Shrewsbury native, author and internationally recognized archaeologist Dr. Bill Schindler will present a special program on both nourishing foods and ancient ways of preparing them at the Shrewsbury Historical Society museum on Sycamore Avenue Thursday, October 23.
Mayor Kim Eulner will moderate the unique program, which begins at 7 p.m. and is open to the public at no cost.
Dr. Schindler will relate the fascinating history on his groundbreaking approach to food, health, and culture, followed by a book signing of Eat Like a Human.
Dr. Schindler, who is also a chef, researcher, and author of Eat Like a Human: Nourishing Foods and Ancient Ways of Cooking to Revolutionize Your Health has studied the interactions of science, history, and food throughout his career. His work shows how ancestral foodways can transform modern health.
A graduate of the local elementary school in 1987 and Red Bank Regional in 1991 as well as an Eagle Scout rank he earned with Shrewsbury’s Boy Scout Troop #50 in 1989 Dr. Schindler was inducted into the Red Bank Regional Hall of Fame in 2013.
His path to higher education began with wrestling at Ohio State University, where an undiagnosed eye disease left him temporarily blind. After regaining his sight through a cornea transplant, he completed his undergraduate degree at The College of New Jersey and went on to earn his doctorate at Temple University.
The doctor built a distinguished academic career at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, where he became a highly popular professor known for blending experiential learning with rigorous scholarship. In 2014, he received the Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching.
The educator’s scientific description and research of peoples and cultures, with their individual similarities and differences, graphic research and culinary work continue to take him and his family across the globe, collaborating with indigenous groups, traditional societies, and Michelin-starred chefs to preserve and share ancestral foodways. He is the founder and director of the Modern Stone Age Food Lab, a nonprofit group dedicated to reviving ancestral dietary approaches to build a more nourishing, ethical, and sustainable food system. His work has been featured in The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The London Times, and WIRED, and he co-starred on the National Geographic Channel series The Great Human Race.
Dr. Schindler and his family own and operate Modern Stone Age in Chestertown, Maryland-a one-of-a-kind ecosystem that includes the Modern Stone Age Kitchen, Food Lab, and Sanctuary. Through this work, he continues to inspire and empower people around the world to reconnect with their food.
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