OJAI FALL HARVEST WORKSHOP

Please use the link at the bottom to register for this class and get exact location and directions.

This class is hosted by Herb Walks in Ojai CA

Join me and my special guest — renowned author-forager-survivalist-educator Christopher Nyerges — on Saturday, October 24, at Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center in Ojai for an all-outdoors Fall Harvest Workshop. This workshop is based on our many years of foraging and teaching and Christopher’s many books, including Foraging California and How to Survive Anywhere.
Enrollment includes:

• Plant Identification: Learn to identify edible, medicinal, and useful plants.
• Acorn & Black Walnut Processing: Practice all aspects of processing and preparing local wild foods.
• Primitive Firemaking: Watch a live bow drill firemaking demonstration by Christopher.
• Wild Food Tasting: Enjoy acorn pancakes cooked over an open campfire.
• Museum Access: Tour the mini-museum inside the Visitor Center.

The day will begin with a carpool-caravan into the mountains, followed by a morning plant identification walk among the native plants on the beautiful Wheeler Gorge Nature Trail. The trail follows the North Fork of Matilija Creek in the Los Padres National Forest. The afternoon workshop will take place in the picnic area at the Visitor Center. Everyone will have a chance to participate in all activities.
Before we leave our carpool-caravan location in town with cellphone service, Christopher and I will have our mobile bookstores on display, including copies of my book, Medicinal Herbs of California, and several of Christopher’s many books, available for sale and signing.
This event in the Los Padres National Forest is presented by Herb Walks with Lanny Kaufer under a Special Use Permit from the U. S. Forest Service for wilderness outfitters and guides. Herb Walks with Lanny Kaufer is an equal opportunity service provider.
After the workshop, Christopher and I will have our mobile bookstores on display, including copies of my book, Medicinal Herbs of California, and several of Christopher’s many books, available for sale and signing.
Christopher Nyerges is an author, forager, survivalist and ethnobotanist with a lifelong interest in how native peoples lived off the land. He has been teaching classes and leading field trips since 1974 to over 40,000 students. Nyerges has authored nearly two dozen books, including Foraging California, How to Survive Anywhere, Guide to Wild Foods, Nuts and Berries of California, Extreme Simplicity, and many others. Chicago Review Press, the publishers of the late Larry Dean Olsen’s*Outdoor Survival Skills*, asked Christopher to lightly edit the 7th edition of that classic book and add color photos and a new foreword.
Christopher was the editor of American Survival Guide magazine and served as editor of Wilderness Way magazine for 7 years. He has written several thousand newspaper and magazine articles in such publications as the Los Angeles Times, Pasadena Star News, Pasadena Weekly, Whole Life Times, Countryside, Mother Earth News, Acres USA, American Survival Guide, and others.
He has appeared on the late Huell Howser’s public television series on California, KCET’s “Life and Times,” and National Geographic’s “Doomsday Preppers.” For two years, he appeared on Fox TV’s “X Show,” where he demonstrated survival skills on the streets of Los Angeles. He currently serves as a consultant to the “Naked and Afraid” show on Discovery. Christopher Nyerges’ web site is [SchoolofSelf-Reliance.com](http://www.schoolofself-reliance.com/).
REGISTRATION INFO:
https://herbwalks.com/event/fall-harvest-workshop-with-christopher-nyerges/