How do you get started as a forager?
If you’re lucky, you learn from a friend. But not everyone has a foraging friend. So you go on foraging walks, you read everything you can get your hands on, you take classes, you watch videos, you sign up for wild foods weekends. And now you have another option: you take my beginning, online foraging course.
If you’ve thought about experimenting with wild foods, but you don’t know how to start, this course is for you.
If you’re fascinated by the idea of foraging, but the idea makes you nervous, this course is for you.
If you’ve heard people talk about foraging, and it sounds interesting, but you don’t REALLY understand what it is, this course is for you.
I’ve created an online foraging course that introduces people to five super-safe, easy to identify, wild edible plants that you can find almost anywhere. It includes a 14-minute video/slide show, a set of recipe cards, a step by step guide for making acorn flour, and a handy illustrated reference chart.
When I chose the plants for this course, I wanted people to feel safe. So I chose plants with no poisonous look-alikes.
I wanted people to feel confident, so I chose plants that are easy to identify.
I wanted people to fall in love with unbuyable flavors, so I included a range of recipes from cookies to cocktails.
When you’ve completed this course, you’ll be confident that you can safely identify and harvest five wild edible plants. My recipe cards will inspire you in the kitchen, and when you decide to make your first batch of acorn flour, you’ll have my step-by-step instructions to guide you.
If you read this blog on a regular basis, you may not be a beginning forager. In which case, this class might not be right for you. But maybe it’s perfect for someone you know:
a budding forager,
someone who is curious about new flavors,
someone who loves spending time outdoors,
someone who values local, seasonal, organic food,
someone who wants to be more self-sufficient.
I love being able to look around me, wherever I am, and know what I could harvest from the wild to feed myself, safely and well. I bet you’d enjoy that, too.
The course costs $9. It’s definitely worth more, but I want it to be affordable and accessible for as many people as possible, so I’ve priced it nice and low. You can click below to see a detailed description of what you get, and once you’ve enrolled, you can view the materials whenever you like, in your own time frame. I hope you enjoy it.
I love your Facebook posts, and a $7. class is irresistible. When does it start?
Thanks,
Joan
Hi Joan. The class starts whenever you do! Once you enroll you can download the pdfs and you’ll have unlimited access to the video/slide show. If you click on CLICK HERE you’ll get a detailed description of what’s included in the course, and you’ll be able to view it all according to your own time table.
Are you still doing classes..if so i would look to learn more
During this time of Covid, I’m not teaching much in person, although I have lead a few, private plant walks outdoors. However, my online courses are all still available here: https://backyard-forager.thinkific.com/
Hi, I’m living in the Netherlands, would the short course be suitable for me?
Yes, Claire, all the plants in the short course grow in the Netherlands. Thanks for your interest.
Hi. I live in Alberta Canada. Would you have any courses that would include many of the wild plants in my neck of the woods?
Do your courses come with a certificate upon completion?
Cheers.
Adventure Al.
Hi Al, Yes, my courses come with a certificate upon completion. If you tell me what part of Alberta you live in, I can give you a better answer about which plants may grow in your area. It’s a big province with a wide variety of landscapes!
Hi Ellen. I hike the southern Alberta area of the Canadian Rockies. Mostly Banff, Peter Lougheed and Kananaskis parks.
I am looking for a course on how to forage with as many edibles as possible. When I hike, I tend to go solo and my last trip was 19 days. I live with the land and am looking at how to significantly reduce the food I bring with me. A knowledge in foraging would certainly help.
Cheers!
I understand the appeal of carrying less food when you hike. The beginning course only covers five plants, but if you’re just starting out, it will be helpful. If you’re not a beginner, then it may not be worth it for you, because these are all beginning plants.