Wild Food Adventures

Edible Wild Plants - Free Presentation in Willamina, OR
2018-06-17 10:00 - 12:00 UTC | Trackers Earth, Portland, 4617 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
West Valley Community Campus Auditorium266 SE Washington St, Willamina OR 97396
In this beautiful, educational and fun slide presentation, Dr. Kallas shows how to identify, harvest and prepare nutritious, delicious, and abundant edible wild plants found within walking distance of your kitchen. He shows you features that make for effective learning in any wild food book. And ends with a short video.
This presentation is a sampling of the content of John Kallas’ book: Edible Wild Plants: Wild foods From Dirt to Plate. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period and a book signing.
Edible Wild Plants is ground-breaking: It’s the first book to make wild foods understandable and usable by the general public—including gardeners, chefs, dieters, home cooks and nutrition-minded consumers. John makes it fun and easy to learn about foods you’ve unknowingly passed by all your life. He gives you the knowledge and confidence to finally begin eating and enjoying these foods.
This book focuses on abundant and nutritious wild greens, vegetables and seeds eaten by our European ancestors. The same plants are found throughout North America. These healthy wild foods are the core of the true Mediterranean Diet. This book reveals how easy it is to incorporate these foods into everyday modern life.
To learn about a workshop that John is teaching in the afternoon, go here.

The Author
John Kallas has investigated edible wild plants since 1970 and taught about them since 1978. A trained botanist, nature photographer, writer, researcher, and teacher, Dr. Kallas has a doctorate in Nutrition, a Masters in Education, and majors in Biology and Natural Science. He founded Wild Food Adventures, The Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants & Other Foragables in 1993 and was the primary writer and editor of the Wild Food Adventurer newsletter. He published Edible Wild Plants: Wild foods From Dirt to Plate in 2010; volume 1 of his book series. For more information about John, go here.

The Book
Dr. Kallas will sign copies for sale after the presentation. $25
For more information on the book, go here.

Wild Foods of Willamina, Oregon
2018-06-17 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Fendall Hall Schoolhouse, 37515 SW Tindle Creek Rd, Willamina, OR, 97396, United States
Willamina, Oregon.
$25 – $50 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
We’ll bushwhack through Willamina habitats to find some of mid-season’s best and diverse delectables — flowers, fruits, and greens. Wild as well as landscaped edibles will be identified. Some eating may occur. You will later find most of this abundance in local habitats all around you.
What to Bring
Prepare for the weather. Bring comfortable hiking shoes. Wear long pants since high grass and rough plants in some areas may cut exposed legs. If hot and sunny wear a wide brimmed shade hat and light colored reflective clothing. Bring water and a spray mister to mist each other to cool off.
Meeting Site
Be at the Fendall Hall Schoolhouse just before 1pm. It’s located at: 37515 SW Tindle Creek Rd, Willamina, OR 97396. We’ll cover some plants there and carpool to a second location.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates.
Discounts
$3 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, Native Americans, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a refund minus the following administrative handling fees: switching to another workshop = $3; sending you a refund check = $5. If you do not show up for a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Rabbitstick Earth Skills Conference, Rexberg, ID
2018-09-09 - 2018-09-15 | Rexberg, Idaho, PO Box 905, Rexberg, ID, United States
Rexburg, Idaho.
For Pricing and Registration Visit Web Site.
Join a collection of Earth skills (also known as stone-age skills) experts and students in a week long hands-on teach-in. Some of the skills taught typically include: fire making, cordage, stone, bone and wood tools, buckskin, tracking, trapping, local flora and fauna, wild edibles, shelter building, basket weaving, nature awareness, pottery, local Native culture, musical instruments, stone-age weaponry, fiber/textile arts, herbal medicine, storytelling, flintknapping, earthen ovens, and felting. Typically there one or two teachers with some wild food and medicinal plant knowledge. Dr. Kallas at Rabbitstick about once every 5 years. He will NOT be there this year. This event is listed here to help spread the word to people who check this web site.
What is Provided
A camping space, training, hands-on experiences, field trips, and most meals.
Meeting Site and Parking
Everything you would need to primitively camp for a week. Anything you would need to record your learning and experiences. Additional money to pay for instructor fees, raw materials, etc.
For more information and to register visit the Backtracks website.
Note: that Wild Food Adventures is not affiliated with Backtracks and Rabbitstick. This event is summarized here to support Rabbitstick and alert people to the learning opportunity. Check the official web site for current pricing.

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2019-01-01 | Rediscovery Center, 29401 400 St, Waubun, MN, 56589, United States
Waubun, Minnesota.
$100, Application deadline is March 10th.
The Wild Food Summit is a multi-day, hands-on, wild food teach-in involving edible wild plant identification, harvesting and preparation. With the guidance of skilled practitioners, participants forage for food and prepare meals and learn all kinds of skills in the process.
Learn about, gather and help prepare wild foods in an outdoor encampment with access to many diverse habitats. Eat a mix of wild and conventional foods.
Native and modern traditions are shared. Also discussed are the role these foods can play in a healthy diet and lifestyle. There are many plants other than wild rice and maple syrup that were once integral to native peoples’ diets. Learn about many important plants, how they were traditionally processed, and how they can be used today.
This is an all outdoor event where participants stay in tents or trailers for three nights and four days. Wild foods are gathered from the local surroundings or are brought in by wild harvesters and hunters. Foods are prepared on site over open fires, using propane stoves, or in cooking pits.

Application Process
All potential participants must go through an application process. Applications are reviewed by a committee and will be evaluated based on their potential contribution to the event and what they want to learn. Everyone is expected to share their knowledge, help facilitate the event, and, of course, learn. To submit an application for 2016, go here.
What is Provided
Training, hands-on experiences, field trips, meals, and camping space. The location offers primitive camping. Please bring your own drinking water; they have tent sites and port-a-potties. RVs are welcome, but there is NO electricity or running water. Everyone polices their own areas and clean up after this shared events.
A “Past” Wild Food Summit Schedule

Thursday
3:00 pm: Registration and Camp Set Up
6:00 pm: Wild Potluck Dinner

Friday
7:30 am: Breakfast
8:30 am: Morning Sessions
12:00 pm: Lunch
12:45 pm: Afternoon Sessions
5:00 pm: Dinner Prep
6:00 pm: Dinner

Saturday
7:30 am: Breakfast
8:30 am: Morning Sessions
12:00 pm: Lunch
12:45 pm: Afternoon Sessions
5:00 pm: Dinner Prep
6:00 pm: Dinner
7:30 pm: Talent Show

Sunday
7:30 am: Breakfast
8:30 am: Feedback Session
9:30 am: Camp Breakdown

Summit Information
The Wild Food Summit is sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service of the White Earth Tribal and Community College. Costs: To be announced. Registration information can be found here: 218-935-0417 x 213 or 214 wetccextension.org

”It was much better than I expected. Processing the food and making the feast was a precious experience, something I’ll always remember.”
”I feel like a dry sponge where knowledge of the plants and the forest and native cultures are concerned, and Pacific Shores was able to fill that need. Instruction was very clear, which I really appreciate.”
”I’d actually like to attend that Rendezvous for a week! I wish I could have stayed longer. I had a wonderful time, I’m totally satisfied and looking forward to more.”

Pacific Coast Clam Dig
2021-06-26 07:45 - 11:00 UTC | Tillamook Safeway Parking Lot, Safeway, 1815 4th St., Tillamook, OR, 97141, United States
Netarts Bay, Oregon.
$35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean, and prepare cockle clams (classic clam chowder 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 by when the tides are low enough to for us to reach the clams. *End time is just an estimate.
What to Bring

A current Oregon Shellfish Collecting License
A cultivator rake (the longer the metal tines, the better) or a regular hard steel garden rake.
DO NOT buy an expensive “Clamming Rake” as they are innapropriate here.
3 or 5 gallon pail
Old wettable tennis shoes

Warm layered wool clothing – you may get wet
Towel
A change of cloths
Backpack
Water
A sac lunch
Snacks

Note: Rake tines can be dangerous to carry around groups, so please pack and handle them with care! Prepare for variable coastal weather! While we hope to go through water at only foot level, depending on Mother Nature, you may have to wade through thigh high water, slog through muck up to your ankles, and climb over hillsides. It is all in a day’s adventure!

