Registration for this workshop is open.
As spring turns into summer, the landscape is lush with edible plants. Join Cailey and Annie for an culinary tour of field and forests surrounding GOS. We’ll be honing our plant ID skills, learning ethical harvesting considerations and foraging tips, and preparing delicious recipes with local plants.
Session price: $105+ HST. Sliding scale pricing is available. Visit https://www.theguelphoutdoorschool.com/economics-for-a-changing-world to review options and select a coupon code that meets your financial needs.
PlantCraft is a 5-month, arts-based immersion into the world of plants where we learn by making and doing. We’ll explore local plant ecology through an arts-based lens, carving with local wood, crafting herbal remedies, weaving with plant fibers and much more. Each session, you’ll be introduced to local species of plants and trees and their use in a variety of projects.
Using plants for food, medicine, utility and adornment are practices both ancient and timeless. In this program, you’ll be invited to reconnect with skills that have been woven into our cultures, histories, and bodies for generations. Whether you’re an experienced artist or curious crafter, PlantCraft is designed to help you carve out time each month to nurture your creativity, on the land, in good company.
This program is for those who want to
Deepen relationship with the plant world through embodied skills
Cultivate hands-on skills and practices to share with your community
Gain direct knowledge of key species that make up our local ecosystem
Learn in a community setting with like-minded folks
PlantCraft is guided by an ethic of care for the land. We’ll be working with plants for their beauty and utility, as well as investigating their role in the landscape. Along the way, we’ll learn responsible harvesting guidelines and practices for stewarding wild plant communities.