Asheville Foraging Classes: Medicinal Herbs & Wild Foods
Our Asheville foraging classes, herbal medicine courses, and wilderness retreats give you the knowledge and skills to gather wild plants safely and sustainably. When you’re out on a hike, you’ll be able to gather tasty treats for your supper. Additionally, you’ll know how to harvest herbs to support vibrant health. You can unravel your dependence on grocery stores and pharmaceutical companies. Learning to forage for food and medicine will empower you to care for your own health, in deep connection with the natural world.
Foraging classes reveal the richness of the wild world. Herbal medicine classes teach you the ancient healing wisdom of the plants.
In-person Asheville Foraging Classes & Wilderness Retreats
Wildcrafted Apothecary Classes
Rewilding Retreat for Women
The Nourishing Food Retreat
Our Asheville foraging classes will help you discover delicacies growing right outside your door!
Plants are fascinating and full of richness. That’s why we love sharing our wisdom about them while exploring wild places together in our Asheville foraging classes and wilderness retreats. As soon as springtime warms up, you’ll find us gathering and nibbling tasty plants every moment that we’re outdoors. You see, foraging for wild foods is super satisfying, not to mention delicious.
It’s taken us many years to get to know the wide array of edible plants that grow here in Southern Appalachia. We’re delighted to share that experience with you in our Asheville foraging class. As a result, you, too, can enjoy the flavors of the wild and start foraging for medicinal plants and wild foods.
Herbal medicine classes & wilderness retreats empower you to heal yourself and your community.
The healthcare system in this country is failing, but we can take our health into our own hands. Participating in an herbal medicine class or wilderness retreat gives you the power to make and use your own natural medicine.
Herbs are fantastic for both preventative health and for treating disease and imbalances. Our wildcrafting apothecary classes teach you how to make lots of common herbal preparations, so you can fill your medicine chest. They also cover cultivation and harvesting of many common medicinal herbs that are accessible to everyone.
Carrying the healing wisdom of plants has traditionally been a role held by women. As we explore rewilding for women in our weekend-long retreat and Asheville foraging class, we incorporate medicine making and herbal healing. This is an herbal medicine course that goes beyond the how and what of using herbs. It connects with the deeper aspects of the human relationship with plants.
What better place to learn about foraging for medicinal plants than the lush, temperate rainforest near Asheville, NC?
There are lots of reasons people come to visit Asheville. Our home is one of the most naturally beautiful and biodiverse regions in the temperate world. If you’re looking for foraging classes, hardly anywhere could be better. You’ll find tasty treats in the wilds here nearly year-round, including choice edible mushrooms like morels. If you’re interested in foraging for medicinal plants, this area is not only a hotbed of medicinal herbs (some rare or endemic), but also a gathering place for herbalists. Our instructors truly love plants and share their knowledge freely in a clear, inspiring, funny and engaging manner.
We look forward to exploring the green world with you in our Asheville foraging classes!
Other Exciting Ways to Learn About Plants With Wild Abundance
Throughout the growing season, we weave wild foods harvesting and cookery into our Gardening & Permaculture Apprenticeship—learn to plant and care for annual vegetables and perennial fruits, nuts, and berries throughout a whole growing season in our permaculture apprenticeship.
Want to learn about wholesome cooking with wild plants and garden-grown produce? Our Women’s Nourishing Food Retreat focuses on women’s health and traditional foods for vitality. Together, we’ll weave foraged foods and herbs into a number of enticing dishes, plus we’ll gather plenty of fresh fruits and veggies straight from the Wild Abundance gardens.
More interested in gardening than foraging? Join us for our Online Gardening School and learn how to sow, tend, and harvest over 25 veggies, fruits, and herbs.
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