Episodes

  • 14: What's in a Year with John Miller

    14: What's in a Year with John Miller
    Jul 22 2025
    John Miller is a nature writer, outdoorsman and a board member of both the Atlantic Salmon Trust and Curlew Action. We sat down with John in his beautiful reclaimed wood garden room / shed / office / man cave to talk about his book 'What's in a Year', living seasonally, and the broader topics of understanding nature, conservation and the Natural History GCSE.


    Links

    - John Miller's website
    - Jon Miller on Instagram
    - Wild Food People on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
    - About Wild Food People
    - Attend a course with Wild Food People
    - Get in touch with us
    - Richard on Instagram and Twitter
    - Amy on Instagram and Twitter
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    58 mins
  • 13: Cheshire Wild Venison with Steve McGuigan

    13: Cheshire Wild Venison with Steve McGuigan
    Mar 4 2025
    We visited Steve at Cheshire Wild Venison to talk about venison as a meat, deer management, and how he started in this business in the first place.

    After showing us around his premises we sat down with Steve in his office and with the occasional accompanying hum of his chiller unit and chewed the fat about current practices surrounding wild meat and getting it into the food chain as well as some of the benefits of eating wild meat, both for human health and to the benefit of local habitats and ecosystems.



    Links

    - Support the Wild Food People podcast on Patreon
    - Cheshire Wild Venison website
    - Cheshire Wild Venison on Instagram
    - Wild Food People on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook
    - About Wild Food People
    - Attend a course with Wild Food People
    - Get in touch with us
    - Richard on Instagram and Twitter
    - Amy on Instagram and Twitter
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 12: The Man who Smokes Bees and Folds Hedges - Phil Lewis

    12: The Man who Smokes Bees and Folds Hedges - Phil Lewis
    Nov 26 2024
    Phil Lewis is a hedgelayer, market gardener, beekeeper, scyther and much more, who straddles the border of England and North Wales. As darkness fell in the woods, we sat around a campfire with mugs of tea and good spirits as we discussed the importance of hedges and hedgelaying for the health of trees and support of local ecosystems and wild food networks.

    Phil is also a beekeeper, or rather - he works in contract with bees. We talk about the pros and cons of Himalayan Balsam for pollinators and drift into the world of meadow management and why taking a hay cut is important for biodiverse grassland.



    Links

    - Support the Wild Food People podcast on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wildfoodpeople
    - Attend a course with Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/courses
    - Phil on Instagram @smithy_farm_
    - National Hedgelaying Society - https://www.hedgelaying.org.uk/
    - Wild Food People on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook - @wildfoodpeople

    - Get in touch with us - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/contact-us/
    - Richard on Instagram and Twitter - @richprideaux
    - Amy on Instagram and Twitter - @agreenoutdoors
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    59 mins
  • 11: The Long Lost Truffles of North Wales with Jonathan McGowan

    11: The Long Lost Truffles of North Wales with Jonathan McGowan
    Nov 3 2024
    At the end of September we met up with Jonathan McGowan and Tembo to try our luck at Truffle hunting in North Wales.

    Jonathan is in the truffle hunting business and last year he found the first known wild truffle in North Wales for over 70 years. We spent several hours with Jonathan, following Tembo around a couple of woodlands local to us which have the right sort of habitat for truffles and talking about everything related to truffles, fungi and the legalities of truffle hunting in the wild.

    We also learn about the iconic lagotto romagnolo dog breed and how he has been trained to sniff out the treasured truffles, the downside of using pigs for hunting truffles, and the cut throat business of truffle hunting in Italy.

