Media & Publications
Explore selected articles, guest posts, and podcast appearances where I share insights on foraging, wild foods, outdoor living, and sustainable practices.
Editorial Reviews and Praise for Eat off the Land
Author Review--Dennis Dauble, September 2025
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“I read through the entire book and especially love the recipes—an amazing selection throughout. All in all, Eat Off the Land is a wonderful book, unlike any out there.”
— Dennis Dauble, author of Fishes of the Columbia Basin
Sharon Trammell's New Cookbook - Tony Amato--October 2025, STS online
“This book goes far beyond recipes—it teaches readers to understand, respect, and use the resources nature provides. Eat Off the Land is an essential guide for anyone passionate about sustainable wild food.” — Read the whole thing here.
From Surviving to Thriving--Bend Source, October 2025
"Wild food is all around us in our natural world. In the cascades, from about April until December, there is an abundance of wild food at our finger tips. If you eat meat, this is true, but even if you are vegetarian, this proves equally true." Read the whole thing here.
Foraging and Survival
The Hunt for Sustainably Sourced (By You) Food--June 2025, The Source Bend
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"Your first step is to locate a forest fire, preferably one that burned in the 2024 fire season. When you arrive at the burn, make sure to follow any posted signage relating to safety closures. Having arrived at a legal burn area, your next step is to start hiking! Surprise! No, not really, but be prepared to cover some ground. Start by locating areas of the forest that still have some tree cover. Morels like some moisture, and I haven’t often found them in areas with acres of direct sunlight. However, if you can’t find any shaded areas, you can start looking in holes. Areas where the ground has caved in, tree roots have burned out, or there are small clumps of plants like ferns, are prime habitat for these moisture-loving mushrooms!"
​Respecting the Catch: Crafting Soil Fertility from Fish Carcasses--August/ September 2025, Salmon Trout Steelheader
"By late winter or early spring, the mixture will be microbially rich, nutrient-dense, and ready for soil application. Once the ground has thawed and can be worked, dilute the fertilizer (typically 3-4 tablespoons per gallon of water) and apply it directly to garden beds 2 to 4 weeks before planting. You can pour it around dormant perennials, fruit trees, or mix it into the top few inches of soil in vegetable beds. This early amendment boosts soil fertility, feeds beneficial microbes, and ensures nutrients are available when roots begin actively growing, laying a strong foundation for spring planting."
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Fishing Articles
You Never Know What You’ll Get; Adventures of Fishing With Kids * 1st Place Fishing Category NOWA EIC 2024--December 2024, Northwest Sportsman's Magazine
December 18, 2019
"I arrived at the river that morning, excited to learn. Growing up, I had fished for trout at high mountain lakes, evading the mosquitos while wading through the mud to get to the shaded spots where my dad said the bigger trout liked to hide. Today, I was going to learn to steelhead fish. I had begged my friend, who was a fishing guru, to teach me how to rig up a hard bead bobber dogging setup. He told me that he had more faith in spinners and spoons, but he would show me the setup."
Sharon has made quite a splash recently by being featured on the front cover of the April 2025 edition of Salmon Trout Steelheader!
The spotlight shines on her not just for her incredible skills as an angler, but also for the wisdom she’s gained throughout her journey.
In her feature, Sharon shares a powerful moment from her fishing experience: "A few casts in, my bobber went down. I knew I had one on, but I stayed calm. I had surrendered the need to FORCE any outcome, the need to PROVE that I could catch one of these fish as a way to measure my worth. None of this mattered. I was in the moment, and before I knew it, I was pulling my first chinook, a bright 15-pound hen, onto the rocks at my feet. I sighed in contentment, wiping away tears at this goal actualized. I had worked hard for it, but that wasn’t the only reason I had met this goal. No, more than that, it was because I had learned that my worth wasn’t measured by my achievements. I had released a lot of pressure that I had put on myself."
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Have You Ever Swam For Your Boat? Adventures and Lessons Learned from a New Drift Boat Owner--January 2025, Northwest Sportsman's magazine
"The boat inched onto the slide, as three of us coaxed it along, holding tightly to the guide ropes we had tied to both sides at the front. All at once, it hit the sloped part of the slide, pulled free of our hands, and with a mighty crash, landed, a second later, 100 feet below in the river. Instantly, it began to float freely with the current. My dad stood in shocked silence, unsure what to do. However, I knew what needed to be done. I raced to the bottom step of the slide, pulling off layer after layer of warm clothing, dropping a hoodie, leggings, wool socks, a t-shirt, my phone and my keys, onto the bottom step, before diving in. The cold shocked me, but I took a breath and began forcing my arms to move, one after the other, to aid me as the current carried me along towards the escaping boat."
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A Woman's Place is On the River: Full Stop--March 2025, Northwest Sportsman's Magazine
"For the new female angler who is just getting into fishing, I have compiled a few tips that may very well help you develop your place in the world of angling.
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Have thick skin. People will say things, make judgments, be rude, no matter what you do, say, post, think, or even don’t do.
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Develop strong boundaries. Understand clearly what they are, and how, even if you want to learn to fish, you have to uphold these in order to stay safe in the outdoor community. (Aka not sucking it up and going on a weirdos boat just to learn)."
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Podcast Appearances
Northwestern Outdoors Podcast
May 17th 2025 edition
Host John Kruse talks to two attendees of the Northwest Outdoor Writer's Association's annual conference in The Dalles, Oregon. Sharon Trammel will tell you about nuisance weeds and plants that have some very healthy medicinal values for you.
Awards
1st Place, Magazine article, fishing--May 2025, NOWA
Sharon won first place for her article "You Never Know What You'll Get; Fishing with Kids", published in 2024 by Northwest Sportsman's Magazine.
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