About us
This is a group for anyone interested in learning about edible wild plants and mushrooms.
Eat the Neighborhood is run by Dave Odd of Odd Produce Inc., Chicago's only full time professional forager. He has been providing foraged local products to Chicago's finest restaurants since 2009. He provides foraging walks and tours of local Chicago neighborhoods and parks to teach people about nature's bounty right in their own backyards.
Specializing in urban foraging, Dave can identify over 1,000 species of edible and medicinal plants and mushrooms and guarantees at least 50 different species per walk. Many walks are paired with local Chicago restaurants which offer a prix fix meal composed of many of the plants and mushrooms seen on the walk. He also has property in Iroquois County IL available for overnight intensive survival campouts and more.
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Eat the Neighborhood Foraging Tour & Lunch - Carnivore Oak Park
Carnivore at Carnival Grocery, 842 S Oak Park Avenue, Oak Park, IL, USCarnivore has closed their Pleasant Street location and moved into Carnival Grocery at 842 S Oak Park Ave which is where the tour starts now.
Join Dave Odd, full time professional forager to the stars, on a 2 hour journey through the neighborhood to discover over 50 species of edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms that grow right in our own backyards. Followed by an always amazing picnic basket lunch made from some of the foraged ingredients seen on the tour, including ramps of course, expertly prepared by high end professional chefs (and owners of Carnivore) Brad Knaub & Erik Williams and their talented staff.
Meet right in front of Carnival Grocery, 842 S Oak Park Ave, Oak Park IL.
40 per person for the tour. 25 for the meal.
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Call or text Dave Odd at 847-409-8623 with any questions and to note any dietary restrictions.
Check EatTheNeighborhood.com for other events and info.
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Eat the Neighborhood Foraging Tour & Dinner: Khepri Cafe Chicago
Khepri Cafe, 4650 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL, USForage with Chicago's renowned professional forager Dave Odd. Learn over 50 species of edible plants and possibly mushrooms too right in the neighborhood! Followed by a wonderful meal made from the foraged things seen on the tour marvelously prepared at Khepri Cafe. Meet right in front of Khepri Cafe, 4650 N Kedzie Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
40 per person for the tour.***
***45 per person for the meal.https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1980799380268?aff=oddtdtcreator
For questions contact Dave Odd at 847-409-8623 via text or phone call.
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Forage & Feast Mushroom Summer Camp @ The Land of Odd in Beaverville IL
250 Bower Rd, Pembroke Township, IL, USForage & Feast Mushroom focused survival camp at The Land of Odd in Iroquois County IL. As seen on The Discovery Channel
An out of the frying pan and into the fire experience. Everything we eat for the entire weekend will have either been foraged, grown, hunted, or caught in the local area. We will work together as a team to harvest, prepare, and cook a meal made of plants and mushrooms we foraged paired with locally sourced proteins from farmers and hunters. Summer mushrooms should be popping, precipitation willing, chanterelles, chicken of the woods, boletes, and more!
In addition to foraging and campfire camaraderie other activities may include fishing, nighttime headlamp frog walk, haunted site exploration, a bonfire, finding and identifying local fauna (reptiles, insects, and more), viewing the local bison herd, exploring ruins, maybe a trip to a nearby waterfall, and more. A weekend of experiences to last a lifetime
Pick your own campsite, full bathrooms and showers on site. Come down for the entire weekend or just for a day. Tents and air mattresses available if you don't have your own. Arrive Friday night or Saturday morning, you can leave whenever you'd like and even stay through Monday morning
200 per person, 375 per couple. $125 for just a day trip. Group rates for 4 or more. Limited spots available
For information or questions call or text Dave @ 847-409-862We can also set up a personalized event for your group any other time
Family and group rates available
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