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IMPORTANT NOTES:
Information is updated here between November and February for each
up-coming year, then updated regularly. Register in advance to
reserve a spot and check back for any changes just before your
event.
* Some workshops will be sponsored by institutions other than Wild
Food Adventures. Contact and register with those institutions
directly. Their information is given in the descriptions below or
where the link takes you.
** Some events are noted here because of their importance even though
Dr. Kallas will NOT be presenting at them this year.
Discounts are available on our registration form for families that attend
together, Native Americans, full time students and scout leaders.
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April 5, 2008 |
Mount Tabor, OR | |
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April 6, 2008 |
Portland, OR | |
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April 12, 2008 |
Forest Park, OR | |
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April 19, 2008 |
Portland, OR | |
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April 20, 2008 |
Sandy, OR | |
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April 25 - 27, 2008 |
Reidsville, NC | |
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May 9-12, 2008 |
Oregon Coast | |
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May 17, 2008 |
Sauvie Island, OR | |
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May 18, 2008 |
Lincoln Plateau, WA | |
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June 7, 2008 |
Tillamook, OR | |
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June 8, 2008 |
Lincoln City, OR | |
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June 20 - 23, 2008 |
Hood River, Mt Hood, OR | |
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July 5, 2008 |
Tillamook, OR | |
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July 6, 2008 |
Lincoln City, OR | |
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July 27, 2008 |
Portland, OR | |
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August 2, 2008 |
Tillamook, OR | |
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August 3, 2008 |
Lincoln City, OR | |
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August 10, 2008 |
Wapato Island, OR | |
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August 24, 2008 |
Portland, OR | |
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September 14 - 20, 2008 |
Rexburg, ID | |
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September 19 - 21, 2008 |
Cairo, WV | |
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September 27, 2008 |
Portland, OR | |
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September 28, 2008 |
Portland, OR | |
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October 11, 2008 # |
Portland and Scappoose, OR | |
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October 12, 2008 |
Portland, OR |
More Details Below
Most workshops are offered through Wild Food Adventures - Register at
this site
' * ' Workshops/Events offered by others - Register with them,
NOT Wild Food Adventures
' ** ' Important wild food events to attend that are not sponsored by
Wild Food Adventures
'#' Dates and/or some details are tentative - to be updated later
April
Introduction to Wild Foods$16
Saturday, April 5, 2008, 9am - noon
Location: Mt Tabor, Portland, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
What to Bring: Hiking boots. Prepare for the weather.
Description: In a walk through several habitats within Mt
Tabor Park, learn essentials of wild food use and study, the best
books, resources, and field guides. Be a successful forager early on,
sample plants, get expert advice. This core workshop provides a
deeper understanding for all other workshops. Anyone genuinely
serious about wild foods will benefit from this event.
Meeting Site: Meet at the southwestern entrance to Mt Tabor
Park. From SE 60th Avenue go east on Lincoln St. Meet at the
entrance. Here is a
map to the site.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Emerging Wild Greens of Spring $22
Sunday, April 6, 2008, 1 - 4pm
Location: Portland, OR
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
What to Bring: Hiking boots. Prepare for the weather.
Description: Early spring wild foods are illusive. Some spring
delicacies make their appearance over only a brief period and then
they are gone. This is true for nettles, fireweed, and a variety of
other plants. The earlier you pick some plants the more tender and
tasty the vegetable. Come join us on a foray through forests,
wetlands and open fields beaming with the tender fresh new plants of
spring.. See what nature has to offer.
Meeting Site: In front of the Hoyt Arboretum visitors center,
4000 SW Fairview Blvd, Portland, OR 97221. Directions from I-26: Take
the Zoo exit passing through all parking areas, follow the winding
road up the hill. Turn right on Fairview, the Visitors center is on
the right. We'll meet out front and go from there.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Wild Foods of a Forest Park
Spring$22
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 9am - noon
Location: Forest Park, Portland, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Come join us learn about the edible plants found
in a northwest forest. Spring is when with wildflowers are blooming
and wild greens are ripe for picking. See plants like wild violet,
Solomon's seal, fairly bells, licorice fern, various fiddleheads,
wild ginger and more. Learn the many ways they can be used as food.
Explore one of the more beautiful forests in Portland's own back
yard.
What to Bring: Hiking boots. Prepare for the weather.
Meeting Site: Meet at the Wildwood Trail entrance from
Germantown Road. From downtown Portland take Highway 30 towards the
St John's Bridge. Just after going under the bridge there will be a
sign leading you to Germantown Road. Turn left there onto NW Bridge
Ave. Soon on your right will be Germantown Road. At 1.2 miles up
Germantown Road CONTINUE PAST a triangular parking area to your left.