    Links


    - Jonathan on Instagram @jonathanmcgowan
    - Richard's Scribehound Article - https://www.scribehound.com/countryside/lifestyle/s/lifestyle/the-long-lost-english-and-welsh-truffle?ref=share&sharer=4EfxDqNpkQd5EZSix&shareType=QizkKDME&channel=countryside
    - Section 13 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/part/I/crossheading/protection-of-plants
    - Wild Food People on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook - @wildfoodpeople
    - Support the Wild Food People podcast on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wildfoodpeople
    - About Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/about/
    - Attend a course with Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/courses
    - Get in touch with us - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/contact-us/
    - Richard on Instagram and Twitter - @richprideaux
    - Amy on Instagram and Twitter - @agreenoutdoors
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    46 mins
  • 10: Wildfowling in Wales with Gethin Jones

    10: Wildfowling in Wales with Gethin Jones
    Sep 26 2024
    We ventured over to the coast of North Wales to meet up with Gethin Jones, a Welshman who has been harvesting wild food from the coast since he was 4 years old.

    From digging up bait with his uncle, to selling pigeons to the local butcher and perfecting his flying duck impersonations, Gethin has led a life immersed in wild caught protein and we only manage to scratch the surface in this episode.

    We do eventually get onto the topic of how to start wildfowling and the most important things to consider if you want to get involved - from the importance of identification skills, to knowledge of the waters and safety whilst out on the shore below the high water mark. Gethin regales us with stories from his own and his friend's experiences and shares what he thinks are the best bits about hunting for your own food.

    If you are interested in wildfowling in the UK, you can find more information on the BASC website which Gethin references - https://basc.org.uk/wildfowling/


    Links

    - Wild Food People on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook - @wildfoodpeople
    - Support the Wild Food People podcast on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wildfoodpeople
    - About Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/about/
    - Attend a course with Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/courses
    - Gethin on X / Twitter - https://x.com/GethinJones123
    - Get in touch with us - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/contact-us/
    - Richard on Instagram and Twitter - @richprideaux
    - Amy on Instagram and Twitter - @agreenoutdoors
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 9: Preparing for Autumn Foraging

    9: Preparing for Autumn Foraging
    Sep 2 2024
    This episode was recorded at the end of August with autumn just around the corner; Richard and Amy discuss the species highlights to look out for over the next few months.

    Wild fruits start appearing in summer with strawberries and raspberries being the first obvious candidates, Bilberries follow soon after and then as we edge to the end of summer and into autumn the different fruits available start to overlap. For us autumn means a season of collecting and preserving foraged fruits, from sweet and juicy plums to elusive fungi.

    Richard runs through his mental calendar of fruit and we discuss the merits of each in turn and the best ways to use them before turning to the wonderful world of mushrooms - the fruiting bodies of fungi.


    Links

    - Wild Food People on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook - @wildfoodpeople
    - Support the Wild Food People podcast on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wildfoodpeople
    - About Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/about/
    - Attend a course with Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/courses
    - Get in touch with us - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/contact-us/
    - Richard on Instagram and Twitter - @richprideaux
    - Amy on Instagram and Twitter - @agreenoutdoors

    - Richard's Article about Bilberries on Scribehound - https://www.scribehound.com/lifestyle/s/lifestyle/secrets-of-the-bilberry-from-hilltop-harvest-to-luxury-skincare
    - The Species Directory - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/species-directory/
    - Black Bryony - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dioscorea_communis
    - Our Recipes - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/wild-food-recipes/
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • 8: Gender, generations and unfair access to wild food with Whitetail Abigail

    8: Gender, generations and unfair access to wild food with Whitetail Abigail
    Aug 19 2024
    We welcomed Abi (aka Whitetail Abigail), creator and host of The Grit podcast, to our little corner of North Wales. We sourced some wild food, cooked over a fire and recorded this podcast episode.

    Abi is passionate about hunting and having more control over where her food has come from - and even more passionate about promoting women in wild food and fieldsports, giving a voice to what she sees as under-represented groups in this world.

    As we sat in the woods (accompanied by the sounds of rural life and Abi's dog wandering around) Richard and Abi discussed some of the lesser-acknowledged social and political aspects of sourcing wild food in the UK. We talk in detail about starting a podcast, generational differences between Boomers, Gen X, Millenials and Gen Z, the surprising statistics of firearm ownership in the UK, Abi's experiences getting started in hunting, the perceptions of hunting as a townie, whether the North American conservation/hunting model could work over here, and the visibility of women in shooting.

