Traditional Food Preservation and Wild Fermentation with Pascal Baudar, Episode 5

Join us for a conversation based around foraging, wild cuisine, and traditional food preservation techniques. In this episode, we sit down with the forager and author, Pascal Baudar. He's also a wild food researcher/consultant, culinary alchemist, and brewer. Pascal is also considered one of the top fermentation master in North America with a unique focus on using yeast and bacteria which can be found in the local wilderness.
Pascal shares his insights, experiences, and wisdom about the bountiful and diverse flavours found in our natural surroundings. He discusses the benefits of wild ingredients, the joys of foraging, and the sustainable practices that are essential for preserving our ecosystems.
Discover how Pascal's innovative approach to wild food and fermentation has led to the creation of unique dishes and beverages that transcend the ordinary. From wildcrafted beverages to inventive recipes, you'll gain a deeper understanding of the incredible edible landscape that surrounds us. Pascal is the author of 4 bestselling books: Wildcrafted Vinegars (2022), Wildcrafted Fermentation (2020), The Wildcrafting Brewer (2018), and The New Wildcrafted Cuisine (2016).
Whether you're an aspiring forager, an eco-conscious food enthusiast, or simply someone curious about the flavours surrounding you, this episode with Pascal Baudar will open your senses to a world of culinary possibilities waiting to be explored. Tune in to gain insights into a sustainable, flavorful future where the wild is your pantry.
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[@renatasutherland9843]

I love that you are having knowledgeable guests in your channel. That is awesome 👌

[@doriswilliams5731]

I always appreciate watching your videos Shawn,,

[@MrPossumeyes]

Thankyou Shawn, and thankyou Pascal. Another cool interview.

[@timkeagy4094]

I heard this podcast and I was super impressed. He lives and offers classes near me. I plan in taking a couple of his classes. I was amazed that wild foods are abundant in the mountains that surround me. Thank you Shawn for having him on your Podcast. I look to meeting this man, attending his classes and learning this skill of preservation.

[@johno30197]

Always interesting watching shawn thanks for sharing mate 👍

[@pammohler3253]

Really enjoyed Pascal. Shawn thank you for teaching.

[@ionamay494]

Pascal is one of my biggest inspirations ! Thanks for this interview.

[@robinshay9180]

How very exciting this podcast is. The timing is perfect. This past spring I stumbled across what I thought was a mushroom, that I hadn’t seen since I was a child. I had never seen in growing here in Connecticut, let alone on our property. We had an abundance of lndian Pipe, aka, Ghost Pipe. So, I gathered as much as possible, while leaving some for next year’s harvest, 🙏 and made a Tincture out of them. Thank you, Shawn for covering the most important and, sought after subjects for the times we are in.

[@marlysguimaraes4600]

Great program. Enjoyed your conversation with Pascal.

[@dorafurness466]

Very interesting thanks for sharing

[@GoodForYou4504]

So many great points talked about in this podcast! 👏

[@marygordon3032]

My God l wish that I had payed attention to my mother because she used to take a ride out in the country in Mississippi and come back with stuff that we’d never heard of and she was the best cook in town. She made a lot of meals from scratch. Thanks Shawn! 👍👍👍🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯

[@Mike-iv3hy]

Shawn, I have discovered dried blueberries 😮 They should last the winter and don't need any special storing. Just leave them on the table. That would be a good way for you to maintain your vitamin c levels in the winter. Mike.

[@5784Eva]

I live in a big city but next year I plan to move out to different province and start living almost self sufficient as much as I can . All those things that happened since 2020 change our perspective on modern life style . Now we see that actually we are living in dengerous times .

[@lisaisbell3473]

Thank you, Shawn! My husband and I have been watching you ever since the episode "Off Grid Cabin: Alone with my Dog in an Ice Storm". I'm loving the podcast! Love this topic and your guest! Thank you!

[@antiowarr9467]

Like the vid but I grew up doing all of this back home in Newfoundland Canada. Because if you didn't you didn't have food to get you through the year. No freezers when I grew up,. My mom and dads family did all of this. Dried fish, pickled foods, jams and jellies, all home made bread from scratch. You eat and hunted ducks, geese, rabbits, partridge, Carabo, seals in the winter, Turs sea gulls if they were young, you preserve Every body have a root vegetable and stored every thing in root cellars all food or die. It was total living of the land 100% . People are spoiled today, and lazy and nasty. Cheers Shawn

[@meredithzenowich1216]

Excellent podcast and guest. Very interesting.

