Episode #70
Ep 70 - Hunting for Food and Freedom with Christie Green
Hey friends! I hope you've had a great summer! We have been busybusybusy but we are still here and I have some awesome interviews headed your way! Today's interview is with Christie Green, the author of Moonlight Elk: One Woman's Hunt for Food and Freedom. Christie is a landscape architect, artist, clothing designer, and sole proprietor of radicle – a design-build firm that combines landscape, art, ecology, and activism. She lives on her homestead in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Moonlight Elk is a collection of deeply personal essays sharing Christie's experiences across many areas and eras of her life, but the common through line are the stories of her hunting adventures. Christie writes with such a wonderful voice and in such a compelling way; you truly feel like you are right alongside her on so many of the pages. In our conversation today, Christie shares what first pulled her towards wanting to learn to hunt and how it felt like a natural progression from already growing much of her own food in her garden. She shares about working at a hunting lodge in Alaska and then getting to go on her first hunts in the Southwest. We talk about the big leap of transitioning from hunting with others to hunting alone, and how vitally important having that time by herself has become. We also talk about the return home after a hunt and the shared community that often sprouts up to honor a successful hunt. And Christie shares some of the future hunting experiences she still hopes to have. This is one of my favorite conversations that I've had here on the podcast. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. ~*~*~*~*~*~ Connect with Christie Green: Visit Christie's website Find Christie on Instagram Resources mentioned in the episode: All the Powerful Invisible Things by Gretchen Legler Search for your state's department of game and wildlife and/or parks department, for opportunities to learn how to hunt Women on the Wing (part of Pheasants Forever) ~*~*~*~*~*~ Our farm shop is full of goodies for you! Grab a jar of our Pumpkin Pie Spice Seasoning to win at holiday baking :) Want to get stocked up on tea for winter? Get 20% off all teas when you buy 4 or more bags (mix and match for as many types as you like). Use code TEATIME at checkout. Follow Nordic Fox Farm on: Instagram * Facebook * TikTok Coming through Hotchkiss, Colorado? Swing by our in-person farm store at 148 E Bridge St! Thank you for your support of the podcast! Please share it with a friend so we can reach more like-minded people.