Then, just over 1.5 miles up Germantown Road (0.3 miles past that
last parking area) there will be a small parking area to your left
with an official 4 x 8 foot park entrance sign labeled "Forest Park -
Wild in the City" that includes a large detailed map of the whole of
Forest Park. We will meet there at the Wildwood trail entrance. If
you drive past the entrance, the intersection of Germantown Road and
NW Skyline is .5 miles away - just turn around and go back. If you do
not see the "Wild in the City" park entrance sign, you are at the
wrong parking area. Parking will be at a premium, you may have to
park down the road. Don't leave valuables in your car. See
map.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
* Earth Day Celebration & Community Fair
Free
Saturday, April 19, 2008, 10am - 10pm
Location: Portland, OR.
Sponsor: City Repair Project
Description: Dr. Kallas will man a display booth and will
answer questions about edible wild plants at the Earthday Fair along
with about 80 other booths representing Earth & community-based
organizations. Come see fresh, preserved, and dried samples of edible
wild plants at John's booth. Also see posters and samples of Wild
Food Adventure publications. The Fair has food, crafts, musical
entertainment and child play areas. Family and Earth friendly.
Location Site: Overlook Park located at: 3655 N Interstate
Ave, Portland, OR 97217 (See
map). Consider taking the Interstate Max train's
Yellow line to the Overlook Park stop.
No registration required. For information see
http://www.cityrepair.org/earthday or call 503-235-8946.
Wild Foods of Oxbow's Old Growth
Forest$25+
Sunday April 20, 2008, 1 - 5pm
Location: Oxbow Regional Park, Sandy River Gorge, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Come join us learn about trees, shrubs, and herbs
of North America that are found at Oxbow Regional Park off the Sandy
River gorge. Find a diversity of edible wild plants including
fiddlehead fern, elderberries, Solomon's seal, fairly bells, nettles,
red huckleberries, salmonberry, and more. Explore one of the more
beautiful habitats just east of Gresham.
What to Bring: Hiking boots. Prepare for the weather.
Meeting Site: Car pool or caravan with us from the Mall's
parking lot at the SW corner of SE 105th Ave and Washington St.
(Across from Denny's, see
map). Be ready to leave this parking area by 1pm
with a full tank of gas. Use the Denny's restroom before 1pm so you
won't hold us up. This meeting site is about one block East of Mall
205. We are using Denny's restrooms, but parking south of it and
across the street in the Mall parking lot.
Or... meet us just inside the entrance of Oxbow Park (See
map). Be at the entrance by 1:20pm and wait
patiently. We'll swing by and pick you up and proceed to Picnic Area
A. Last time we checked, the park's entrance fee is $4 per car. YOU
MUST LET US KNOW if you are meeting us in SE Portland or at the Oxbow
site! The Park's number is 503-663-4708.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
May
Native
Shores Wild Food Rendezvous - A
4-Day Wild Food Intensive$290 (Discounts & More Detail)
Friday, May 9 - Monday May 12, 2008
Location: Basecamp & Lodge = Rockaway Oregon, with travel
Southward along the coast.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: A wild food conference and teach-in using the
wisdom of the ancients in the context of current realities. The focus
of this event is on the roles seavegetables, shellfish, and coastal
wild foods play in survival, primitive living, and simple living.
Participants will learn about, use, and gain experience with a
variety of wild edibles along with the techniques used to bring them
to the table. Everyone attending will share their knowledge, ideas,
methods, and wisdom based on their own experiences. Participants
arrive and set up on Friday. The program begins Friday evening and
ends on Monday noon.
What is Provided: Training, hands-on experiences, field trips,
projects, and wild food roundtables will occur throughout the four
day event. Camping space is provided. Vehicles are in a separate area
from camping. Some rooms and bunkhouse accommodations are possible in
the lodge. You will be responsible for some of your own meals -
though much of what we eat will be wild foods gathered by you and
other participants.
What to Bring: Sandwich food for lunches, snacks, fruit. Bring
musical instruments, songs, stories, and plant books you use. We will
be only a short driving distance from town if you run short of
supplies. Bring an open mind - you may have to unlearn, relearn, or
adjust what you currently "know" about wild foods. Bring a
cooperative and helpful attitude so we can make this a great and
memorable event for everyone.
What NOT to Bring: Firearms, fireworks, drugs, alcohol,
electrical appliances, pets, or bad attitudes.
For lots more information and to register see our
Native Shores page.
Advanced registration has its benefits.
