Eminently Edible Rowe:
Ethical Encounters with Wild Foods

Terry Anya Hayes

Oct 1-3, 2010

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Gathering from the wild involves learning to recognize and use edible plants and fungi—and a lot more. You don’t need to “stalk” the plants and mushrooms—their gifts are freely offered! This weekend learn new ways to delight your taste buds, cut your grocery bills, and improve your health. In addition to dusting off our hunter-gatherer genes and meeting some amazing plants, everyone will answer the question: “What’s my side of the bargain? How do I ethically avail myself of this bounty?”

Workshop participants will look at cultures that maintain traditional, respectful relationships with the green world and how their examples can help us reclaim our own place in the cycle of life. They’ll briefly explore people’s relationship with food and the wild. “Together,” says workshop facilitator Terry-Anya Hayes, “we’ll find the words and concepts to describe the simple and sacred act of nourishing ourselves directly from the edible landscape.”

Wandering Rowe’s beautiful fields and woodlands, befriend dozens of easy-to-find edible and medicinal leaves, flowers, roots, fruits, and fungi. Ninety percent of these wildlings grow throughout North America; you’ll use your new skills wherever you live or travel. Expect slide shows of splendid wild edibles for every season, cooking demonstrations, tastings, and instruction in traditional techniques like making acorn flour and baking with cattail pollen. Expect to drink deeply of the joys of the wild!

Take-homes include safety tips, recipes, and a comprehensive reading list. Please bring a notebook and/or sketchpad, boots, and warm clothing.

Terry-Anya Hayes has been in love with the wild for as long as she can remember. A Maine-based writer, herbalist and wild foods educator, she is a past president of the New York Mycological Society. Terry-Anya teaches how to manage health with medicinal mushrooms at the Natural Gourmet Institute in Manhattan and food-writing for the International Women’s Writing Guild. She leads walks and workshops at venues throughout the Northeast and wherever the plants and fungi beckon. Contact her at www.terryanya.com.