[@EverythingIsPhysics]

Thoughtful and inspiring, thank you.

[@TaigaTurf]

Even pickling foods , can add so much flavour and nutrition to foods.. Canning is the ultimate survival skill, in my opinion

[@stevenwinscher1658]

Wonderful pod cast. My wife and I were together for 43 years, for 40 of those were learning to do for our selves. We hunted, raised, grew, fished everything we could. We put up maybe 80% of our food. My wife past away last year. I am still trying to carry on with everything that we learned. My worry is things I can't do myself that I still have to buy. If the food chain goes down, things I can't get. Yeast is one. Bread making, wine, some desserts. Is there a natural yeast to forage? I have a thousand questions. Books are good, but for me they drown on and on before getting to the point. Please keep up with what you do. I know you show us your life, but you are a teacher to many. Thank you so muck!

[@kevinaschim8475]

These podcasts are excellent.

[@kansasprairieforge2918]

Bartable skills are where I am focusing on. Because when things fall apart it's going to be those of us who know how to do things that aid in personal survival that are going to be valuable. For instance I am focusing on blacksmithing skills. The creation of tools necessary for survival will once again become a vital skill.

[@markbrooks5278]

Good podcast !! I have always been interested in wild foods and natures medicine..thankyou both very much.😉👍

[@adeildealves8798]

É uma pena não ter tradução! Seria maravilhoso compartilhar conhecimentos! Muito top!

[@MJMaginity54]

Very informative and valuable information. Thank you!

[@rebeccamercer4160]

Interesting! Checking out the books! Than you Shawn for sharing!

[@lae52]

Just a fascinating conversation. There is so much knowledge that is just fading away. My grandmother always kept a pantry underneath the stairs where she kept her preserved goods. This was in Detroit of all places, but she was a child of the Iowa prairie farms.

[@paulmarshall4794]

I'm just a couple years older than you are Shawn and I grew up on the east coast of Canada. I remember different times on the weekend while I was growing up, my mother would make sandwiches or something for a picnic and then we would head out into the country and go picking wild blueberries, strawberries, or raspberries. Back then we never bought those types of berries, we would pick enough over a couple days that my mom would freeze them or makes jellies or jams that we would use throughout the year. When I got older we had stopped going because many of the spots we use to go had all been sprayed by the government. They said they sprayed them because they needed to keep the land open so the electrical company could get access to the power lines without all the brush an weeds getting in their way. Strange how that just happened to coincide with large industries for berry production. I even use to be able to just walk around my neighbourhood and pick blueberries and raspberries that I would sell and make a couple dollars. I miss those simple days.

[@ambersykora352]

I love this man seriously. Im just like him....i want to learn as muchbas possible about just about everything. So ill teach myself new skills or research new subjects until i complrtely understand them. And im also an artist. Must be the basis for personality really

[@JohnSchneidersWildLife]

Pascal is an absolute legend. Anyone who's lived a year off of wild food has my full attention.

[@carlaberkheimer2788]

THANK YOU FOR DOING THESE PODCASTS! I HAVE STARTED FERMENTING TO BUILD UP MY MICROBIOME. I HAVE NOTICED I FEEL VERY HEALTHY. I DESIRE TO FOLLOW THIS MORE, SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR INTRODUCING ME TO PASCAL.

[@ambersykora352]

Man i want to sell everything and go live in the forest with this man for like a year. Seriously. I hope one day i get the chance to take some workshops with him or something. And now i have books to buy...

[@michaelboom7704]

I enjoyed this, hearing about preservation. I feel good doing the tiny part done that I cannot imagine being at this level!

[@chuckthomas8176]

Very very good information.

[@katsherwood6582]

Loved this! You mentioned the “things unsaid” about 3/4 of the way through and I’m hoping on the podcast you’re open to going into more of that. I totally understand wanting to keep the controversial topics out (government distrust, rejecting certain modern practices, if self reliance is selfish vs community aspect) and of course do what you’re comfortable with, but I think a lot of your audience might already be on the same page. Definitely interested in hearing your perspective!

