Wild Food Foraging with IYE Wellness

Join our expert foraging instructors, Katie & Luke Venechuk from In Your Element Wellness, for an exciting adventure into the world of wild foods! 🌲 During this immersive class, you'll discover how to identify edible plants, trees, and mushrooms found in the forest, learn how to cook and prepare them, and find out how to ethically and safely forage for these natural treasures.

Katie will introduce you to the practice of “wild tending,” emphasizing our connection to the natural world and the vital importance of respect and reciprocity towards the land and its inhabitants. 🍃✨

Every walk in nature presents opportunities to uncover wild foods waiting to be discovered. We encourage you to expand your views and bring new flavors to your meals! 🌍🍽️

Details:

• Instructors: Katie Venechuk (Founder of In Your Element Wellness & Michigan Master Naturalist) and Luke Venechuk (Certified Wild Mushroom Identification Expert with the Michigan Department of Agriculture & Rural Development).
• All Ages Welcome: Children must be registered and accompanied by a registered adult.
• Important: This class is hands-on, but wild food harvesting will be conducted by the instructors for instructional purposes only. Please do not bring foraging baskets, as the general public is not permitted to forage on Blandford Nature Center grounds. 🏞️🔍

Cost:

• Non-Member (ages 13+): $32
• Non-Member (ages 13+, 20% discount): $25.60
• Children (ages 3-12): $7
• Children (0-2): Free

Pre-registration required due to limited capacity. If the program sells out, you can register to be added to the waitlist.

Cancellation Policy:

Cancellation requests received at least 7 days before the event are eligible for a 50% refund.

For more information and to register, visit Blandford Nature Center.