Year of Plenty: Traditional Foodways – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, I chat with Kyle Kamp, the expert nutritionist behind Valley to Peak Nutrition, about the critical aspects of backcountry nutrition for hunters and other backcountry enthusiasts. Whether you're gearing up for a multi-day backcountry hunt or hiking trip, dialing in your nutrition can make all the difference. Kyle shares practical tips on how to fuel your body efficiently, manage calorie intake, and ensure proper hydration and meal timing while in the backcountry.

Episode Overview:

• Kyle's journey into the world of nutrition and how his personal experiences shaped his approach
• Importance of a well-planned nutrition strategy for backcountry hunting
• The role of calories: How to calculate and adjust your intake for the backcountry
• Managing calorie deficits: Recognizing symptoms and staying fueled during long trips
• Meal timing and macronutrient balance for sustained energy during your trips
• Hydration strategies: How much water you really need and the role of electrolytes
• Adjusting nutritional strategies as you age: From your 20s to your 40s and beyond
• Tips for planning and packing your meals for backcountry trips
• Practical advice on using whole foods, supplements, and maintaining a consistent nutrition plan

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Link to Kyle's Calorie Planning Template:
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In this episode, Poldi chats with Ken Thrall all about how you can increase your odds for success in the elk woods. Ken works for Kifaru Gear and has hunted elk for over a decade.

Episode Overview:

• Tips for better e-scouting to find locations on the map that might hold elk
• How Ken’s e-scouting methodology changes from elk archery to rifle season
• What a typical glassing session looks like for Ken when he is scouting for elk
• A brief lesson on elk behavior, how elk move throughout the day, and how hunters can use this information to their advantage
• How to hunt elk in thick, dense bedding areas
• Tips for the archery set up when you are calling in an elk during archery season
• How to speed up the elk field dressing process
• Community Q & A where we answer questions from Year of Plenty listeners

 
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Are you looking to grow veggies in a small space? Join Poldi and Lindey as they discuss their gardening plans at their new apartment. Many renters decide not to grow food, because of limited grow space. But it is possible! In this episode, you will learn how Poldi and Lindey have grown squash and other veggies using grow bags and trellises, as well as their plans for the upcoming gardening season.

Episode Overview:

• How we plan to grow squash and other veggies on a patio using grow bags
• Squash varieties that are ideal for gardening in small spaces
• Growing vining winter squash on trellises
• Benefits of trellising winter and summer squash
• Vertical urban gardening for renters with limited grow space
• Low-budget trellis ideas for your backyard
• How to train squash to grow vertically on trellises
• Plants that are ideal for vertical gardening

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This episode features a conversation I had in Germany with fellow foodies Maurizio Bloetscher and Max Kuehnhoefer.

Overview:

• Making a whole Christmas goose for the first time
• The shady business of FAKE food
• Beekeeping
• Biodynamic farming

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In this episode, I talk with my friend and fellow foodie Jesse Graves about Conscious Eating and what it means to us. We also share some practical cooking tips.

Overview:

• Our definitions of conscious eating
• What motivated Jesse to think more deeply about this concept
• How the meaning of conscious eating can change for people living in different places

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In this episode, I talk to Daniel Vitalis. He’s a Registered Maine Guide, writer, public speaker, interviewer, and lifestyle pioneer who’s especially interested in helping people reconnect with wildness. Most recently, he was the host of the famous ReWild Yourself Podcast. His new project, Wild Fed, is a video show, podcast and lifestyle brand focused on inspiring people to participate in conservation by sustainably harvesting, cooking, and eating wild foods!

Overview:

• What is food?
• Daniel's new show, Wild Fed
• The Modern Subsistence Culture
• Conservation through use
• How wild food can be empowering
• We are all public landowners
• Hunting system in the US vs Germany
• Sustainable harvesting/foraging
• Practical advice on wild food acquisition
• How to get started in hunting, fishing, foraging
• Gathering Acorns

WildFed Season 1 Pre-Orders and The Season 1 Experience 9-Week Interactive Program: https://www.wild-fed.com/the-season-1-experience

WildFed website: https://www.wild-fed.com/

Daniel Instagram: @danielvitalis
Daniel on Facebook: facebook.com/danielvitalis
WildFed Instagram: @wild.fed
WildFed on Facebook: facebook.com/wildfedshow

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This Foodies' Roundtable discussion is all about our favorite holiday, THANKSGIVING, and one of the traditional food acquisition practices that surround it. Why do we love this holiday so much? Well, it is all about the food of course!

