The Making of a Marine Pudding

In Ireland, a seaweed has a long culinary history, but its future lies in the hands of regular folks who enjoy a challenge.

Aug 25, 2022 | 1,500 words, about 7 minutes

How Indigenous Sea Gardens Produced Massive Amounts of Food for Millennia

By focusing on reciprocity and the common good—both for the community and the environment—sea gardening created bountiful food without putting populations at risk of collapse.

Jul 18, 2022 | 1,300 words, about 6 minutes

The Ingenious Ancient Technology Concealed in the Shallows

Fish traps have a long history around the world, and a vast network in a Vancouver Island estuary reveals generations of ecological wisdom.

Aug 3, 2021 | 3,500 words, about 18 minutes

The Dogs That Grew Wool and the People Who Love Them

Indigenous communities in the Pacific Northwest bred little, fluffy white dogs that provided for them, both materially and spiritually.

Feb 23, 2021 | 3,800 words, about 19 minutes

Stepping Off Shore and into Sea Country

Along the Australian coast, tens of thousands of years’ worth of Indigenous history lies a short dive below the sea’s surface. The hard part is finding it.

Feb 2, 2021 | 2,600 words, about 13 minutes

Time for the Tlingit Potato

Genetically distinct from its European counterparts, this coastal Alaska potato predates modern taste for russets and Yukon Golds.

Dec 28, 2020 | 1,200 words, about 6 minutes

This Seawater-Infused Wine Is Sweet, Thick, and Not at All Salty

After 2,500 years, wine enthusiasts bring back a wine adored by ancient Greeks.

Nov 2, 2020 | 500 words, about 2 minutes

Sharing Food, Building Resilience

In some small coastal communities of Alaska and British Columbia, wealth is also measured by how much food you can give.

Aug 4, 2020 | 2,700 words, about 13 minutes