Overview: Which government associations regulate these labels, if any? What are the standards and definitions behind these labels? What do mea...

This episode is a conversation with Stephan Van Vliet. He earned his PhD in Kinesiology and Community Health & received post-doctoral training at the Center for Human Nutrition in the Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine. Dr. van Vliet also holds a Masters in Nutrition Science. He performs clinical and translational studies to evaluate the effects of whole food ingestion and ph...

This episode is a conversation with Mary Ruddick on the traditional diets of the Masaai and Hadzabe peoples. Mary is a certified nutrition coach, educator, and has authored several books and online educational programs. She is known to find solutions to health conditions that seem impossible to heal by modern medicine alone. In her practice, she teaches her clients the tools and methods necessary...

This episode is a conversation with salt expert Darryl Bosshardt from Redmond Realsalt. Darryl has studied salt his whole life and I figured it would be good for us to hear about such an essential ingrdient from him. We use salt everyday, but many of us don’t know much about it. Darryl is here to help us understand the in's and out's of salt. Overview How Darryl got interested in salt Th...

This episode is a conversation with my good friends and fellow outdoorsmen Caleb and Dylan. Both of them spend a lot of their free time either hunting, fishing, foraging, or all of them together. They are also grad students at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse, where they are studying with, and learning from, world-class mycologists. Needless to say, being a conscious participant in nature i...

Today's episode is a conversation with my friend Ryan Estep who runs an awesome Instagram account called @meatyourwild ! Ryan is currently on a carnivore or "ALL MEAT” diet for health reasons. Since he eats meat everyday he has mastered cooking it in a variety of ways. Ryan has learned A TON about cooking meat on his carnivore journey and shares some powerful meat cooking wisdom with you...

This episode is a conversation with Zach Ferenbaugh. He is a lifelong hunter and one of the best public land hunters that I know of. Zach is also one of the guys who started the Hunting Public, which is a media company that produces elite content around hunting on public land. Episode Overview: How the Hunting Public started How Zach got immersed with hunting How Zach likes to scout for deer Hunti...

This episode is a conversation with my stepbrother Max who is a biodynamic farmer in Germany. Max and I have shared a passion for food and he outdoors forever! He is also the one who influenced the way I think about food today by introducing me to some of the philosophy behind sustainable farming that works with nature instead of against it. Some of the topics we cover are: The value behind gettin...

This episode is a conversation with Luke Reeves, who is an avid outdoorsman and gardener. Over the last month him and others have been working hard to bring the Hunting Collective to life. The Hunting Collective is a new organization that was created around the premise that mentorship is key to helping people achieve their outdoor-lifestyle goals! It focuses around inclusiveness in hunting and the...

This episode is a conversation with Francesco who is a veterinarian and wildlife photographer/filmmaker for Altitude and Trails, a hunting media project. During our conversation we talked about how to inspect animals you hunted, or raised, for signs of disease, so that you can decide if you want to use them as food. We also go over some specific data points hunters can collect to gain an understan...

This episode is a conversation with Tom Volk who is a world-renowned mycologist and professor at the University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. He teaches numerous courses such as Medical Mycology, Plant-Microbe Interactions, Food & Industrial Mycology and even Lating & Greek for Scientists. Tom runs a popular web page called Tom Volk's Fungi, which features a host of fungi species and is a...