Wild Gourmet Garden Edibles$25
Saturday, May 17, 2008, 8am - noon
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Location: An organic farm on Sauvie Island, OR
Description: Tired of pulling garden weeds? Get revenge - eat
them! Visit an organic farm and make a delectable wild gourmet salad
on the spot with other participants. We'll harvest the weeds that the
farmers would be pulling. Learn how to identify common, plentiful,
nutritious, and flavorful wild vegetables in this field trip. Get
real hands-on experience with plants you'll see on a farm and in your
own garden. Take advantage of these readily available sources of
nutrients, and dietary variety. Wild gourmet garden vegetables plant
themselves, enjoy the rich moist growing environment of the garden,
and provide many seasons of foods that can add meal options you never
dreamed of before. Once your learn these wild foods you can change
from a "weeding" to a "harvesting" mentality.
What to Bring: Bring footwear and clothing appropriate for
harvesting on a farm and prepare for the weather - we'll be outdoors
the whole time. Bring a salad bowl, a fork, sharp scissors, and a
spray mister (like you would spray plants with to keep them moist).
Salad dressing if you have special food requirements.
Meeting Site & Parking: Sauvie island. Sauvie island is a
10 mile drive from downtown Portland. Go north towards St Helens on
Hwy 30. Turn right onto the Sauvie Island bridge. We'll meet at the
parking lot on the far side of the island store (Sam's Cracker Barrel
Grocery, 15005 NW Sauvie Island Rd, Portland, OR). We'll car pool and
caravan from there to an organic farm. Tri-met bus #17 will take you
to the bus stop (#8437 - Gilihan Rd & Sauvie Island Dr) which is
about 60 yards from the store. Since a new bridge is being built,
please be ready to adapt to changing circumstances, Here is a
map to the site.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Mount Adams Wild Food Expedition$25+
Sunday, May 18, 2008, 8am - 5pm
Location: Lincoln Plateau, Eastern Side of Mt Adams to the
Klickitat River Gorge in Central Washington.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Come explore with us edible plants of rich
meadows, rocky woods, and a gorge of the Eastern Cascades. See
beautiful vistas of Mount Adams. We'll find edible blue camas, death
camas, Indian celery, St John's wort, American bistort, and more.
Wild foods are not so hard to find when you know where to look.
What to Bring: A sac lunch and a beverage. Hiking boots.
Prepare for the weather.
Meeting Site: Car pool or caravan with us from the Mall's
parking lot at the SW corner of SE 105th Ave and Washington St.
(Across from Denny's, see
map). Be ready to leave this parking area by 8am
with a full tank of gas. Use the Denny's restroom if you need to
before 8am. This meeting site is about one block East of Mall 205 at
the Plaza 205 parking entrance. Do NOT park in the Denny's lot, park
accross the street where we are meeting.
Or... meet us on the Washington side of Hood River bridge at the
Visitor Information Center and Parking area (See
Map - one block west of the bridge on State Route
14). Park near the Visitors Center unless there is an event going on.
If so, meet at the Western most end of the parking lot. Be there by
9:20am and wait - bring a book to read or make friends with others
waiting, in case we get delayed. If you need gas or food there is a
Union 76 station one block east of the bridge. We'll swing by soon
after that to pick you up and proceed on to the first workshop site.
You must be there when we arrive or you will miss us. YOU MUST LET US
KNOW if you are carpooling from Plaza 205 or meeting us at the
Washington parking site!
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
June
Pacific Coast Clam Dig $25+
Saturday, June 7, 2008
Location: Tillamook, OR. Leave Beaverton at 8:30am, return around 3pm
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean, and
prepare cockle clams during one of the lowest tides in 2008. Learn
gathering regulations and limits. Learn how Native Americans gathered
these same clams.
What to Bring: A 2008 Oregon Shellfish Collecting License. See
"All about Licenses" below. A
collecting pail and mesh bag to hang on your belt, old wettable
tennis shoes, very warm layered wool clothing (you will get wet), a
towel, a change of cloths, a backpack to carry all your stuff, water,
a sac lunch, and plenty to snack on. If you have one, bring a
clamming rake. If you don't have a clamming rake, you can bring a
regular hard steel garden rake. A shovel can be useful only if the
sea is calm and no rain occurs before we get there. Prepare for
variable coastal weather! While we hope to go through water at only
knee level, depending on Mother Nature, you may have to wade through
chest high water, slog through muck up to your knees, and climb over
large boulders. It is all in a day's adventure!
Meeting Sites: At 8:30am, we'll
car pool & caravan to Tillamook from the Arco AM/PM Gas Station
on the intersection of the Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy (Hwy 10) and SW
110th Ave, one block East of I - 217, adjacent to the new Home Depot.
(See
map) Be ready to leave by 8:30am. Your car should have a full tank of
gas and you should have gone to the restroom (force yourself - it's
the last one you will see for over an hour).