Recreational Shellfish Licenses
Recreational Shellfish Licenses are now required for anyone 12 and over to collect shellfish in Oregon. In-state licenses are $10/year, Out of state licenses are $19 for 3 days or $28/year. 3-Day licenses must specify the days you intend to do the collecting. You must carry the License with you during the workshop (in a phone app or a printed copy) or you will only be allowed to watch. If shellfish are found in your possession on the beach and you do not have a license, the fine is $80 and up. Licenses should be purchased “PRIOR” to our events by going to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife web site. DO NOT wait until the last minute! Here is how to do it:
Steps to Getting a Shellfish License
Go to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife web site Or you may be able to do the whole thing from your phone from their “MyODFW” app. I have not tried the phone app route to pay so the directions here are only how to do it on your computer.
Wait until after January 2 of the current year.
If you are new, press: “Create an Account Today”
Create a user name & password – Record them since you will use the same account every year when purchasing a license or to open the app.
If you already have a digital account, press: “Verify/Look up your Account”
Follow the prompts.
Once an account is created click, “Purchase From the Catalog”
Type “Annual Shellfish License” in the search bar.
Click “Add” to add it to your cart. Then go to your cart to purchase.
When done, the license will be added to your, “Recreational Portfolio” for 2021. It is good until December 31 of the year you buy it.
Print out or save a pdf copy to your computer.
On your phone go to your APP Store and search for “MyODFW”. Add it to your phone apps. Load in your user name and password and it will display your license. Then if you are ever stopped by the coastal authorities you can just pull up the app.
If you have trouble understanding the process, the licensing office number is: 503-947-6101
For more information:
Call the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6000.
General Clamming Information: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Shellfish Regulations & Limits: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Note: that a license does not allow us the ability to collect shellfish if there is a marine toxin advisory from the Department of Fish & Wildlife, The Department of Health, or the USDA.

Meet us in Tillamook
Meet us in Tillamook at the NW corner of the Safeway Parking lot adjacent to Stillwell Ave and 3rd street: Be there by 7:45am and wait patiently – see map. The Safeway typically opens by 5am, so go into their bathroom and empty your bladder prior to our arrival (force yourself – it’s the last chance you will have for almost 3 hours). Don’t park in the surrounding streets. Wait patiently in the parking lot in case we get delayed, get to know the other participants, read a book, change into your beach cloths and shoes. We’ll swing by soon to pick you up and proceed on to the workshop site. You must be there when we arrive or you will miss us. Make sure we have your cell phone number if you have one (in case of an emergency)! But note that cell phone service in the coast range is almost non-existent so anyone, including the instructor, cannot be reached while traveling there. Low tide is estimated to be around 8:57am
Carpooling from Portland
If you need a ride to the coast, or prefer carpooling or caravanning, give us a call. If carpooling is arranged will meet at the:
Beaverton Arco AM/PM Gas Station at the intersection of Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy (Hwy 10) and SW 110th Ave, one block East of I – 217, adjacent to the Home Depot – see map.
No one will be at this carpooling site unless you arrange with me ahead of time and will limit this until Covid is over. The time to meet will be given once we arrange to meet there. If you carpool and are not the driver, bring $5 to give to the driver to help pay for fuel.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a refund minus the following administrative handling fees: switching to another workshop = $3; sending you a refund check = $5. If you do not show up for a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Razor Clam Adventure (NEW)
2021-06-27 08:20 - 12:20 UTC | McMenamins Gearhart Hotel Parking Lot, North Marion Ave, Gearhart, OR, 97138, United States
THIS WORKSHOP HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO HIGH LEVELS OF DEMOIC ACID IN RAZOR CLAMS ON THE NORTH COAST.</p style>

Gerhart, Oregon.
$35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean and prepare razor clams during one of the lowest tides this year. Learn gathering regulations and limits. The times we meet are dictated by when the tides are low enough to for us to reach the clams. *End time is just an estimate.
What to Bring

Each person should bring a 2021 Oregon Recreational Shellfish License – Read about licenses below. A license is mandatory for anyone 12 or older! Either a small 3 or 5 gallon collecting pail or a clamming mesh bag. Either should be designed to hang from your belt. Either chest waders or old wetable tennis shoes, very warm layered wool clothing (you will get wet up to your waist if you clam in the surf), a towel, and a change of cloths unless you don’t go in the water. Water, and something to snack on. We will be using clam guns and not shovels for the adventure, so either buy or borrow one. Razor clamming shovels are preferred by professionals, but currently available ones are poorly designed, almost impossible to use for beginners and result in many clams being needlessly mutilated/killed and difficult to retrieve. This workshop is for beginners to learn and get practice with clam guns. Prepare for variable coastal weather!

A current Oregon Shellfish Collecting License
Vacuum tube clam gun (preferred) or regular clam gun. If you bring a clam shovel only, you will be taught a non-triditional method of digging.
Chest Waders or Old wettable pants and tennis shoes
Clamming Bag: mesh or cloth.
Warm layered wool or other wet insulation clothing – you will get wet
A Day Pack to carry water, snacks and extra layers

Cooler or 3 or 5 gallon pail for post clamming transport
A towel and change of cloths if you need it

Recreational Shellfish Licenses
Recreational Shellfish Licenses are now required for anyone 12 and over to collect shellfish in Oregon. In-state licenses are $10/year, Out of state licenses are $19 for 3 days or $28/year. 3-Day licenses must specify the days you intend to do the collecting. You must carry the License with you during the workshop (in a phone app or a printed copy) or you will only be allowed to watch. If shellfish are found in your possession on the beach and you do not have a license, the fine is $80 and up. Licenses should be purchased “PRIOR” to our events by going to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife web site. DO NOT wait until the last minute! Here is how to do it:
Steps to Getting a Shellfish License
Go to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife web site Or you may be able to do the whole thing from your phone from their “MyODFW” app. I have not tried the phone app route to pay so the directions here are only how to do it on your computer.
Wait until after January 2 of the current year.
If you are new, press: “Create an Account Today”
Create a user name & password – Record them since you will use the same account every year when purchasing a license or to open the app.
If you already have a digital account, press: “Verify/Look up your Account”
Follow the prompts.
Once an account is created click, “Purchase From the Catalog”
Type “Annual Shellfish License” in the search bar.
Click “Add” to add it to your cart. Then go to your cart to purchase.
When done, the license will be added to your, “Recreational Portfolio” for 2021. It is good until December 31 of the year you buy it.
Print out or save a pdf copy to your computer.
On your phone go to your APP Store and search for “MyODFW”. Add it to your phone apps. Load in your user name and password and it will display your license. Then if you are ever stopped by the coastal authorities you can just pull up the app.
If you have trouble understanding the process, the licensing office number is: 503-947-6101
For more information:
Call the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6000.
General Clamming Information: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Shellfish Regulations & Limits: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Note: that a license does not allow us the ability to collect shellfish if there is a marine toxin advisory from the Department of Fish & Wildlife, The Department of Health, or the USDA.
When and Where to Meet
Meet us at the McMenamins Gearhart Hotel parking lot to the right of the building. N Marion Ave, Gearhart, OR 97138, 503-717-8150 – see map. Be there by 8:20am. Use their bathroom and empty your bladder prior to our arrival (force yourself – it’s the last chance you will have for almost 3 hours). Wait patiently in the parking lot in case we get delayed, get to know the other participants, read a book, change into your beach cloths and shoes. We’ll swing by soon to pick you up and proceed on to the workshop site. You must be there when we arrive or you will miss us. Make sure we have your cell phone number if you have one (in case of an emergency)! Low tide is estimated to be around 9:45 am for this location.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a refund minus the following administrative handling fees: switching to another workshop = $3; sending you a refund check = $5. If you do not show up for a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Carpooling from Portland
If you need a ride to the coast, or prefer carpooling or caravanning, give us a call. If carpooling is arranged we’ll meet at the:
Beaverton Arco AM/PM Gas Station at the intersection of Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy (Hwy 10) and SW 110th Ave, one block East of I – 217, adjacent to the Home Depot – see map.
No one will be at this carpooling site unless you arrange with me ahead of time and will limit this until Covid is over. The time to meet will be given once we arrange to meet there. If you carpool and are not the driver, bring $5 to give to the driver to help pay for fuel.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Covid Protocol Policy During Workshops
2022-01-01 08:00 - 2022-12-31 08:00 UTC | OR
For all our activities face masks and distancing are optional. This policy is subject to change depending on current realities.
Following our policies is a requirement of attendance to Wild Food Adventure events.
With the advent of the Delta and Omicron variants, there is good reason to be cautious for vulnerable members of society. Individuals should do what they need to protect themselves. Many Oregonians have now had vaccines and being outdoors is quite protective. There are times within our workshops that participants may need to get closer together to see what the instructor is talking about. I will do my best to accommodate participants who need to distance more than others. Do not attend if you are not feeling well the day of your workshop. Indoors, we can be in tight quarters particularly during Rendezvous events for food processing and educational interactions, so masks are suggested there if you have any concerns.
I take this pandemic seriously. Seriously enough to have closed my business for all of 2020 and delayed the start of my 2021 season. 2022 will be treated as a normal season unless conditions change again.
Some history on my own direct experience:
Both my brothers were in critical condition early 2021 and almost lost their lives after getting Covid-19. They were both unvaccinated. One had a healthy lifestyle and no underlying medical conditions, the other was at a disadvantage. Both brothers are now dealing with possibly permanent fatigue, lung damage, and long Covid which may cause additional complications when they get older. An unvaccinated friend just died within three days of contracting the Delta variant in November 2021 and thousands of people are still dying of it each day. One of my friends lost two family members, another, after getting out of the hospital had weakness, fatigue, and lethargy for six months and is still recovering. My housemate got covid, was not hospitalized, but was continually nauseous and vomiting for three weeks until she recovered. Imagine being nauseous and vomiting for three weeks! Her memory has suffered since. I am sure some of you have lost loved ones or friends to this disease. I take this pandemic seriously. Seriously enough to have closed my business for all of 2020 and delayed the start of my 2021 season to adapt.
I recommend everyone get the vaccine. I am fully vaccinated and will be overjoyed when this pandemic is behind us.
If you have questions call 503-775-3828 between 2 and 6pm Pacific time, any day.
Thanks,
John Kallas, Ph.D., Director, Wild Food Adventures
Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants and Other Foragables
422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215
(503) 775-3828 mail@wildfoodadventures.com

