Eat like humans

Informed by the Past. Inspired by the Future.

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Eat like humans

Informed by the Past. Inspired by the Future.

Current Projects

A unique interpretation

Paleo? Whole30? Keto? Vegan? Carnivore?

It’s not about following the latest dietary trend.
3.5 million years is not a trend.
It’s about empowering people to eat like humans again.

Dr. Bill Schindler's approach has been featured in

Atlantic Monthly

The London Times

Current Press

Current Press

Keynote Address

Dr. Bill Schindler is not your traditional anthropologist. He shares his work at the XStem Conference.

Articles

Article in Edible Delmarva by Kate Livie (June 1, 2019)

Article in Edible Delmarva by Kate Livie (June 1, 2019)

Read "Hungry to Learn"

Article by Hannah Combs featured in Star Democrat, Record Observer and Kent County Times (December 2018)

Article by Hannah Combs featured in Star Democrat, Record Observer and Kent County Times (December 2018)

Read about the Modern Stone Age Family

Interviews

Bill talks to CNN reporter Brooke Baldwin concerning hiker. Amanda Eller, surviving 17 days in the thick forest of Hawaii.

Dr. Bill Schindler discusses the new venture in Chestertown - Washington College's Eastern Shore Food Lab.

Podcasts

Follow the Adventure at @DrBillSchindler

This is hands down my favorite picture of my father and me.
Dad, thank you for teaching me how to fish and sharing with me your love for the outdoors in ways that have inspired the way I see the world and my place in it.
Happy Fathers Day!

This is a 1st - never thought I’d be a comic book character!!
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A huge shout out to my college roommate, Don Handfield, who just launched his new comic book series Dark Ages. Here is the storyline: In the near future all metal on earth suddenly turns to worthless piles of rust and dust. With no technology, no guns, no computers, humanity reverts to a violent feudal system. Each pocket of civilization is ruled by knights of wood and glass and concrete. This is the new Dark Age. .
I am proud to say that he based the main character, a primitive skills expert and Professor of Experimental Archaeology on me! So cool!#
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#cartoon #archaeology #archaeologist #survivaltips #experimentalarchaeology #comic #comicbook

In my happy place - cooking real food and sharing it with a table full of family and friends! .
Fermentation, rendering, soaking, grinding and cooking are just some of techniques used to create this meal that transformed local, raw ingredients into their most nutrient dense and bioavailable forms. .
Real food. Real flavor. Real health.

Disclaimer - the fries in the picture are not just regular fries. They have been lacto-fermented and are cooking in high quality animal fat! This makes them a healthy component of this meal and they are delicious!

Had to chance to share the #eatlikehumans message with @marylandpublictv at the @esfoodlab The piece should air next Friday at 7pm on State Circle. We’ll keep you posted🙌
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#eatlikehumansagain #realfood #nutrientdense #filming #tv #tvshow #spreadthemessage #health #nutrition

Last week the experimental archaeology and primitive technology world lost one of its true masters. And, I lost a mentor and friend.
Dr Errett Callahan was a true pioneer in the realms of experimental archaeology and primitive technology. As a practitioner, researcher, author, and teacher, he has inspired and informed more than a generation. I was fortunate enough to have been strongly influenced by his mentorship as he selflessly passed along his knowledge and know how in ways that allowed me to see the world, and my place in it, in entirely new ways. Even his home and teaching space, Cliffside, was like a time machine where we students would be catapulted back in time to a magical place where our connection to the past was real and visceral, formed with our own hands under his expert tutelage.
Rest well, my friend, and be comforted by the fact that you have created an army of students that have now become teachers and we are busy passing on the torch to the next generation.
If you didn’t have the opportunity to know Errett, here’s an interview with him from 2012 https://exarc.net/issue-2012-3/mm/interview-dr-callahan
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#primitivetechnology #errettcallahan #flintknapping #primitivetools #flintknap #stonetools #legacy #mentor #experimentalarchaeology #archaeology #youwillbemissed

So excited to spend the night talking about what it means to eat like humans and how we're reconnecting people with their food at the Eastern Shore Food Lab @esfoodlab at Washington College @washcoll This event is presented by The Aspen Institute Wye Fellows @aspeninstitute and Washington College, and sponsored by Out of the Fire @outofthefire

The event is free but registration is required so make sure you get your spot at the link ⬇️🎟
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Plus Eat Sprout @eatsprout will provide delicious treats to sample as an added bonus!! .
Hope to see you on the 19th
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#realfood #letstalkaboutfood #eatlikehumans #eatlikehumansagain #diet #nutrientdense #nutrition #paleo #whole30 #foodtalk #carnivore #carnivorediet #whatshouldieat

Making nitrate-free bacon at home from high-quality local meat is a safe way to begin to learn basic butchering and charcuterie skills at home🥓
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I picked up one pork belly from #sudlersvillemeatlocker and it only took a 5 minutes of attention each day for 5 days to cure the belly. After 5 hours over hickory and applewood, it’s now ready to be sliced and packaged for the freezer. Minimal work for several months worth of bacon for my family🙌
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Did I mention I rinsed the cure off with whiskey😉🥃

Food is a central to the celebration of any holiday. This means they are great occasions to nourish those around us with real, high quality, nutrient-dense and bioavailable food. But, they can be so much more.... Producing meaningful food, together with others, creates opportunities to share stories, history and culture. .
This Memorial Day weekend, I carried the 50 pound stone metate I brought home from Oaxaca, Mexico and stone ground nixtamal into masa by hand, cooked tortillas and served Barbacoa and Carnitas tacos at a friend’s Memorial Day Party. But, most importantly, throughout the entire process I engaged in great conversations about the power of nixtamalization, the history of pellagra, and the incredible people my family and I spent time with in Mexico that taught us the process.
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It certainly raised eyebrows, but was worth it! Definitely a new Memorial Day tradition started for our family🤣Hope you all had a fantastic weekend making memories and sharing delicious food🇺🇸🌮
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#memorialday #mdw #mdw2019 #realfood #tortilla #mexicanfood #homemadefood #matate #nutrientdense #eatlikehumans #corn #nixtamal

This time of year there is an abundance of wild pokeweed. This native plant is toxic in its natural state but after detoxifying it, it’s delicious and full of nutrients. Experimented last night with a new way to use it. After making a purée of detoxified wild pokeweed with green garlic, white wine, lemon juice, parmesan cheese and fermented cream, I spread it on top of a sourdough pizza crust and topped with goat cheese/crème fraîche foam, and lemon zest. It was a hit last night at our event at the @esfoodlab .
#forage #pizza #pizzatime #realfood #food #dinner #homemade #nutrientdense #eatlikehumans #eatlikehumansagain #poke #pokeweed #wildfood #goatcheese #chef #cheflife