The Meadow Doctor with Tama Matsuoka Wong — WildFed Podcast #139
In this episode:
Tama Matsuoka Wong | Wild food forager and purveyor + meadow doctor
Podcast discussion:
Introducing Tama
Gardening vs foraging
I Am A Weed
Defining invasive plants
An effective method for removing invasive plants
On being a meadow doctor
Thoughts on medicinal mushrooms
Tama's sustainability code
The "why" behind Tama's work in foraging
How to get involved with Tama
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Sacred Hunting
Hunting is as ancient as humanity itself, and through most of our history it wasn’t just a physical pursuit, it was a spiritual one too. One of the ways human beings came to understand ourselves and our place in the wild world that sustained us.
Hunting is still an incredible tool for personal transformation today. Helping you discover more about yourself, your environment, the animals you share the world with, and even helping you develop a deeper understanding of life and death itself. Hunting can help you find your place in the community of life.
But you could hunt all your life and never find that kind of transformation. It takes deliberate practice, awareness, and sometimes… even initiation.
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Episode Resources:
Tama on Instagram @meadowsandmore
Tama’s TED talk: How I did less and ate better, thanks to weeds | Tama Matsuoka Wong | TEDxManhattan
Tama’s books:
Meet Tama Matsuoka Wong
Tama Matsuoka Wong is a forager, weed eater, meadow doctor, lawyer and mother of three. She is the author of the backyard field guide and cookbook Foraged Flavor (Clarkson Potter June 2012) nominated for a James Beard award in 2013.
After graduating from Harvard Law School and serving more than 25 years as a financial services lawyer in Tokyo, New York and Hong Kong, she returned with her family to Hunterdon County New Jersey and rediscovered her passion for the natural world. In 2007 she was named Steward of the Year by the New Jersey Forest Service.
Website | Instagram @meadowsandmore