Articles
Rhino Poaching in India’s Kaziranga National Park
A conservation war on the banks of the Brahmaputra River
from Outside
Salmon Collapse in Alaska
from Harper’s
Spill Seekers
In which I sail through BP’s oil-slicked Gulf with a conservationist, a sailing racer, and the real-life Forest Gump
from Outside. Selected for Best American Science and Nature Writing 2011
On Restoring the Louisiana Marshes
from the New York Times
Heart of Dark Chocolate
in which I go rogue in the rainforest with a German cacao trader
from Outside. Winner of a Gold Medal for best adventure travel story of the year from the Society of American Travel Writers
Sorry, Michael Pollan
In which I attempt to break all 64 Food Rules in one day of gloriously irresponsible eating
from Eating Well
Savoring Parma
How did one river valley come to produce three of the world’s greatest foods?
from Forbes
Umami
from The Art of Eating
Digging Dinos in Wyoming
from Wondertime
The Honeybee Collapse
from Eating Well. Winner of both the IACP & James Beard Awards
The Latest on Colony Collapse Disorder
from the New York Times
Tropical Fruit
from The Art of Eating
Interviews
All Things Considered
Discussing the glories of oysters with Melissa Block
MSNBC, Andrea Mitchell Reports
On the disintegrating marshes of Louisiana
NBC New York
A quick tour of the city’s best raw bars
Boston Globe
On baboons, bedrock, and why I never read fiction
Burlington Free Press
On terroir, placelessness, and why my tricycle always got stuck in the river stones
C-SPAN Book TV
Reading from Fruitless Fall
Panel Discussion at the Tennessee Williams Literary Festival on Creating Compelling Nonfiction
Bon Appetit
The Oyster Guy; Chris Buck photo
Vermont Public Radio
Listen to my VPR Commentary Series here
Seattle Public Radio
Discussing collapsing salmon runs on Alaska’s Yukon River (Skip ahead to 45:00 mark)
Splendid Table
Discussing Fruitless Fall
The Current (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Discussing oysters
Quirks and Quarks (Canadian Broadcasting Corporation)
Discussing honey bees
You Bet Your Garden
Discussing Fruitless Fall
Saveur
“Ode to the Oyster”
Citizen Polity
Fruitless Fall interview
California Literary Review
Fruitless Fall interview
Seafood Business
Interview with James Wright at seafoodbusiness.com
Boston Globe
Interview with John Burgess at boston.com