Edible Wild Plants Book Release Party with Slide Presentation
2023-05-16 19:15 - 20:30 UTC | Trackers Earth, Portland, 4617 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR, 97202, United States
FREE Event. Location: Trackers Earth Auditorium, 4617 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202Arrive early (about 6:45pm) to find parking and get a good vantage point in the auditorium.
Join John Kallas, Wild Food Adventures, and Trackers Earth as we celebrate the release of John’s new book: “Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Foraging to Feasting”. This is the second volume in his successful Wild Food Adventures book series.
The program includes a free educational slide presentation about edible wild plants, informational handouts, a book signing, demonstrations by Trackers Earth, and general hobnobbing.
Free Fun Enlightening Slide Presentation
In this beautiful, colorful slide presentation, Dr. Kallas shows how to identify, harvest and prepare nutritious, delicious, and abundant edible wild plants found within walking distance of your kitchen. He shows you features that make for effective learning in any wild food book. And ends with a short video.
This presentation is a sampling of the content of John Kallas’ new book: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Foraging to Feasting. Volume 2 of the Wild Food Adventure series. May 16 is the international release date for the book. You all will be seeing it for the first time. The presentation will be followed by a question and answer period and a book signing.
About the Books
Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 & 2 are ground-breaking: They are the first books to make wild foods understandable and usable by the general public—including gardeners, chefs, dieters, home cooks and nutrition-minded consumers. John makes it fun and easy to learn about foods you’ve unknowingly passed by all your life. He provides you with gobs of useful photographs as well as the knowledge and confidence to begin eating and enjoying these foods.
While the focus of the day is on volume 2, both volumes focus on abundant and nutritious wild greens, vegetables, roots, flowers, fruits, and seeds eaten by our North American and European ancestors. All these plants are found in the Pacific Northwest and all of North America. They also provide the healthy wild foods that are the core of the true Mediterranean Diet. These books reveal how easy it is to incorporate wild foods into everyday modern life.
Signed Books for Sale
Volumes 1 and 2, signed by the author, will be available for preview and/or purchase. List price is $28, but we are offering them at sliding scale for those that need it: $25-$30, you decide on what you can afford. Cash, check, or credit card accepted. You can get ahead of the pack by buying a book before the presentation, or wait until you’ve seen the presentation. No purchase necessary, you can just look if you want. By buying the books here you support the author, avoid shipping costs, and you can get started right away.
Other Activities
Trackers Earth, Portland is hosting the event and will have outdoor skill instructors available for demonstrations and questions.
Free 2023 information factsheets about Wild Food Adventure Workshops and Trackers Earth classes for adults and children will be available. Trackers might have instructors demonstrating outdoor skills they teach.
Arrival Time, Parking, & Seating
We have a 7:15pm presentation start time. Plan ahead for traffic, parking, and seating. We hope that we are far enough from rush hour that Portland traffic will not be too congested.
Parking: Will be a problem the later you arrive. Try to arrive between 6:25 and 6:45pm. You may prefer to park blocks away in the surrounding neighborhoods. if you are cutting it close, consider parking in the neighborhoods north of Holgate: Think Reynolds St or 12th and 15th Avenues. Milwaukie Ave in front of Trackers near presentation time will be quite congested and slow you down.
Seating: Trackers auditorium is designed mostly for skill development not large presentations. They only have perhaps 60 seats for early arrivers. Otherwise you might have to stand to watch the presentation. The solution, of course, is to bring your own seat. Since we expect a big crowd, you could help by bringing your own stools, fold-up or otherwise narrow chairs (ones WITHOUT arm-rests) if you have them. Resin chairs and some folding camping chairs are NOT good since they flair out to the sides (for arm rests or holding beverages) and take up a lot of space. Think: narrow, narrow, narrow. Arrive early to get a good vantage point. There will be standing room only once the seating is full. People with chairs will be situated in front of the standing room area.

The Author
John Kallas has investigated edible wild plants since 1970 and taught about them since 1978. A trained botanist, nature photographer, writer, researcher, and teacher, Dr. Kallas has a doctorate in Nutrition, a Masters in Education, and majors in Biology and Natural Science. He founded Wild Food Adventures, The Institute for the Study of Edible Wild Plants & Other Foragables in 1993 and was the primary writer and editor of the Wild Food Adventurer newsletter. He published Edible Wild Plants: Wild foods From Dirt to Plate in 2010; volume 1 of his book series. For more information about John, go here.

Volume 1
Dr. Kallas will sign copies of both books for sale after the presentation. For more information on Volume 1, go here.

Volume 2
This is the focus of the presentation. For more information on Volume 2, go here.

Forage & Feast Wild Food Gourmet Dinner at Lemelson Vineyards
2023-06-17 15:00 - 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Lemelson Vineyards, 12020 NE Stag Hollow Rd, Carlton, OR, 97111, United States
This is an event sponsored by Lemelson Vineyards in Carlton Oregon. Follow the information and links below to register. The links to the right (if viewing on computer) correspond to events sponsored by Wild Food Adventures only and will therefore not include this event.
Mark your calendars for June 17th as we will welcome two guests to the winery for an unforgettable experience: Oregon’s foremost expert on wild foods, John Kallas, and a dynamic chef, Andre Uribe. Spend the afternoon with John exploring Stermer Vineyard and the surrounding forest. Participants will forage with John under his guidance. John will hand off found ingredients to Chef Andre who will incorporate them into a family-style feast, all served with our wines.
The event starts at 3 PM with a light walk/hike around the vineyard and forest. At 5-5:30 pm guests will have the opportunity to enjoy a glass of wine on our patio. At 6 PM the family dinner will begin!
Tickets are available now at $150 per person. Our Lemelson Wine Club members will enjoy a $15 discount per ticket.
Get Event Tickets Here
John Kallas
Wrote the book on Wild Food, actually 2 so far. John is a trained botanist with a Doctorate in nutrition, a Master’s in education, and degrees in biology and zoology. John will lead our group on a forage through the vineyard and woods identifying and collecting wild foods along the way. Participants will have the opportunity to purchase signed copies of John’s books during the event. See more about them using the links below.
Chef Andre Uribe
Is originally from Columbia where he got to experience the very best of farm-to-table eating. Andre’s food is intentional and inspired by nature. In addition to being a speaker and educator on sustainable, local, and nutritious foods, Andre has been a private chef to professional athletes Norman Powell (NBA) and Brandin Cooks (NFL) and a superstar celebrity we can’t name.
Sample Menu
Wild foods gathered will be creatively integrated in this menu.
— Roasted radishes, brown goat butter, meadowfoam honey
— Sweet spiced beets, heirloom mixed greens, goat cheese (chevre)
— Mussels, clams, dulse seaweed fennel broth
— Freshly baked sourdough bread
— Braised lamb, spelt fusilli pasta, carrots and green garlic
— Crème Brûlée
Contact
Josie Hubbard
Hospitality Manager
Lemelson Vineyards
503-852-6619

