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00000177-ba84-d5f4-a5ff-bbfc9baa0000Ways of Life airs every second Monday at 8:40am and 5:45pm.Our series Ways of Life is A collection of stories about people who live down the street... our neighbors: Fishermen, scientists, craftspeople, recovering addicts, surgeons, dog rescuers, motorcycle gang members, nursing home residents, musicians, the homeless, kid athletes, social activists, and all the others who share this place.Each portrait becomes part of the surprising, interwoven tapestry of our lives together here on the Cape, Coast and Islands. Ways of Life is edited by Jay Allison and produced by our production partners at Atlantic Public Media Ways of Life is made possible by The Circle of Ten, ten local businesses and organizations committed to local programming on WCAI.

Four Days in the Woods: One Empty Canteen, One Knife. Could You Do It? Could Your Kids?

Photo by Hayley Fager

Matt Hayden spent the last year teaching himself how to make pelts from road kill animals. Now, he's perfecting his raccoon stew recipe. He wants to survive on local resources found in nature. Not an outlandish idea  for a guy who lives on Martha's Vineyard, an island that gets a lot of its supplies shipped in on ferry boats.

 

This piece came to us from our production partners Atlantic Public Media. Ways of Life is edited by Jay Allison and made possible from The Circle of Ten - ten local businesses and organizations dedicated to local programming. 

Credit Photo by Hayley Fager
Matt Hayden preparing a pelt