Build on your connection to nature by taking a deep dive into the plant kingdom. Your senses enhance your experience of natures richness. By dining on these wild plants, you breathe in the spicy aroma of a leaf, and taste the wild terroir of the plants you have come to know. Connect your spirit with life all around you!
These workshops build your understanding of the plant kingdom, as part of the food chain, integrating us back into the Web of Life. Re-claim these foraging and cooking skills, allow nature to be our teacher.
Foray into a Foraging and Cooking adventure!
Cow Parsnip cooking adventure
This special event, is days before Summer Solstice! A magical time of year is when the sun is reaching its pinnacle.
The day starts with a walk in the wilds so you can identify a handful of wild edible plants. You will learn the habitat and the most ethical way to forage the special plant we are cooking with today!
The day includes: A guided foraging walk, a cooking workshop, a meal, coffee and/or tea.
Date : Sunday June 19
Time : 9:30 to 2:30
Price: $155 per person
Small group outing 12 maximum, minimum 8
*Details of location, what to bring, waiver and medical forms, for all events, will be sent out after registration.
Foraging and cooking with wild edible plants
Join Full Circle Adventures and Yummi Yogis to expand your kitchen repertoire with wild foods from the forests of the foothills! Taste the difference, with wild foods full of nature’s nutrition and vibrancy.
Learn to safely identify a handful of wild edible plants for the kitchen. Restore your knowledge of nutritional Alberta plants. Build your nature relationship with the sustainable practices of:
- Communicating with the plant Spirit.
- Learn safe and ethical harvesting techniques
- Look for a healthy plant community
The day begins with; a walk in the wilds of our public lands, with your interpretive guide, Julie Walker. There, we learn about the plant communities, how to safely identify and forage for them.
Then, head to the picnic tables as Yummi Yogis brings out our amazing picnic lunch, made from the same wild ingredients!
Nikki Brule has the magic touch with plant foods and can turn wild edibles into tasty, vibrant dishes. Your day is topped off with wild food cooking tips, the nutrition content of the plants you've enjoyed and a take home bag of plants! Includes: two tasty recipes, a wild tea, and a re-wilded soul.
Dates: Sat June 12th & Sun June 26th
Time: 9:30 to 2:30 pm
Meet up at: Canadian Tire on Richmond Rd and Sarcee trail at 9:00 am. Finish at 2:30 pm. Transportation is not provided.
Price: $165 per person. Small group event Min 8 - Max 12
Program provided by your Full Circle Adventures certified outdoor guide and Yummi Yogis catering.
