Blue elderberry plants flower in spring, they are a true culinary treasure that can be found from Vancouver Island to the Okanagan in BC. Harvest the white flowers and make them into a simple syrup to flavour cocktails or to use in desserts and baking. This week, I'm experimenting with using my
sourdough starter to make elderflower hot cross buns. You can also use rose syrup or orange blossom syrup in a pinch if you haven't found your own harvest patch yet.
To learn more about what you should be on the hunt for in spring, join me for a virtual spring foraging class, info below...
Pine cone molasses is a delicious concoction that is made in Northern Italy and called Mugolio. I thought I'd try my hand at fermenting my own batch this spring. I harvested the green small, soft cones of Scot's pine, mixed them with equal parts organic brown sugar and then set them in a cool place to
macerate for a month. The syrup that is created is like a forest scented molasses, you can drizzle it on pancakes or add it to drinks. Check the video below for details...
Book your bubble in for a foraging trip.
In the Fraser Valley or on Galiano for summer. We're were just waiting for outdoor small group activities to open up, all our tickets are still available for spring, so feel free to email us to book one. If we are still in full lockdown by the time your trip rolls around, we are happy to refund your
tickets. Cost varies depending on group size.
Private field classes...
SPRING FORAGING TRIPS
COASTAL FORAGING
SEA FORAGING
MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH LORI SNYDER
SWALLOW TAIL
Online Foraging Education
ONLINE WILD MUSHROOM FORAGING COURSE
Learn about mushrooms from Chef Robin from the comfort of your own home. She's been putting together videos of her mushroom foraging travels in BC this fall covering matsutake, lobster, chanterelle, shrimp mushroom, comb tooth and 20+ more edible and poisonous Pacific Northwest fungi. To learn how to safely forage this long wet November, check out the course...
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.
Swallow Tail Gift Certificates
Available in any value. For our wild mushroom trips, sea foraging workshops, outdoor summer secret supper club 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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