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Want to know what you can eat in the woods? This is a great class for anyone who wants to learn about the most common wild foods, medicinal plants and edible flowers. Classes are held in parks in San Francisco.  Each class lasts about two hours and is suitable for the novice and veteran forager alike. Learn about the wild food you see on San...

Wild Mushroom Foraging Adventure on Sonoma's Coast Join us on a wild mushroom hunt with resident expert and chef Patrick Hamilton. This guy knows his stuff! With over 40 years of mushroom hunting experience, he'll help you find them, make sure you're picking the right ones, and tell you the best methods for cooking mushrooms that you discover. These...

This workshop is open to all levels of experience with sculpture. Students may work with any material of their choice to create a sculpture that moves! We will walk through the creative process, experimenting with material and playing with balance.  Through group discussion and class demos students will explore the different qualities of materials...

These 3-4 hour classes meet in the Santa Cruz Mountains (about 2 hours from SF) and cover the basics of wild mushroom foraging. After a brief talk on the ecology of edible mushrooms and safe and ethical mushroom hunting, we'll set you free to forage. At the end, you’ll meet back up with Maya to help identify your finds. It's important to note that...

Want to know what you can eat in the woods? This is a great class for anyone who wants to learn about the most common wild foods, medicinal plants and edible flowers in the Bay Area. Classes are held in parks in The East Bay. Each class lasts about two hours and is suitable for the novice and veteran forager alike. Learn about the wild food you see...

Examine underwater life with our resident seaweed expert. Heidi has been sustainably harvesting and selling seaweed for over a decade: she knows what to pick, how to pick it, and most importantly, how to make it taste delicious!  This two to three-hour guided morning foray will meet on the beach in Sonoma, and be followed by a talk on what you...

Kokedama is a Japanese method of encasing a root ball in moss. Traditionally used in Bonsai, these decorative and appealing planters can be used on house plants to create a unique, beautiful and eye-catching statement. This course will provide the materials and knowledge to create a hanging Kokedama plant to take home, and to replicate this process...

Join Todd Spanier, the “king of mushrooms,” for a foraging adventure on the breathtaking Central Coast. Todd is a long-time forager and mushroom chef with a decade-long history of providing some of the top restaurants in California with the choicest mushrooms. We’re super excited to have him on board. The class will meet at a secret location...

Join resident expert and chef Patrick Hamilton on a wild mushroom hunt. This guy knows his stuff! With over 40 years of mushroom hunting experience, he'll help you find mushrooms, make sure you're picking the right ones, and teach you the best methods for cooking them. These classes are great for both the beginner and veteran forager. The...

Join resident expert and chef Patrick Hamilton on a wild mushroom hunt. This guy knows his stuff! With over 40 years of mushroom hunting experience, he'll help you find mushrooms, make sure you're picking the right ones, and teach you the best methods for cooking them. These classes are great for both the beginner and veteran forager.  These...

Join Todd Spanier, the “king of mushrooms,” on a foraging adventure in the breathtaking Sierra Foothills. Todd is a long-time forager and mushroom chef with a decade-long history of providing some of the top restaurants in California with the choicest mushrooms. We’re super excited to have him on board. The class will meet at a secret location...

Join us in learning about the diverse and delicious world of California seaweed! In this 3.5–4- hour class, we will hike out during the early morning low tide to explore Marin’s tidepools and learn how to identify and sustainably harvest edible seaweed species native to the Pacific Northwest. Seaweed will be identified by morphology, habitat, and...

Join Todd Spanier, the “king of mushrooms,” for a foraging adventure in the breathtaking South Sierra Spring. Todd is a long-time forager and mushroom chef with a decade-long history of providing some of the top restaurants in California with the choicest mushrooms. We’re super excited to have him on board. The class will meet at a secret location...

During this class you will learn about lots of over-the-counter vertical gardening products and then make a do-it-yourself vertical garden. The goal in our classes is to get you as crazy excited about gardening with succulents as we are and to see the entire world as one big planter waiting to happen. This class is hands-on, so dress in clothes that...

During this class you will learn all about terrariums and the ins-and-outs of creating them. Learn about succulent plants including care for, maintenance, propagation and transplanting. You will plant a 5″ hanging globe terrarium utilizing an array of 2″ plants that you will get to choose from and a huge variety of mosses, pebbles, sands and tumbled...