Guests: Michael Doering and Pius Haenle

Overview:

• Thanksgiving foods we made and ate
• Thanksgiving history
• Deer hunting season in Wisconsin

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In this solo episode I explore Rosemary, one of my all-time favorite kitchen herbs. Rosemary has been used throughout history in cooking and has had many other cultural uses. I especially love the distinct flavor it adds to food. So if you ever wanted to learn about this herb, then this episode is for you!

Some topics discussed:

• Rosemary history, folklore and cultural uses
• How to prepare it in the kitchen and ideas for simple uses
• What is better dried or fresh rosemary?

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Rosemary Pesto Recipe:

https://www.missinthekitchen.com/rosemary-pesto/

Sources:

https://nutritionalgeography.faculty.ucdavis.edu/rosemary/
http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/r/rosema17.html
http://exhibits.hsl.virginia.edu/herbs/herball/
https://www.thespruceeats.com/all-about-rosemary-3050513
https://www.romanobritain.org/13_roman_medical/roman_herbs_and_medicines.php
http://www.ourherbgarden.com/herb-history/rosemary.html
http://www.complete-herbal.com/culpepper/rosemary.htm
https://www.medievalists.net/2016/01/23-medieval-uses-for-rosemary/
https://www.spiceography.com/too-much-rosemary/
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/grow-to-eat/rosemary-really-is-herb-of-remembrance-as-scent-boosts-memory-by/
https://www.healingharvesthomestead.com/home/2019/2/22/benefits-uses-amp-recipes-for-rosemary-plus-rosemary-folktales-through-the-centuries
https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/jmf.2011.0005

The Illustrated Book of Edible Plants by Jack Staub
The Folk-lore of Plants by Thomas Firminger and Thiselton Dyer
Old English Herbarium
The Encyclopedia of Food and Culture by Solomon H. Katz

In this episode, I talk to regenerative urban farmer Steven Cornett based in San Diego, CA. Steven runs a successful market garden where he grows tons of vegetables, fruits, and microgreens in neighborhoods! He also incorporates animals like chickens, pollinators and thousands of red worms into his gardens. Everything Steven does is focused on building gardens that work in unison with nature. His mission is to teach people about regenerative farming and show you how to grow healthy food at home. To achieve this goal, Steven creates amazing educational videos on his Youtube Channel "Nature's Always Right" (link below) that reveal his entire process and journey.

Overview:

• Steven's philosophy on farming and food
• How to turn your backyard into a garden that works with nature
• How to grow more in less space
• These are just a couple of the topics we touched on.

Follow Steven:

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCejgtTHroWI5sF_2-fuiF4Q
Website: https://naturesalwaysright.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/naturesalwaysright/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/naturesalwaysright/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/NaturesAlwaysR
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/naturesalwaysright

Steven’s Recommendations:

GAIA’s Garden by Toby Hemenway
The Urban Farmer by Curtis Stone
Regenerative Agriculture by Richard Perkins

Vinder App: www.vinder.com

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Did you know that Halloween might have its roots in an ancient Celtic festival? This episode covers the historical connection between Halloween and food. I also share my thoughts on trick or treating and candy, as well as my favorite foods of the fall season.

Soul Cake Recipe:
https://fussfreeflavours.com/soul-cake-recipe/

Pumpkin Pie Recipe:
https://theyearofplenty.com/cooking/recipe-low-carb-pumpkin-pie/

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Sources:

http://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/halloween-a-foodie-history/
http://www.foodtimeline.org/halloween.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=ZP_f9icf2roC&pg=PA408#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://books.google.com/books/about/Encyclopedia_of_Food_and_Culture_Food_pr.html?id=XykOAQAAMAAJ
https://www.history.com/topics/halloween/history-of-halloween
https://www.thoughtco.com/history-of-halloween-or-samhain-1992402
http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/holydays/halloween_1.shtml
https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-halloween/halloween3.htm
https://www.britannica.com/topic/All-Souls-Day-Christianity
https://www.britannica.com/topic/All-Saints-Day
https://nrf.com/insights/holiday-and-seasonal-trends/halloween
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2018/10/101029-halloween-costumes-ideas-history-science-nation/#close
https://www.history.com/news/halloween-trick-or-treating-origins