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From workshops to publications, outdoor guiding to technical advice and instruction, John Kallas and Wild Food Adventures provide expertise in wild edible plants and foraging in Oregon and all of North America.

To be notified of future workshops: send your name, address and phone to mail@wildfoodadventures.com and ask to be on our e-notification list.
Download this 2025 events poster to see the whole year at once.

Upcoming Events and Workshops

  • Gifts for the Holidays and Other Occasions

    November 1, 2024 @ 6:00 am - March 1, 2025 @ 11:30 pm

    Gift Certificates for One and All. Wild Food Adventures offers roughly 27 wild food workshops and two Rendezvous each year in North Western Oregon. Events typically run from March through

  • Wild Foods of the Pacific Northwest – Free Presentation

    March 20, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

    Portland, Oregon. FREE. Enjoy an entertaining and educational slide presentation and lecture about Wild Foods of the Pacific Northwest. This presentation covers some of the plants and animals you will come across while

  • Edible Wild Plants on the First Days of Spring, 1-4pm

    March 22, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Make a choice between attending this or the 9am-noon workshop. We’ll explore several areas on Sauvie Island

  • Introduction to Wild Foods

    March 23, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Portland, Oregon. $25 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. In a walk through several habitats around Mt Tabor Park, learn essentials of wild food use and

  • Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, 9am-Noon

    March 30, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Choose either this morning session or the afternoon one from 1-4pm on the registration form. Learn about

  • Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, 1-4pm

    March 30, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Choose either this afternoon session or the morning one from 9am-noon on the registration form. Learn about

Multi-Day Events and Workshops

  • Gifts for the Holidays and Other Occasions

    November 1, 2024 @ 6:00 am - March 1, 2025 @ 11:30 pm

    Gift Certificates for One and All. Wild Food Adventures offers roughly 27 wild food workshops and two Rendezvous each year in North Western Oregon. Events typically run from March through

  • North Carolina Wild Food Weekend

    April 25, 2025 - April 27, 2025

    Reidsville, North Carolina. $165 Adults, $100 Children (12 & Under) for Full Event. Price includes Meals, Lodging, Seminars and Workshops. Join the second longest running annual wild food event in

  • Pacific Shores Wild Food Rendezvous

    May 30, 2025 - June 2, 2025

    Rockaway, Oregon. $415, Early registration discounts are listed below. A multi-day, hands-on wild food adventure and teach-in, learning natural wonders in the context of current realities. The focus of this

  • GingerRoot Wild Food Rendezvous

    June 20, 2025 - June 23, 2025

    Silverton, Oregon. This 22nd Annual GingerRoot Rendezvous is an intensive on the role and use of edible wild plants in everyday life, recreational foraging, re-connecting with nature, self-reliance, and survival.

  • Midwest Wild Harvest Festival

    September 12, 2025 - September 14, 2025

    Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. $100 – $200 for Full Event. For Options Visit Web Site. This multi-day, hands-on wild food event provides education and experience finding, processing, and consuming edible

  • Nature Wonder Wild Food Weekend

    September 19, 2025 - September 21, 2025

    Cairo, West Virginia. Join the longest running annual wild food event in North America. Held every Fall since it’s inception in 1968, this event provides education and experience finding, processing,

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Cornucopia II: A Source Book of Edible Plants by Stephen Facciola
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