Wild Foods of Winter
2024-03-16 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
Portland, Oregon.
$25 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
In a walk through several habitats, learn the availability of wild foods in winter. Gain the ability to find wild foods when the land seems barren. When foods are not present, learn how to know where they will appear later in the year. Learn how to identify trees by their bark & twigs alone. Take your first steps to become a successful forager early on, sample plants, get expert advice.
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Location
Meet at 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland OR 97215. We’ll later drive to Mount Tabor off of Lincoln street to continue the workshop.
What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Gifts for the Holidays and Other Occasions
2024-11-01 06:00 - 2025-03-01 23:30 UTC | Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
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 October. Any of these events can be gifted at anytime to anyone. Note that minors must be accompanied by an adult at any Wild Food Adventures event. Private events can also be created at the location of your choosing.
Gifting is Fast and Easy
Gifting is as easy as writing a card, any card, with your description of the gift you intend on it. No waiting, no shipping, you can do this yourself in a few minutes, at the last minute if you so desire. Hand it right to the giftee or put it under the tree. Of course, it must be something we offer, and/or that we agreed upon. And it must be paid for prior to the person attending the event.
Gift a Day Workshop
Most day events last about 3 hours on site in different habitats. We cover edible wild plants, sea vegetables, shellfish and other forageables. Here is a poster showing our upcoming or past events to give you an idea of the kinds of workshops that the giftee can eventually choose from. Typically gifters purchase one or more workshops for the giftee. Then once the season progresses, the giftee chooses the workshop(s) they want to attend on that gift, letting us know about 10 days ahead of time to reserve them a space.
Gift a Wild Food Rendezvous
We offer two, four-day Rendezvous a year. Each involves the identification, gathering, processing and preparing of feasts out of the wild foods we gather. These are remarkable events with life changing impacts on participants. The giftee can attend alone or with the gifter depending on the intent of the gifter. For more information describing these events see our Native Shores, and GingerRoot pages.
Gift a Book
You can purchase signed copies of John’s books:
— Volume 1: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate. More Info.
— Volume 2: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Foraging to Feasting. More Info.
Here is how they are available from us:
1. Pick one up after any workshop that you’ve attended.
2. Pick one up after any custom event or presentation you’ve attended.
3. Pick them up from our Wild Food Adventures location in SE Portland in the afternoons by appointment only.
Otherwise, you can purchase them at Powells or from any online bookstore.
Download the Gift Certificate Form
From here.
If you have any questions, call Wild Food Adventures at 503-775-3828. Afternoons are best between 2 and 6pm Pacific time.

Wild Foods of the Pacific Northwest - Free Presentation
2025-03-20 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | Mazamas, 527 SE 43rd Ave, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
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 traversing different habitats of the Pacific Northwest. From valleys to mountains, oceans to swamps; there are lots of things to eat out there. There will be a question and answer period and John will sell and sign copies of his books at the end of the presentation. This auditorium-based presentation is offered as part of the ongoing Evening Travel Program hosted by the Mazamas, a non-profit Mountaineering Education Organization based in Portland, Oregon. John Kallas, is the Director of Wild Food Adventures outdoor school and author of two books: “Edible Wild Plants: Wild foods From Dirt to Plate”, 2010 and “Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Foraging to Feasting”, 2023.. No registration required.

Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, Seattle WA
2025-04-05 08:00 - 11:00 UTC | Landover Forest, 14499 3rd Ave NW, , WA 98177, Seattle, WA, United States
Seattle, WA.
$30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
Learn about the edible plants found in deep pacific northwest forests. Spring is when wildflowers are blooming and wild greens are ripe for picking. See plants like wild violet, Solomon’s seal, fairly bells, licorice fern, various fiddleheads, wild ginger and much more. Learn the many ways they can be used as food. Explore one of the more beautiful forests in Seattle’s own backyard. On your registration form choose either this or the Brier workshop on Sunday. Once a choice is made you will need permission if you want to transfer to the other. For a poster of this event choose either a pdf file (good for printing and sharing by e-mail), or a png file, (better for posting on some social media)
What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable walking, hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Registration & Waiver Forms
Find forms HERE that are specific to our Seattle Events.
Since it is too late to physically mail registration forms, do the following to help speed up registration at the beginning of events:
1. Email us PDFs of your registration and waiver forms to mail@wildfoodadventures.com. If you do not have that capability, send us an e-mail with the following information. Please do not use a junk e-mail address when sending us stuff. We will bring extra waiver forms to the workshops if you need them. So type into an email:
— Names and ages of those attending:
— Your Physical address:
— Cell phone you carry with you:
— Specify the names and dates of workshops you plan on attending:
2. Put originals of your registration form, waiver, and fee in an unsealed envelope. Write the names and dates of the workshop(s) you are paying for on the outside of the envelope. Bring that with you and hand it in during onsite registration.
Last minute Walk Ons:
If you have not done the above and just show up: It would help us tremendously if you fill out and put registration form, waiver, and fee in an unsealed envelope. Write the names and dates of the workshop(s) you are paying for on the outside of the envelope. Bring that with you and hand it in during onsite registration
While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events.
For Oregon Events find forms HERE.
Meeting Site
Meet at the Llandover Trail entrance off of 3rd Ave NW, at the west end of NW 145th St. Stay to the left and go towards the brick pillars that lead to the forest’s parking lot. That is where we will meet. If the lot is full, park in the surrounding neighborhood, taking care not to block driveways or other important features. Don’t leave valuables in your car. There might not be a restroom there, so go before you arrive. Here is a GOOGLE MAP. to the site.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. No more than 2 children allowed per adult. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration for Oregon Workshops
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Wild Foods of the Pacific Northwest, Woodinville, WA
2025-04-05 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | 21 Acres, Woodenville, WA, 13701 NE 171st St, Woodinville, WA, 98072
Woodinville, WA.
$30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details below.
Learn about the edible plants found in a variety of habitats available throughout the Pacific Northwest. This workshop is generously hosted by 21 Acres organic farm, market, and sustainable education center. There we’ll find many organic edible native and non-native plants growing in and around the center. The center has fields, woodlands, and wetlands where many plants thrive. This wide coverage will give us a good overview of the diversity of edible plants available in the Pacific Northwest. Learn identification, use, and processing. This workshop covers many of the plants seen in the books: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate, and Wild Foods from Foraging to Feasting by author and workshop leader John Kallas. Signed copies will be available following this workshop. Get real hands-on experience with plants, take advantage of these readily available sources of nutrients and dietary variety.
Our host, 21 Acres farm offers a variety of services, food products, and education based on organic methods and sustainable agriculture. To inquire about their products and services contact them at 425-481-1500 or generalinfo@21acres.org. Visit https://21acres.org/ for more information. For a poster of this event choose either a pdf file (good for printing and sharing by e-mail), or a png file, (better for posting on some social media)
What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable walking, hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Registration & Waiver Forms
Find forms HERE that are specific to our Seattle Events.
Since it is too late to physically mail registration forms, do the following to help speed up registration at the beginning of events:
1. Email us PDFs of your registration and waiver forms to mail@wildfoodadventures.com. If you do not have that capability, send us an e-mail with the following information. Please do not use a junk e-mail address when sending us stuff. We will bring extra waiver forms to the workshops if you need them. So type into an email:
— Names and ages of those attending:
— Your Physical address:
— Cell phone you carry with you:
— Specify the names and dates of workshops you plan on attending:
2. Put originals of your registration form, waiver, and fee in an unsealed envelope. Write the names and dates of the workshop(s) you are paying for on the outside of the envelope. Bring that with you and hand it in during onsite registration.
Last minute Walk Ons:
If you have not done the above and just show up: It would help us tremendously if you fill out and put registration form, waiver, and fee in an unsealed envelope. Write the names and dates of the workshop(s) you are paying for on the outside of the envelope. Bring that with you and hand it in during onsite registration
While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events.
For Oregon Events find forms HERE.
Meeting Site
Meet at the 21 Acres Farm, 13701 NE 171st St, Woodinville, WA 98072. Here is a GOOGLE MAP. to the site. Don’t leave valuables in your car.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. No more than 2 children allowed per adult. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration for Oregon Workshops
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, Brier, WA
2025-04-06 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Locust Creek Forest, Brier, WA, 2218 Vine Rd, Brier, 98036, United States
Brier, WA.
$30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details below.
Learn about the edible plants found in deep pacific northwest forests. Spring is when wildflowers are blooming and wild greens are ripe for picking. See plants like wild violet, Solomon’s seal, fairly bells, licorice fern, various fiddleheads, wild ginger and much more. Learn the many ways they can be used as food. Explore one of the more beautiful forests in Seattle’s own backyard. On your registration form choose either this or the Seattle workshop on Saturday. Once a choice is made you will need permission if you want to transfer to the other. For a poster of this event choose either a pdf file (good for printing and sharing by e-mail), or a png file, (better for posting on some social media)
What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable walking, hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Registration & Waiver Forms
Find forms HERE that are specific to our Seattle Events.
Since it is too late to physically mail registration forms, do the following to help speed up registration at the beginning of events:
1. Email us PDFs of your registration and waiver forms to mail@wildfoodadventures.com. If you do not have that capability, send us an e-mail with the following information. Please do not use a junk e-mail address when sending us stuff. We will bring extra waiver forms to the workshops if you need them. So type into an email:
— Names and ages of those attending:
— Your Physical address:
— Cell phone you carry with you:
— Specify the names and dates of workshops you plan on attending:
2. Put originals of your registration form, waiver, and fee in an unsealed envelope. Write the names and dates of the workshop(s) you are paying for on the outside of the envelope. Bring that with you and hand it in during onsite registration.
Last minute Walk Ons:
If you have not done the above and just show up: It would help us tremendously if you fill out and put registration form, waiver, and fee in an unsealed envelope. Write the names and dates of the workshop(s) you are paying for on the outside of the envelope. Bring that with you and hand it in during onsite registration
While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events.
For Oregon Events find forms HERE.
Meeting Site
Meet at the Locust Creek Park’s parking lot off of Vine Rd in Brier. There are not a lot of parking spaces there. If the lot is full, park along Vine Rd where possible, or in the surrounding neighborhood. Take care not to block driveways or other important features. There is a lot of parking along Oak Way, about a 1,000 feet walk. Always park to the right of the road’s white line. Don’t leave valuables in your car. There might not be a restroom at the park, so go before you arrive. Here is a GOOGLE MAP. to the site.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. No more than 2 children allowed per adult. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration for Oregon Workshops
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Wild Foods of the Pacific Northwest, Brier, WA
2025-04-06 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Brier Patch Farm, Brier, WA, 22526 Hickory Way, Brier, 98036, United States
Brier, WA.
$30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details below.
Learn about the edible plants found in a variety of habitats available throughout the Pacific Northwest. This workshop is generously hosted by Tyler Morse and his partner Rebekah at their home, Brier Patch Farm. There we’ll find many organic edible weeds growing in and around the beds. We’ll also cover Native and non-native edible plants that surround the periphery of the farm. Later we’ll proceed onto woodlands and wetlands where other plants thrive. This wide coverage will give us a good overview of the diversity of edible plants available in the Pacific Northwest. Learn identification, use, and processing. This workshop covers many of the plants seen in the books: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate, and Wild Foods from Foraging to Feasting by author and workshop leader John Kallas. Signed copies will be available following this workshop. Get real hands-on experience with plants, take advantage of these readily available sources of nutrients and dietary variety.
Our host, Brier Patch Farm offers a variety of organically produced fruits, vegetables, and other farm-fresh products, including micro greens. To inquire about their products and services contact Tyler at 206-309-4566 or tyler@brierpatch.farm. Visit https://brierfeedsbrier.com/ for more information. For a poster of this event choose either a pdf file (good for printing and sharing by e-mail), or a png file, (better for posting on some social media)
What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable walking, hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Registration & Waiver Forms
Find forms HERE that are specific to our Seattle Events.
Since it is too late to physically mail registration forms, do the following to help speed up registration at the beginning of events:
1. Email us PDFs of your registration and waiver forms to mail@wildfoodadventures.com. If you do not have that capability, send us an e-mail with the following information. Please do not use a junk e-mail address when sending us stuff. We will bring extra waiver forms to the workshops if you need them. So type into an email:
— Names and ages of those attending:
— Your Physical address:
— Cell phone you carry with you:
— Specify the names and dates of workshops you plan on attending:
2. Put originals of your registration form, waiver, and fee in an unsealed envelope. Write the names and dates of the workshop(s) you are paying for on the outside of the envelope. Bring that with you and hand it in during onsite registration.
Last minute Walk Ons:
If you have not done the above and just show up: It would help us tremendously if you fill out and put registration form, waiver, and fee in an unsealed envelope. Write the names and dates of the workshop(s) you are paying for on the outside of the envelope. Bring that with you and hand it in during onsite registration
While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events.
For Oregon Events find forms HERE.
Meeting Site
Meet at the Brier Patch Farm, 22526 Hickory Way, Brier, Washington 98036. There are not a lot of parking spaces at the farm, so park judiciously being careful not to block necessary farm movement. Leave one space empty near the house in case the farm needs it. Here is a GOOGLE MAP. to the site. If their drive is full, park along Hickory Way where possible, or at the Brier Park tennis courts about 800 feet down Hickory Way where its ends at Old Poplar Way. Don’t leave valuables in your car.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. No more than 2 children allowed per adult. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration for Oregon Workshops
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Neighborhood Foraging of Spring Greens and Vegetables
2025-05-10 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
Portland, Oregon.
$30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
We’ll bushwhack through Portland’s urban neighborhoods to find some of Spring’s best and diverse delectables. See and sample from plants you pass by everyday. You will later find most of this abundance in your own neighborhood.
What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable walking, hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Location
422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215
Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.
Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Mahogany & Softshell Clam Dig
2025-06-29 09:25 UTC | Siletz Bay Park, 5289 S U.S. 101, Lincoln City, 97367, United States
Lincoln City, Oregon.
$35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
We will have gobs of fun and gather some of the tastiest, most tender clams you’ll eat. Their shell colors are amazing. Mahogany clams are also known as purple varnish clams. Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean, and prepare mahogany and other soft shell clams during one of the lowest tides this year. Learn gathering regulations, limits and the tools used to dig them. The times we meet are dictated by when the tides are low enough to for us to reach the clams. End time is just an estimate.
Quick Links

What to Bring |
Shellfish License |
Where to Meet |
Payment Information |
Registration/Waiver |
Location Map

What to Bring
Each person should bring a 2026 Oregon Recreational Shellfish License – Read about licenses below. A license is mandatory for anyone 12 or older!
Digging Tools:
No digging tools are necessary for these clams except your hands. If your hands are sensitive, bring gardening gloves that are thin enough to feel small objects but strong enough so they don’t rip while digging in sand.

A current Oregon Shellfish Collecting License
Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in..
Old wettable tennis shoes
Towel
A change of cloths. Your pants will definitely need to be changed after this. While waders would protect your pants mostly, they are heavy cumbersome and will be hot to wear.

One 3 or 5 gallon pail per person
Daypackpack to hold water and other things you want with you on the beach
Water
A sac lunch
Snacks
Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.

Recreational Shellfish Licenses
Recreational Shellfish Licenses are now required for anyone 12 and over to collect shellfish in Oregon. In-state licenses are $10/year, Out of state licenses are $19 for 3 days or $28/year. 3-Day licenses must specify the days you intend to do the collecting. You must carry the License with you during the workshop (in a phone app or a printed copy) or you will only be allowed to watch. If shellfish are found in your possession on the beach and you do not have a license, the fine is $80 and up. Licenses should be purchased “PRIOR” to our events by going to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife web site. DO NOT wait until the last minute! Here is how to do it:
Steps to Getting a Shellfish License
Go to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife web site Or you may be able to do the whole thing from your phone from their “MyODFW” app. I have not tried the phone app route to pay so the directions here are only how to do it on your computer.
Wait until after January 2 of the workshop year of the workshop you register for.
If you are new, press: “Create an Account Today”
Create a user name & password – Record them since you will use the same account every year when purchasing a license or to open the app.
If you already have a digital account, press: “Verify/Look up your Account”
Follow the prompts.
Once an account is created click, “Purchase From the Catalog”
Type “Annual Shellfish License” in the search bar.
Click “Add” to add it to your cart. Then go to your cart to purchase.
When done, the license will be added to your, “Recreational Portfolio” for the current year. It is good until December 31 of the year you buy it.
Print out or save a pdf copy to your computer.
On your phone go to your APP Store and search for “MyODFW”. Add it to your phone apps. Load in your user name and password and it will display your license. Then if you are ever stopped by the coastal authorities you can just pull up the app.
If you have trouble understanding the process, the licensing office number is: 503-947-6101
For more information:
Call the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6000.
General Clamming Information: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Shellfish Regulations & Limits: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Note: that a license does not allow us the ability to collect shellfish if there is a marine toxin advisory from the Department of Fish & Wildlife, The Department of Health, or the USDA.