Or meet us in Tillamook at the dirt lot behind the
Dairy Queen: Be there by 9:45am and wait
patiently. The Dairy Queen is at 440 Main Ave N, Tillamook, OR 97141
(See
map) (Same as Hwy 101). Just before that, go to
the bathroom at the Shell Station or other nearby store (force
yourself - it's the last one you will see for 3 hours). Wait behind
the Dairy Queen patiently in case we get delayed, get to know the
other participants, read a book, change into your beach cloths. We'll
swing by soon to pick you up and proceed on to the workshop site. You
must be there when we arrive or you will miss us.
YOU MUST LET US KNOW where you will be meeting us (Beaverton or
Tillamook) and a cel phone number if you have one (in case of an
emergency)! Low tide is estimated to be around 10:30am.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Sea Vegetables, Mussels and Other Seashore Edibles
of the Pacific Coast $25+
Sunday, June 8, 2008: Leave Portland at 8:20am, return around 5pm.
Location: Lincoln City, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Dr Kallas will lead an expedition to the Pacific
coast where participants will learn about, identify, and gather
samples of wild sea vegetables and seashore edibles during low tide.
Find sea vegetables including nori, kombu, sea lettuce, fucus,
alaria, laminaria, stir fry seaweed and more. We'll also find,
discuss and gather mussels, barnacles, and other coastal edibles.
What to Bring: An Oregon Shellfish license
(See below), "only if you plan to
collect mussels". Warm layers of clothing, a sack lunch, beverage,
collecting bags or buckets (plastic buckets are preferred if you are
collecting mussels) that you can hang from your belt, scissors &
wet-tolerant footwear (the best footwear for this terraine are old
high topped tennis shoes that you don't mind getting wet). It's not a
bad idea to bring a small backpack and a waist pack to carry things
so that your hands are free while walking through the potentially
slippery inter tidal zone. Whatever you wear, it must protect your
knees, shins, and hands. No sandals, flip-flops, or soft-soled water
socks unless you love bleeding feet, ankles, and shins! Prepare for
variable coastal weather!
Meeting Site: Car pool and caravan from the Fred Meyer at 99W:
At 8:20am, we leave from the Fred Meyer
Parking lot in Tigard on 99W between I-5 and Hwy 217. The parking lot
is at the intersection of SW 72nd Ave and 99W. (See
map) We'll be meeting under the Fred Meyer sign
at the entrance to the parking lot. Be ready to leave by 8:20am. By this time you should have checked
in with Dr. Kallas, your car should have a full tank of gas and you
should have gone to the restroom (force yourself - it's the last one
you will see one for 2 hours).
Or... Meet us in Lincoln City at the Roads End State Parking
Area. Be there by 10:10am and wait
patiently. Directions to the parking area: At the North end of
Lincoln City on Hwy 101 is Logan Road. Finding Logan Road: [Logan
Road is between Lighthouse Square {Bi-Mart & Good Will} and
Lincoln City Plaza {Rite Aid & Safeway}). Logan road is also
across from a MacDonalds.] Prepare to go North about 1 mile on Logan
Road (Roads End). On the way you'll pass the Chinook Winds Casino on
your left. Continue along the winding road. On your left, around N
60th Ave, is the State's "Roads End" Parking area (See
map). Use the restrooms and be prepared to car
pool the rest of the way. Wait there patiently in case we get
delayed, get to know the other participants, read a book, change into
your workshop cloths. We'll swing by soon to pick you up and proceed
on to the workshop site. You must be there when we arrive or you will
miss us. YOU MUST LET US KNOW where you will be meeting us (Tigard or
Lincoln City) and a cel phone number if you have one (in case of an
emergency)! Low tide is estimated to be around 11:20am.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
GingerRoot
Wild Food Rendezvous- A 4-Day Wild Food Intensive$290
(Discounts & More
Detail)
Friday, June 20 - Monday June 23, 2008
Location: Hood River Valley and the Mt Hood National
Forest
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: A wild food teach-in using the wisdom of the
ancients in the context of current realities. The focus of this event
is on the roles wild foods play in survival, primitive living, and
simple living. Participants will learn about, use, and gain
experience with a variety of wild edibles along with the techniques
used to bring them to the table. At this event, everyone will
identify, gather, prepare and eat a wide variety of edible wild
plants. Everyone attending will share their knowledge, ideas,
methods, and wisdom based on their own experiences. The program
begins Friday evening and ends on Monday noon.
What is Provided: Training, hands-on experiences, field trips,
projects, and wild food roundtables will occur throughout the four
day event. Camping space is provided. Vehicles are in a separate area
from camping. We might be able to accommodate 2 or 3 self-contained
small RVs by prior arrangement only (no RV services or hookups)! We
will provide some meals and you will be responsible for some meals.
Wherever practical, sustainable, and legal, we will snack on, or add
wild foods to our meals.
What to Bring: Sandwich food for lunches, snacks, fruit.
