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From workshops to publications, outdoor guiding to technical advice and instruction, John Kallas and Wild Food Adventures provide expertise in wild edible plants and foraging in Oregon and all of North America.
To be notified of future workshops: send your name, address and phone to mail@wildfoodadventures.com and ask to be on our e-notification list.
Download this 2024 events poster to see the whole year at once.
Upcoming Events and Workshops
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Neighborhood Foraging of Spring Greens and Vegetables
April 27 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Portland, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. We’ll bushwhack through Portland’s urban neighborhoods to find some of Spring’s best and diverse delectables. See and
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Butter, Steamer and Gaper Clam Dig
April 28 @ 9:55 am - 1:30 pm
Netarts, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Netarts, Oregon. Learn how to find, dig, transport, clean, and prepare butter, steamer, and gaper clams during
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Mussels, Barnacles and Coastal Wild Foods
May 11 @ 9:00 am - 12:30 pm
Hug Point, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Hug Point, Arch Cape, Oregon. Learn how to find, harvest, transport, clean, and prepare Oregon mussels,
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Sea Vegetables and Other Seashore Edibles of the Pacific Coast
May 12 @ 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
Garibaldi, Oregon. $35 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Dr. Kallas will lead an expedition to the Pacific coast where participants will learn about, identify, and
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Wild Foods of Vancouver Greenways
May 18 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Vancouver, WA. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Visit one of the many beautiful greenways snaking through Vancouver. Learn plants you pass by everyday. Most
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Wild Foods of The Oregon Trail
May 19 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Oregon City, Oregon. $30 – $60 sliding scale, children pay their age, see details. Join us as we meander through a variety of habitats similar to those traversed by the
Multi-Day Events and Workshops
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Pacific Shores Wild Food Rendezvous
May 24 - May 27
Rockaway, Oregon. $415, See details for discounts. A multi-day, hands-on wild food adventure and teach-in, learning natural wonders in the context of current realities. The focus of this event is
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GingerRoot Wild Food Rendezvous
June 21 - June 24
Silverton, Oregon. This 21th Annual GingerRoot Rendezvous is an intensive on the role and use of edible wild plants in everyday life, recreational foraging, re-connecting with nature, self-reliance, and survival.
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Midwest Wild Harvest Festival
September 13 - September 15
Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. $100 – $200 for Full Event. For Options Visit Web Site. This multi-day, hands-on wild food event provides education and experience finding, processing, and consuming edible
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Nature Wonder Wild Food Weekend
September 13 - September 15
Cairo, West Virginia. Join the longest running annual wild food event in North America. Held every Fall since it’s inception in 1968, this event provides education and experience finding, processing,
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Gifts for the Holidays and Other Occasions
November 1, 2024 @ 6:00 am - March 1, 2025 @ 11:30 pm
Gift Certificates for One and All. Wild Food Adventures offers roughly 27 wild food workshops and two Rendezvous each year in North Western Oregon. Events typically run from March through