Meet us in Lincoln City
Meet us in Siletz Bay Park on Hwy 101 at the south end of Lincoln City. Here is a MAP to the site. Be there before 8am. The parking is somewhat spread out if you don’t get there early. Park in the Siletz Bay parking areas or across the bridge where there is a lot more parking. Do not park in local business parking lots or you will likely be towed. There is a restroom on site. Wait patiently in the park in case we get delayed, get to know the other participants, read a book, change into your beach cloths and shoes. We’ll swing by soon for registration and to proceed on to the workshop site. If you miss us or are late, look down into the bay for a bunch of people on the sand and come to us. Make sure we have your cell phone number if you have one (in case of an emergency)! Program our number 503-775-3828 into your cell phone. But note that cell phone service in the coast range is almost non-existent so anyone, including the instructor, cannot be reached while traveling there. Ocean low tide is estimated to be around 9:12am for this date.
Carpooling from Portland
If you need a ride to the coast, or prefer carpooling or caravanning, give us a call. If carpooling is arranged expect to give $10 to the driver to help pay for fuel.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Cancellation Due to Nature Or Contaminated Runoff
Due to warming oceans, red tides have become more frequent. For the first time in 30 years (so it is rare) the whole coast was closed for about a month in 2024 to any clamming. If a major closure happens during the date of this event, we would have to cancel it. Any time we have to cancel an event, it is a huge inconvenience to all of us. A cancelled clamming workshop costs Wild Food Adventures up to two thousand dollars in time, advertising, bookkeeping, management, license fees, and refunds. It could also cost you, even if I refund all your money. If you decide to rent nearby lodging at the coast, incur travel or other expenses, or plan with other people, we cannot reimburse you or make up for any change in your plans. If we have to cancel, the only thing you can do is make the best of whatever plans you already made.

Edible Wild Plants on the First Days of Spring, 9am-Noon
2026-03-21 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Sauvie island, Sam's Cracker Barrel Grocery, 15005 NW Sauvie Island Rd, Portland, Or, OR, 97231, United States
Portland, Oregon.
$30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
Make a choice between attending this or the 1-4pm workshop. We’ll explore several areas on Sauvie Island to inspect this spring’s early green delectables near the Vernal Equinox. See and sample from plants you pass by everyday. The earlier you start in the spring, the more foods you can harvest in the year. It also pays to see plants at different stages of growth. Many plants will have emerged, others we will identify where they are going to grow. Again, choose either this or the afternoon workshop when you register. Once a choice is made you will need permission to transfer to the other.

What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Meeting Site and Parking
Sauvie island is a 10 mile drive from downtown Portland. Go north towards St Helens on Hwy 30. Turn right onto the Sauvie Island bridge. We’ll meet at the parking lot on the far side of the island store – Sam’s Cracker Barrel Grocery, 15005 NW Sauvie Island Rd, Portland, OR. Here is a map to the site.
We’ll car pool and caravan from there to habitats on the island. Ordinarily Tri-met bus #17 will take you to the bus stop – #8437 – Gilihan Rd and Sauvie Island Dr which is about 60 yards from the store.
There is no bus on Sundays.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Edible Wild Plants on the First Days of Spring, 1-4pm
2026-03-21 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Sauvie island, Sam's Cracker Barrel Grocery, 15005 NW Sauvie Island Rd, Portland, Or, OR, 97231, United States
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 to inspect this spring’s early green delectables near the Vernal Equinox. See and sample from plants you pass by everyday. The earlier you start in the spring, the more foods you can harvest in the year. It also pays to see plants at different stages of growth. Many plants will have emerged, others we will identify where they are going to grow. Again, choose either this or the morning workshop when you register. Once a choice is made you will need permission to transfer to the other.

What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Meeting Site and Parking
Sauvie island is a 10 mile drive from downtown Portland. Go north towards St Helens on Hwy 30. Turn right onto the Sauvie Island bridge. We’ll meet at the parking lot on the far side of the island store – Sam’s Cracker Barrel Grocery, 15005 NW Sauvie Island Rd, Portland, OR. Here is a map to the site.
We’ll car pool and caravan from there to habitats on the island. Ordinarily Tri-met bus #17 will take you to the bus stop – #8437 – Gilihan Rd and Sauvie Island Dr which is about 60 yards from the store.
There is no bus on Sundays.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Introduction to Wild Foods
2026-03-22 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
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 study, the best books, resources, and field guides. Be a successful forager early on, sample plants, get expert advice. This core workshop provides a deeper understanding for all other workshops. Anyone genuinely serious about wild foods will benefit from this event.
Location
Meet at 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland OR 97215. We’ll later drive to Mount Tabor off of Lincoln street to continue the workshop.
What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable walking, hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Foraging to Feasting - Free Presentation
2026-03-25 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Mazamas, 527 SE 43rd Ave, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
Portland, Oregon.
FREE.
Enjoy an entertaining and educational slide presentation and lecture with videos about Wild Foods of the Pacific Northwest and all of North America. This presentation covers some of the plants you will come across while traversing different habitats of the Pacific Northwest. From forest trails to waterways and neighborhoods; there are lots of things to eat out there. There will be a question and answer period and John will sell and sign copies of his books at the end of the presentation. This auditorium-based presentation is offered as part of the ongoing Evening Travel Program hosted by the Mazamas, a non-profit Mountaineering Education Organization based in Portland, Oregon. John Kallas, is the Director of Wild Food Adventures outdoor school and author of two books: “Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt to Plate”, 2010 and “Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Foraging to Feasting”, 2023.. No registration required.

Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, 9am-Noon
2026-03-28 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Forest Park, Germantown Road, Portland, OR, 97223, United States
Portland, Oregon.
$30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
Learn about the edible plants found in deep pacific northwest forests. Spring is when wildflowers are blooming and wild greens are ripe for picking. See plants like wild violet, Solomon’s seal, fairly bells, licorice fern, various fiddleheads, wild ginger and more. Learn the many ways they can be used as food. Explore one of the more beautiful forests in Portland’s own backyard. On your registration form choose either this or the afternoon workshop. Once a choice is made you will need permission if you want to transfer to the other.
This workshop has about a 70% content overlap with the Oxbow workshop.
Consider Oxbow if it works better for you.

What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable walking, hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Meeting Site
Meet at the Wildwood Trail entrance off Germantown Road. From downtown Portland take Highway 30 towards the St John’s Bridge. Just after going under the bridge there will be a sign leading you to Germantown Road. Turn left there onto NW Bridge Ave. Soon on your right will be Germantown Road. At 1.2 miles up Germantown Road CONTINUE PAST a triangular parking area to your left. Then, just over 1.5 miles up Germantown Road (0.3 miles past that last triangular parking area) there will be a small parking area to your left. We will meet there at the Wildwood trail entrance. There are no buildings around of any kind, only a trail entrance. If you drive past the entrance, the intersection of Germantown Road and NW Skyline is .5 miles away – just turn around and go back. At the trail entrance is a Forest Park sign titled either “Wildwood Trail at Germantown Road” or “Forest Park – Wild in the City” that includes a large detailed map of the whole of Forest Park. Parking will be at a premium, you may have to park down the road. Don’t leave valuables in your car. See Map.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. No more than 2 children allowed per adult. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, 1-4pm
2026-03-28 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Forest Park, Germantown Road, Portland, OR, 97223, United States
THIS WORKSHOP IS CANCELLED. The 9am workshop is still open for today. Go there.
Portland, Oregon.
$30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
Learn about the edible plants found in deep pacific northwest forests. Spring is when wildflowers are blooming and wild greens are ripe for picking. See plants like wild violet, Solomon’s seal, fairly bells, licorice fern, various fiddleheads, wild ginger and more. Learn the many ways they can be used as food. Explore one of the more beautiful forests in Portland’s own backyard. On your registration form choose either this or the morning workshop. Once a choice is made you will need permission if you want to transfer to the other.
This workshop has about a 70% content overlap with the Oxbow workshop.
Consider Oxbow if it works better for you.

