From workshops to publications, outdoor guiding and instruction, John Kallas and Wild Food Adventures provide expertise in edible wild plants and foraging in Oregon and all of North America.
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Upcoming Events and Workshops
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Edible Wild Plants on the First Days of Spring, 9am-Noon
March 21 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Make a choice between attending this or the 1-4pm workshop. We’ll explore several areas on Sauvie Island
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Edible Wild Plants on the First Days of Spring, 1-4pm
March 21 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Make a choice between attending this or the 9am-noon workshop. We’ll explore several areas on Sauvie Island
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Introduction to Wild Foods
March 22 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $25 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. In a walk through several habitats around Mt Tabor Park, learn essentials of wild food use and
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Edible Wild Plants: Wild Foods From Foraging to Feasting – Free Presentation
March 25 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. FREE. Enjoy an entertaining and educational slide presentation and lecture with videos about Wild Foods of the Pacific Northwest and all of North America. This presentation covers some of the plants
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Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, 9am-Noon
March 28 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Learn about the edible plants found in deep pacific northwest forests. Spring is when wildflowers are blooming
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Wild Foods of Northwest Forests, 1-4pm
March 28 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Learn about the edible plants found in deep pacific northwest forests. Spring is when wildflowers are blooming
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Wild Foods of The Oregon Trail
April 4 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Oregon City, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Join us as we meander through a variety of habitats similar to those traversed by the
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Wild Foods of the Springwater Corridor – Part 1
April 11 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Learn at one of Portland’s favorite walkways and bike trails meandering along side of and often crossing
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Wild Food Adventures Botanic Garden — Part 1
April 12 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Learn about the edible plants in our wild food teaching, research, and demonstration gardens. See a great
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Sea Vegetables and Other Seashore Edibles of the Pacific Coast
April 18 @ 7:40 am - 11:00 am
Garibaldi, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Dr. Kallas will lead an expedition to the Pacific coast where participants will learn about, identify, and
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Mussels, Barnacles and Coastal Wild Foods
April 19 @ 8:15 am - 11:30 am
Hug Point, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Hug Point, Arch Cape, Oregon. Learn how to find, harvest, transport, clean, and prepare Oregon mussels,
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North Carolina Wild Food Weekend
April 24 - April 26
Reidsville, North Carolina. $175 Adults, $120 Children (12 & Under) for Full Event. Price includes Meals, Lodging, Seminars and Workshops. Join the second longest running annual wild food event in
Multi-Day Events and Workshops
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North Carolina Wild Food Weekend
April 24 - April 26
Reidsville, North Carolina. $175 Adults, $120 Children (12 & Under) for Full Event. Price includes Meals, Lodging, Seminars and Workshops. Join the second longest running annual wild food event in
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Pacific Shores Wild Food Rendezvous
May 29 - June 1
Rockaway, Oregon. This 23rd Annual Pacific Shores Rendezvous is an intensive on the role and use of wild harvested seavegetables, shellfish, and coastal edible wild plants in everyday life, recreational
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GingerRoot Wild Food Rendezvous
June 19 - June 22
Silverton, Oregon. This 23rd Annual GingerRoot Rendezvous is an intensive on the role and use of edible wild plants in everyday life, recreational foraging, re-connecting with nature, self-reliance, and survival.
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Midwest Wild Harvest Festival
September 11 - September 13
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. $100 – $200 for Full Event. For Options Visit Web Site. This multi-day, hands-on wild food event provides education and experience finding, processing, and consuming edible
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Nature Wonder Wild Food Weekend
September 18 - September 20
Cairo, West Virginia. Join the longest running annual wild food event in North America. Held every Fall since it’s inception in 1968, this event provides education and experience finding, processing,
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Georgia Wild Foods Weekend
September 18 - September 20
Clarksville, Georgia. $245 / Person for the full event. Price includes Meals, Lodging, Seminars and Workshops. Join other foragers at the second annual Georgia Wild Foods Weekend. It will be