[@chongseitmooi2593]

Wonderful topic ❤ thvmuch

[@sharonfillman8302]

Thank you Shawn, so informative. I really want to get into fermentation. I’ve been nurturing my sourdough starter for 2 years now. Looks like that is jus scratching the surface.

[@chongseitmooi2593]

Everyone can cultivate hobby or works.... Provided gv ourself a chance to lov thru learning something new openly

[@VikkiBernson]

“My grandfather used to raise rabbits in the attic” wonderful. Really informative and interesting podcast.

[@aliciarodriguez9980]

Hola desde uruguay lo vemos pero traduzca al español please 🙏🏻

[@DStrayCat69]

Excellent talk 🙂 I've noticed a few things about your Podcasts... You have an incredible gift for making your guests very comfortable talking to you. You don't come off as a Know-it-all, but as a Student. You appear to be there to learn - not to teach. More later... I'll shut up now 🙂

[@lynettescott682]

You know God made this land very plentiful for us everything out there is good you just need to know how to use it to your advantage😊

[@robinshay9180]

I wonder if Pascal knows anything about Ancient Grains? If so, does he address them in his books?

[@Dave-ov1ub]

It's great to bring awareness to foraging and preservation of wild food and I'm all for it. But it's important to realize that if everyone is mobilized to harvest food from the wild, whether that is flora or fauna, we would quickly denude the landscape. Because of the number of people in the world, we have to depend on mass production of plants and animals. Similarly, there are too many people in the world for everyone, or even a meaningful subset of everyone, to be able to stake out a homestead, if they had the skills and inclination, and have even just a kitchen garden. I wish it weren't so, but overall high population has backed us into a corner.

[@marlenecardinahl9346]

I was born in 1936 and my mom said my dads sister picked nuts from trees along roads ehen I was little but not when I became aware cause trees along roads were no longer there

[@marcdewilde518]

If you are a bit fed up with social media breathing down your neck it's perhaps time to put your thoughts views and experience into a book too Shawn. Greetings from the Flemish speaking part of Belgium

[@robert7365]

gibt es die Bücher die hier vorgestellt wurden auch in deutscher Sprache

[@InDeathOnlyNothing]

It will probably be very important to keep alot of jars of spicy salsa up there in the Cold Region of the world. If you do build yourself a downstairs bedroom addition I was thinking that since also it is the colder region there that the least amount of clutter would probably be best in your bedroom addition and it could also be your maximum germ fighting space to sleep in. It really sucks also when you get strep throat. Got to keep gargling warm salt water and brushing your tongue and teeth. I'm not sure how much tooth paste is a must have or not if you can brush your teeth with milk. Or if you're supposed to do both and also brush your teeth with banana peels. I've seen people do that. I use non Alcoholic Mouth Wash. Plenty of Peppermints are important. Too much to think about. But if you kept your bedroom mostly empty and easy to clean and kill germs you should stay pretty healthy I guess. Even better if you don't always sleep in the same room as anybody else or your dog. That may become a problem for you. I recommend keeping your dog out of the place you sleep. It's complicated but germs can kill.

[@MariaSilva-jk6yc]

Eu estou afm de o Shawn, não os produtos!!!!! Bjssss Shawn😂😂😂

[@heatherclayton-callaghan4270]

Growing up in Sth Otago NZ on the farm there was a thistle type plant that grew wild everywhere. As pakeha ( Maori word for white people) we knew it as a weed, but the Maori people ate it as a vegetable. As we got older and road our push bikes further to reach High Schoolin the city, on our way home we'd stop and pick the plant and take it home for mother to cook up for dinner. It was good food, it cost nothing and that was important even back then for a family of 9. As time moved on the City Councils would come further & further out into the country and spray weed killer on the roadsides. They killed off our great source of green plants. 😢😢

[@ElectricScot]

So this means you'll now plant some wheat, oats, barley and more potatoes as you can make flour from potatoes.

[@xxpowwowbluexx]

Just to be clear, invasive plants are highly destructive to native ecology. There is a very important difference between non-native plants and invasive plants.

