Julia Prinselaar

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Julia Prinselaar holds a degree in journalism from Concordia University (Montreal), and works for an environmental stewardship organization in Thunder Bay. In her spare time she gardens, hunts and gathers wild foods, with the ultimate goal of living without a refrigerator.

Superior Fishing: Bringing the Fish Back Home

Julia PrinselaarJuly 25, 2017

by Julia PrinselaarJuly 25, 2017

Friend of the author Kirsti Harris displays her custom made fillet knife after fishing an unknown lake for walleye. | KIRSTI HARRIS Like most natural resource...

10 Tips for Sustainably Foraging Food

Julia PrinselaarJune 29, 2017May 28, 2022

by Julia PrinselaarJune 29, 2017May 28, 2022

Foraging for wild foods can be a useful tool to engage with the landscape, but with all its hype in today’s mainstream media—from Facebook groups...

Paddling the Turtle River

Julia PrinselaarJune 28, 2017

by Julia PrinselaarJune 28, 2017

At the turn of the 20th century, an eccentric hermit named James Alexander “Jimmy” McQuat built this log home on the shore of White Otter...

Celebrating Seed Diversity

Julia PrinselaarMay 30, 2017

by Julia PrinselaarMay 30, 2017

Growing up with the influences of an Italian heritage, gardening played a significant role during my childhood. As a young girl, I spent summers in...