What we’re about
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.
Upcoming events (1)
See all- Forage Fourth & Feast @ The Land of Odd in Beaverville IL250 Bower Rd, Pembroke Township, IL$200.00
It’s the weekend after 4th of July so we’ll do things a little different for this one. We’ll have fireworks, a bonfire, s’mores, and locally sourced hamburgers and hotdogs as well.
Forage & Feast 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.
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.Family and group rates available.
GET TICKETS HERE
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1094804181779?aff=oddtdtcreatorContact Dave Odd at 847-409-8623 by text or phone for questions and to register and purchase tickets.
