Russell Fielding is an environmental geographer whose research focuses on sustainable food systems in the coastal and island settings of our changing world. A former Fulbright scholar at the University of Prince Edward Island’s Institute of Island Studies, Fielding is the author of two books: The Wake of the Whale (Harvard University Press, 2018) and Breadfruit (Columbia University Press, 2025), as well as numerous academic and popular articles. He is currently an Associate Professor at Coastal Carolina University with a joint appointment in the Department of Anthropology & Geography and the HTC Honors College.
Russell Fielding
Professions
Author, Other, Teacher/lecturer on food related matters
Special subjects
Geography, sustainable food production
Regular work
University professor, researcher, writer
Advisory boards / Awards
My most recent book is a finalist for a James Beard Foundation media award. I serve on the board of the Trees that Feed Foundation.
Languages spoken
English (native), some Spanish, French, and Portuguese
