For this years Botany & Foraging Intensive, we will travel from the mid-Oregon coast northward and inland into southern Washington, exploring ecosystems ranging from coastal wetlands to coniferous forests, alpine meadows, oak savannah, high grasslands, and the Mediterranean zone along the Columbia River. Throughout the trip, students will:
Gain proficiency in plant identification using the patterns methodLearn the uses of common plants in the diverse habitats covered, including as food, medicine, dye, clothing, cordage, and so onLearn to forage, process, preserve, and cook wild foodsVisit communities practicing restoration work, permaculture, and regenerative principlesReceive place-based knowledge from local guest instructors and guides at each new site location Experience a sense of community by living and traveling with an intimate group of people and create lasting friendships and connections
Registration is now open; spots are limited. For details about instructors, communities and sites that will be visited,
class content, and how to register, visit our webpage at:
https://www.greenuniversity.com/Class_Schedule/Botany_Foraging_Intensive.htm
About Green University LLC and its Founder:
Thomas J. Elpel is the founder of Green University® LLC and Outdoor Wilderness Living School, LLC (OWLS), as well as HOPS Press, LLC and the Jefferson River Canoe Trail. He has authored nine
books and produced seven videos on topics ranging from wilderness survival and botany to stone masonry,
sustainable construction, and green economics. This intensive is geared toward developing proficiency in plant identification using the patterns method of plant identification outlined in Tom's book Botany in a Day.
Tom's basic philosophy is that wilderness survival skills are useful to connect with nature, yet you shouldn't run away from the problems of modern society. Instead, we need to apply the lessons of living close to nature to the challenge of solving our worldly problems. Outdoor Wilderness Living School, LLC is dedicated to providing Stone Age living skills classes and camping trips to public school groups. Tom launched Green University® LLC in 2004 to expand the curriculum from teaching merely primitive skills outward towards addressing issues of global sustainability.
Here is a video from last years trip:
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