WILD FOODS: WILD FOOD AND ACORN PROCESSING WORKSHOP

    Saturday,  January 11, NOON   $65  ($45 for students and seniors) California Foraging skills! WILD FOOD COOKING AND TRADITIONAL ACORN PROCESSING This Session is a complete lesson on the historical value of the ACORN in west coast native societies, along with some nutritional information. You will then go through...

ETHNO-BOTANICAL WILD FOOD WALK

  Saturday, August 3, 10 a.m. ETHNO-BOTANICAL introduction and  WILD FOOD WALK   We'll begin by covering some of the topics of ethno-botany, that is, how cultures have used wild plants for food, medicine, tools, and all everyday needs.  You will learn about some of the references for further study,...

SEASONAL SPRING FORAGING — wild foods and useful plants by the Season

Saturday, March 16, 10 a.m. SPRING FORAGING, part of our ETHNO-BOTANY SERIES Spring is the time of peak leaf production, when the native and non-native plants are sprouting up everywhere. It’s typically still a bit cooler, and everything is greening up.  However, here in Southern California, we’d had only light...