Spring Wild Food Walk

One of the main purposes of our group is to help its members and our community to survive and thrive.

Reasons people might want to come

Health

Wild foods are the most nutritionally dense food on the planets which contain unique chemicals and enzymes not found in the typical western diet. Eating wild foods may ramp up one's constitution and feeling of well being

Preparedness and confidence

With the knowledge that food will always be within a quick walk, fear of famine, or other crop failures (Engineered or otherwise) can subside. Those who do the "survival in the woods" hobby can add this to list of tools we carry in the mind.

Economics

With the collapsing dollar, items such as quality food are becoming less and less affordable. There is a way to eat for less and become more self-sufficient. Wild food is free and abundant and one more step toward self-sufficiency!

Environmental and permaculture

Wild food tends to grow like weeds, mostly because several of them are. At the very least they are some of the hardiest and fastest growing plants requiring little to no effort to grow. This of course is because you are growing them in the environment they are meant be be grown in as long as you match plant/location accordingly. The end result of this is you can grow much more food in a much smaller space in less than perfect soils solving world hunger issues, if we can get over our stereotypes against the "weeds".

To move toward these goals, we will be walking the Alabama State Park (1101 Casey Road · Basom, NY) and see what’s growing and eat it.

You will need:

1. Outdoor foot wear
2. Work gloves
3. Bags to put food in
4. A good wild edible book (I like the Peterson Guide)
5. A small knife
6. Water for drinking and some for cooking
7. Eating & cooking utensils
8. Spices and oil if you want them (Walnut, coconut or macadamia work best)
9. Small shovel
10. Scrap wood to burn if you join us for the feasting

Be ready to spend several hours walking and harvesting. Rain gear may be required as well as insect repellent (You are in swamp land).

For those who stay long enough we will eat our harvest afterward on our Gasport property which is across the street from 4493 Peet St in Middleport. (Border of the two towns runs through our frontage)
Here we will give bonus tips on a no maintenance survival garden.

If you wish to transplant plants to your garden bring utensils/pots for that as well.

Interest in this class is much greater than we've ever seen for obvious reasons. To handle the increase in volume I would ask that if you must have side conversations during a lesson, move at least 100' away from the class. During each plant presentation wait until the end for questions. If you have some knowledge in wild edibles, help in breaking into groups would be greatly appreciated.

Cost, and I mean this seriously, you must share all or some of the knowledge imparted to others.

See you there,

Rob