MAY Foraging & Wild Tending Class at Blandford Nature Center
Date: Thursday, 18 May 2023
Time: 6:00 - 7:30PM
Location: Blandford Nature Center, Grand Rapids MI
Overview: Wild Edible Plants with Katie, Michigan Mushroom Foraging with Luke
Cost: $18 for Blandford Nature Center members, $23 for non-members
Foraging & Wild Tending Class Description
Join foraging instructors Katie & Luke Venechuk for an adventure into the world of wild foods! During this class, you’ll learn how to identify edible plants, trees and mushrooms in the forest, along with how cook and prepare them, how to ethically, legally, and safely forage for these foods, and more. Katie will also share an introduction to the practice of “wild tending,” which acknowledges our human relationship to the natural world and is an approach to foraging that is founded on respect and reciprocity to the land, the people who have tended to it, and the animals that live there. On every walk in nature we are surrounded by wild foods awaiting discovery. We hope you’ll join us to expand your views of the world around you and bring some new flavors to your plate! No experience in the outdoors or with foraging is necessary to attend.
Note: This class will be hands on, but all harvesting of wild foods be done by the instructors and will be purely for instructional purposes. We will be leaving most plants and mushrooms in place for local wildlife, so please leave your foraging baskets at home.
MAY Foraging & Wild Tending Class
Date: Sunday, 21 May 2023
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Location: Cascade Peace Park, Ada MI
Overview: Wild Edible Plants with Katie, Michigan Mushroom Foraging with Luke
Cost: $15 per person. Bulk class packages available
Foraging & Wild Tending Class Description
Join Katie & Luke for a walk in the woods and learn about the tasty wild foods that you can find in the forest in April! During this class, you'll learn how to identify plants and mushrooms in the forest, what you can use them for and where to find them, ethical foraging practices and an introduction to the practice of "wild tending," which is an approach to foraging that is founded on respect and appreciation for the diverse web-of-life around us. Every foraging class of ours is difference, so come join us to see what April has to share! All ages are welcome. No experience in the outdoors is necessary!
Each class is followed up with an emailed report of the wild edibles we discovered at class so you can continue on your own!
All ages are welcome. No experience in the outdoors is necessary!
JUNE Foraging & Wild Tending Class
Date: Sunday, 25 June 2023
Time: 10:30 - 11:30 AM
Location: Cascade Peace Park, Ada MI
Overview: Wild Edible Plants with Katie, Michigan Mushroom Foraging with Luke
Cost: $15 per person. Bulk class packages available
Foraging & Wild Tending Class Description
Join Katie & Luke for a walk in the woods and learn about the tasty wild foods that you can find in the forest in April! During this class, you'll learn how to identify plants and mushrooms in the forest, what you can use them for and where to find them, ethical foraging practices and an introduction to the practice of "wild tending," which is an approach to foraging that is founded on respect and appreciation for the diverse web-of-life around us. Every foraging class of ours is difference, so come join us to see what April has to share! All ages are welcome. No experience in the outdoors is necessary!
Each class is followed up with an emailed report of the wild edibles we discovered at class so you can continue on your own!
All ages are welcome. No experience in the outdoors is necessary!