The Power of Connection: Reclaiming Our Lives Through Ancestral Foods and Skills
Keynote
Dr. Bill Schindler
Global leader in ancestral food ways explores how traditional skills—like hunting, foraging, fermenting, and cheesemaking—can help us reconnect with what truly matters: our past, our environment, our communities, our families, and ourselves. Drawing from decades of research and application, including time with indigenous communities worldwide, Bill shares simple but profound ways food and traditional skills bring us back into alignment with nature and each other. This talk is for anyone feeling the pull to remember, reclaim, and reconnect through nourishment.
Teacher Bio:
Dr. Bill Schindler is an archaeologist, anthropologist, chef, and author of Eat Like a Human. A global leader in ancestral foodways, he bridges the gap between traditional diets and modern health by researching, preserving, and applying ancient food techniques. Through his work at Modern Stone Age Kitchen and Food Lab, he transforms practices like whole animal butchering, fermentation, and indigenous food processing into accessible, nourishing solutions. Bill collaborates with traditional communities worldwide, sharing their wisdom through teaching and media to reshape the modern food system.
