Eco-Friendly Foraging – Plants Walk / Wild Food Tasting & Drinks at Reptacular Ranch – Sylmar, CA

Want to learn about edible plants and help the environment in the process? Did you know what we are surrounded by wild edible plants and most of them are non-native to Los Angeles and often invasive?

Very often the same plants are crops in some other countries and yet, locally, the solution is to spray them with chemicals or waste this incredible food resource by uprooting and throwing it away. So sad when you realize that a recent study from the University of California Berkeley identified 52 edible weeds growing in abundance in the poorest neighborhoods of San Francisco. At least six of them were found to be more nutritious than kale, according to that study.

At this time of year, we’ll also explore edible grains and seeds. Pascal is considered one of the leading experts on the subject and has recently completed a book dedicated to wildcrafted seeds and grains.

In this class, you’ll learn about the countless local plants that you can use for food, many of them can be found in your backyard and are considered weed. .

We will walk in the local forest (private property in the Angeles Forest), identify and talk about the culinary and medical uses of those plants. The walk is around 1 1/2 hours, very slow with lots of stops to talk about and collect the plants. We’ll also talk about native plants, their uses and which ones you could plant at home.

Wild food is gourmet food! After the class you will be served delicious snacks and drinks featuring the plants we saw during our walk. A true wild cuisine!

Long pants is a good idea – We have poison oak in the area.

The walk will occur rain or shine (We love rain!). Don’t forget to bring water if it’s hot that day.

Location:

We meet in front of a place called Reptacular

8828 Gold Creek Rd, Sylmar, CA 91342

Don’t enter the main gate, keep driving on the road for 25 yards and you’ll see me (old guy with white hair).