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 1, but that are now at another stage of growth with additional foods at their prime for gathering. Learn about the edible plants in our […]
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 one of the lowest tides this year. Learn gathering regulations, limits and the modern tools used to dig them. The times we meet are dictated […]
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, Oregon grape, blackberry, wild peas, and many other plants. Sauvie Island was originally named Wappatoe Island by the Lewis and Clark expedition for its abundance […]
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 Dirt to Plate, and Wild Food Foraging to Feasting by John Kallas. Visit an organic farm and make a delectable wild gourmet salad on the […]
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 Johnson creek with quaint bridges. This nature trail has many tributaries which we will explore for wild edibles. This area is complete with cattail, butternut, […]
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 delectables. See and sample from plants you pass by everyday. We might see black and red hawthorn, native and large rose hips, red and yellow […]
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 traditional confection. In the 1700s marshmallow root was a major ingredient of marshmallows. In the early 1800s, the recipe had gum arabic replace most of […]
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, fruits, and greens. Wild as well as landscaped edibles will be covered. Some eating may occur. You will later find most of this abundance in […]
Portland, Oregon. $30 - $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Different from Part 1. Join us to learn about wild fruits and other edible plant parts found in northwest forests and beyond. Fall is when many fruits are ripe for picking with many still developing. See and learn about plants like sumac, […]
Portland, Oregon. $30 - $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Get hands-on experience on how some wild plants are processed for grain, flour, and essential oils. We'll see how to shell, grind, process and leach acorns so that they transform into wonderful additions to breads, muffins, pancakes, and pudding. By the end […]
