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February
Winter Count
Primitive Skills Conference, Maricopa, AZ  $300 to
$350 plus fees & materials
A 7-Day Primitive
Skills Teach-In
Sunday - Saturday,
February 10 - 16, 2013
Sponsor: Backtracks
Location: Rexburg, AZ
Description: Join a collection of primitive skills (Also
known as stone-age skills) experts and students in a week
long hands-on teach-in. Some of the skills taught typically
include: fire making, cordage, stone, bone & wood tools,
buckskin, tracking, trapping, local flora & fauna, wild
edibles, shelter building, basket weaving, nature awareness,
pottery, local Native culture, musical instruments,
primitive weaponry, fiber/textile arts, herbal medicine,
storytelling, flintknapping, earthen ovens, and felting.
Typically there one or two teachers with some wild food and
medicinal plant knowledge. Dr. Kallas has never attended
this event and is NOT teaching there this year. This event is
listed here to help spread the word to people who check this
web site.
What is
Provided: A
camping space, training, hands-on experiences, field trips,
and some meals.
What to
Bring: Everything
you would need to primitively camp for a week. Anything you
would need to record your learning and experiences.
Additional money to pay for instructor fees, raw materials,
etc.
For more
information and to register visit the Backtracks web site. 208-359-2400. Note that
Backtracks and Winter Count are not affiliated with Wild
Food Adventures. It is listed here to support the event and
alert people to the learning opportunity.
March
Wild Foods From Dirt
To Plate, Presentation $10 - $20 Suggested Donation
Earth and Spirit
Council, Portland, OR
Donation supports
the Council's work and pays for the venue, no one turned
away for lack of funds.
Saturday, March 9, 2013, 1 - 3pm
Description: Open to the public. A wild food
presentation sponsored by the Earch and Spirit Council. In
Dr. Kallas' presentation, learn some of the most common
edible wild plants within walking distance of your kitchen
and how easy it is to find, identify and enjoy them as
normal foods in everyday meals. See and understand general
features that you should look for in edible plant books and
other educational resources. Bring your friends to wow them
about the potential of wild foods. The presenter and author,
John Kallas, will sell and sign his book "Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From
Dirt to Plate" at
the end of this presentation. Lecture/slides/books. Here is
a poster of the event.
Sponsor: The Earth and Spirit Council uses education
to foster a healthy, sustainable relationship with the Earth
and attempts to reawaken our spiritual connection to the
natural world. It invites environmental and spiritual
leaders to speak on our interdependent relationship with the
natural world, providing a basis for environmental action.
Indigenous elders from all traditions are invited to share
their knowledge and viewpoints. For more information visit,
http://www.earthandspirit.org/ , or call 503-241-7172.
What to
Bring: Bring cash,
check or money order in case you decide to buy a book
following the talk. We do NOT take credit cards. Books are
$25 each.
Meeting
Site: Tabor Space,
5441 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97215, (503) 238-3904,
www.taborspace.org Tabor Space is within the Mt Tabor
Presbyterian Church Community Center. Here is a Map to Tabor Space.
No Registration is
required, but there is a limit to the room size. Get there
early for a good seat. For information contact Earth and
Spirit Council at 503-241-7172.
Edible Wild Plants -
What our Ancestors Knew about Sustainable Local Harvestable
Foods
OMSI Science Pub Lecture Series $5 Suggested Donation
Venetian Theatre
and Bistro, Hillsboro, OR
Monday, March 25,
2013, 7 - 9pm
Description: This lecture/slide presentation focuses on
abundant and nutritious wild foods found throughout North
America. These healthy foods were eaten as everyday foods by
our European ancestors and were the core of the original
Mediterranean Diet. Dr. Oz and Michael Pollan say you should
be eating more of them. Wild foods are increasingly written
about in gourmet magazines, served in high end restaurants
and found in more and more farmers markets. Learn what these
foods are all about, see dramatic evidence of their
potential, and discover how they can be incorporated into
everyday modern life. As good or better than our
conventional foods, you've been unknowingly walked right
past them all your life. Through gorgeous photographs, and
playful, but authoritative content, Dr. Kallas introduces
you to the world of wild foods. Here is a poster of the event.
What to
Bring: Bring cash,
check or money order in case you decide to buy a book
following the talk. We do NOT take credit cards. Books are
$25 each.
Meeting
Site: Venetian
Theatre and Bistro, 253 E Main St, Hillsboro, OR 97123. Here
is a Map to the Venetian Theatre.
No Registration is
required, but there is a limit to the room size. Get there
early for a good seat.
Wild Foods From Dirt
To Plate, Presentation FREE
Tigard Public
Library, Tigard, OR
Tuesday, March 26,
2013, 7 - 9pm
Description: Learn some of the most common edible wild
plants within walking distance of your kitchen and how easy
it is to find, identify and enjoy them as normal foods in
everyday meals. See and understand general features that you
should look for in edible plant books and other educational
resources. Bring your friends to wow them about the
potential of wild foods. The presenter and author, John
Kallas, will sell and sign his book "Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From
Dirt to Plate" at
the end of this presentation. Lecture/slides/books. Here is
a poster of the event.
What to
Bring: Bring cash,
check or money order in case you decide to buy a book
following the talk. We do NOT take credit cards. Books are
$25 each.
Meeting
Site: Tigard
Public Library, 13500 SW Hall Blvd., Tigard, OR 97223. Here
is a Map to the Library.
