This course is a hands-on intensive with emphasis on plant identification, learning plant family similarities, and gaining awareness of local ecology. Designed to give you confidence in your future foraging endeavors with skillful instruction on how to avoid poisonous look-alikes, and how to feel comfortable knowing common edible and medicinal plants. We'll also introduce you to herbalism skills, and how to work with medicinal plants for common ailments.
This summer workshop is centered around the ancestral skills, and elemental workings of earth and fire. You’ll learn how to start a fire and other fire building skills, including coal burning, carving wood spoons, and primal cooking methods. We’ll be getting our hands into the soil with seed starting, plant cuttings,, and other methods for growing your own native plant medicine.
We’ll also be visiting a 350 year old family farm, still growing edible, medicinal, and ornamental plants, and learning from Nancy Ballek Mackinnon, local horticultural expert and author.
Cost: $765-850 includes 2 wild foods dinners and camping for the intensive