Cook Wild
Cook Wild
Why the male obsession with meat, hunting, and fishing? Why is green or gardening seen as feminine? Is it really about providing, or is it about recapturing something? Is it just recreation? What happens to modern hunting justifications in the absence of conservation programs? Luke and Mike draw parallels between these modern concerns and our paleolithic ancestors’ split of plant vs meat in diet. We talk about the scarcity mindset, …
The yaupon holly is a fascinating plant with a checkered past. If you live in the southeastern part of the US, you probably walk past this unassuming shrub in the wilderness and landscape installations all the time. While it is the only caffeinated plant native to North America, it has not enjoyed the same widespread consumption as the beans of the Coffea plants or the leaves of the Camellia sinensis …
Mike Beech