Sleep is essential to both plants and humans for different
reasons. Plants don't have a central nervous system like humans, so they don't sleep like us, but they are tuned to a circadian rhythm (earths night and day cycle) so that they can take advantage of getting the maximum use out of the suns like for photosynthesis. Some plants close their leaves, flowers or both at night to protect their pollen for daytime insects only (bats are night time pollinators so some flowers only open at night like golden rod and evening primrose). I
stumbled into many interesting studies on plant 'sleep' when making this video on oxeye daisy, plants are so cool!
This is the last week to book your tickets for our...
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Takeaway pop-ups
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Update: We found a new takeout window near Container Brewing at 1221 Franklin St! We will be following all WorkSafeBC protocols to ensure that you are safe and people choose their pick up times to minimize waits. Tickets are pre-order only, sales will close as soon as we sell out or the week before the event. Â
I ate my way through Northern Thailand in 2019 (check my instagram for inspiration/proof:). and sat in with Chef Lin again to nail down some of my favourite recipes which I will cook for you at my July Takeaway pop-up...
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Chef Robin's Northern Thai
Sat, July 11 - dinner
Sun, July 12 - lunch or dinner
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From Chef Robin's cooking study in Northern Thailand, she's picked her favourite dishes to make for you. This menu is a Thai mash up with ingredients from the Pacific Northwest. Lanna cuisine is from the North of Thailand and is rarely on offer in Vancouver, so this should be fun. Dishes like Khao soi, Northern
Thai coconut curry with deep fried egg noodles, wing bean, pickled onion, lime and her favourite fermented tea leaf salad with peanut, fried split peas, tomato, chilis, garlic and sesame called Lahpet Thoke from Myanmar.
A Spanish Picnic - To Go
Sun, July 12 - lunch or dinner
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Chef Heather Dosman creates a collection of summer Spanish tapas for our Swallow Tail takeaway pop-up. Pre-order, pick up your tapas, pop across the street to Container brewing for a beer and they'll let you eat it on their new patio or head off to the park with a Spanish picnic for lunch or dinner ready to eat. Dishes like amontillado, porcini mushroom pate, strawberry Andalusian gazpacho with crema & lemon balm. Sablefish escabeche. What is
escabeche? It's like a grilled ceviche with saffron.
Vegetarian option available. Check out the set menu
SEA FORAGING TOUR
 Jul 18, Aug 22, 30
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Learn about sea foraging at a feast on the beach
This is your chance to learn what can you catch in BC oceans without a boat. Our fishing guide will teach you how to catch Dungeness Crab and chef will discuss cooking seaweed, sea asparagus, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, clams, scallops, oysters and mussels, all while we cook you a seafood dinner or lunch on the beach. Bring
your appetite and all your questions about how to harvest from the seashore.Â
This is a byo beach blanket/chair experience to help us arrange for proper distancing.
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Foraging Education
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UPDATE: We have 3 online foraging trips and our infield trips are open now as well. Details below...
Spring Foraging Trips
Our wild edibles walking tour is ON! Yay! Learn about shoots, leaves and edible trees of BC. Of course, we will be social distancing and outside in the fresh air. Come out and learn about how to safely identify edible wild plants of BC. More info...
Virtual Foraging Survial Trip
2 hours with foraging expert Robin KortÂ
A fun way learn some useful food foraging survival tips in case of emergency covering forest to seashore ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest. From sustainable edible wild weeds to nutrient rich plants for survival and beach forage superfoods like
seaweeds and shellfish. Learn about any poisonous plants you should avoid and simple cooking methods for the food you find in this 2 hour video collection. I've been teaching wild foraging classes for over a decade in BC and would love to share my knowledge with you.
Virtual Trip Details:
The videos are ready! We'll email you the 2 hour video package that you can watch anytime. I will be available by email to answer any questions. The great thing about these videos is you can have them on your phone to refer to whenever you're foraging. It's like I'm in your jacket pocket:)
Trip Cost: $45
FULL FORAGING 101 ONLINE COURSE
If you want more than one class, we have our full foraging 101 online course. In this video collection, I can show you how to safely forage for edible plants and mushrooms in all types of ecosystems; forest, meadow, river and even urban foraging in way more detail ($97 for the full program)...
ONLINE EDUCATION
Medicinal & Edible Foraging with herbalist Lori Snyder
Our online video series featuring two hours with aboriginal herbalist, Lori Snyder, in her garden covering edible medicinal plants both native and invasive. She teaches us that food is our medicine, how to listen and get to know the plants that surround us. Learn how to identify, care for and prepare these powerful plants into simple medicines like edible
tinctures, teas and balms. She'll cover which parts of each plant to use for healing and which to leave for the bees.Â
GIFT CERTIFICATE
Available in any value. For our wild mushroom trips, sea foraging workshops, secret supper club or any Swallow Tail dinner featuring star chefs from around the city.
Note: a lot of our trips are outside and can be purchased as private tours.
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We love our city and making fun food events in it, so see you soon!
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