Offered: June 2, 10am to 3pm
Location: Commonweal Garden
Insructor: Matt Berry

Do you like the sound of foraging for wild food in your local landscape? Have you thought about wild foraging but haven't had the know-how or confidence to really go for it? Then this class is for you! Learn the basic skills you need to begin your own foraging adventures in responsible, safe, and enjoyable way.

Come out to Commonweal Garden and explore the coastal prairies, riparian zones and gardens with new eyes to discover the abundance, usefulness and beauty of wild plants. We will cover how to identify some key edible plants, discuss the superior nutritional values typically found in wild food, learn what plants to avoid and learn strategies for enhancing wild food production and sustainable harvesting methods.   We'll discuss regulations around collecting, and strategies for expanding your foraging opportunities. 

You’ll also learn how to make Matt’s wild weed raw energy bars, manzanita, madrone and toyon “sugar”, and process wild food staples such as wapato, pond lilly, and cattails. Go home with a sampling of processed wild foods and the knowledge to be a more confident wild forager.  

Watch Matt in the field talking about plantain, stinging nettle, and on the Gourmet Hippy show making wild food bars.

Course Fees

Class size is limited - click here to register early!

$75 per person (includes all materials)
$65 per person if you register with a friend

Multiple Re-skilling Class Discount
If you register for 2 or more re-skilling classes at the same time pay $65 for this course.

Instructor: Matt Berry

Matt Berry offers a unique approach to ecological education, blending his interest and expertise in field biology, ethnobotony, primitive skills and permaculture. Matt has been practicing and teaching primitive skills and nature awareness for over a decade, first inspired by Tom Brown, Jr. Matt holds a B.S. in Forestry and Wildlife and has worked as a field botanist and biologist for various government, nonprofit, and consulting groups.  Matt lived and worked at the Regenerative Design Institute for four years, and has spent much time guiding himself and others around the wildlands of Commonweal Garden.

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