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From workshops to publications, outdoor guiding to technical advice and instruction, John Kallas and Wild Food Adventures provide expertise in wild edible plants and foraging in Oregon and all of North America.
To be notified of future workshops: send your name, address and phone to mail@wildfoodadventures.com and ask to be on our e-notification list.
Download this 2025 events poster to see the whole year at once.
Upcoming Events and Workshops
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Sea Vegetables and Other Seashore Edibles of the Pacific Coast
June 15 @ 9:30 am - 12:40 pm
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
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GingerRoot Wild Food Rendezvous
June 20 - June 23
Silverton, Oregon. This 22nd Annual GingerRoot Rendezvous is an intensive on the role and use of edible wild plants in everyday life, recreational foraging, re-connecting with nature, self-reliance, and survival.
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Mussels, Barnacles and Coastal Wild Foods
June 28 @ 8:45 am - 11:45 am
Hug Point, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Hug Point, Arch Cape, Oregon. Learn how to find, harvest, transport, clean, and prepare Oregon mussels,
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Mahogany & Softshell Clam Dig
June 29 @ 9:25 am
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 clams you’ll eat. Learn
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Wapato Island Wild Food Expedition
July 6 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. We’ll investigate wild foods from marshes, fields, and woods — including arrowhead (known as wapato), wocas, elderberry,
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Farm to Table Wild Food Salad
July 13 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. This workshop covers many of the plants seen in the books: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From
Multi-Day Events and Workshops
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GingerRoot Wild Food Rendezvous
June 20 - June 23
Silverton, Oregon. This 22nd Annual GingerRoot Rendezvous is an intensive on the role and use of edible wild plants in everyday life, recreational foraging, re-connecting with nature, self-reliance, and survival.
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Midwest Wild Harvest Festival
September 12 - September 14
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. $100 – $200 for Full Event. For Options Visit Web Site. This multi-day, hands-on wild food event provides education and experience finding, processing, and consuming edible
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Nature Wonder Wild Food Weekend
September 19 - September 21
Cairo, West Virginia. Join the longest running annual wild food event in North America. Held every Fall since it’s inception in 1968, this event provides education and experience finding, processing,