Fisherman And Hunters Are True Locavores
I met a fellow the other day who said he explained his passion for hunting to his new wife who had been previously opposed to the sport as providing the family with a supply of organic grass fed meat. He was a true locavore! All of a sudden she was on board. I’m Susan Allen when Open Range returns with high beef prices and the popularity of natural foods, there is a new food movement emerging that the NW outdoor community is sure to love. From a politically correct stance there couldn’t be a better time to be a hunter or fisherman because we are on the cusp of a new food movement that is being called Hunter, Gather ,Cook that’s emerged in some of the world’s most exclusive restaurants like Noma in Denmark where only food that has been “collected” in the proximity of the restaurant is served. Today you will find wild game on nearly all upper scale menus introducing urbanites to the unique flavor of deer, elk, grouse and other delicacies. The travel channel’s Wild Within show and outdoor blogger Hank Shaw’s new book Hunt ,Gather, Cook also support the trend. So does my family who hunt for sport but also to keep the freezer stocked with low fat, grass fed free range meat . There are more species to hunt and fish in the Pacific Northwest than anywhere else in the nation thus this Thanksgiving our family decided to serve up only fare we have caught hunting or fishing. That will make for an interesting menu and according to some food blogs makeus pop culture trendsetters! I don’t know about that but we do have a lot of great stores to pass around as well