What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable walking, hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Meeting Site
Meet at the Wildwood Trail entrance off Germantown Road. From downtown Portland take Highway 30 towards the St John’s Bridge. Just after going under the bridge there will be a sign leading you to Germantown Road. Turn left there onto NW Bridge Ave. Soon on your right will be Germantown Road. At 1.2 miles up Germantown Road CONTINUE PAST a triangular parking area to your left. Then, just over 1.5 miles up Germantown Road (0.3 miles past that last triangular parking area) there will be a small parking area to your left. We will meet there at the Wildwood trail entrance. There are no buildings around of any kind, only a trail entrance. If you drive past the entrance, the intersection of Germantown Road and NW Skyline is .5 miles away – just turn around and go back. At the trail entrance is a Forest Park sign titled either “Wildwood Trail at Germantown Road” or “Forest Park – Wild in the City” that includes a large detailed map of the whole of Forest Park. Parking will be at a premium, you may have to park down the road. Don’t leave valuables in your car. See Map.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. No more than 2 children allowed per adult. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Wild Foods of The Oregon Trail
2026-04-04 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Oregon City, 485 Warner Milne Rd, Oregon City, 97045, United States
THIS WORKSHOP IS CANCELLED. A good alternative is the Oxbow workshop on April 26th: Go HERE for the 9am workshop. Go HERE for the 1pm option.
Oregon City, Oregon.
$30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details.
Join us as we meander through a variety of habitats similar to those traversed by the Lewis & Clark expedition on their way to the Pacific coast. Most of these plants can be found in your own local forests, fields, and neighborhoods. Learn identification, use, and preparation.
Oregon City itself was best known for the settlers that followed Lewis & Clark in the mid 1800s. Artifacts and exhibits featured at the End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center are mostly about those settlers and early settlements. The actual end of the Lewis & Clark trip was at Fort Clatsop on the coast. We will not be at the interpretive center.
What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather, comfortable walking, hiking shoes, or hiking sandals that can get dirty. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books. $25-30 each, sliding scale, (list price is $28) cash or check. Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and/or 2. They will be available after the workshop to look at or buy.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
Meeting Location
We’ll be meeting outside the Newell Creek Canyon Nature Park. Here is a MAP to the parking area. If we run out of parking spaces, park in the surrounding neighborhood.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Wild Foods of the Springwater Corridor - Part 1
2026-04-11 09:00 - 12:00 UTC | Springwater Corridor, 4515 SE Johnson Creek Blvd, Portland, 97222
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 is a spring workshop that is different from Part 2 in August. This area is complete with many spring plants. See plants you pass by everyday. Most of these plants can be found in your own neighborhoods, fields, and local woodlands. Learn identification, use, and processing. Learn plants at young stages like wild carrot, poison hemlock, hazelnut, wild pea, oso berry, black haw, wild rose, and many other plants at this time of year.
What to Bring
— Prepare for the weather.
— Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.
— Comfortable walking, hiking shoes or boots. No flip flops.
— Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.
Meeting Location
Meet at the Johnson Creek Blvd entrance to the Corridor and park in their lot. HERE is a map to the site. We will be between the creek bridge (it is a small one) and the building with bright orange markings. The driveway is 3 feet to the left of the “25 mph speed limit sign”. The tiny road to the right of the speed limit sign is the trail, not a driveway.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Wild Food Adventures Botanic Garden — Part 1
2026-04-12 13:00 - 16:00 UTC | Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR, 97215, United States
THIS WORKSHOP IS CANCELLED due to unforeseen circumstances. A good alternative is the June 28th botanic garden workshop: Go

Sea Vegetables and Other Seashore Edibles of the Pacific Coast
2026-04-18 07:40 - 11:00 UTC | Parking area south of Lumbermans Memorial Park, 206 American Ave, Garabaldi, OR, 97118, United States
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL. Registrations are no longer being accepted. Our June 13th Seavegetable workshop is still open: Go HERE for more information.
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 gather samples of wild sea vegetables and seashore edibles during low tide. Find sea vegetables including nori, kombu, sea lettuce, fucus, alaria, laminaria, and more. This event requires climbing up and down some large and potentially slippery rocks to get to the beach, so mobility is an issue. *End time is just an estimate.
Meeting Site
We’ll meet in the parking area across the street from Lumberman’s Memorial Park, just south of the large restroom. Here is a MAP to the intersection adjacent to the restroom and its parking area. Turning south onto Garabaldi’s 3rd street gets you to American Avenue, which gets you to Lumberman’s Park. Be there under the canopy by 7:35am. From there we will move on to the sea vegetable bed. While waiting, go into the restroom and empty your bladder prior to our arrival (force yourself – it’s the last chance you will have for almost 3 hours). Wait patiently in the parking area in case we get delayed, get to know the other participants, read a book, change into your beach cloths and shoes. We’ll swing by soon to pick you up and proceed on to the workshop site. You must be there when we arrive or you will miss us. Make sure we have your cell phone number if you have one (in case of an emergency)! Program our number 503-775-3828 into your cell phone. But note that cell phone service in the coast mountain range is almost non-existent so anyone, including the instructor, cannot be reached while traveling there. Low tide is estimated to be around 8:41am.
What to Bring

A strong opaque white plastic grocery-style bag with a handle, which you could hang from your belt using a carabiner
Scissors, preferably in a belted sheath
Old wettable tennis shoes. DO NOT wear sandals or flip flops!
Raingear, if rain is likely
Warm layered clothing – you may get wet up to your calves
Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in.

A day pack for water and anything you want to carry with you on the beach
For the travel home: a towel, a change of cloths, a cooler for the food
No permit is required for the amount of seavegetables we will be gathering
Money if you want to buy John’s books. $25-30 each, sliding scale, (list price is $28) cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and/or 2. They will be available after the workshop to look at or buy.

Whatever you wear, it must protect your knees, shins, and hands. No sandals, flip-flops, or soft-soled water socks unless you love bleeding feet, ankles, and shins! Prepare for variable coastal weather!

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Cancellation Due to Nature Or Contaminated Runoff
While we have never yet had to cancel due to natural or man-made contamination of the area, such as thing is possible. Coastal lightening would also be dangerous. Rain or wind alone will not stop us. Since these things are outside of our control, sometimes they are inconvenient. For instance if you rent a place at the coast or have made special plans to bring yourself to this workshop, we cannot reimburse you for costs you have incurred. You will have to make the best of whatever you have arranged. Also note that it costs Wild Food Adventures about two thousand dollars in time, advertising, communications, bookkeeping, management, and refunds should a cancellation occur.

Mussels, Barnacles and Coastal Wild Foods
2026-04-19 08:15 - 11:30 UTC | Hug Point State Recreation Site, Beach Access Rd, Arch Cape, 97102
THIS WORKSHOP IS MOVED FROM HUG POINT TO ARCADIA BEACH STATE RECREATION AREA: Go HERE for a map to the location.
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, barnacles, and other edible wild plants during one of the lowest tides of the year. Learn gathering regulations, limits and the modern tools used to gather them. We will cover some sea vegetables but only collect them if abundant and in season. The times we meet are dictated by when the tides are low enough to for us to reach the mussels.
End time is just an estimate.
What to Bring
Each person should bring a 2026 Oregon Recreational Shellfish License – Read about licenses below. A license is mandatory for anyone 12 or older! You can print a paper version and have one downloaded to your phone via the MyODFW app. DO NOT bring a crow bar, even if you’ve used one before. It’s destructive to mussel habitat.

A current Oregon Shellfish Collecting License
One 3 or 5 gallon collecting pail per person for mussels. You might also bring a carabiner to attach the bucket handle to your belt. Winco sells buckets if you need one.
If this workshop is between March 1 and June 15, bring a white reusable plastic grocery bag (the kind with handles) for collecting sea vegetables if available. After the date, sea vegetable collecting is not allowed. Winco sells white reusable grocery bags for 5¢.
Old wettable pants and tennis shoes. Warm layered wetable synthetic or wool clothing – you will get wet, possibly up to your thighs, typically up to your knees. You could bring chest waders, but that may limit your movement on rocks

Any remaining registration materials that you need to hand in
Gardening or leather gloves to protect your hands from sharp shells and barnacles.
Long strong scissors in a holster (preferred) or a knife in a holster
A day pack with water, snacks, extra layers for warmth
A towel and change of cloths for your return trip home
Money if you want to buy John’s books ($25-30 each [sliding scale] list price is $28). We accept cash, check, or CC ($1 extra each book for CC fee). Edible Wild Plants, Volumes 1 and 2 are available after each workshop to look at or buy.