No Registration is
required, but there is a limit to the room size. Get there
early for a good seat.
April
Introduction to Wild
Foods$20 -
$35
Saturday, April 6, 2013, 9am - noon
Location: Mt Tabor, Portland, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
What to
Bring: Hiking
boots. Prepare for the weather. If it is cold, overdress so
you are toasty; if it is raining, wear rain gear and a
wide-brimmed water resistant hat. Wear comfortable walking
or hiking shoes that can get dirty. If you are comfortable,
no matter what the weather, you will have more fun.
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.
Edible Wild Plants
on the First Days of Spring$25 - $50
Sunday, April 7, 2013, 1-4pm
Location: Portland, OR.
Description: We'll start at Sauvie Island, then explore
several areas to inspect this spring's early green
delectables. See and sample from plants you pass by
everyday. The earlier you start in the spring, the more
foods you can harvest in the year. It also pays to see
plants at different stages of growth. Many plants will have
emerged, others we will identify where they are going to
grow.
What to
Bring: Prepare for
the weather; if it is cold, overdress so you are toasty; if
it is raining, wear rain gear and a wide-brimmed water
resistant hat. Wear comfortable walking or hiking shoes that
can get dirty. If you are comfortable, no matter what the
weather, you will have more fun. You do not need a parking
tag for this event.
Meeting
Site: 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). Note that
Tri-met bus #17 does NOT go to the island on Sundays. Here
is a Map to our meeting site.. We'll car pool and
caravan from the grocery to one or more sites.
If you are late and miss us: pass the store and keep going
north on Sauvie Island Road about 2 miles. At the fork in
the road, stay left (DO NOT curve to the right or you'll end
up on Reeder Road). At around 1/4 mile from the fork, turn
left onto NW Ferry Road, and follow it to the boat ramp
parking area on your right. Park in that area. Do not turn
left at the end of Ferry Road or you will end up on private
property. Here is a Map to the boat ramp.
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
Forest Park$25 -
$50FULL, CLOSED TO NEW
REGISTRANTS
Saturday, April 13, 2013, 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.
This workshop has about a 85% content
overlap with the Oxbow workshop - Consider Oxbow if this one
is full.
What to
Bring: Hiking
boots. Prepare for the weather.
Meeting
Site: Meet at the
Wildwood Trail entrance off 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 triangular parking area) there will be
a small parking area to your left. We will meet there at the
Wildwood trail entrance. There are no buildings around of
any kind, only a 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. At the
trail entrance is a Forest Park sign titled either "Wildwood
Trail at Germantown Road" or "Forest Park - Wild in the
City" that includes a large detailed map of the whole of
Forest Park. Parking will be at a premium, you may have to
park down the road. Don't leave valuables in your car. See
Map. Zoom out to road by clicking the " - "
button.
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
of Spring Greens & Vegetables$25 - $50
Sunday, April 14, 2013, 1 - 4pm
Location: Portland, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: We'll bushwhack through Portland's urban
neighborhoods to find some of spring's best and diverse
delectables. See and sample from plants you pass by
everyday. 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.
Wild Foods From
Dirt To Plate, Presentation  $5 at the door for the
venue
Thursday, April 18, 2013, 7 - 9pm
Location: Seattle, WA
Sponsor &
Host: The
Mountaineers,
Naturalist Study Group Lecture
Series
Description: In this beautiful, educational and fun
slide presentation, Dr. Kallas shows how to identify,
harvest and prepare nutritious, delicious, and abundant
edible wild plants found within walking distance of your
kitchen. This presentation is a sampling of the content of
John's new book: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt to
Plate. John will
also point out book design and content features that make
for effective learning in any wild food book. The
presentation will be followed by a question and answer
period and a book signing. Participants wishing to register
for any of the four workshops on Saturday or Sunday can
register at this event if there are any spaces left.
Download
a Poster
What to
Bring: If you
think you might want to purchase a book at this or any of
the following Seattle area events, bring $25 cash, check, or
money order. We cannot take credit cards. There is a $5
entrance fee.
Meeting
Site: The
Mountaineers Program Center, 7700 Sand Point Way NE,
Seattle, WA 98115. 206- 521-6001. See Map
No registration
required
Wild Foods in
Wilderness Survival $25 - $50
Saturday, April 20, 2013, 9am - noon.
Location: Seattle, WA
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures, Host: The
Mountaineers
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 information you can use in anything from normal
camping and hiking to real survival situations and provides
a deeper understanding of the real potential of today's use
of wild foods. Anyone genuinely serious about wild foods
will benefit from this seminar. Lecture/slides/resources.
Here is a poster of the event.
Meeting
Site: The
Mountaineers Program Center, 7700 Sand Point Way NE,
Seattle, WA 98115. 206- 521-6001. See Map
Use the Washington
Registration and Waiver Forms for this event. Enrollment
Limited! Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
event. Register by mail up through Saturday April 13th (post
mark date), after the 13th, send us registration information
by E-mail only, then bring your completed registration and
waiver forms with you. For information about this seminar
call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828. For infomation
about the venue call the Mountaineers at (206) 521-6001.
Wild Foods of the
Pacific Northwest, WA (Offered Twice) $25 - $50
Saturday, April 20, 2013, 2 - 5pm
Repeated: Sunday, April 21, 9am - noon
Location: Woodinville, WA
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures. Host: 21 Acres
Description: This is a natural area, farm, and
environmental/sustainability teaching center boardered by a
river, has a stream, and contains some woodland areas. We
will explore as many habitats as we can for wild foods in
the time allotted. We will identify and sample anything we
find that is in season and can done sustainably. There will
be plenty of early spring plants just waiting to be tasted.