Hiking boots, leather gloves, and cloths you can get dirty in.
Prepare for all kinds of June weather for altitudes ranging from 300
to 2,000 feet above sea level. Bring musical instruments, songs,
stories, and plant books you use. We will be 15 minutes drive from
the city of Hood River if you run short of supplies. Bring an open
mind - you may have to unlearn, relearn, or adjust what you currently
"know" about wild foods. Bring a cooperative and helpful attitude so
we can make this a great and memorable event for everyone.
What NOT to Bring: Firearms, fireworks, drugs, alcohol,
electrical appliances, pets, or bad attitudes.
For lots more information and to register see our
GingerRoot page.
Advanced registration has its benefits.
July
Gaper Clam, Butter Clam, and Steamer Clam
Dig$25+
(Plus a car pooling contribution ($2-3 to the driver) - if you
carpool)
Saturday, July 5, 2008: Leave Beaverton at 7:15am, return around 2:30pm.
Location: Tillamook, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean, and
prepare gaper, butter and steamer clams during one of the lowest
tides in 2008. Learn gathering regulations and limits. Learn how
Native Americans gathered these same clams.
What to Bring: A 2008 Oregon Shellfish Collecting License. See
"All about Licenses" below. A
collecting pail and mesh or white plastic bag to hang on your belt,
old wettable tennis shoes, very warm layered wool clothing (you will
get wet), a towel, a change of cloths, a garden shovel, a backpack to
carry all your stuff, water, a sac lunch, and plenty to snack on. For
what we are doing, a square bladed garden shovel works best, A
regular taper-bladed garden shovel works better than a narrow
clamming shovel. Prepare for variable coastal weather! While we hope
to go through water at only knee level, depending on Mother Nature,
you may have to wade through chest high water, slog through muck up
to your knees, and climb over large boulders. It is all in a day's
adventure!
Meeting Sites: At 7:15am, we'll
car pool & caravan to Tillamook from the Arco AM/PM Gas Station
on the intersection of the Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy (Hwy 10) and SW
110th Ave, one block East of I - 217, adjacent to the new Home Depot.
(See
map) Be ready to leave by 7:15am. Your car should have a full tank of
gas and you should have gone to the restroom (force yourself - it's
the last one you will see for over an hour).
Or meet us in Tillamook at the dirt lot behind the
Dairy Queen: Be there by 8:30am and wait
patiently. The Dairy Queen is at 440 Main Ave N, Tillamook, OR 97141
(See
map) (Same as Hwy 101). Just before that, go to
the bathroom at the Shell Station or other nearby store (force
yourself - it's the last one you will see for 3 hours). Wait behind
the Dairy Queen patiently in case we get delayed, get to know the
other participants, read a book, change into your beach cloths. We'll
swing by soon to pick you up and proceed on to the workshop site. You
must be there when we arrive or you will miss us.
YOU MUST LET US KNOW where you will be meeting us (Beaverton or
Tillamook) and a cel phone number if you have one (in case of an
emergency)! Low tide is estimated to be around 9:20am.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Sea Vegetables, Mussels and Other Seashore Edibles
of the Pacific Coast $25+
Sunday, July 6, 2008: Leave Portland at 7am, return around 3:30pm.
Location: Lincoln City, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Dr Kallas will lead an expedition to the Pacific
coast where participants will learn about, identify, and gather
samples of wild sea vegetables and seashore edibles during low tide.
Find sea vegetables including nori, kombu, sea lettuce, fucus,
alaria, laminaria, stir fry seaweed and more. We'll also find,
discuss and gather mussels, barnacles, and other coastal edibles.
What to Bring: An Oregon Shellfish license
(See below), "only if you plan to
collect mussels". Warm layers of clothing, a sack lunch, beverage,
collecting bags or buckets (plastic buckets are preferred if you are
collecting mussels) that you can hang from your belt, scissors &
wet-tolerant footwear (the best footwear for this terraine are old
high topped tennis shoes that you don't mind getting wet). It's not a
bad idea to bring a small backpack and a waist pack to carry things
so that your hands are free while walking through the potentially
slippery inter tidal zone. Whatever you wear, it must protect your
knees, shins, and hands. No sandals, flip-flops, or soft-soled water
socks unless you love bleeding feet, ankles, and shins! Prepare for
variable coastal weather!
Meeting Site: Car pool and caravan from the Fred Meyer at 99W:
At 7am, we leave from the Fred Meyer
Parking lot in Tigard on 99W between I-5 and Hwy 217. The parking lot
is at the intersection of SW 72nd Ave and 99W. (See
map) We'll be meeting under the Fred Meyer sign
at the entrance to the parking lot. Be ready to leave by 7am. By this time you should have checked in
with Dr. Kallas, your car should have a full tank of gas and you
should have gone to the restroom (force yourself - it's the last one
you will see one for 2 hours).
