Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed Food
(Greystone Books, 2020)
Please join us on Thursday, October 22, at 5 p.m., for a 2020 Virtual History Book Festival “Spirited Discussion” with Gina Rae La Cerva, author of Feasting Wild: In Search of the Last Untamed Food (Greystone Books, 2020). La Cerva will be interviewed by Bill Clifton. This event is free but registration is required.
About the book
This combination of memoir and travelogue traces the relationship between “wild food” and environmental conservation. Foraged foods—two centuries ago the mainstay of the North American diet—are now becoming a luxury, served to the wealthy in exclusive restaurants. The author discusses philosophies toward “wild nature” over time and explores the impacts of colonialism, capitalism, climate change, and slavery on wild foods. We meet the wild food gatherers of today and go behind-the-scenes of the trendy wild food industry.
About the author
Gina Rae La Cerva is a geographer, environmental anthropologist, and writer who has traveled extensively to research a variety of environmental and food-related topics. She lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Bill Clifton will interview La Cerva. He is executive chef and co-owner of The Counting House Restaurant & Pub in Georgetown, Delaware. In 2019 Clifton appeared on the Food Network competition “Beat Bobby Flay.”
How to attend the online event
The event will be shared using Zoom—an easy, reliable platform for video and audio conferencing. Here are basic written instructions for using Zoom and a brief video tutorial.
All registered attendees will receive a follow-up email from “LibCal” with Zoom log-in information. If you don’t receive this email after registering, please check your SPAM folder. If you still can’t locate the email, please contact info@historybookfestival.org.
Purchase the book
Please help support local independent bookstores by purchasing this book at Browseabout Books, official bookseller of the History Book Festival. Online sources and digital versions are tempting; however, supporting local brick and mortar shops helps to preserve our vibrant main streets. Drop by Browseabout, order books online, or call the store at 302-226-2665. You also may purchase a copy at biblion in Lewes. Each copy purchased comes with a signed archival bookplate.
About the Festival
2020 Virtual History Book Festival: Bring History Home is sponsored by Delaware Humanities and The Lee Ann Wilkinson Group.
The HBF “Spirited Discussion” is one of the types of programming offered this year at 2020 Virtual History Book Festival: Bring History Home. We are extremely grateful for the virtual venue and assistance in event promotion provided by the Lewes Public Library, in conjunction with the Delaware Division of Libraries and Sussex County Libraries.