This is the same workshop we've offered at 21 Acres for the
past two years. Download
a Poster
Following the workshop, for anyone interested, Kurt Sahl of
21 Acres will offer a free tour of the green building
features of the Center for Local Food and Sustainable
Living. Get a preview of the 21 Acres Green Building here.
What to
Bring: Hiking
boots and cloths you can get dirty in. Dress warmly, prepare
for the weather. Lets hope for a warm sunny day, but if it
is not, cold and rainy weather can be enjoyable if you
overdress in a toasty nest of clothing. We will be studying
plants, not hiking, so you will have to depend on your
clothes, not your exertion to keep you warm. If it rains, a
wild brimmed water resistant hat is the best way to keep
your head dry and your eyes free of water. Bring $25 cash or
check if you think you might want to buy John's book. No
credit cards please.
Meeting
Site: 21 Acres
Farm and Educational Center: 13701 NE 171st St, Woodinville,
WA 98072. 425-481-1500 (DO NOT call 21 Acres about the
workshop, only about their programs). We will meet at the
information kiosk at the end of the driveway. Here is a
Map to the site.
Use the Washington
Registration and Waiver Forms for this event. Enrollment
Limited! Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
event. Register by mail up through Saturday April 13th (post
mark date), after the 13th, send us registration information
by E-mail only, then bring your completed registration and
waiver forms with you. For information about this seminar
call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828. For infomation
about the venue call the Mountaineers at (206) 521-6001.
Wild Foods of Native
Americans$25 -
$50
Sunday, April 21, 2013, 2 - 5pm.
Location: Seattle, WA
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures,
Host: Outdoor Research:About - The Store - Hiking/Backpacking Products
Description: Explore traditional foodways of Native
North Americans. Discover foods that were used and how they
were prepared and stored. Food caches, berry collecting
techniques, pemmican, fruit leathers. The workshop is about
how Native North Americans made a living off of the
abundance of food they found in nature. How was it possible,
what they did and how they managed their foods to support a
complete diet for many people all year long. This core
workshop helps provide a deeper understanding of the real
potential of today's use of wild foods. Anyone genuinely
serious about wild foods will benefit from this seminar.
Lecture/slides/resources.. Here is a poster of the event.
Meeting
Site: Outdoor
Research: 2203 1st Ave S Seattle, WA 98134. (See
Map). 206-971-1496
Parking: Parking can be found on south side of the
building or in back along the fence. Please do not park on
the northside/in the retail store parking area.
Use the Washington
Registration and Waiver Forms for this event. Enrollment
Limited! Advanced registration reserves you a place in the
event. Register by mail up through Saturday April 13th (post
mark date), after the 13th, send us registration information
by E-mail only, then bring your completed registration and
waiver forms with you. For information about this seminar
call Wild Food Adventures at (503) 775-3828. For infomation
about the venue call Outdoor Research at (206) 971-1496.
Rivercane Primitive
Skills Rendezvous$275 - $350 plus fees &
materials
A 7-Day Primitive
Skills Teach-In
Sunday - Saturday,
April 21 - 28, 2013
Sponsor: Earthskills Rendezvous, Inc.
Location: Lafayette, GA
Description: Join a collection of primitive skills (Also
known as stone-age skills) experts and students in a week
long hands-on teach-in. Some of the skills taught typically
include: fire making, cordage, stone, bone & wood tools,
buckskin, tracking, trapping, local flora & fauna, wild
edibles, shelter building, basket weaving, nature awareness,
pottery, local Native culture, musical instruments,
primitive weaponry, fiber/textile arts, herbal medicine,
storytelling, flintknapping, earthen ovens, and felting.
Typically there one or two teachers with some wild food and
medicinal plant knowledge. Dr. Kallas teaches at this event
about once every 10 years. He is NOT teaching there in 2013. This event is listed here to help spread
the word to people who check this web site.
What is
Provided: A
camping space, training, hands-on experiences, field trips,
and some meals.
What to
Bring: Everything
you would need to primitively camp for a week. Anything you
would need to record your learning and experiences.
Additional money to pay for instructor fees, raw materials,
etc.
For more
information and to register visit the Earthskills web site. 866-787-2263. Note that
Earthskills is not affiliated with Wild food Adventures. It
is listed here to support the event and alert people to the
learning opportunity.
North Carolina Wild
Food Weekend, Reidsville, NC $125 - $150
Friday-Sunday, April 26 - 28, 2013
Sponsors: The North Carolina Wild Food Weekend
Association
Location: Reidsville, NC
Instructors: Each year many local wild food enthusiasts
help teach and facilitate the weekend. There are usually one
to three outside wild food intructors who speak or teach at
the event. Dr. Kallas teaches at the weekend about once
every 10 years. He is NOT attending in 2013. This event is listed here to help spread
the word to people who check this web site. Links are
provided.
Description: Join the second longest running annual wild
food event in North America. Held every Spring since it's
inception in 1968, this event provides education and
experience finding, processing, and feasting on edible wild
plants and other foragables in a beautiful park like setting
in the hills of North Carolina. This event was inspired by
followers of Euell Gibbon. It is open to anyone from
beginning to advanced foragers. This event requires advanced
registration. Costs range anywhere from $50 - $150 depending
on how much you participate and if you use their
lodging.
