Living the Locavore Lifestyle

<p>Award-winning outdoor writer Bruce Ingram and his wife Elaine explain how they have enjoyed a healthy diet and lifestyle for many years by hunting fishing raising heritage chickens growing fruits and vegetables and foraging in the forests around their Southwest Virginia home. <br /> <br />In a series of 25 explanatory chapters the Ingrams show how to hunt field-dress and prepare wild game ranging from deer to wild turkeys to squirrels and rabbits; how to catch bass trout and panfish; how to gather wild berries nuts and mushrooms; how to grow vegetables and fruits and protect them from other foragers such as deer; and how to raise heritage chickens and protect them as well from predators that could include opossums foxes and hawks. <br /> <br />The book features dozens of tasty and healthful recipes. They include more than 20 ways to cook and enjoy venison; several ways to savor squirrels and rabbits; a dozen recipes for wild berry and fruit dishes including pancakes waffles cakes breads jams and cookies; and still more recipes for preparing wild nuts mushrooms and fresh-water fish.</p>