SEPTEMBER 2022
COURSE: THE WILD PATH, FALL WILD FOODS
Registration Now Open
Apprenticeship Program
Course Dates: September 7—November 19, 2022
10 sessions, in-person and virtual, based in Southern California.
Details & Registration
Forager + Wildcrafter’s Fall Celebration
September 24, 2022
Newbury Park, CA
10am-3pm
Join me for a full day of seasonal wild foods—a plant walk in the morning then a cooking demo and wild food and beverage tasting in the afternoon.
SOLD OUT, thank you. Waitlist available; email jess@jstarwood.com
LA MycoMixer
September 25, 2022
Location TBD
1-5pm
The first event of the season for the culinary group of the Los Angeles Mycological Society (LAMS) to meet other mycophagists (eaters of fungi) in the area. We’ll have a cooking demo, mushroom forward food tastings and more. Proceeds for this event supports LAMS.
Join the Los Angeles Mycological Society
$35 for members to attend, Venmo @ theforesttable
OCTOBER 2022
Acorn Mountain Camp
October 22-23, 2022
San Bernardino Mountains
Come to the mountains for a two day camp at Cold Creek Organic Orchard to learn all about foraging acorns. Oak trees provide an important and valuable source of food and medicine as well as many creative and craft uses. We will be learning how to identify different groups of oaks and getting to know the key species that live in Southern California and beyond. But it doesn’t just stop with oaks and their acorns—we’ll also explore the other important species that depend on this abundant and long-lived tree to create habitat, food and a foundation for the local ecosystem.
Fall Foraging Workshop / Ojai, CA
with Jess Starwood & Lanny Kaufer
October 29, 2022
9am-4pm
Register with Lanny Kaufer at HerbWalks.com
NOVEMBER 2022
The Forest Table, a Wild Food Dinner / Ojai, CA
with Jess Starwood & Lanny Kaufer
November 12, 2022
Register with Lanny Kaufer at HerbWalks.com
DECEMBER 2022
Baja Botanical Adventure / BCS, Mexico
with Jess Starwood & Dennis Sharmahd
December 2-9, 2022
Explore rural Southern Baja Mexico, in search of rare and endemic plants, fruits and mushrooms. Your leaders are Dennis Sharmahd, an ethnobotanical expert who has been studying and exploring the region for over 30 years, along with Jess Starwood, herbalist, chef and adventurer. Our home base will be in rustic cabins, walking distance from a beautiful waterfall, perfect for swimming and cooling off. We’ll hike through different regions from coastal to canyon and mountain, visit a beautiful ethno-botanical garden learning about the flora and fauna and their edible and medicinal uses. Visits to springs, waterfalls and a chance to take a dip in the warm ocean at every chance we get. Learn and adventure with a like-minded group, making friends throughout the week together. We arrive as strangers, but leave as family.
Email jess@jstarwood.com for an application
The Wild Path Courses
COURSE: THE WILD PATH/Fall Apprenticeship
Course Dates: September 7-November 19th, 2022
10 Sessions: Virtual + 3 in-person field trips based in Los Angeles/Ventura County, California
Virtual Only Option Available
Details & Registration
COURSE: THE WILD PATH/NorCal & PNW Course
Course Dates: Oct 19-Dec 3, 2022
6 Sessions: Virtual + in-person field trip based in Mendocino/Humboldt County, California
Virtual Only Option Available
Details & Registration
COURSE: THE WILD PATH/Wild Mushrooms of the West
Course Dates: Februrary – March 2023
6 Sessions: Virtual + in-person field trip based in Mendocino/Humboldt County, California
Virtual Only Option Available
Details & Registration
COURSE: THE WILD PATH/Spring Apprenticeship
Course Dates: March – May 2023
10 Sessions: Virtual + in-person field trip based in Ventura/Santa Barbara County, California
Virtual Only Option Available
Details & Registration
COURSE: THE WILD PATH/ Sonoran Desert Course
Course Dates: March – April 2023
6 Sessions: Virtual + in-person field trip based in Central Arizona
Virtual Only Option Available
Details & Registration
Private Events
If you are interested in a private class, workshop, interpretive plant walk or hike, wild food and drink tasting or private dinner, please contact me directly for details. Homeschool and group programs available by request. Contact me directly at jess@jstarwood.com to set up a memorable yet educational adventure for your group.
I am also currently considering event collaborations and teaching opportunities for 2023.
Jess Starwood 