Meeting Site: Betsy-Jeff Penn 4H Educational Center, 804
Cedar Ln, Reidsville NC 27320, 336-349-9445,
http://www.bjpenn4h.org. See our Map, and the Google Map.
For more
information and to register go here.
Pacific Coast Clam
Dig $25 -
$50
Saturday, April 27, 2013: Leave Beaverton at 6:50am, return around 2:10pm
Location: Tillamook, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean,
and prepare cockle clams during one of the lowest tides in
2013.
Learn gathering regulations and limits. Learn how Native
Americans gathered these same clams. The times we meet are
dictated by when the tides are low enough to for us to reach
the clams.
What to
Bring: If you
carpool and are not the driver, bring $5 to give to the
driver to help pay for fuel. Each person should bring a
2013
Oregon Shellfish Collecting License. See "All about Licenses" below. A 5 gallon collecting pail, old
wettable tennis shoes, very warm layered wool clothing (you
may 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 cultivator rake (See
below). If you don't have a cultivator rake, you can bring a
regular hard steel garden rake (See below). Do not buy an
expensive "clamming rake" as they are innapropriate here.
Rake tines can be dangerous to carry around groups, so
please pack and handle them with care! Prepare for variable
coastal weather! While we hope to go through water at only
foot level, depending on Mother Nature, you may have to wade
through thigh high water, slog through muck up to your
knees, and climb over large boulders. It is all in a day's
adventure!
Meeting
Sites:
-- Option 1: At 6:50am, we'll car pool & caravan from the
Beaverton Arco AM/PM Gas Station. We'll meet in the Arco
parking lot at the intersection of Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy
(Hwy 10) and SW 110th Ave, one block East of I - 217,
adjacent to the Home Depot. (See Map) Be ready to leave by 6:50am. 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).
-- Option 2: Meet us in Tillamook at the NW corner of the
Safeway Parking lot adjacent to Stillwell Ave and 3rd
street: Be there by 8:05am
and wait patiently. (See Map). The Safeway typically opens by 5am, so go
into their bathroom and empty your bladder prior to our
arrival (force yourself - it's the last chance you will have
for almost 3 hours). Wait patiently in the parking lot 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
8:46am.
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
- $50
Sunday, April 28, 2013: Leave Tigard at 6:30am, return around 4pm.
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. Note that
this low tide coincides with Christian Easter Sunday.
What to
Bring: If you
carpool and are not the driver, bring $5 to give to the
driver to help pay for fuel. An Oregon Shellfish license, "only if you plan to collect
mussels". Warm layers of clothing, a sack lunch, beverage, a
collecting bucket (plastic 5 gallon buckets are preferred if
you are collecting mussels) a white plastic bag 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:
-- Option 1: At 6:30am, we'll car pool and caravan from the Tigard
Fred Meyer, We'll meet in the Fred Meyer Parking lot off 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
6:30am. 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).
-- Option 2: Meet us in Lincoln City at the Roads End State
Parking Area. Be there by 8:20am 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 "Roads End State
Beach Wayside" 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. We will travel
North up the beach to our destination. 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 9:35am.
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.
Buckeye Primitive
Skills Gathering - Forestville, CA $330 - $410 plus fees &
materials
A 7-Day Primitive
Skills Teach-In
Sunday, April 28 -
Saturday May 4, 2013
Location: Ya-Ka-Ama, Forestville, CA
Sponsor: Buckeye Gatherings
Description: Join a collection of primitive skills (Also
known as stone-age skills) experts and students in a week
long hands-on teach-in. Some of the skills taught typically
include: fire making, cordage, stone, bone & wood tools,
buckskin, tracking, trapping, local flora & fauna, wild
edibles, shelter building, basket weaving, nature awareness,
pottery, local Native culture, musical instruments,
primitive weaponry, fiber/textile arts, herbal medicine,
storytelling, flintknapping, earthen ovens, and felting.
Typically there one or two teachers with some wild food and
medicinal plant knowledge. Dr. Kallas teaches at this event
about once every 3 years. He is NOT teaching there in 2013. This event is listed here to help spread
the word to people who check this web site. Here is the general location about an hour's
drive north of San Francisco.
What is
Provided: A
camping space, training, hands-on experiences, field trips,
and some meals.
What to
Bring: Everything
you would need to primitively camp for a week. Anything you
would need to record your learning and experiences.
Additional money to pay for instructor fees, raw materials,
etc.
For more
information and to register visit the Buckeye Gathering web
site.
800-789-8230, califorigin@gmail.com. Note that Buckeye is
not affiliated with Wild food Adventures. It is listed here
to support the event and alert people to the learning
opportunity.
May
Wild Foods of Oxbow's
Old Growth Forest$25 - $50
Saturday May 4, 2013, 8am - noon
Location: Oxbow Regional Park, Metro, Sandy River
Gorge, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Come join us to learn about trees, shrubs,
and herbs of North America that are found at Oxbow Regional
Park, Metro, 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. This workshop has about a 85%
content overlap with the Forest Park
workshop.
What to
Bring: If you
carpool and are not the driver, bring $2 to give to the
driver to help pay for fuel. Prepare for the weather; if it
is cold, overdress so you are toasty; if it is raining, wear
rain gear and a wide-brimmed water resistant hat. Wear
comfortable walking or hiking shoes that can get dirty. If
you are comfortable, no matter what the weather, you will
have more fun. DO NOT bring pets, they are not allowed in
the park.
