Wild Food People -Stories and News about Foraging, Hunting and Fishing

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Weekly foraging, hunting and fishing podcast from Wild Food People - hosted by Richard Prideaux and Amy Green.

We talk about all aspects of authentic, sustainable and ethical wild food - plus conservation, ecology, land management and the future of food.

We cover wild food news items from around the world, interview guests and share expert advice on acquiring wild food yourself via the Wild Food Essentials episodes.

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10: Wildfowling in Wales with Gethin Jones

Sep 26 2024 61 mins

We ventured over to the coast of North Wales to meet up with Gethin Jones, a Welshman who has been harvesting wild food from the coast since he was 4 years old.From digging up bait with his uncle, to selling pigeons to the local butcher and perfecting his flying duck impersonations, Gethin has led a life immersed in wild caught protein and we only manage to scratch the surface in t

9: Preparing for Autumn Foraging

Sep 02 2024 71 mins

This episode was recorded at the end of August with autumn just around the corner; Richard and Amy discuss the species highlights to look out for over the next few months.Wild fruits start appearing in summer with strawberries and raspberries being the first obvious candidates, Bilberries follow soon after and then as we edge to the end of summer and into autumn the different fruit

8: Gender, generations and unfair access to wild food with Whitetail Abigail

Aug 19 2024 82 mins

We welcomed Abi (aka Whitetail Abigail), creator and host of The Grit podcast, to our little corner of North Wales. We sourced some wild food, cooked over a fire and recorded this podcast episode.Abi is passionate about hunting and having more control over where her food has come from - and even more passionate about promoting women in wild food and fieldsports, giving a voice to w

7: Talking hunting, wild food and conservation at the UK's biggest hunting festival

Aug 13 2024 48 mins

We recorded this episode live at the 2024 Game Fair at Blenheim Palace, where Richard Prideaux wandered around holding a sign on a stick and invited the public, wild food celebrities and official representatives to be our guest for a few minutes. Over two days talked with dozens of people about wild food, the relevance of the Game Fair to British conservation and land management -

6: Deer Carcass and Crayfish - the worst possible crisp flavour combination?

Aug 05 2024 41 mins

This episode sees the brief return of Wild Food News, brought to you by the 'silly season' of UK press.We talk about the study that suggests that deer carcasses should be left behind on the hills to keep nutrients in the soil, and why you can no longer trap the invasive Signal crayfish for food.https://wildfoodpeople.co.ukRecent research conducted by the University of Edinburgh and

5: The (actual) Idiots Guide to The Game Fair.

Jul 21 2024 45 mins

Next weekend (26th -28th July 2024) will see The Game Fair return to Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.Dubbed 'Glastonbury for the green welly brigade' it is a festival of the British countryside and has been running since 1958.If you want to know more about wild food and increase your access to it then you need to understand the factors that affect the habitat it lives in - conservat

4: How to not die when foraging - Wild Food Essentials

Jul 03 2024 24 mins

A short podcast episode about how to not poison yourself through foraging - the link to the video version of this podcast is available below.Being wary of foraging is fairly sensible as there is a real risk of poisoning yourself or others if you don't know what you are eating. Identification guides are brilliant to help you learn how to read the packaging of plants, trees and mushr

3: Nature Friendly Farming with Huw Foulkes

Jun 21 2024 61 mins

Huw Foulkes is a 4th generation dairy farmer in the Vale of Clwyd in North Wales. Since bringing the farm back into their own management, he has been developing the family's acres into a regenerative, organic, nature friendly, calf-at-foot dairy farm for the past 4 years. We are well aware of Huw and his fantastic land stewardship, as he lives only a few miles away and is a source

2: Foraging on Clarkson's Farm

May 24 2024 68 mins

In this episode: You can't eat Woodpeckers in the UK; The motives behind a recent Morel foraging warning issued by Montana State; Australian's told to steer clear of wild mushrooms; Wild Garlic patch contaminated with sewage; Jeremy Clarkson’s unique approach to producing saleable products from wild sourced ingredients; and the real-life logistics of selling wild food.Three thing

1: Scottish deer management and trendy urban foragers

May 14 2024 64 mins

In this episode: The recent changes to deer hunting seasons in Scotland and implications of Deer Management Nature Restoration Orders on the mental wellbeing of land managers and professional stalkers; The rising popularity of wild ingredients on social media and in urban places; and how one man has been attacked for sustainable foraging.Three things to do this week: Gather in some