Year of Plenty Podcast

Nov 01 2024 134 ep. 87 mins 53
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Helping you become more resilient through food. We are more disconnected from our food and drink than ever before! Generational cooking skills and food traditions are slowly withering away, and many of us have no idea where our food is coming from. We explore topics such as food resilience, nutrition, hunting, foraging, homesteading, regenerative farming, and more. Gather around our table and learn how to take control of your food supply chain and fuel yourself with nutrient-dense food.

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Traditional Animal Fat For Cooking: Tallow and Lard Explained

Nov 01 2024 77 mins  
In this episode, we explore the tradition of rendering animal fats, focusing on tallow and lard and their unique uses in cooking and beyond. We discuss the role of animal fats in human history, why they fell out of favor, and their modern revival. Plus, Lindey shares her experience with homemade tallow soap, highlighting its skin benefits.Episode Overview:The differences between ta

Seasonal Eating and Wild Food Cooking with Danielle Prewett from Wild + Whole

Oct 19 2024 82 mins  
This episode is a conversation with Danielle Prewett. Danielle is the founder of Wild + Whole and a Wild Foods Contributing Editor for MeatEater. Danielle believes that every meal should tell a story, and that sustainable eating starts by reawakening our connection to food and relying on the seasons and the inherent rhythms of nature to guide our choices.Episode Overview:Why are fo

Regenerative Bison Farming: Healing the Land and Our Food Systems with Matt Skoglund

Oct 01 2024 99 mins  
Today’s guest is Matt Skoglund, a first-generation bison rancher and the owner of North Bridger Bison in Montana. Matt is passionate about raising bison regeneratively, using holistic methods that improve biodiversity and soil health on the land. In this episode, we dive into his journey into bison ranching, why bison are so vital to the landscape, and how regenerative farming ca

Late Season Mushroom Foraging: Porcini, Matsutake & Chants with Orion Aon, Forage Colorado

Sep 11 2024 132 mins  
In this episode of the Year of Plenty Podcast, I sit down with Orion Aon, an expert wild food forager and founder of Forage Colorado. Orion shares his vast experience in foraging, focusing on late summer to fall mushrooms. We dive into identifying, foraging, and preparing some of the best edible mushrooms you can find in the wild during this season. Whether you're a beginner or an

Nutrition Advice for Multi-Day Backcountry Trips with Kyle Kamp

Sep 03 2024 86 mins  
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 effici

Finding and Hunting Elk with Ken Thrall from Kifaru

Aug 21 2024 104 mins  
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 elkHow Ken’s e-scouting methodology changes from elk archery to rifle seasonWhat a typical glassing session looks

Talking Wild Food Passions and Traditions with Randy Newberg

Aug 08 2024 95 mins  
This Year of Plenty Podcast episode is a conversation with Randy Newberg. Randy is a passionate hunter and the voice of the public land hunter in America. With decades of experience on public lands, he’s become a leading advocate for self-guided hunters and others who appreciate public lands. Randy hosts two popular TV shows, 'Fresh Tracks' and 'On Your Own Adventures,' and the H

From Mountain Man to Marketing Director: Ryan Holm's Journey in Hunting and Health

Jul 23 2024 110 mins  
Ryan is a dedicated marketing director with a solid 20-year career in media development within the hunting and outdoor markets. He was the marketing director at Mystery Ranch for a long time and fractionally helped out as VP of Marketing at LandTrust. Above all, Ryan is deeply passionate about hunting, climbing, health and photojournalism.Episode Overview:How Ryan got into hunting

The Hunt for Oyster Mushrooms: A Forager's Guide with Hoosier Forager

Jul 05 2024 105 mins  
This episode is a conversation with Tim Frost (aka Hoosier Forager) all about oyster mushroom foraging. Tim is a wild edible mushroom identification expert and educator. His content covers edible & medicinal mushroom and plant identification, cooking & storing wild foods, as well as general foraging tips.Episode Overview:How Tim started his mushroom foraging journeyWhy we l

Building a DIY Thermal Greenhouse for Homesteading with James Mann

Jun 24 2024 44 mins  
This episode is Part 2 of our conversation with James Mann (aka Spicebush Woodcraft). James if a foraging educator, homesteader, and chef.Episode Overview:Why James built a thermal greenhouse to get more out of his homesteadWhat his thermal greenhouse looks like and how he built it (including the budget)How the greenhouse allows him to grow plants during cold seasonsHow he collects