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) near the mall sign with Office Max at the
top. Be ready to leave this parking area by 8am with a full tank of gas. Use the
Denny's restroom before we meet so you won't hold us up.
This meeting site is about one block East of Mall 205 near
the Plaza 205 parking entrance. We are using Denny's
restrooms, but parking south of it and across the street. Do
NOT park in the Denny's lot, park.
Or... meet us just inside the entrance of Oxbow Park, Metro
(See Map). Be at the entrance by 8:20am 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.
Wild Foods of
Jessup Bluff$25 - $50
Sunday, May 5, 2013, 1 - 4pm
Location: Jessup Bluff, Portland, OR. .
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Explore edible and poisonous plants in one
of Portlands most diverse and unique landscapes. See and
sample from plants you pass by everyday and others you'll
find regularly. Most of these plants can be found in your
own neighborhoods, fields, and local woodlands. Learn
identification, use, and processing of fennel, chicory,
black mustard, knotweed, wild sweet pea, bull thistle and
many others.
What to
Bring: Prepare for
the weather, comfortable walking shoes that can get
dirty.
Meeting
Site: Entrance to
Jessup Bluff, near 3105 N Willamette Blvd, Portland, OR
97217. 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.
Native Shores Wild
Food Rendezvous - Wild
Food Intensive$340
(Discounts & More Detail)
Friday, May 10 - Monday May 13, 2013
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. Oregon Field Guide,
a human interest outdoor regional program covered the Native
Shores Rendezvous in 2005. Episode 1703.
What is
Provided:
Training, hands-on experiences, field trips, projects, and
wild food discussions 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: $10 for
carpooling (unless you volunteer to drive), for reaching all
the habitats up and down the coast. Sandwich food for
lunches, snacks, fruit. Bring stories to tell and plant
books you use. Base camp is 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.
For lots more
information and to register see our Native
Shores page.
Advanced registration has its benefits.
Butter, Steamer,
and Gaper Clam Dig$25 - $50
Saturday, May 25, 2013: Leave Beaverton at 6:00am, return around 1:20pm.
Location: Tillamook, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean,
and prepare butter, steamer, and gaper clams during one of
the lowest tides in 2013.
Learn gathering regulations and limits. Learn how Native
Americans gathered these same clams. The times we meet are
dictated by when the tides are low enough to for us to reach
the clams.
What to
Bring: If you
carpool and are not the driver, bring $5 to give to the
driver to help pay for fuel. Each person should bring a
2013
Oregon Shellfish Collecting License. See "All
about Licenses"
below. A collecting 5 gallon collecting pail, old wettable
tennis shoes, very warm layered wool clothing (you may get
wet, you will get dirty), a towel, a change of cloths, a
backpack to carry all your stuff, water, a sac lunch, and
plenty to snack on. Bring a garden spade shovel, or a clam
gun. If you have neither of those, bring a regular shovel
(see below). Bring whatever is handy. Do not go out and buy
a special clamming shovel, while you could use one to dig
for these clams, the square and flat-bladed spade shovel I'm
recommending or the clam gun are the most efficient, for
what we are doing . Borrow from a friend if you can. If you
have a clam gun, bring that, it is a good tool for what we
are doing. A regular garden shovel is the third best option
and works better than a narrow clamming shovel. But like any
large bladed shovel it is overkill, inefficient, and heavy
to lug around if you have other options. Do not buy a
special clamming shovel just for this event, particularly
since they are meant for a different kind of clam then we
are going for. All shovel blades can be dangerous to carry
around groups, so please pack and handle them with care!
Prepare for variable coastal weather! While we hope to go
through water at only foot level, depending on Mother
Nature, you may have to wade through waist high water, slog
through muck up to your knees, and climb over large
boulders. It is all in a day's adventure!
Meeting
Sites:
-- Option 1: At 6:00am, we'll car pool & caravan from the
Beaverton Arco AM/PM Gas Station. We'll meet in the Arco
parking lot at the intersection of 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 6:00am. 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).
-- Option 2: Meet us in Tillamook in the NW corner of the
Safeway Parking lot adjacent to Stillwell Ave and 3rd
street: Be there by 7:15am
and wait patiently. (See Map). The Safeway typically opens by 5am, so go
into their bathroom and empty your bladder prior to our
arrival (force yourself - it's the last chance you will have
for almost 3 hours). Wait patiently in the parking lot 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
7:44am.
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
- $50
Sunday, May 26, 2013: Leave Portland at 5:30am, return around 3pm.
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: If you
carpool and are not the driver, bring $5 to give to the
driver to help pay for fuel. An Oregon Shellfish license, "only if you plan to collect
mussels". Warm layers of clothing, a sack lunch, beverage, a
collecting bucket (plastic 5 gallon buckets are preferred if
you are collecting mussels) a white plastic bag 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:
-- Option 1: At 5:30am, we'll car pool and caravan from the Tigard
Fred Meyer, We'll meet in the Fred Meyer Parking lot off 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
5:30am. 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).
-- Option 2: Meet us in Lincoln City at the Roads End State
Parking Area. Be there by 7:20am 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 "Roads End State
Beach Wayside" 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. We will travel
North up the beach to our destination. 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 8:32am.
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 -
$50
Saturday, June 8, 2013: Leave Beaverton at 6:00am, return around 2pm
Location: Tillamook, OR
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean,
and prepare cockle clams during one of the lowest tides in
2013.
