Creating Connection—Through Food & Medicine
Wild food, foraging, and herbalism classes, events, and adventures in Arizona and beyond with foraging chef Jess Starwood
Wildcrafting is a practice of belonging—where knowledge of the land becomes nourishment, and every wild ingredient tells a story of home.
Classes & Workshops
Attend an immersive wild food and herb walk in Arizona’s deserts and forests, a wild food cooking class, or hands on herbalism workshop.
Gourmet Wild Food Events
Intimate wild food tasting experiences celebrating the region’s most distinctive wild ingredients, crafted into elegant, seasonal dishes.
Jess Starwood is a wildcrafter, herbalist, and culinary artist dedicated to reconnecting people with the living world through food, education, and exploration. Blending scientific curiosity with sensory creativity, her work celebrates the wild ingredients and ancient landscapes of the Southwest—inviting others to rediscover belonging through the flavors of place.
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