Foraging and Traditional Food Preservation Classes in Los Angeles and Beyond
Foraging - Wild Food Tasting - Survival - Fermentation - Canning - Cheese Making - Wild Beers and Wines - Homemade Gourmet Vinegars and much more!
Saturday, April 19
10 am - 2 pm (PDT)
Sylmar area
Eco-Friendly Foraging - Plants Walk / Wild Food Tasting & Drinks
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Want to learn about edible plants and help the environment in the process? Did you know what we are surrounded by wild edible plants and most of them are non-native to Los Angeles and often invasive?
Very often the same plants are crops in some other countries and yet, locally, the solution is to spray them with chemicals or waste this incredible food resource by uprooting and throwing it away. So sad when you realize that a recent study from the University of California Berkeley identified 52 edible weeds growing in abundance in the poorest neighborhoods of San Francisco. At least six of them were found to be more nutritious than kale, according to that study. Guess what, we'll find most of those nutritious plants during our walk. So let's look at an option that will help the environment, reduce the use of chemicals in nature and nourish us in the process.
In this class, you'll learn about the countless local plants that you can use for food, many of them can be found in your backyard and are considered weed. Wild food is gourmet food! After the class you will be served delicious snacks and drinks featuring the plants we saw during our walk. A true wild cuisine!
Saturday, April 26
10 am - 2 pm (PDT)
Sylmar area
Eco-Friendly Foraging - Plants Walk / Wild Food Tasting & Drinks
Want to learn about edible plants and help the environment in the process? Did you know what we are surrounded by wild edible plants and most of them are non-native to Los Angeles and often invasive?
Very often the same plants are crops in some other countries and yet, locally, the solution is to spray them with chemicals or waste this incredible food resource by uprooting and throwing it away. So sad when you realize that a recent study from the University of California Berkeley identified 52 edible weeds growing in abundance in the poorest neighborhoods of San Francisco. At least six of them were found to be more nutritious than kale, according to that study. Guess what, we'll find most of those nutritious plants during our walk. So let's look at an option that will help the environment, reduce the use of chemicals in nature and nourish us in the process.
In this class, you'll learn about the countless local plants that you can use for food, many of them can be found in your backyard and are considered weed. Wild food is gourmet food! After the class you will be served delicious snacks and drinks featuring the plants we saw during our walk. A true wild cuisine!
Sunday, April 27
10 am - 2 pm (PDT)
Sylmar area
Foraging and Making Wild Beer in the Forest
Learn how to brew wild beers using plants and other ingredients you can find in your environment - Super easy to do at home and gluten free too!.
Join one of North America's top fermentation experts for an immersive workshop! Led by the bestselling author of The Wildcrafting Brewer, Wildcrafted Fermentation, and Wildcrafted Vinegars, this hands-on experience will introduce you to the art of brewing and making tasty beers with plants that you can find in nature or even at some ethnic supermarket.
You'll be amazed how easy it is to brew at home with little equipment and no prior experience. During this workshop, you learn about plants that have been used during history as brewing ingredients, how to extract wild yeast, creating sugar sources from fruits and berries and much more!
First we'll go on a plant walk and identify some of the plants and other ingredients (such as barks and roots) that have been used historically to create interesting brews (Horehound, mugwort, yarrow, etc...). We'll also talk about medicinal and edible plants during the walk. It's a very slow walk, probably 1hr.
During this workshop you'll learn:
How to find and forage wild yeast
How to make a wild yeast starter
Traditional plants used for brewing
How to easily brew beer at home with little to no equipment
How to make gluten-free beer and even medicinal brews
Saturday, May 3
10 am - 2 pm (PDT)
Sylmar area
Eco-Friendly Foraging - Plants Walk / Wild Food Tasting & Drinks
Want to learn about edible plants and help the environment in the process? Did you know what we are surrounded by wild edible plants and most of them are non-native to Los Angeles and often invasive?
Very often the same plants are crops in some other countries and yet, locally, the solution is to spray them with chemicals or waste this incredible food resource by uprooting and throwing it away. So sad when you realize that a recent study from the University of California Berkeley identified 52 edible weeds growing in abundance in the poorest neighborhoods of San Francisco. At least six of them were found to be more nutritious than kale, according to that study. Guess what, we'll find most of those nutritious plants during our walk. So let's look at an option that will help the environment, reduce the use of chemicals in nature and nourish us in the process.
In this class, you'll learn about the countless local plants that you can use for food, many of them can be found in your backyard and are considered weed. Wild food is gourmet food! After the class you will be served delicious snacks and drinks featuring the plants we saw during our walk. A true wild cuisine!
