Cultural Heritage, Food Security, and COVID-19 with Lori McCarthy — WildFed Podcast #027

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In this episode:

Lori McCarthy | Founder of Cod Sounds & Director of Canadian Wildlife Federation

Podcast discussion:

  • Describing Newfoundland

  • How COVID-19 has impacted Newfoundland

  • Snowmageddon

  • Preserving cultural food heritage

  • The luxury of wild food

  • Being prepared for potential food shortages

  • Will COVID-19 renew interest in food self-sufficiency?

  • Finding silver linings

  • Developing food sovereignty

  • Honoring our elders and preserving their generation's wisdom — the old ways of food

  • How to find Lori's work


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Meet Lori McCarthy

Lori McCarthy is dedicated to the cultural foods of Newfoundland and Labrador through her company Cod Sounds and the Livyers Cultural Alliance.

Her core values embrace locally sourced regional cuisine and wild foods from the land and sea; this is reflected in her food experiences and workshops.

Lori has been listed as a hidden gem in National Geographic and has been written up in Costal Living as one of the 8 great excursions in North America. The Telegraph speaks about her in an article with Newfoundland being one of the most unlikely culinary destinations and check out what the National Post has to say.

Website |Instagram @eatitwild and @codsounds

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