Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants Walk

This class will take you out and show you how to harvest the bounty of the land. Wild edibles are so abundant in so many locations and many people around the world live in hunger simply because they have a lack of knowledge about the plants around them. Instructors will cover the most common plants in Colorado. This is a very hands on oriented course that will take you on walks in several different types of ecosystems so that you are prepared to find food in almost any environment. Students will have the opportunity to taste the plants the class covers so that they know and understand the wonderful flavors involved in wild crafting! Not only will the class cover the edible uses but also the medicinal, utilitarian and various bushcraft uses of wild plants.

Topics covered include:

• Learning plant family identification patterns
• At least 50 different edible and medicinal plants
• How to prepare plants for edibility
• Cordage plants and useful bushcraft plants
• Medicinal Plant applications: treating cuts, anti-diarrheal, making primitive quick clot, stopping bleeding, purgatives, anti-fungal, stimulating the immune system, skin cancers, hygiene/cleansing agents, tannic acid uses, plants with salicin (aka asprin), laxatives, and much more!
• What books to buy and how to start wild crafting

If you have an interest in learning the botany of your surroundings then this is the first place to begin. Plant knowledge will truly change your life and they way you perceive the wilderness! This is a very comprehensive course and most students are overwhelmed with the amount of info and plant knowledge we cover so be prepared to take notes and cover a lot of material.

Instructor: Jason Marsteiner