Learn gathering regulations and limits. Learn how Native
Americans gathered these same clams. The times we meet are
dictated by when the tides are low enough to for us to reach
the clams. This is the last clamming event we offer for the
season.
What to
Bring: If you
carpool and are not the driver, bring $5 to give to the
driver to help pay for fuel. Each person should bring a
2013
Oregon Shellfish Collecting License. See "All about Licenses" below. A 5 gallon collecting pail, old
wettable tennis shoes, very warm layered wool clothing (you
may 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 cultivator rake (See
below). If you don't have a cultivator rake, you can bring a
regular hard steel garden rake (See below). Do not buy an
expensive "clamming rake" as they are innapropriate here.
Rake tines can be dangerous to carry around groups, so
please pack and handle them with care! Prepare for variable
coastal weather! While we hope to go through water at only
foot level, depending on Mother Nature, you may have to wade
through thigh high water, slog through muck up to your
knees, and climb over large boulders. It is all in a day's
adventure!
Meeting
Sites:
-- Option 1: At 6:00am, we'll car pool & caravan from the
Beaverton Arco AM/PM Gas Station. We'll meet in the Arco
parking lot at the intersection of 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 6:00am. 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).
-- Option 2: Meet us in Tillamook at the NW corner of the
Safeway Parking lot adjacent to Stillwell Ave and 3rd
street: Be there by 7:15am
and wait patiently. (See Map). The Safeway typically opens by 5am, so go
into their bathroom and empty your bladder prior to our
arrival (force yourself - it's the last chance you will have
for almost 3 hours). Wait patiently in the parking lot 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
7:44am.
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 -
$50
Sunday, June 9, 2019: Leave Portland at 5:15am, return around 3pm.
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. This is the
last seavegetable event we offer for the season.
What to
Bring: If you
carpool and are not the driver, bring $5 to give to the
driver to help pay for fuel. An Oregon Shellfish license, "only if you plan to collect
mussels". Warm layers of clothing, a sack lunch, beverage, a
collecting bucket (plastic 5 gallon buckets are preferred if
you are collecting mussels) a white plastic bag 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
Sites:
-- Option 1: At 5:15am, we'll car pool and caravan from the Tigard
Fred Meyer, We'll meet in the Fred Meyer Parking lot off 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
5:15am. 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).
-- Option 2: Meet us in Lincoln City at the Roads End State
Parking Area. Be there by 7:05am 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 "Roads End State
Beach Wayside" 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. We will travel
North up the beach to our destination. 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 8:18am.
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 Food
Summit- A 4-Day Wild
Food Intensive$100?
Thursday, June 20 - Sunday June 23, 2013
Location: White Earth, MN
Sponsor: White Earth Tribal & Community
College
Instructors: Each year wild and traditional food
enthusiasts gather to teach and facilitate this four day
event. Dr. Kallas teaches at this event about once every 5
years. He is NOT attending in 2013. This event is listed here to help
spread the word to people who check this web site.
Description: Learn about, gather and help prepare wild
foods in an outdoor encampment with access to many diverse
habitats. Foods and meals are prepared over propane burners,
open fires, and in cooking pits done in the traditional
ways. Eat a mix of wild and conventional foods in meals
managed by the staff.
What is
Provided:
Training, hands-on experiences, field trips, meals, and
camping space. The location offers primitive camping. Please
bring your own drinking water; they have tent sites and
port-a-potties. RVs are welcome, but there is NO electricity
or running water. Everyone polices their own areas and clean
up after this shared events.
Meeting
Site: Rediscovery
Center, White Earth Lake, White Earth, MN
For more
information go to our Wild Food
Summit
page.
GingerRoot Wild Food
Rendezvous - Wild Food
Intensive$340
(Discounts
& More Detail)
Location: Silverton, OR
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
self-reliance, simple living, primitive living, and
survival. 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
food preparation will occur throughout the four day event.
Camping space is provided. We will gather wild foods to
supply our main meals. You will be responsible for sack
lunches. Wherever practical, sustainable, and legal, we will
snack on, or add wild foods to our meals.
What to
Bring: Once the
Rendezvous begins, we will car pool to gathering sites, so
bring $10 to give to the driver to help pay for fuel. If you
are the driver, people will give that money to you. Food for
lunches and snacks. Hiking boots, swamp shoes, long pans,
long sleved shirts, and cloths you can get dirty in. Prepare
for the anticipated weather conditions. Bring wild foods
you've made, stories to tell and plant books to show us. We
will be 10 minutes drive from the city of Silverton 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.
For lots more
information and to register see our GingerRoot page. Advanced registration has its benefits.
July
Wild Fruits of
Northwest Forests$25 - $50
Saturday, July 13, 2013, 9am - noon
Location: Forest Park, Portland, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Description: Come join us learn about wild fruits and
other edible plant parts found in northwest forests. Summer
is when many wild fruits are ripe for picking. See and learn
about plants like huckleberry, salmonberry, oregon grape,
bunchberry, elderberry, gooseberry, wild current, hawthorne,
salal, thimbleberry, fairybells, saskatoons, Indian plum,
among others, as well as some poisonous berry producing
plants. Explore one of the more beautiful forests in
Portland's own back yard.
What to
Bring: Hiking
boots. Prepare for the weather.
