Seasonal offerings include educational wild food and herbalism classes, plant and mushroom interpretive walks, multi-course wild food dining experiences and destination foraging adventures. Homeschool and private programs available by request. See below for currently scheduled events. Currently offering PRIVATE CLASSES & WILD FOOD TASTINGS with small groups no more than 5. Contact me directly at jess@jstarwood.com
June 2021
Puget Sound Mycological Society Virtual Lecture “Summer Mushrooms“
June 8, 2021 • Virtual
Details Coming Soon
GATHER: Food, Medicine + Dye
June 19-20, 2021 • Trout Lake, Washington
Join foragers Julie Beeler, Lorelle Sherman and Jess Starwood for an unforgettable weekend in the woods where you will learn plant and mushroom identification, fabric dyeing with foraged plants, and a locally sourced six-course gourmet wild food dinner in celebration of the summer solstice. Located in Trout Lake, Washington at the base of Mt. Adams, the area is rich with edible and medicinal plants and fungi that will be collected and used throughout the weekend. MORE INFO + REGISTRATION SOLD OUT, Waitlist Available
August 2021
Book Release: Mushroom Wanderland: A Forager’s Guide to Finding, Identifying & Using over 25 Wild Fungi
Join me in Telluride, Colorado during the Telluride Mushroom Festival to celebrate the release of my first book Mushroom Wanderland: A Forager’s Guide to Finding, Identifying & Using over 25 Wild Fungi. I will be offering copies for sale as well as signing books. Details on time and location coming soon.
September 2021
The Wild Path: Herbal Medicine
Semi-Virtual 3 Month Immersive Program
Early Registration Now Open: thewildpath.org
October 2021
Desert WILD! Foraging Adventure in the Sonoran Desert
Details and registration coming soon.
November 2021
November 6-12th, 2021
Foraging Baja: 7 Day Wild Food Adventure in Baja California Sur, Mexico
Details and registration coming soon. Sign up for the newsletter to be notified when registration opens.
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.
I am also currently considering event collaborations and teaching opportunities for 2022.
