Through Use: Awakening Human Ecology - Thomas Elpel #145

ReWild Yourself

Daniel Vitalis

Health & Fitness

4.8 • 924 Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2017

⏱️ 104 minutes

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Summary

Thomas J. Elpel is an author, builder, conservationist and a pioneer in experiential education. Inspired by his childhood adventures exploring and foraging the wild lands of Montana with his grandmother, Thomas developed a passion for the natural world at a very young age. He has dedicated his life to igniting this same passion in others and is a living example of the ReWilding lifestyle.

In this episode, Thomas and I discuss the importance of developing a deep and interactive relationship with nature. He elaborates on a concept we often discuss on ReWild Yourself Podcast — conservation through use. In order to be true advocates for conserving ecology, we must participate in it; not just observe it. Thomas shares how we can foster our connection to nature and find our place in the ecosystem through hunting, gathering and learning primitive skills. He also shares a bit about life as a hunter-gatherer in Montana, including a fascinating story about a wild bison harvest in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. I hope this interview inspires you to get out there and connect with YOUR local ecology! Enjoy!

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

Show Introduction:
- A note of gratitude
- Pine pollen sale at Surthrival
- Hunt + Gather updates: Milkweed, Tenkara fishing & hunting dogs
- Q&A: A four-element approach to a healthy nomadic lifestyle
Introducing Thomas Elpel
How Thomas became interested in nature-based living
How his book Botany in a Day came to be
Nature school immersion and the loss of nature connection
Participating in nature to fuel conservation
How to procure wild protein at a low cost
Mushroom and plant foraging in Montana
Balancing modern and primitive
Recounting a Yellowstone wild bison harvest
Thomas’s prognosis for the future of the human species

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0:18.0	Awakens. You're it instincts. Hey, welcome back to the Rewild Yourself Podcast. I'm your host Daniel Vitalis. I want to start off by saying thank you. Yes, you. Thank you for being here and
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1:27.2	now talking about my staff or Jessica. Jesse is just one of the most incredible human beings I've really ever met and just a pleasure to work with and
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