Archive - Food Afield

Podcast Episode - Learning the Grasslands

An early Food Afield adventure through Alberta's bird country, exploring beginner hunting, wild food, and the joy of learning.

Jul 17 • Food Afield™

45:16

Journal - The Shellfish Can Wait

I still love bringing home wild food. I just find myself valuing the shoreline, forest or field that produced it even more.

Jul 11 • Food Afield™

Journal - I Hunt Landscapes

For years I thought successful hunters were simply better at finding animals. I was wrong. The real skill is learning to read the landscape.

Jul 8 • Food Afield™

Field Guide - One Arrow

Why slowing your practice down can make you a better archer.

Jul 2 • Food Afield™

June 2026

Journal - Harrowing Journeys

A reflection on choosing the difficult road - from the journal

Jun 27 • Food Afield™

Field Guide: Your First Shellfish Harvest

Learn to find, harvest, and cook your first wild shellfish safely.

Jun 25 • Food Afield™

Podcast Episode - Purging Clams

A Field Note episode exploring the process of purging clams after you've dug them from the beach.

Jun 8 • Food Afield™

10:15

May 2026

Podcast Episode - Clams of the Pacific Coast

A documentary-style podcast exploration of butter clams, basket cockles, tides, and coastal food systems on the Pacific coast.

May 27 • Food Afield™

35:16

Field Guide - Definitely The Most Overlooked Cut of Meat

How to cut up the front shoulder of venison and extract the Flat Iron Steak

May 2 • Food Afield™

7:51

I Didn't Understand This Before My First Deer

Why the real reward of wild food begins once the animal is on the ground

May 2 • Food Afield™

April 2026

The Sound That Ends It

What do bowhunting, fly fishing, and harvesting shellfish have in common? More than most people realize. This essay explores why attention, observation…

Apr 20 • Food Afield™

Wild food is only the beginning. Learn to read landscapes, build real field skills, and reconnect with the place we once called home.

Apr 20 • Food Afield™

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