Meeting
Site: In front of
the Hoyt Arboretum visitors center, 4000 SW Fairview Blvd,
Portland, OR 97221. Here is a Map to the site. We'll meet outside the
entrance. Parking may be tight so get there early.
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 from
Dirt to Plate$25 -
$50
Sunday, July 14, 2013, 1 - 5pm
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Location: An organic farm on Sauvie Island, OR
Description: Formerly called "Wild Gourmet Garden
Vegetables". This workshop covers many of the plants seen in
the book: Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Dirt to
Plate, by John
Kallas. Visit an organic farm and make a delectable wild
gourmet salad on the spot with other participants. We'll
harvest traditional European edibles (growing as weeds) that
the farmers would be pulling. Learn how to identify common,
plentiful, nutritious, and flavorful wild vegetables in this
adventure. 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. Traditional wild Eruopean edibles (gourmet greens
and 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 in your own garden,
yard, and neighborhood. Watch a news short on "Edible Weeds
by Garden Time TV series here.
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, white
plastic bags (not clear or tan), and a spray mister (like
you would spray house 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. Ordinarily
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. But there is no bus on Sundays. 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.
August
Wapato Island Wild
Food Expedition$25 - $50
Saturday, August 3, 2013, 8:30am - noon
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: We'll investigate wild foods from marshes,
fields, and woods -- including wapato or Indian potato,
elderberry, wild cherry, and many other plants. This island
was originally called Wapato Island by the Lewis and Clark
expedition for its abundance of the plant. Wild blackberries
should be ripe for picking while we are there, so bring some
gathering containers if you wish to pick them after the
workshop.
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, typically hot &
sunny this time of year. We will be bushwhacking through
various terrain sometimes with brambles and sharp grasses
that can cut your legs so wear long pants. Blue jeans work
well to protect you. Bring a water bottle to keep you
hydrated.
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 on the far side of Sam's Cracker
Barrel Grocery store visible from the bridge. Tri-met bus
#17 will take you to the bus stop (#8437 - Gilihan Rd &
Sauvie Island Dr) then walk north to the grocery. We'll car
pool and caravan to various sites from the grocery parking
area. 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 $22 - $50
Sunday, August 4, 2013, 1 - 4pm.
Location: Portland, OR.
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
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 information you can use in anything from normal
camping and hiking to real survival situations and provides
a deeper understanding of the real potential of today's use
of wild foods. Anyone genuinely serious about wild foods
will benefit from this seminar.
Lecture/slides/resources.
Meeting
Site: 2020 NW
Northrup St, Portland OR 97209. (See Map) The presentation room is on the ground
floor of the Marshall Union Manor building, a retirement
complex.
Parking: Please be respectful of the location: DO
NOT park in the residents parking lot. Park in the
surrounding streets.
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.
The Incredible Cattail - From Survival to
Pancakes$25 - $50
Saturday, August 31, 2013, 9am - 3pm
Sponsor: Wild Food Adventures
Location: Portland, OR
Description: Get hands-on experience on how cattail
rhizomes and other underground parts can be processed into
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. See
Portland Tribune article here.
What to
Bring: If you
carpool and are not the driver, bring $2 to give to the
driver to help pay for fuel. We will be venturing into a
swamp, bring cloths you can get dirty in from head to toe
(our location and weather conditions will determine wheather
we are in a dried mud bed or in an open shallow pond to our
knees and how warm your cloths should be), 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. Old tennis shoes and old pants work fine, but if you are
allergic to mud or just rich soil, bring boots. Waiders are
overkill unless the area is flooded, which has not happened
yet at this time of year. A holstered field knife and a
large set of holstered scissors would be very helpful. Bring
a sac lunch and beverage. And if you have them, a cutting
board and kitchen knife (with a straight dull side opposite
the blade) or better, a butter knife (with a straight dull side opposite the blade). Curved will
not work, the dull edge opposite the blade must be straight
no matter what kind of knife you bring.
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 cattail pancakes. If you live close
to Scappoose, meet us in Scappoose in front of the Dairy
Queen parking lot (see Map). 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.
September
Wild Foods of
Native Americans$22 - $50
Sunday, Sept 1, 2013, 1 - 4pm
Location: Portland, OR.
Description: Explore traditional foodways of Native
North Americans. Discover foods that were used and how they
were prepared and stored. Food caches, berry collecting
techniques, pemmican, fruit leathers. The workshop is about
how Native North Americans made a living off of the
abundance of food they found in nature. How was it possible,
what they did and how they managed their foods to support a
complete diet for many people all year long. This core
workshop helps provide a deeper understanding of the real
potential of today's use of wild foods. Anyone genuinely
serious about wild foods will benefit from this seminar.
Lecture/slides/resources.
Meeting
Site: 2020 NW
Northrup St, Portland OR 97209. (See Map) The presentation room is on the ground
floor of the Marshall Union Manor building, a retirement
complex.
Parking: Please be respectful of the location and
its residents: DO NOT park in the residents parking lot.
Park in the surrounding streets.
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.
Midwest Wild Harvest
Festival - A 3-Day
Wild Food Weekend$100
Friday, Sept 13 - 15, 2013
Location: Prairie du Chien, WI
Sponsor: Midwest Wild Harvest Festival
Instructors: Each year wild food educators and
enthusiasts gather to teach and facilitate this three day
event. This event is listed here to help spread the word to
people who check this web site, Dr. Kallas has never been to
this event.
Description: Learn about, gather and help prepare wild
foods with access to many diverse habitats, and a kitchen.
