From workshops to publications, outdoor guiding and instruction, John Kallas and Wild Food Adventures provide expertise in edible wild plants and foraging in Oregon and all of North America.
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Upcoming Events and Workshops
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Sea Vegetables and Other Seashore Edibles of the Pacific Coast
June 13 @ 5:40 am - 9:00 am

Garibaldi, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Dr. Kallas will lead an expedition to the Pacific coast where participants will learn about, identify, and
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Mussels, Barnacles and Coastal Wild Foods
June 14 @ 6:10 am - 9:30 am

Arcadia Beach, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Arcadia Beach, Arch Cape, Oregon. Learn how to find, harvest, transport, clean, and prepare Oregon mussels,
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GingerRoot Wild Food Rendezvous
June 19 - June 22

Silverton, Oregon. This 23rd 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.
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Edible Wild Plants of the Wild Food Adventures Botanic Garden — Part 2
June 28 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. This workshop goes beyond part 1 to see more plants, as well as plants covered in part
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Butter, Steamer and Gaper Clam Dig
July 12 @ 5:45 am - 9:30 am

Netarts, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Netarts, Oregon. Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean, and prepare butter, steamer, and gaper clams during
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Wapato Island Wild Food Expedition
July 18 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm

Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. We’ll investigate wild foods from marshes, fields, and woods — including arrowhead (known as wapato), wocas, elderberry,
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Farm to Table Wild Food Salad
July 19 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Portland, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. This workshop covers many of the plants seen in the books: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From
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Wild Foods of the Springwater Corridor – Part 2
August 2 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Learn at one of Portland’s favorite walkways and bike trails meandering along side of and often crossing
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Wild Foods of Sellwood & Oaks Parks, SE Portland
August 9 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. We’ll wander through Sellwood and Oaks Parks natural areas to find some of Fall’s best and diverse
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Smores From Marshmallow Plants
August 29 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Get hands-on experience digging and processing marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) root into marshmallow, an original ingredient of the
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Neighborhood Foraging – Fall Harvest of Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables
August 30 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. We’ll bushwhack through typical urban neighborhoods to find some of Fall’s best and diverse delectables – nuts,
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Midwest Wild Harvest Festival
September 11 - September 13
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
Multi-Day Events and Workshops
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GingerRoot Wild Food Rendezvous
June 19 - June 22

Silverton, Oregon. This 23rd 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.
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Midwest Wild Harvest Festival
September 11 - September 13
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
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Nature Wonder Wild Food Weekend
September 18 - September 20
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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Georgia Wild Foods Weekend
September 18 - September 20
Clarksville, Georgia. $245 / Person for the full event. Price includes Meals, Lodging, Seminars and Workshops. Join other foragers at the second annual Georgia Wild Foods Weekend. It will be









