What To Expect
In this experiential half-day program, we'll be:
Walking around a Berkeley neighborhood to look at the oaks, and learning how to identify common oak species in the Bay Area
Having a hands-on experience in a classroom space processing bay nuts and acorns into tasty treats including shelling, winnowing, leaching and more
Learning how to sustainably harvest, dry, and store acorns and how to roast bay nuts and turn them into yummy treats
Tasting and making delicious acorn porridge and hummus
Sharing a history of acorn use around the world including Bay Area
Integrating community building and embodiment practices throughout our time together
Location and Accessibility
Berkeley, CA Exact address is provided with registration.
The first hour which will be the walking portion of this program will be on steep, uneven terrain in the Berkeley hills. If you are uncomfortable or unable to join us on that terrain, you can join us second classroom portion of the program. The walking portion is not required to participate in the classroom portion. Our classroom is up about 30 stairs and is unfortunately not wheelchair accessible. The price point is the same regardless of which parts you join us for.
Facilitators
This program is led by Autumn Summers who is an avid wild foods forager, herbalist, gardener, and ethnobotanist. Autumn is passionate about sharing her 35 years of experience in an accessible and empowering way. She teaches botany, medicinal plant cultivation and how to safely and sustainably gather and use abundant wild edibles including seaweeds and mushrooms in Northern California.
Additional support staff includes Carrie Staller.
Ticket Options
Adults
$125 Pay it Forward (I'd like to support someone else to come)
$100 Standard Ticket
$75 Community Supported (these are supported by Pay it Forward tickets)
A portion of your program fee goes to Sogorea Te' Land Trust, an urban Indigenous women-led land trust based in the San Francisco Bay Area that facilitates the return of Indigenous land to Indigenous people. Whether you can join us for this program or not, we encourage you to donate to them here.
Children (recommended for ages 8 and up)
$65 per child (under 18)
These programs are very popular and fill up often very quickly. We encourage you to register right away if you'd like to attend!