Year of Plenty: Traditional Foodways

This episode is a conversation with Jon Dykes who is the hunt media manager for Hilleberg tents. Jon has been a lifelong learner of all things wild food, homesteading, and food preservation. Over the years, Jon has been figuring out how to maximize his backyard space to grow delicious vegetables and crops and even raise chickens.Episode Overview:How Jon became obsessed with food procurementHow he started growing his own food in an apartment with a homemade hydroponics systemWhat his current backyard garden setup looks likePlants and crops that have given him the most ROI over the yearsThe three-sister growing method that Native Americans usedHow he deals with pests and other critters trying to steal his harvestProducing tons of potatoes with minimal spaceCoastal foraging  in WashingtonSupport the podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentySign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.com/newsletterSubscribe to the Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Connect with Jon:https:/instagram.com/jondee14?igshid=YmyMTA2M@Y=Subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT  

Welcome back to the Year of Plenty podcast the shop for all things real food where we discuss topics around sustainable eating, nutrition, traditional foodways, homesteading, wild food, and much more.This episode is a conversation with Steven Cornett who runs the ultra-popular homesteading Youtube Channel called Nature’s Always Right.Steven started his journey into growing food as an urban market gardener where he would grow tons of veggies on as little land as possible and sell it at farmer's markets.But he has moved beyond simply growing vegetables in recent years. Steven now manages his own homestead on 16 acres that includes animals and even a forest.I have a previous episode with Steven from several years ago called Lessons In Regenerative Urban Farming. In that episode, we talk all about his time as an urban farmer in California. But in this episode, we get more into homestead management.Episode Overview:Choosing the right land for your homesteadAn in-depth discussion about raising sheep and pigs for meatHigh beds vs inground beds and which ones Steven has found to work betterKorean Natural Farming and Jadam Low-ost AgricultureHow to produce natural pesticides and how you can leverage IMOs (Indigenous Microorganisms) to supercharge your soil healthHow to set up mushroom logs and even grow mushrooms on the ground in your forestHow Food Sovereignty provides freedomSupport the podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentySubscribe to the Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoSign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.com/newsletterDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Connect with Steven:https://www.youtube.com/@NaturesAlwaysRighthttps://naturesalwaysright.com/Subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT 

This episode is a conversation with Kris Chain who is a molecular geneticist. He is also the founder of Season Report, an online almanac that combines hunting, fishing, foraging, and gardening information all in one place.Episode Overview:A primer on DNA and how it is expressedThe study of epigenetics and how exercise and food can influence gene expressionHow food can help proteins function better or worseMuscle Fiber types and their different energy sourcesThe downsides of being able to get food with little effort in this day and ageThe role that epigenetics might have played in the evolution of antler sizeAn overview of Season Report and how it can help you procure more food from your regionSupport the podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentyYoutube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoSign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.com/newsletterDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Connect with Kris:https://seasonreport.com/https://www.instagram.com/myseasonreport/Episode Resources:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4002107/pdf/zbc12005.pdfOr subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT

This is a solo episode in which I detail my definition of real food.Support the podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentyYoutube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoSign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.com/newsletterDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Or subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT

This episode is a conversation with my stepbrother Max Kuehnhoefer, a wholistic farmer. Max has dedicated the past 7 years of his life to learning as much about natural, biodiverse farming systems as possible.Episode Overview2023 Foodie GoalsBarriers to entry fishing in GermanyDefining Quality FoodMax experience at a conventional mass pig farmCheese making at a wholistic farm in northern GermanyMy first time attempting to make Mozarella from Fresh Raw MilkWholisitc vs conventional milk productionDairy cattle herding in high mountain pastures in the alpsSupport the podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentyYoutube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoSign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.com/newsletterDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Or subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT

This episode is a conversation with Lily Nichols who is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and author. We sat down to talk about the dietary needs of pregnant women and how pregnancy can be optimized with real, whole foods. Which she covered in detail in her book Real Food For Pregnancy. It was a super interesting conversation and a lot of this info applies to everyone who is interested in eating a diet rich in real food. So all you guys listening out there stick around because you will definitely learn something from this one.Episode Overview:Why have a real food pregnancy?Macronutrient needs during pregnancy (deep dive into carbs, protein, and fat)Why a high-carb diet might not be the best ideaHow protein needs were drastically underestimated for the longest timeWhat fats to avoid and which ones to focus onEssential foods that maximize micronutrient intakeFood and drink that don’t build a healthy babyHow to deal with common pregnancy complicationsSupport the podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentyYoutube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Sign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.com/newsletterConnect With Lily:https://lilynicholsrdn.com/https://www.instagram.com/lilynicholsrdn/Or subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT

