Wild Food Adventures

Wild Food Adventures Wild Food Adventures provides expertise in wild edible plants and foraging through workshops, expedi As opposed to hunting or fishing.

Edible Wild Plants Defined:
Edible wild plants are wild plants with one or more parts that can be used for food if gathered at the appropriate stage of growth, and properly prepared. Edible wild plants could be weeds growing in urban areas to native plants growing in deep wilderness. Foraging Defined / Foragables Defined:
Regarding humans and wild foods: Foraging is the process of searching for an

d gathering food or provisions from wild sources. The distinction can be seen in how Native American tribes had a division of labor. The women and children foraged while the men hunted and fished. Foraging can be done to obtain plant products as well as animal products like shellfish, insects, and honey. Foragables are those things that can be gathered.

Discover a lifetime of foraging fun! Experience the adventure of our wild food workshops. Learn to eat from the wild.For...
08/02/2025

Discover a lifetime of foraging fun! Experience the adventure of our wild food workshops. Learn to eat from the wild.
For more info or to register, go here: https://wildfoodadventures.com/
For a poster of the whole years workshops, go here:https://wildfoodadventures.com/wp-content/wfa_docs/workshopposter.pdf
For inspiring videos showing what is possible in our Rendezvous, go here: https://wildfoodadventures.com/about/video/

Join us on one or both of our 4-day Wild Food Rendezvous for life altering experiences. Discover how common wild foods a...
04/28/2025

Join us on one or both of our 4-day Wild Food Rendezvous for life altering experiences. Discover how common wild foods are and how they can fit into a normal diet. They can help you save money on groceries. Come have some fun learning about nature and what you can eat for the rest of your life.
For inspiring videos showing what is possible in our Rendezvous, go here: https://wildfoodadventures.com/about/video/
For more info or to register, go here: https://wildfoodadventures.com/

Come have some fun learning about nature and what you can eat for the rest of your life. For more info or to register, g...
04/28/2025

Come have some fun learning about nature and what you can eat for the rest of your life. For more info or to register, go here: https://wildfoodadventures.com/
For a poster of the whole years workshops, go here:https://wildfoodadventures.com/wp-content/wfa_docs/workshopposter.pdf
For inspiring videos showing what is possible in our Rendezvous, go here: https://wildfoodadventures.com/about/video/

Here is a free presentation I am giving at the Mazamas Mountaineering Center in SE Portland on Thursday March 20th, 2025...
03/12/2025

Here is a free presentation I am giving at the Mazamas Mountaineering Center in SE Portland on Thursday March 20th, 2025, 6:30pm - 8pm. Spread the word, bring your friends. I'll show slides, talk about wild foods, and answer any questions people throw at me. I'll be selling both volumes of my book series after the talk. If you already bought a book and want it signed, bring it. The address: 527 SE 43rd Ave, Portland, OR 97215.

Spring has sprung. It has been about 4 days since my daffodils have blossomed. Daffodils are poisonous, however, so don'...
03/12/2025

Spring has sprung. It has been about 4 days since my daffodils have blossomed. Daffodils are poisonous, however, so don't eat them. But they are a clue to start planning for spring harvests. Here are some of the plants you could harvest now that are growing in my wild garden. Wild carrot taproots and greens that are finely shredded, field mustard leaves and broccoli-like buds, stinging nettle leaves and stems, and purple salsify taproots. Be careful to distinguish wild carrot from poison hemlock, and wild salsify (taproot) from death camas (bulbs). I've written about the first two in Vol 2 of my book series. I have not written yet about salsify and death camas. Learn more about my books and workshops at... https://wildfoodadventures.com/workshops/

For our friends in the Seattle area. Here are four workshops I am offering in early April 2025. Please help spread the w...
03/02/2025

For our friends in the Seattle area. Here are four workshops I am offering in early April 2025. Please help spread the word since it has been over a decade since I did my last workshops there. Most of my events are in NW Oregon. For more information and to register go to: https://wildfoodadventures.com/
For Videos, go here: https://wildfoodadventures.com/about/press-2/

Come visit me at the Portland, OR, Pacific NW Sportsman's Show. Along with all the other outdoorsy booths for fishing, h...
02/10/2025

Come visit me at the Portland, OR, Pacific NW Sportsman's Show. Along with all the other outdoorsy booths for fishing, hunting, camping, boating & kayaking, skiing, rock climbing, outfitters of all kinds, recreational vehicles, gadgets, white water rafters, s***t shooting, archery, survival gear, recreational lodging, outdoor clothing, hats, boots, & gear, there will be one booth dedicated to edible wild plants and other forageables. That one booth will be mine. I'll be at booth #724
The Portland Expo Center is off I-5 just south of Marine Drive. Park in their lot or take the Yellow MAX line to its last stop to skip their parking fee.

Here is a wonderful blog article by Erica Davis (AKA Wild Food Girl). This is the great kind of research we really need ...
01/28/2025

Here is a wonderful blog article by Erica Davis (AKA Wild Food Girl). This is the great kind of research we really need to understand the wild food world. Here is her article on "Processing Lamb's Quarter Seeds Into Wild Grain" Erica offers workshops and subscriptions to learn more from her expertise.

Processing lamb’s quarters seeds into wild grain January 28, 2025 Erica M. Davis Leave a Comment Have you ever wondered how to process lamb’s quarters or goosefoot seeds (Chenopodium species) into an edible grain? Sure, you can eat small amounts without processing, but if you want to make a bulk...

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