[@marlenecardinahl9346]

Everything is poisened now- dropping all that crap from the sky

[@straubdavid9]

My fascination with some of this stuff started back in the late 60's/early 70's which was formulated by a character by the name of Euell Gibbons, and his first book, “Stalking the Wild Asparagus.” I still remember a chapter title in one of his books " If I knew you were coming .... I would have baked you a cattail root". Cattails are apparently an important source of survival food. 👍🏻✌🏻🦮

[@blanche-mariecouture7902]

My mother preserved everything. She knew so much about plants and health. We never had to be at a doctor. Great podcast Shawn, thank you so much it just made me realized that the old days were the best in view of what is going on with our government and the famine that we supposed to go true!

[@marianfrances4959]

"...stealing from nature..." I've heard that before. Disconnected is right. Even hiking and camping has been dissed as a disturbance and trespassing by some. Good grief...it's our planet, too... and an abundant one at that. Awesome podcast, Shawn. 👍😎🌱🇨🇦❄🐻

[@rawstarmusic]

that is important knowledge

[@peterjones4621]

Hi Shawn, interesting information, thanks. 😊

[@theodorehowe2262]

Such a interesting story about foraging for food and trying to make a lifestyle that works well. Everyone has their own way of making a impact on their lives by trying different varieties of foods,plants,meat,fish etc… Using the available resources in your region is what can make the most impact on your health and wellbeing.

[@cargotrailerkenny4481]

Very good interview. It's a nice addition to your other content. Thanks for taking the time to find these interesting people and share it with us.

[@larrymaxwell5535]

Very informative, I appreciate you showing this video and this gentleman! We always raised a garden, canned our food, had walnut trees, apple tree's collected wild plums, blackberries and blueberries, foraged polk greens, picked pecans on a 50% of the thrashing for our pay, etc. We had a milk cow made our own butter, had our own milk, pigs, calves for butchering, chickens for butchering and eggs, about the only thing we purchased was flower, sugar and a few spices growing up. The knowledge is worth a lot! I can still survive like that to this day! Thanks so much for sharing I really enjoyed watching and learning!

[@bonniewatson178]

You can your own sugar beets, we started growing them 3 years ago because I saw how the sugar cane crops were failing due too weather.

[@kansasprairieforge2918]

My point exactly, when the shit hits the fan how valuable are your skill sets going to be is going to be the others around you. How is a accountant going to survive. Is crunching numbers going to put food on your table?

[@biker.4691]

Good morning

[@tonandmarc]

i love what ever you do but i like the outside talks the best.

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Shawn . 🐺 Loupis Canis .

[@24carrotgold8]

I watched a sturdy, tall plant grow up in my garden. Found out it is "pigweed". Totally edible and very nutritious. Found a guide online on how to harvest, cook and eat it 😊👍

[@Dani-tz6jz]

I really enjoyed this podcast, now too old to go foraging but would love to have a book with photos of useful wild food plants to identify them. I believe during the 2 WW they used acorns to make '"ersatz coffee".

[@josefreck1103]

Guten Morgen 👋😉🤗

[@mountaingoatc60]

Excellent podcast. Thank you!

[@fernmckee7940]

Hi Shawn. I really enjoy your videos and discussions on KZbin. I have learned a lot and have been reminded of many of the survival/food gathering/food preparation my grandparents and mother taught me. However, I am finding your Shawn James discussions have become a bit sanctimonious. In today’s world, the majority of people have no choice but to work outside the home for 8-12 hours per day. In the past, people have had the opportunity to spend more time hunting/gathering for survival. If everyone moved to an ‘isolated’ location for self-survival then these places wouldn’t be so isolated anymore. You have a lot to offer the world - don’t let your message get lost.

[@billshelton9147]

excellent

[@B1900pilot]

I really like the cooking videos!

[@lindapetersen1800]

SHAWN & OUR CALI !!! This great to see you here again !!! You know milk weeds seeds I used to make peanut butter out those for awhile but got onto acorns those gave me more peanut butter then !!! I roast them then grind them up for peanut butter doing it as the winter goes on !!! Acorns can be used as a flour also that is what I did for awhile !!! Grandpa from Germany told me that in the WW2 to make the flour spread farther they used to use wood shavings the dust is great in mixing it with flour !!! It really works I tried a few time !!!

[@1isaM111er]

Artist and scientist..