This episode is a conversation with my buddies Shay Helm and Shane Weigand who have been hunting Montana and other parts of the great American wilderness for the last two decades.Both of them are very much into the culinary exploration of wild game and fish. In fact, Shay actually used to go to culinary school and Shane worked at a wild game processor in his teens. So needless to say that they know their way around the kitchen and butcher station. Shane is also very involved in using donkeys (aka burrows) to pack into the backcountry for hunts and other adventures.Episode Overview:Shane’s story of his recent Montana Moose huntWhy road hunting has a bad reputation and how you can do it effectivelyShay explains what doe patrol is and why he would rather hunt deer over elkThe story behind my 2022 mule deer huntCooler set up for a multiday huntsTips for better wild game processingPacking into the backcountry with donkeysMuch much moreSupport the podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentySubscribe to the Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Sign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.comOr subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Hillary Lampers about living a simple life, focusing on eating real foods, and reconnecting with the old ways. As a doctor, Hillary offers a blend of Regenerative Medicine, Functional Medicine / Wellness, and Primary Care. Her areas of expertise include head & breathing conditions, brain health, hunting performance, pain management, hormone balancing, and digestion.Episode OverviewRelationship advice on how we can learn to accept each other fully, help each other grow, thrive, and be healthyReal foods and how they are connected to healthImportance of harnessing a healthy and working gutLiving a simple life and how immediate gratification is harming us as a societyHormone toxins from food and our environmentConnecting with nature, wild harvesting, and how it can enrich your lifeBuilding routines that mimic how our ancestors livedetcSupport the podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentySubscribe to the Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Sign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.comConnect With Hillary:https://www.instagram.com/dochillary/https://linktr.ee/huntharvesthealthOr subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT

This episode is a conversation with Dr. Miki Ben-Dor, a Paleoanthropologist at Tel Aviv University. His area of study examines the causal relationship between Paleolithic nutrition and human evolution. Figuring out what our ancestors ate can help inform us how we should eat in this day and age. Miki and I sat down to explore his findings on humans being much more adapted to eating meat than plants. Now I'm not against eating plants and Miki’s findings dont claim that we should only be eating animal foods…but he has uncovered a lot of evidence that points to humans being meateaters for a great length of our evolution.Episode Overview:Human Trophic Level: Our position in the food chain compared to other living thingsHow our bodies are much more designed to utilize animal vs plant foods  for energyArcheological and ethnographic evidence for humans evolving as carnivoresHow we can look back to our evolution to inform what we should eat todayWhy hunting larger animals was the most energetically efficient for our ancestorsWhy hunting small animals and the search for fat might have caused us to grow larger brainsSupport the podcast via Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentySubscribe to the Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Sign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.comOr subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT

This episode is a conversation between me, Caleb Kasper, Dylan Baldassari, and Matt Arnt. These guys are my most hardcore hunting, fishing, and foraging buddies and I spent a ton of time with them going after wild foods in Wisconsin.Episode Overview:2022 Mushroom Hunting Recap (especially Burn Morels)Updates on morel mushroom cultivationGrowing your own edible mushrooms at homeMatt training his first bird dog for duck huntingDuck hunting tips and favorite duck recipesDylan's spearfishing adventures in Washington (catching Octopus with your bare hands)How to make Japanese fish prints with your catchPoldi’s 2021 elk hunting story and elk prep for this yearCaleb’s Master Program, using hemp to pull heavy metals out of the soilAnd much moreSupport the podcast on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/yearofplentySubscribe to the Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@yearofplentyvideoDo you follow the podcast on social media yet?IG: https://www.instagram.com/poldiwieland/X: https://x.com/yearofplentypodFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theyearofplenty/Sign up for the newsletter:www.theyearofplenty.comOr subscribe directly using your podcast app. The show is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts and many other platforms!Please rate and review the show in the Apple Podcast and Spotify apps. This always helps the show get ranked so that more curious foodies can explore real food and drink with us.I want to hear from you! Take the LISTENER SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KZW53RT