Foraging School with Robin Greenfield

Event Date: Sept 29 - Oct 1st 2023

Location: W4370 Old B Rd, Rio WI

Weekend Immersion: Learn how to identify harvest, and prepare wild food and medicine!

• Foraging Walks and Plant Identification (daily)

  • Tips to become a successful forager from us, experienced foragers!

  • Including discussion of toxic plants

  • Identifying plants to avoid and “look-alikes”

  • Timing the harvest and identifying when plants are edible

• Food Processing and Preservation

  • The basics on foraging equipment – drying, freezing, canning and cold storage.

• Tips for efficiency so you can actually break free from the grocery store.

• Sustainability and ethics of foraging

• How and where to safely forage

• Discussions on pesticides, industrial pollutants, exhaust from cars, urban foraging, etc.

• Deepening your connection with earth and our plant relatives

We will share communal meals made of foraged and locally grown food! Camping on site, with each person being responsible for their own camping gear (tent, sleeping gear, etc.) Camping in your own vehicles is available as well. (For those that desire indoor accommodations you could book something nearby and come for the days.)

About the instructor: In 2019 Robin completed an entire year of growing and foraging 100% of his food and medicine. In 2022 he completed a month of foraging 100% of his food, with no gardens, down to the salt, oil and spices. He began passionately leading plant walks in 2022 and has a wealth of practical advice to share from experience of how you can truly break free from the global, industrial food system and live happily on the abundance of Earth.