Or... Meet us in Lincoln City at the Roads End State Parking
Area. Be there by 8:50am and wait
patiently. Directions to the parking area: At the North end of
Lincoln City on Hwy 101 is Logan Road. Finding Logan Road: [Logan
Road is between Lighthouse Square {Bi-Mart & Good Will} and
Lincoln City Plaza {Rite Aid & Safeway}). Logan road is also
across from a MacDonalds.] Prepare to go North about 1 mile on Logan
Road (Roads End). On the way you'll pass the Chinook Winds Casino on
your left. Continue along the winding road. On your left, around N
60th Ave, is the State's "Roads End" Parking area (See
map). Use the restrooms and be prepared to car
pool the rest of the way. Wait there patiently in case we get
delayed, get to know the other participants, read a book, change into
your workshop cloths. We'll swing by soon to pick you up and proceed
on to the workshop site. You must be there when we arrive or you will
miss us. YOU MUST LET US KNOW where you will be meeting us (Tigard or
Lincoln City) and a cel phone number if you have one (in case of an
emergency)! Low tide is estimated to be around 10:05am.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Marshmallow, Meringue & S'mores from Wild
Plants$25
Sunday, July 27, 2008, 1 - 5pm
Location: Portland, OR.
Description: Learn how to find, gather and process wild plants
from which we'll prepare luxurious meringues, marshmallows, and
s'mores. Anyone with a sweet tooth will love this wild adventure.
What to Bring: Cloths you can get dirty in. Prepare for the
weather.
Meeting Site: Wild Food Adventures, 4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR
97217. SW of N Interstate & Skidmore. See
Map
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
August
Pacific Coast Clam Dig $25+
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Location: Tillamook, OR. Leave Beaverton at 6:15am, return around 2pm
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean, and
prepare cockle clams during one of the lowest tides in 2008. Learn
gathering regulations and limits. Learn how Native Americans gathered
these same clams.
What to Bring: A 2008 Oregon Shellfish Collecting License. See
"All about Licenses" below. A
collecting pail and mesh bag to hang on your belt, old wettable
tennis shoes, very warm layered wool clothing (you will get wet), a
towel, a change of cloths, a backpack to carry all your stuff, water,
a sac lunch, and plenty to snack on. If you have one, bring a
clamming rake. If you don't have a clamming rake, you can bring a
regular hard steel garden rake. A shovel can be useful only if the
sea is calm and no rain occurs before we get there. Prepare for
variable coastal weather! While we hope to go through water at only
knee level, depending on Mother Nature, you may have to wade through
chest high water, slog through muck up to your knees, and climb over
large boulders. It is all in a day's adventure!
Meeting Sites: At 6:15am, we'll
car pool & caravan to Tillamook from the Arco AM/PM Gas Station
on the intersection of the Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy (Hwy 10) and SW
110th Ave, one block East of I - 217, adjacent to the new Home Depot.
(See
map) Be ready to leave by 6:15am. Your car should have a full tank of
gas and you should have gone to the restroom (force yourself - it's
the last one you will see for over an hour).
Or meet us in Tillamook at the dirt lot behind the
Dairy Queen: Be there by 7:30am and wait
patiently. The Dairy Queen is at 440 Main Ave N, Tillamook, OR 97141
(See
map) (Same as Hwy 101). Just before that, go to
the bathroom at the Shell Station or other nearby store (force
yourself - it's the last one you will see for 3 hours). Wait behind
the Dairy Queen patiently in case we get delayed, get to know the
other participants, read a book, change into your beach cloths. We'll
swing by soon to pick you up and proceed on to the workshop site. You
must be there when we arrive or you will miss us.
YOU MUST LET US KNOW where you will be meeting us (Beaverton or
Tillamook) and a cel phone number if you have one (in case of an
emergency)! Low tide is estimated to be around 8:15am.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Sea Vegetables, Mussels and Other Seashore Edibles
of the Pacific Coast
$25+
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Location: Lincoln City, OR. Leave Portland at 6am, return around 2:30pm.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Dr Kallas will lead an expedition to the Pacific
coast where participants will learn about, identify, and gather
samples of wild sea vegetables and seashore edibles during low tide.
Find sea vegetables including nori, kombu, sea lettuce, fucus,
alaria, laminaria, stir fry seaweed and more. We'll also find,
discuss and gather mussels, barnacles, and other coastal edibles.