Eat a mix of wild and conventional foods in meals.
What is
Provided:
Training, hands-on experiences, field trips, meals, and
camping or dormatory space.
Meeting
Site: Wisconsin
Badger Camp, Prairie du Chien, WI
For more
information go to our Midwest
Wild Harvest Festival page.
Rabbitstick
Primitive Skills Conference, Rexberg, ID $300 to
$350 plus fees & materials
A 7-Day Primitive
Skills Teach-In
Sunday - Saturday,
September 15 - 21, 2013
Sponsor: Backtracks
Location: Rexburg, ID
Description: Join a collection of primitive skills (Also
known as stone-age skills) experts and students in a week
long hands-on teach-in. Some of the skills taught typically
include: fire making, cordage, stone, bone & wood tools,
buckskin, tracking, trapping, local flora & fauna, wild
edibles, shelter building, basket weaving, nature awareness,
pottery, local Native culture, musical instruments,
primitive weaponry, fiber/textile arts, herbal medicine,
storytelling, flintknapping, earthen ovens, and felting.
Typically there one or two teachers with some wild food and
medicinal plant knowledge. Dr. Kallas at Rabbitstick about
once every 5 years. He will NOT be there this year. This event is listed
here to help spread the word to people who check this web
site.
What is
Provided: A
camping space, training, hands-on experiences, field trips,
and most meals.
What to
Bring: Everything
you would need to primitively camp for a week. Anything you
would need to record your learning and experiences.
Additional money to pay for instructor fees, raw materials,
etc.
For more
information and to register visit the Backtracks web site. 208-359-2400. Note that Wild Food
Adventures is not affiliated with Backtracks and
Rabbitstick. This event is sumarized here to support
Rabbitstick and alert people to the learning
opportunity.
Nature Wonder Wild
Food Weekend, Cairo, WV $250 to $350
Friday-Sunday, September 20-22, 2013
Sponsors: The National Wild Food Association &
the WV Dept of Natural Resources
Location: Cairo, WV
Instructors: Each year park rangers and local wild food
enthusiasts help teach and facilitate the weekend. There are
usually one to three outside wild food intructors who speak
or teach at the event. Dr. Kallas teaches at this event
about once every 5 years. He is NOT attending in 2013. This event is listed here to help spread
the word to people who check this web site. Links are
provided.
Description: 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, and feasting on edible wild plants and
other foragables in a beautiful park setting in the
foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. Founded by Edelene
Wood, the long running president of the National Wild Foods
Association, this event was inspired by followers of Euell
Gibbons. Nature Wonder Weekend is open to anyone from
beginning to advanced foragers. This event requires advanced
registration. Costs range anywhere from $250 to $350 for the
whole weekend depending on lodging.
Meeting
Site: North Bend
State Park, 202 North Bend Park Rd, Cairo, WV 26337.
For more
information and to register go here.
Falling Leaves
Primitive Skills Rendezvous$200 - $275 plus fees &
materials
A 5-Day Primitive
Skills Teach-In
Tuesday - Sunday,
September 24 - 29, 2013 (verify dates)
Sponsor: Earthskills Rendezvous, Inc.
Location: Lafayette, GA
Description: Join a collection of primitive skills (Also
known as stone-age skills) experts and students in a week
long hands-on teach-in. Some of the skills taught typically
include: fire making, cordage, stone, bone & wood tools,
buckskin, tracking, trapping, local flora & fauna, wild
edibles, shelter building, basket weaving, nature awareness,
pottery, local Native culture, musical instruments,
primitive weaponry, fiber/textile arts, herbal medicine,
storytelling, flintknapping, earthen ovens, and felting.
Typically there one or two teachers with some wild food and
medicinal plant knowledge. Dr. Kallas has not yet taught at
this event and is NOT teaching there in 2013. This event is listed here to help spread
the word to people who check this web site.
What is
Provided: A
camping space, training, hands-on experiences, field trips,
and some meals.
What to
Bring: Everything
you would need to primitively camp for a week. Anything you
would need to record your learning and experiences.
Additional money to pay for instructor fees, raw materials,
etc.
For more
information and to register visit the Earthskills web site. 866-787-2263. Note that Wild Food
Adventures is not affiliated with Earthskills. It is listed
here to support the event and alert people to the learning
opportunity.
Acorn Pudding &
Extracting Volatile Oils$25 - $50
Saturday, September 28, 2013, 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, a butter knife, and a brick if
you have one. Latex gloves if you have delicate hands to
protect you against the tannins. And if you have access to
them, your own fresh 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 $25 - $50
Sunday, September 29, 2013, 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 covered. Some eating may occur.
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.
To Register for
Workshops and Events...
At each listing will be contact information for whoever is
sponsoring that event. Contact the sponsor of the event to
register or just to get more information.
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 here may change and additions may be made
without notice. Since this is a static document, check the
web site for late changes. Carpooling is not part of any
workshop, it is only to encourage participants to save
money, fuel, and to make friends. Participants always have
the option of meeting us at the site. If you are the driver
in carpooling, your riders voluntarily contribute to your
expenses. Events are held in most kinds of weather, so
prepare for wind & rain. If dangerous weather conditions
exist, a workshop may be cancelled, but that has not
happened in 20 years.
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 $7/year, Out of state licenses are
$11.50 for 3 days or $20.50/year. 3-Day licenses must
specify the days you intend to do the collecting. You must
carry 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,
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 here. 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.
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