Foraging through the seasons

Learn the art of ethical wild foraging with Crystal and Eric Stevens.

We will cover foraging food and medicine in the spring, summer, and fall. 

Foraging classes will take place at a variety of locations including 

Flourish Farmstead in Godfrey, IL, Tower Grove Park, Forest Park, and other local parks.

1-2 classes will be held per month from April-November

Cost $150

Spring Dates:

Spring Foraging Workshop at Flourish Farm 4/1/2024 4:30-6:30 pm

Mushroom Foraging Hike at Flourish Farm 4/10/2024 4-6 pm

Wild Foods Cooking Class Thursday 4/11 5:30-7:30 pm

By signing up for the foraging program, you will have free access to ALL of the foraging workshops led by Flourish Farmstead. 

We will cover: Introduction to foraging, plant identification, Ethics of foraging: 

Participants will gain an understanding of the ethics of foraging. 

This will include information about at-risk plants

Foraging safety: This will include information about where foraging is allowed, 

precautions to take when foraging, where and when not to forage. 

Resources for foraging (field guides, books), Importance of binomial nomenclature in foraging, Urban, Suburban, in Missouri/Midwest region, ecosystem conservation, and basic guidelines/ rules for foraging, Foraging invasive species

Rural foraging basics, Seasonal foraging in the Midwest, Learn common plants and mushrooms to forage in the spring

Learn common plants and mushrooms to forage in the summer

Learn common plants and mushrooms to forage in the fall

Cost$150

Spring Dates:

APRIL: 

Spring Foraging Workshop at Flourish Farm 4/1/2024 4:30-6:30 pm 

Mushroom Foraging Hike at Flourish Farm 4/10/2024 4-6 pm

Wild Foods Cooking Class Thursday 4/11 5:30-7:30 pm

May-November dates will be released soon.

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICANTS FOR 2024

With the foraging program, you get to attend any or all of the following foraging workshops. Dates are weather dependent and will be rescheduled pending unsafe weather conditions. 

Please take a moment to sign up for a phone interview using the link below.  (Please open the link in a new window)

https://calendly.com/growcreateinspire/15min?back=1&month=2023-11

If you wish to proceed, I will send a square invoice for the amount of the class.