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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 2024 events poster to see the whole year at once.
Upcoming Events and Workshops
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Edible Wild Plants on the First Days of Spring, 9am-Noon
March 30 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Make a choice between attending this or the 1-4pm workshop. We’ll explore several areas on Sauvie Island
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Edible Wild Plants on the First Days of Spring, 1-4pm
March 30 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Make a choice between attending this or the 9am-noon workshop. We’ll explore several areas on Sauvie Island
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Introduction to Wild Foods
April 7 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $25 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. In a walk through several habitats around Mt Tabor Park, learn essentials of wild food use and
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Sea Vegetables and Other Seashore Edibles of the Pacific Coast
April 13 @ 10:25 am - 1:30 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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Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, 9am-Noon
April 14 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Choose either this morning session or the afternoon one from 1-4pm on the registration form. Learn about
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Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, 1-4pm
April 14 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Choose either this afternoon session or the morning one from 9am-noon on the registration form. Learn about
Multi-Day Events and Workshops
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North Carolina Wild Food Weekend
April 19 - April 21
Reidsville, North Carolina. $165 Adults, $100 Children (12 & Under) for Full Event. Price includes Meals, Lodging, Seminars and Workshops. Join the second longest running annual wild food event in
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Pacific Shores Wild Food Rendezvous
May 24 - May 27
Rockaway, Oregon. $415, See details for discounts. A multi-day, hands-on wild food adventure and teach-in, learning natural wonders in the context of current realities. The focus of this event is
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GingerRoot Wild Food Rendezvous
June 21 - June 24
Silverton, Oregon. This 21th 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 13 - September 15
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 13 - September 15
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,
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Gifts for the Holidays and Other Occasions
November 1, 2024 @ 6:00 am - March 1, 2025 @ 11:30 pm
Gift Certificates for One and All. Wild Food Adventures offers roughly 27 wild food workshops and two Rendezvous each year in North Western Oregon. Events typically run from March through