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In the eerie French countryside, Colonel Hapgood has been sending his son, Denis, to visit a distant relatives chateau, where the boy becomes enamored with the enchanting yet unsettling atmosphere. However, when Deniss cousin, M. Vaignon, exhibits strange behavior, Hapgood decides its time to put an end to these visits. Coincidentally, M. Vaignon sends a message requesting silence and a halt to the encounters. Initially heartbroken, Denis soon finds joy in the unexpected arrival of Raoul, an enigmatic older man who once served as a groundskeeper at Vaignons estate. Yet, Hapgood cant shake his ...

Two centuries ago, nearly half the North American diet was foraged, hunted, or caught in the wild. Today, so-called “wild foods” are becoming expensive luxuries, served to the wealthy in top restaurants. Meanwhile, people who depend on wild foods for survival and sustenance find their lives forever changed as new markets and roads invade the world’s last untamed landscapes. In Feasting Wild, geographer and anthropologist Gina Rae La Cerva embarks on a global culinary adventure to trace our relationship to wild foods.