    We had a great time introducing Abi, Vic and Buck to Bilberries and taking Abi out to find some wild protein later on before cooking it all up and getting into some deep conversations.


    Links

    - Wild Food People on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook - @wildfoodpeople
    - Support the Wild Food People podcast on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wildfoodpeople
    - About Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/about/
    - Attend a course with Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/courses
    - Get in touch with us - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/contact-us/
    - Richard on Instagram and Twitter - @richprideaux
    - Amy on Instagram and Twitter - @agreenoutdoors

    -Abi on Instagram - @whitetailabigail
    -The Grit podcast - https://www.thegritpodcast.co.uk/
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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • 7: Talking hunting, wild food and conservation at the UK's biggest hunting festival

    7: Talking hunting, wild food and conservation at the UK's biggest hunting festival
    Aug 13 2024
    We recorded this episode live at the 2024 Game Fair at Blenheim Palace, where Richard Prideaux wandered around holding a sign on a stick and invited the public, wild food celebrities and official representatives to be our guest for a few minutes. Over two days talked with dozens of people about wild food, the relevance of the Game Fair to British conservation and land management - and to ask them to put into words exactly what it is that they love so much about this celebration of the British countryside.In this selection of interviews you will hear from a gamekeeper, a cookery teacher, the owner of an iconic clothing brand, a celebrity hedge layer, a fieldsports photographer, shooting sports influencers and many more - each as passionate as the last.There is a longer version of this epiosde over on our Patreon - including some extra clips and bbehind-the-scenes content. You can find out more here: https://www.patreon.com/wildfoodpeopleWe went to the Game Fair expecting a broad spread of answers - but what we came away with was an unprompted consensus about the importance of wild sourced food and community.We had a fantastic time creating this episode - and it has been a mammoth undertaking with hours and hours of content to go through.Hopefully the finished product paints a picture of what the Game Fair is all about - even if it surprises you a little. If you would like to find out more about any of the interviewees or their brands/organisations we have included links below (in the order that you hear them on the show).Links- Wild Food People on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook - @wildfoodpeople- Support the Wild Food People podcast on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/wildfoodpeople- About Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/about/- Attend a course with Wild Food People - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/courses- Get in touch with us - https://wildfoodpeople.co.uk/contact-us/- Richard on Instagram and Twitter - @richprideaux- Amy on Instagram and Twitter - @agreenoutdoors-Louisa Clutterbuck - Eat Wild - https://www.eatwild.co/-Mark Taylor - Three Valleys and Llanforda shoots - https://www.llanforda.co.uk/-Tom - Thomas Jacks - https://thomasjacks.co.uk/-Richard Negus - https://www.richardnegus.co.uk/-Becka – Hayles Fruit Farm - https://www.haylesfruitfarm.co.uk/-Oliver Massy-Birch – Fortis Clothing - https://fortisclothing.co.uk/-Andy Tarrant – Tarrant Refrigeration / Game Larder - https://gamelarder.com/-Geoff Garrod - https://www.geoffgarrod.co.uk/-Jonathan – Cheshire Gun Room - https://www.cheshiregunroom.com/-Sam Hargreaves – Tweedl - https://tweedl.com/-Joe Mann – Queen’s College Taunton - https://www.queenscollege.org.uk/-Nicole Moore - https://www.shootinggirlwithanafro.com/-Phil Bowes-Josh – Brandecosse - https://www.brandecosse.com/-Toby Christie – Gordon Castle Estate - https://www.gordoncastle.co.uk/-Dave – Founder of Tackling Minds - https://www.tacklingminds.org/-Callum McInerney-Riley - http://www.primecreative.io/-The Game Fair Website - https://thegamefair.org/
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    49 mins