Hunting New Zealand with Philipp Spahn — WildFed Podcast #166
In this episode:
Philipp Spahn | Host of The Wild Table
Podcast discussion:
Introducing Phil
The changing world of outdoor media
How Phil got started in wild food
Hunting in New Zealand
Persevering through hardships
Thoughts on a dystopian future
Closing thoughts
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Episode Resources:
Phil on Instagram @wild_heart_hunter
The Wild Table on Instagram @the.wild.table
Meet Philipp Spahn
Phil is the creator and host of The Wild Table alongside his partner Cheska.
Phil and Cheska are wild food enthusiasts committed to a journey of rediscovering our connection to food. Their personal goal is to be become fully wild food based (on the protein side) and explore all the incredible ways they can harvest, prepare and utilise wild ingredients to turn them into wildly delicious meals.
Their goal is to share learnings, insights and know-how from their own person experience to enable and inspire others to get out there and encounter the wonders of eating food that has been harvested by your own two hands.
They believe that by truly interacting with nature, through hunting, fishing and foraging, we gain a much broader understanding, respect and care for the wild places that remain. To harvest from these wild places with an eye toward stewardship and with a genuine passion for the biodiversity of these places, that is our ethos. Dirty hands but full hearts and bellies.
Website | Instagram @wild_heart_hunter