Hi ,
The wild blueberries, thimbleberries and black huckleberries are ridiculously tasty this year because of all the dry late season sun. All are ready for the picking right now and free:) Check the video below to help boost your identification confidence for the blue/black berries. For thimbleberries, my favourite, there are a ton up by the Coquihalla summit, ripe, red and ready. Mind blowing sweet
and a lot like a super intense raspberry, they make the best jam ever. So, get outside while the sun is still with us this weekend.
For mushroom foraging, I found chicken of the woods, porcini, Boletus smithii (a local yellow/red version of porcini) and even some funnel chanterelles popping up now. Our Sept tours are sold out, but October still has some spots open and I'm working on an online mushroom foraging course to be
released in October, stay tuned.
SWALLOW TAIL
Online Foraging Education
Virtual Foraging Survial Trip
2 hours with foraging expert Robin Kort
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.
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 ...
MEDICINAL EDIBLES
Online Course 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.
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.
We love our city and making fun food events in it, so see you soon!
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