Food
Three Good Gifts
Good things come in threes. I put together some of my favorite gift ideas in packages of threes that would sit nicely under a Christmas tree in 10 days time.
1. Suunto M-3 Global Pro Compass – REI
2. The Wilderness Route Finder – Best Made Co.
3. Various – USGS Map Store
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1. Opinel Knife – Canoe
2. Lasso T – Poler Camping Stuff
3. Ranger Firesteel – Firesteel
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1. Field Notes Expedition Edition – Field Notes
2. Meriwether Flask – Meriwether of Montana
3. Filson Merino Wool Fingerless Gloves – Filson
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1. The Riding Pack – Poler Stuff
2. Bike Water Bottle – Poler Stuff
3. The Loading Dock – Portland Design Works
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1. Camp Chef Yellowstone National Park Dutch Oven – Camp Chef
2. Whole Larder Love Book – Amazon
3. Potato Ricer – Cabelas
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A Day in the Life – WLL
Another short film from Whole Larder Love and Commoner Films in support of Rohan’s recently released book. This one and the Smokehouse film have such great vibes – I especially like the soundtrack in each. Have a look…
Whole Larder Love from Whole Larder Love on Vimeo.
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Smokehouse
Whole Larder Love, Smith Journal, and Commoner Films KILLED it with this one. The visuals are incredible, but the soundtrack on this brings the vibe. And Rohan just keeps packing the inspiration; I am looking forward to his book as a birthday present to myself next month. The reel is below…
The Smokehouse from Smith Journal on Vimeo.
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Whole Larder Love – The Book
You’re going to want to pick this up…
Via 10 Engines and Whole Larder Love
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The Fat of the Land
I just finished reading The Fat of the Land: Adventures of a 21st Century Forager by Langdon Cook. Part Pacific Northwest travelogue, part cookbook, The Fat of the Land is definitely an inspiring read for those who want to get a little bit closer to their food. Cook is clearly an accomplished wordsmith, his editorial background lending a clever and unique tone to his narrative. But his journey from “endless cans of Chef Boyardee” to an accomplished spear fishing, Amanita-eating, steelheading forager makes you feel like you can make your way through field and stream, too. Check out Cook’s blog here, and the book is available here.
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Merry Christmas.
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Grow Gather Hunt Cook.
Whole Larder Love‘s Rohan has teamed up with Australia’s ABC Ballarat to film a series based on his grow-gather-hunt-cook philosophy. Check it out here. P.S. – With temperatures plummeting in the Northern hemisphere, this is also a nice way to vicariously escape to warmer climes!
UPDATE (12/5): As new episodes of Rohan’s series appear, I will list them below.
12/4: Episode 1 – Rocket Pesto Pasta
12/5: Episode 2 – Spanish Rabbit Legs
12/6: Episode 3 – Spring Slice
12/7: Episode 4 – Smoked Eel and Asparagus Tagliatelle
12/8: Episode 5 – Smoked Trout Wood-Fired Pizza
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The Locavore Hunter – Jackson Landers.
Joel over at deadbait ran a post today about Virginia hunter Jackson Landers, who is conducting a hunting class in conjunction with releasing a new book titled, in very straightforward manner, The Beginners Guide to Hunting Deer for Food.
I wanted to share this because, like Joel, I would like to expand my wild food collection from fishing and foraging to hunting. Our cabin is surrounding by dense woods, so a garden is out of the question (other than a few shade tolerant herbs, which we’ve grown in the past), so it seems like hunting would be the way to get some additional local food on the table.
Jackson Landers hunts Canada Geese from Helenah Swedberg on Vimeo.
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Portland Ketchup Company.
I tend to get excited about good ketchup. Ketchup in general, actually. I know, it is so common as to be overlooked, and sometimes it seems like there isn’t much that can be done to improve on a condiment that most of us completely take for granted.
I was surprised and happy to see that the (kind of) local restaurant and pub chain (empire) McMenamins recently switched to a local ketchup company. Portland Ketchup did not disappoint. They’ve “got your buns covered.” Nice one McMenamins!
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Field Trip – Ashland OR.
We just returned from a trip to southern Oregon, mixing a bit of work and pleasure there. I used to live in the area when I first moved out to Oregon over 10 years ago, and I haven’t been back there in nearly that long. The highlight of the trip was definitely the Green Springs Inn, which is about 18 miles east of Ashland in the mountains. Rain turned to snow as we ascended the mountain switchbacks after dark in the Metro (don’t knock it – that car gets 39mpg). The lodge lights were a welcome sight. We checked into our cabin, bought a bottle of local wine, and warmed up by the wood stove.
We weren’t expecting snow this early in the year, but I was lucky to have packed the Danners.
Coho Salmon omelette
Lithia Park, Ashland
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