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2025 Calendar of Events

Walks

CLick Event Links for Registration Info/Tickets and Location

 

​May 17th, 2 pm

Foraging walk near Piedmont MO w/ Elizabeth Kouma

RSVP @ https://www.facebook.com/curlyhairedcountrygal

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May 19th, 9:30 pm

Foraging walk w/ Cindy Trotter and Therapeuo Wellness

Wild food treats after the walk!

RSVP at 636.359.6202

 

May 19th 3:30 pm

Wild Flavors and Forest Finds Foraging Walk w/ Katie Thomas

on the Bourbeuse River

Foraged treats after the walk!

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June 6th, 10 am

Foraging Clinic at Horse Thief Canyon, on Kanopolis Lake

Kanopolis KS

Call 620.694.9336 for ticket info

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​​Plant & Fungi Walks with Bo Brown and author/myco-educator Mike Snyder from Wildwise Botanicals

These are the most fun and information-packed walks imaginable, register soon because they sell out quickly!

Summer - June 21

Fall - October 4

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August 16

Foraging Program/Walk at Truman

Dam Visitor Center

Details TBA

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August 29

Foraging Walk at the High Lonesome Fest, Dockley Ranch MO

Details TBA

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Springfield Area Herb Society 

2 pm Seasonal Foraging Walks at Busiek State Forest. For registration info, call Joan Bass: (417) 725-5134​Summer - July 20

​Fall - October 26

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​​Dogwood Canyon 

Weekly 11 am foraging walks and 1:30 pm stone-age wilderness skills demonstrations.

Free with admission, see their calendar of events for my schedule.

May 3, 7, 16, 21, 30

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Programs

May 4, 2-5 pm

​​Wild Yeast Fermentation at Wild Arts Learning Center

In this 3 hr. class near Turner's Station MO, learn the basics needed to start making bacteria-rich, gut-enhancing fermented foods at home. After a short presentation and walkabout to gather extra greens, students will make and take home a jar of their own wild yeast-infused watercress kimchi. Also taste some fermented goodies and learn about "lazy" wines, wild sodas and other ferments!

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Events

​​​​September 5-6

Ozarks Homesteading Expo

Marshfield, MO

I'll be among this event's 45+ guest speakers offering teaching sessions, demonstrations, and workshops. Browse the 130+ vendors offering products and resources for all things homesteading.

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September 12-14

Midwest Wild Harvest Festival

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

I've been invited to teach at this legendary wild food event! Join me and nationally known foraging authors, writers, chefs, and instructors like Sam Thayer, Alan Bergo, (The Forager Chef) Alexis Nelson, (The Black Forager on TikTok) Linda & Luke Black Elk, Chris Gavin, Gabrielle Cerberville, Ellen Zachos, and others. Tickets will be on sale soon, check the site often because they sell out quickly!

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September 24-27  

​27th annual Bois d’ Arc Ancestral Skills Camp & Knap-In at Hulston Mill. 50+flintknappers and various artists/craftspeople from a 10-state ares demonstrate and sell their work in the free public area. A pool of instructors offers hands-on classes in the workshop area with paid pre-registration.

 

​October 10-12

WOW Outdoor School at Roaring River State Park

I'll be teaching 4-hour block classes Saturday and Sunday on foraging, friction fire, stone tools & cordage, and birding by ear. Check out their class catalogue at the link and sign up early, as classes often fill up.

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October 18-20

Wild Herbal Field Trip and Medicinal Plant Symposium at the Ozark Folk Center

This fantastic event features a great lineup of herbalists and educators teaching about plant uses. Pick Friday or Sunday for the field trip into a nearby wilderness area for plant study, and the Saturday Herbal Symposium occurs on the OFC campus. Click the link above for registration.

 

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