What to Bring: An Oregon Shellfish license
(See below), "only if you plan to
collect mussels". Warm layers of clothing, a sack lunch, beverage,
collecting bags or buckets (plastic buckets are preferred if you are
collecting mussels) that you can hang from your belt, scissors &
wet-tolerant footwear (the best footwear for this terraine are old
high topped tennis shoes that you don't mind getting wet). It's not a
bad idea to bring a small backpack and a waist pack to carry things
so that your hands are free while walking through the potentially
slippery inter tidal zone. Whatever you wear, it must protect your
knees, shins, and hands. No sandals, flip-flops, or soft-soled water
socks unless you love bleeding feet, ankles, and shins! Prepare for
variable coastal weather!
Meeting Site: Car pool and caravan from the Fred Meyer at 99W:
At 6am, we leave from the Fred Meyer
Parking lot in Tigard on 99W between I-5 and Hwy 217. The parking lot
is at the intersection of SW 72nd Ave and 99W. (See
map) We'll be meeting under the Fred Meyer sign
at the entrance to the parking lot. Be ready to leave by 6am. By this time you should have checked in
with Dr. Kallas, your car should have a full tank of gas and you
should have gone to the restroom (force yourself - it's the last one
you will see one for 2 hours).
Or... Meet us in Lincoln City at the Roads End State Parking
Area. Be there by 7:50am and wait
patiently. Directions to the parking area: At the North end of
Lincoln City on Hwy 101 is Logan Road. Finding Logan Road: [Logan
Road is between Lighthouse Square {Bi-Mart & Good Will} and
Lincoln City Plaza {Rite Aid & Safeway}). Logan road is also
across from a MacDonalds.] Prepare to go North about 1 mile on Logan
Road (Roads End). On the way you'll pass the Chinook Winds Casino on
your left. Continue along the winding road. On your left, around N
60th Ave, is the State's "Roads End" Parking area (See
map). Use the restrooms and be prepared to car
pool the rest of the way. Wait there patiently in case we get
delayed, get to know the other participants, read a book, change into
your workshop cloths. We'll swing by soon to pick you up and proceed
on to the workshop site. You must be there when we arrive or you will
miss us. YOU MUST LET US KNOW where you will be meeting us (Tigard or
Lincoln City) and a cel phone number if you have one (in case of an
emergency)! Low tide is estimated to be around 8:55am.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Wapato Island Wild Food Expedition$24
Sunday, August 10, 2008, 1 - 4pm
Location: Sauvie Island forests and wetlands - north of
Portland. Sauvie Island is at the confluence of the Willamette and
Columbia Rivers. While the island is part of Oregon, it is also
boardered by Washington State.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Explore with us edible plants of the place Native
Americans called Wapato Island, today known as Sauvie Island. We'll
investigate wild foods from marshes, fields, and woods -- including
wapato or Indian potato, wild cherry, and more.
What to Bring: Hiking boots, a container if you want to
collect blackberries after the workshop, and a Sauvie Island F&W
parking permit if you have one. Prepare for the weather.
Meeting Site: Sauvie Island is a 10 mile drive from downtown
Portland. Go north towards St Helens on US Route 30. Turn right onto
the Sauvie Island bridge. We'll meet at the dirt lot on the left
between the island store & the bridge. Tri-met bus #17 will take
you to the bus stop (#8437 - Gilihan Rd & Sauvie Island Dr) in
this parking lot. If they start building the new bridge, these
directions apply to the original bridge. We'll car pool and caravan
to various sites from this location. Here is a
map to the site.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Wild Foods in Wilderness Survival $18
Sunday, August 24, 2008, 1 - 4pm.
Location: Portland, OR.
Description: Learn how to determine if and when wild foods are
desirable to use, which plants to seek, what are your priorities in
both recreational and unplanned survival situations. See major
poisonous plants. This core workshop provides a deeper understanding
for all other workshops. Anyone genuinely serious about wild foods
will benefit from this presentation. Lecture/slides.
Meeting Site: Wild Food Adventures, 4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR
97217. SW of N Interstate & Skidmore. See
Map
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
September
Acorn Pudding & Extracting Volatile
Oils$ 25
Saturday, September 27, 2008, 8am - noon.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Location: Portland, OR
Description: Get hands-on experience on how some wild plants
are processed for grain, flour, and essential oils. We'll see how to
shell, grind, process and leach acorns so that they transform into
wonderful additions to breads, muffins, pancakes, and pudding. By the
end of the workshop we'll have gone from bitter acorns in the shell
to a sweet acorn pudding that any normal human would enjoy. Also
learn how to make a distillation setup from simple kitchen ware.
We'll make a distillate from mint that you could use to flavor teas,
use in cooking or aroma therapy.
What to Bring: Cloths you can get dirty in. A hammer. Latex
gloves if you have delicate hands to protect you against the tannins.
And if you have access to them, your own acorns (large only), and
mint or lemon balm cuttings for the distillation process.
