194: How to Use 'First-Hand Food’ to Get Outside (Tamar Haspel)

Spend enough time outside and you’ll start to notice all of the things growing around you -- and that some of those things look delicious. From greens to berries, to gardening, fishing and evening raising chickens, nature in your backyard can be full of food. For today’s guest Tamar Haspel, the possibilities of gathering or growing at least a portion of her own meals, an experience she calls “first-hand food,” became the spark for a personal challenge to eat at least one thing she sourced herself each day for a year. In this episode Tamar talks about first-hand food, how growing and sourcing it connected her with spending time outside and how you can get started on a first-hand food journey, too.

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Some of the good stuff:

[2:41] Tamar Haspel’s favorite outdoor space [3:47] How Tamar became someone who likes to go outside [6:14] Tracking her first-hand food challenge [8:10] Going from city-dweller to farmer [9:33] Best and worst first-hand food experiences [11:59] Why first-hand food is such an appealing idea [14:17] Don’t be afraid of foraging, Amy [17:54] How to balance first-hand food around the rest of your life [19:43] Amy is a first-hand mooch [25:07] How first-hand food has changed Tamar’s experience of nature [27:41] Has it changed how she feels about her place in nature? [31:23] Why first-hand food doesn't have to be extreme [32:52] Is there a middle ground and what is it? [33:50] How to get help doing it [38:32] Tips for getting started [39:34] Tamar’s favorite outdoor gear [40:33] Tamar’s favorite outdoor memory