Recreational Shellfish Licenses
Recreational Shellfish Licenses are required for anyone 12 and over to collect shellfish in Oregon. In-state licenses are $13/year, Out of state licenses are $25 for 3 days or $29/year. 3-Day licenses must specify the days you intend to do the collecting. You must carry the License with you during the workshop (in a phone app or a printed copy) or you will only be allowed to watch. If shellfish are found in your possession on the beach and you do not have a license, the fine is $80 and up. Licenses should be purchased “PRIOR” to our events by going to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife web site. DO NOT wait until the last minute! Here is how to do it:
Steps to Getting a Shellfish License
Go to the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife web site Or you may be able to do the whole thing from your phone from their “MyODFW” app. I have not tried the phone app route to pay so the directions here are only how to do it on your computer.
Wait until after January 2 of the current year.
If you are new, press: “Create an Account Today”
Create a user name & password – Record them since you will use the same account every year when purchasing a license or to open the app.
If you already have a digital account, press: “Verify/Look up your Account”
Follow the prompts.
Once an account is created click, “Purchase From the Catalog”
Type “Annual Shellfish License” in the search bar.
Click “Add” to add it to your cart. Then go to your cart to purchase.
When done, the license will be added to your, “Recreational Portfolio” for the current year. It is good until December 31 of the year you buy it.
Print out or save a pdf copy to your computer.
On your phone go to your APP Store and search for “MyODFW”. Add it to your phone apps. Load in your user name and password and it will display your license. Then if you are ever stopped by the coastal authorities you can just pull up the app.
If you have trouble understanding the process, the licensing office number is: 503-947-6101
For more information:
Call the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at 800-720-6339 or 503-947-6000.
General Clamming Information: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Shellfish Regulations & Limits: Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife
Note: that a license does not allow us the ability to collect shellfish if there is a marine toxin advisory from the Department of Fish & Wildlife, The Department of Health, or the USDA.

Meet us at Arcadia Beach
Meet us at Arcadia Beach Recreation Area parking lot – see MAP. Be there before 8:15am and wait patiently. Go to the restroom and empty your bladder prior to our arrival (force yourself – it’s the last chance you will have for almost 3 hours, though bathrooms are only a 15 min walk away). Wait patiently in the parking lot in case we get delayed, get to know the other participants, read a book, change into your beach cloths and shoes. We’ll swing by soon to pick you up and proceed on to the workshop site. If you are late go down to the beach heading south and look for us. Make sure we have your cell phone number if you have one (in case of an emergency)! Program our number 503-775-3828 into your cell phone. Cell coverage is bad in the coast range and spotty along the coast. Low tide is estimated to be at around 9:28am.
Carpooling from Portland
If you need a ride to the coast, or prefer carpooling or caravanning, give us a call or e-mail to see if it can be arranged. This must be arranged ahead of time. Expect to pay $10 to the driver to help pay for fuel.

Pricing Details
Sliding Scale Economics
Due to hard economic times for some, sliding scales are offered to support individual financial circumstances. We ask participants to pay what they feel they can afford within the range offered for each workshop. You decide what to pay using an honest assessment of your individual circumstances. We do not ask anyone to explain their very personal decision. The high end is a very reasonable price for these quality workshops for those who are doing well in this economy. Groups must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Discounts
$5 Discounts are available on our Registration Form for adult family members that attend together, persons identifying as indigenous, full time college students and scout leaders. Children (17 and under) must be accompanied by their parent(s). Children under 7 are free. Children 7 and above pay their age. Classrooms and teachers with students are not eligible for these discounts and must contact us for circumstance-specific rates. Rendezvous have their own rates.
Refund & Transfer Policies
If you cannot attend a workshop you registered for, and you contact us immediately, or at the latest, the last weekday before the event, you are entitled to a transfer or refund minus a $5 processing fee. If you do not show up the day of a workshop you registered for, you forfeit the full amount paid.

Enrollment Limited! – Advanced registration reserves you a place in the workshop. Walk-ons may be turned away if our size limit is reached. When registering by mail, assume a workshop is open unless you see a “FULL” notice posted above.
Registration
Download the REGISTRATION and WAIVER Forms. Print and fill out these forms and mail them with payment to: Wild Food Adventures, 422 SE 49th Ave, Portland, OR 97215. If there is space and your are a walk-on, bring the forms and payment with you. While you can register many times throughout the year, only a single waiver form is required per person per year (Jan 1 – Dec 31) for all our day events. Multi-day Rendezvous require an additional waiver.

Cancellation Due to Nature Or Contaminated Runoff
Due to warming oceans, red tides have become more frequent. For the first time in 30 years (so it is rare) the whole coast was closed for about a month in 2024 to any clamming. If a major closure happens during the date of this event, we would have to cancel it. Any time we have to cancel an event, it is a huge inconvenience to all of us. A cancelled clamming workshop costs Wild Food Adventures up to two thousand dollars in time, advertising, bookkeeping, management, license fees, and refunds. It could also cost you, even if I refund all your money. If you decide to rent nearby lodging at the coast, incur travel or other expenses, or plan with other people, we cannot reimburse you or make up for any change in your plans. If we have to cancel, the only thing you can do is make the best of whatever plans you already made.

North Carolina Wild Food Weekend
2026-04-24 - 2026-04-26 | Betsy-Jeff Penn 4H Center, 804 Cedar Ln, Reidsville, NC, 27320, United States
Reidsville, North Carolina.
$175 Adults, $120 Children (12 & Under) for Full Event. Price includes Meals, Lodging, Seminars and Workshops.
Join the second longest running annual wild food event in North America. Held every Spring since it’s inception in 1968, this event provides education and experience finding, processing, and feasting on edible wild plants and other foragables in a beautiful park like setting in the hills of North Carolina. This event was inspired by followers of Euell Gibbon. It is open to anyone from beginning to advanced foragers. The theme changes every year. The event requires advanced registration. Some lodging is available.

A wild salad made by Kia Carscallen and Nancy Byrne at the North Carolina Wild Food Weekend.
On a spring weekend (typically the 4th full weekend of April), 120 people from all over Eastern North America will take into the woods and fields of North Carolina to learn about edible wild plants, meet other foragers, and celebrate spring. After an introduction to some of the plants to be collected, participants will join small groups led by experienced foragers to collect wild foods. Each year the North Carolina Wild Foods Weekend hosts a featured speaker. The climax of the weekend will be a wild feast composed of collected foods prepared by the participants. The Sunday program will feature uses of wild plants & a variety of outdoor activities.

Some of the foods served one year at the Saturday Wild Food Feast. Persimmon Pie, Paw Paw Pie and a Beauty Berry Jelly Roll Cake.
Read about the weekend here.
Contact – Information – Registration
Contact: Carolyn Quinn, daisymaewells@hotmail.com, 910-442-8742.
Speakers: About
Registration: Form
Reidsville Location: Map
Facebook: Visit
Instructors
Each year many local wild food enthusiasts help teach and facilitate the weekend. There are usually one to three outside wild food instructors who speak or teach at the event. Dr. Kallas teaches at the weekend about once every 10 years. He is NOT attending this year. This event is listed here to help spread the word to people who check this web site. There are different guest speakers each year.
Location, Accommodations, and Meals
The North Carolina Wild Food Weekend is held annually at the Betsy-Jeff Penn 4H Center: 804 Cedar Ln, Reidsville, NC 27320. The center is built within a woodland off of Lake Hazel. The center can be reached at 336-349-9445.
Lodging is available in rustic dormitory style cottages around the central meeting area. Bath and shower facilities are available in each cottage. Each person is provided with a twin bed. It is up to you to bring a blanket, sheets, pillow, a bath towel, hand towel, wash cloth, and toiletries. There are facilities for men, women, family, and friends. Camping is not permitted on the center grounds. No pets. Young people who are interested in participating in our program are welcome. Parents are responsible for the supervision and safety of their children during the weekend. Staff at the 4H center prepare all meals except the Saturday evening feast.
The 4H center provides standard meals (served “Southern home cooking” style) with the exception of the Wild Feast on Saturday. Most participants will share in the processing and preparation of wild foods for that Saturday feast.
There typically is a favorite wild dish contest, a wine tasting event where the participants choose the best wine. Crafts and classes vary. All these events happen in addition to foraging experiences and the Saturday Wild Feast.
You will need comfortable shoes and clothes appropriate for outdoor weather.