Meeting Site: Wild Food Adventures, 4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR
97217. SW of N Interstate & Skidmore. See
Map
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Neighborhood Foraging - Fall Harvest of Fruits,
Nuts, & Vegetables$20
Sunday, September 28, 2008, 1 - 4pm
Location: Portland, OR.
Description: We'll bushwhack through Portland's urban
neighborhoods to find some of Fall's best and diverse delectables -
nuts, fruits, and greens. Wild as well as landscaped edibles will be
devoured. You will later find most of this abundance in your own
neighborhood.
What to Bring: Prepare for the weather, comfortable walking
shoes that can get dirty.
Meeting Site: Wild Food Adventures, 4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR
97217. SW of N Interstate & Skidmore. See
Map
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
October
The Incredible Cattail - From Survival to
Pancakes$25+
Saturday, October 11, 2008, 9am -
3pm
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Location: Portland, OR
Description: Get hands-on experience on how cattail rhizomes
can be used for emergency survival food to processed flour for
breads, ash cakes, muffins, and pancakes. We'll see how to identify,
gather, peel, process and cook cattail cores so that they transform
into a flour-like food source. By the end of the workshop we'll have
gone from swamp roots to delicate pancakes that any normal human
would enjoy.
What to Bring: We will be venturing into a swamp, bring cloths
you can get dirty in up to your chest (our location and weather
conditions will determine weather we are in a dried mud bed or in an
open shallow pond), a change of cloths (that can still get dirty but
will be dry), a big beach towel, and a plastic bag to transport the
wet cloths in. All others should just bring cloths they can get dirty
in. Bring a sac lunch and beverage.
Meeting Site: Wild Food Adventures, 4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR
97217. SW of N Interstate & Skidmore. See
Map. We'll
car pool to the swamp from this location and end up back at Wild Food
Adventures to clean, process, and cook up the cattails. You can also
meet us in Scappoose in the Dairy Queen parking lot. Be there by
9:25am and wait patiently until we drive by to pick you up. YOU MUST
LET US KNOW where you will be meeting us (Portland or Scappoose) and
a cel phone number if you have one (in case of an emergency)! If no
one calls us, we will not be stopping at the Dairy Queen.
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
Wild Foods of Native Americans$18
Sunday, October 12, 2008, 1 - 4pm
Location: Portland, OR.
Description: Explore traditional foodways of Pacific Northwest
Native Americans. Discover foods that were used and how they were
prepared and stored. Food Caches, berry collecting techniques,
pemmican, fruit leathers. This core workshop provides a deeper
understanding for all other workshops. Anyone genuinely serious about
wild foods will benefit from this presentation. Lecture/slides.
Meeting Site: Wild Food Adventures, 4125 N Colonial Ave, Portland, OR
97217. SW of N Interstate & Skidmore. See
Map
Use the Registration Form at this site. For more
information call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828: Enrollment
Limited! - Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
class.
If the event is sponsored by Wild Food Adventures,
Use this registration
form. We do not take credit cards. You cannot register over the
internet or through e-mail - though we may do PayPal in the near
future. You must register by Postal (snail mail) and pay by check or
money order. Register early to guarantee a spot, walk-ons may be
turned away if our size limit is reached.
Notes About the Workshops Above
The information below may change and additions may be made without
notice - call to verify times and locations of meeting sites.
A "+" by a price below, signifies that a small car pooling and/or
park entry contribution may be appropriate.
If you are the driver, your riders voluntarily contribute to your
expenses.
Participants always have the option of arranging to meet us at the
site.
A double asterisk "*" signifies that Dr. Kallas is presenting at an
event sponsored by an institution other than Wild Food Adventures. If
there is a charge, you must pay those institutions directly.
Events are held regardless of weather, so prepare for wind &
rain.
Recreational Shellfish Licenses
Recreational Shellfish Licenses are now required for anyone over 13
years of age to collect shellfish in Oregon. In-state licenses are
$6.50/year, Out of state licenses are $9 for 3 days or $16.50/year.
3-Day licenses must specify the days you intend to do the collecting.
You must have the License with you during the workshop or you will
only be allowed to watch. If shellfish are found in your possession
on the beach and you do not have a license, the fine is $75 and up.
Licenses can be purchased "PRIOR" to our events at any Oregon Fred
Meyer, GI Joes, Bi-Mart, and other sporting goods stores. If you have
any questions call the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife at
800-720-6339 or 503-947-6000. There is an informational page at
http://www.dfw.state.or.us/FF/shellfish.htm. Licenses can be ordered
by mail but the process takes about a month. DO NOT wait until the
last minute!
Note that a license does not allow us the ability to collect
shellfish if there is a marine toxin advisory from the Department of
Fish & Wildlife, The Department of Health, or the USDA.
