About us
This is meant to be a place where the foraging community can find relevant activities in Grand Rapids and the surrounding areas. If you run foraging, plant or mushroom ID, nature study, or similar events and would like to post them here, message Rachel Mifsud.
Upcoming events
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Great Lakes Foragers Gathering
Frog Holler Farm, 11811 Beech Rd, Brooklyn, MI, USThe Great Lakes Foragers Gathering is the largest annual gathering of wild food enthusiasts in the Great Lakes region. This is the 13th year for this event!
You can look forward to a variety of classes and workshops covering foraging, cooking with wild foods, and other traditional skills. Plus you will have the opportunity to sample amazing wild food dishes at every meal. And, of course, we will continue our tradition of creating great memories, making new friends, and building a strong community.
This is a really amazing event, with around 3 dozen instructors and 250 participants from all over the region. Registration is required, and it often sells out. So don't wait until the last minute. A lot more info, along with the registration link, is at https://www.willforageforfood.com/gathering
6 attendees
Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk
Grand River Riverfront Park, 12570 Grand River Dr SE, Lowell, MI, USPlant walks are excellent learning opportunities for those with beginning to intermediate foraging skills, and for anyone wishing to increase their knowledge of the local flora. Our discussion will include information about identification, methods of sustainable harvest, preparation, and use. We will explore the area and chose around 20-25 edible, medicinal, or otherwise useful plants and mushrooms to focus on.
These walks are intended for adults, but kids are welcome to accompany parents. Kids under 12 are free with paid adult. Walks are almost never cancelled due to weather (one time in 16 years), so dress accordingly. We will be mostly on trails, no need to dress for bushwhacking. You may want to bring a notebook, camera, and water. No other gear is required.
When you get to the meeting location, look for a smallish middle aged lady with long hair and a smallish, black dog.
$25 per person. Cash or prepay at https://www.willforageforfood.com/store/p/walks
4 attendees
Intro to Herbal Medicine
Will Forage for Food, 900 TWIN LK, TIPTON, MI, USThis class is designed for those who are just beginning their journey into herbal medicine. Our goal is to introduce you to common herbs that are easy to find, easy to work with, and can be useful for a variety of applications. To give you the skills to make the herbal equivalent of the types of things you can buy off the shelf in the local drug store. We will alternate between lecture style and hands on activities. We will take a plant walk, where you will learn some basic plant identification skills and meet some of our local wild medicines. We will discuss the specific medicinal qualities of several commonly used herbs. And we will spend some time in the kitchen, where you will learn to make salves, tinctures, linaments, compresses, and more. Participants will keep the products that we make.
Sliding scale. Space is limited. Go to https://www.willforageforfood.com/store/p/introtoherbs for more info and to reserve your spot1 attendee
Past events
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