Speaker & Storyteller

Lori is a Newfoundland cultural food storyteller. Her roots are deep in foraging, cultural food practices with wild and foraged foods, and building alliances with community partners around the experience of Newfoundland food, culture, traditions, and stories.

Please reach out if you would like to discuss a speaking engagement with Lori.

Speaking Engagements

  • TED 2023 - How to find a sense of belonging - wherever you are

  • Nature Conservancy Canada - Connecting to the Land through Storytelling

  • GROS MORNE Institute of Sustainable Tourism- The Power of Finding Your Story

  • Fogo Island Inn - Connecting Food and Culture

  • Heritage Newfoundland and Labrador Heritage Conference - Finding Your Story in Your Culture

 

Resources

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Fogo Island Inn

Forage and Fire

Fogo Island Inn Itinerary

“Earth, water, air, and fire all conspire as Lori leads guests through experiences and workshops embracing locally-sourced regional cuisine and late-season wild foods foraged from the land and sea. Reviving old customs increasingly lost in a rushed world, guests will scour the landscape for edible treasures, learn of traditional preservation techniques, and further explore a unique series of discoveries on Fogo Island under Lori McCarthy’s expert gaze. “

 
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Memorial University of Newfoundland

Heritage Conference Magazine

“I started a cooking school here...not only to feed people but really learn a skill that they might not have had before. So whether we’re skinning rabbits or making jam in the kitchen, every opportunity is about telling people our tradition and our culture.”

“...this is really about a mix of old and new, and that’s really important to me because the stories and the food that we are creating today will be a new story for someone else to tell.”