Food Sovereignty, Wild Food, and Borderlands Cuisine with Hank Shaw

About this episode

Hank Shaw discusses his journey from political journalist to wild food authority and explores the food traditions of the borderlands.

This episode is a conversation with Hank Shaw, wild food chef, author, and the voice behind Hunter Angler Gardener Cook. Hank has spent decades hunting, fishing, foraging, and writing about wild ingredients, and his newest book, Borderlands, explores the rich food traditions stretching from the Rio Grande to the Pacific. Episode Overview: How did Hank Shaw go from political journalist to James Beard nominated wild food authority, and what pushed him to go all-in on hunting, fishing, and fora...

People in this episode

Host: Poldi Wieland

Guest: Hank Shaw

Topics covered

• food sovereignty
• wild food
• borderlands cuisine
• hunting
• foraging
• food traditions

Keywords

• food sovereignty
• wild food
• hunting
• foraging
• Borderlands
• cuisine
• food traditions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hunter Angler Gardener Cook

Books & works: Borderlands

Places: Rio Grande, Pacific

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