[@adeildealves8798]

Alem de arquiteto artesão um grande pesquisador a serviço da humanidade. Um ser humano qe faz toda diferença Parabéns! Isso me encanta! Aquele abraço Aqui no Brasil usamos muito a cura através da natureza! A Amazônia é rica em ervas, raizes e tudo mais para uma farmacia natural.Os nossos indigenas nos tem ensinado muito Viva a medicina natural Amei!

[@Murdoc2Mobius]

I enjoyed this episode very much. I have been playing around with fermentation for the last year or so, having gotten hooked by a Sandro Katz video I stumbled across on social media. I’ve since made many delicious ferments and have learned a lot about how to reduce food waste around the house while also turning it into yummy stuff for the pantry. I just got Pascal’s book, and am looking forward to diving into doing some amateur foraging in my local area. Keep this content coming, the audience DOES exist.

[@josannefromin7750]

Wonderful........................Namaste

[@thejackhomestead8638]

My grandma and mom pass it down but I am the only one that does it. Wife has never done it and now loves it. But our kids don’t want to learn these skills. But they sure do like to food shop at mom and dads lol. Love your stuff Shawn keep it up my friend.

[@hestergrodde6838]

Have been watching your cabin building for 5 years and when you talk to us about your thoughts on healthy sustainable living it is so helpful and thoughtful and true. These podcasts give us more of that kind of content and even more motivating and helpful information and at the same time introduce us to others like yourself to broaden our contacts and this world of living without being reliant on corrupt food and corrupt medicine etc. Thanks so much and please keep them coming. Embarking next summer on my own cedar cabin from my own cedar logs. will be many years in the making but sure it will be worth it. Hester from Eastern Ontario

[@damogranheart5521]

That was absolutely awesome! I'm glad that you were able to connect with Pascal and make this podcast. My son homebrews. I think he would find this fascinating. And thank you for listing his book titles. I wish that Sigurd Olson was alive and well and Pat McManus. How cool would that be for interviews! Blessings on your endeavors and your family and homestead.

[@az55544]

when our grandparents and greats came to the US, they wanted to leave behind the poverty associated with foraging and quickly blend into the US norms and comforts. my grandmother, who came from Belarus in 1903 at 7, quickly became american. as the eldest child, she translated language and life for her parents and remembered enough of the hunger to become american immediately. i forage now because i have the luxury to do so, not because i am hungry. if everyone in the US foraged, the land would be bare and we would have no wild lands. it's a luxury based on access and finances.

[@deannacalef3513]

Thank you for your generous sharing. I too am looking for the "what next." It seems I am on the right track. To nurture nature is what I desire. I purchased my first veggie tamer (pickle packer) this week. I am ready to ferment. Seattle must have some wild forage to ferment that hasn't been sprayed or urinated on by the dogs.

[@simplyguys]

Hi schawn.

[@kathyhensarling2537]

Shawn, does Mr. Baudar have knowledge on how tho use these plants, grains and nuts for making an alternative to modern medicine?

[@AvaMoon-f9g]

thank you for this!! i have 1 of his books! and it's so much fun to collect your own foods, especially wild foods. :)

[@MariaSilva-jk6yc]

Q risada lindaaaa

[@giselecontassotdesayvre8090]

" Une mauvaise herbe est une plante dont on n'a pas encore trouvé les vertus."..Ralph Waldo Emerson

[@zat6442]

Brilliant - So heart warming more and more of us on this path

[@marijkedemets5151]

Leuk en leerrijk verhaal 🙏🦋🇧🇪

[@daneshepherd5534]

A really new perspective I love it

[@MariaSilva-jk6yc]

Vc é maravilhoso❤❤

[@kennethirinas1596]

Awesome show! A wealth of knowledge!

[@lineriisager9726]

I am thankful for this, thank You both!

[@auntiepam5649]

A wonderful interview.

[@MariaSilva-jk6yc]

Vc é o meu príncipe.

[@MariaSilva-jk6yc]

Lindoooooo❤

[@adbc8213]

Thank You!

[@adelineparinduri]

I hope one day soon you'll have Kimi on your podcast 👍

[@robinsampson98]

These podcasts are wonderful!

[@lindacooper4893]

Shawn your podcasts of these very interesting people is great but can you please just keep the camera on the person you are interviewing, when you keep stopping it over to you it is very off putting. Thanks