Step into the woods and meadows to discover the abundant, wild food growing right underfoot. Forage + Feast combines practical botanical education with a shared culinary experience, teaching you how to safely identify, harvest, and prepare seasonal wild plants.

• What to Expect:

  • Guided plant identification walks with an emphasis on safe, ethical, and sustainable harvesting practices.

  • Seasonal focus tailored to peak foliage, wild mushrooms, berries, or roots.

  • A shared, curated tasting or meal featuring wild-foraged ingredients integrated into homestead recipes.

  • Take-home identification resources and recipe sheets.

• Who It’s For: Beginners curious about foraging, nature enthusiasts, home cooks, and anyone seeking a deeper connection to the land and the gifts she gives us.

• Format: 2.5 to 4 hours | Outdoor walking + covered outdoor/kitchen dining space.

Roll up your sleeves and learn traditional homesteading skills you can immediately bring into your daily life. Make + Take sessions focus on tangible, natural crafting where every participant leaves with a finished product made by their own hands.

Our Class Offerings:

• Herbal Salve Making

  Learn the foundations of infusing medicinal herbs into carrier oils and blending them with natural beeswax. You’ll craft customized soothing salves tailored for skin repair, sore muscles, or daily moisture.

  • You Take Home: A set of custom-blended 2 oz herbal salves and an infusion guide.

• Botanical Skincare

  Formulate clean, plant-based skin nourishers without synthetic additives or harsh chemicals. We explore skin-loving botanicals, floral hydrosols, and rich plant oils to craft personalized facial serums, body scrubs, or lip balms.

  • You Take Home: A customized facial serum, body scrub, and lip balm crafted to your skin type.

• Fall Wellness Bundle (Fire Cider, Syrups & Herbal Remedies)

  Prepare your medicine cabinet for the colder months. In this seasonal workshop, you’ll chop fresh roots and herbs to start a pungent, immune-boosting batch of Fire Cider, brew elderberry syrup, and mix traditional herbal throat teas.

  • You Take Home: A jar of fermenting Fire Cider, a jar of seasonal immune syrup, and an herbal wellness blend.

• Custom Herbal Tea Blending

  Explore the flavors and therapeutic properties of dried herbs, flowers, roots, and spices. Learn how to balance flavor profiles (tasting notes) with functional herbal benefits to create signature hot and iced tea blends.

  • You Take Home: 3 custom bags of your own signature tea blends plus a tea infuser.
     

• What’s Included in Every Class: All raw organic materials, glass jars/tins, labels, and step-by-step recipe handouts.

• Who It’s For: Beginners, DIY enthusiasts, and anyone looking to swap store-bought products for natural homestead alternatives.

• Format: 1.5 to 2.5 hours | Held in our studio or covered outdoor space.

An Immersive Wilderness Culinary Experience

Join us at Mossy Birch Homestead, nestled in the Agassiz Forest of Eastern Manitoba, for a unique gathering that brings together nature, traditional skills, and seasonal dining.

Your experience begins with a traditional smudge and offering to honor the land before heading out on a 30-to-40-minute guided walk. As you forage and take in the forest, you’ll learn to identify, harvest, and respectfully gather easy-to-find edible and medicinal plants.

Upon returning from your walk, we’ll gather together at the homestead to prepare the meal as a group. Working alongside Erica, you'll gain hands-on experience cooking and baking over the fire using wild mushrooms, forest herbs, floral syrups, and fermented drinks. Before we sit down to eat, we will prepare a spirit plate together to give thanks and honor the ancestors and spirits of the land.

Together, we’ll share the 6-course feast at our outdoor dining table, where Erica will discuss the preparation methods for each dish. Every guest will also receive a takeaway booklet featuring all the day's recipes. To ground the experience, an Elder or Knowledge Keeper will close our time together by sharing traditional teachings, wisdom, and stories.

Event Details & Important Notes:

• Duration: ~3+ hours (Please arrive on time so we can begin together).

• Group Size: Intimate groups capped at 10 guests per session. Early booking is recommended!

• Cultural Protocol: We ask that guests bring a tobacco offering for the Elder/Knowledge Keeper.

• Dietary Needs: We do our best to accommodate food allergies and intolerances. Please notify us immediately upon booking so we can plan accordingly.

• Menu: Seasonal menus and session times will be posted when registration opens.

Discover the wild abundance growing right in your own backyard! Join Erica for a personalized, 2-to-3-hour walk across your property to learn about the common wild foods, edible flowers, mushrooms, and medicinal plants native to your land.

Whether you’re a complete novice or an experienced forager looking to deepen your connection with your surroundings, this tailored experience is all about grounding, earth connection, and learning to harvest what nature provides.

What to Expect (based on your property and what is growing):

• Plant & Fungi Identification: Learn how to spot key physical traits and safely confirm plant, tree, and mushroom species.

• Hands-On Harvesting: Practice ethical, hands-on gathering techniques directly on your terrain.

• Practical Uses: Discuss how to utilize local flora and medicinals in your everyday life, kitchen, and apothecary.

• Relaxed Pace: Set aside a full 2 to 3 hours so we can explore without feeling rushed.

Booking & Rates:

• Group Size: Minimum of 3 paid participants.

• Deposit: A $50 non-refundable pre-payment is required to secure your booking.

• Travel Fee: Round-trip mileage will be calculated and added to the final balance based on current fuel rates.