"Wildman" Steve Brill is an expert forager who has been sharing his wisdom through books, an app, and various presentations since 1982. His hands-on program aims to educate people about the environment, reconnect with nature, and enjoy the abundance of edible and medicinal wild plants and mushrooms.
Check each class below for its location or online format.
Inside Central Park W & W 72nd St, New York, NY
Saturday, October 24th
11am–2pm ET
$25
Inside Central Park W & W 72nd St, New York, NY
Saturday, October 24th
11am–2pm ET
$15
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, October 24th
11am–2pm ET
$25
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, October 24th
11am–2pm ET
$15
Union Turnpike & Park Ln, New York, NY
Sunday, October 25th
11am–2pm ET
$25
Union Turnpike & Park Ln, New York, NY
Sunday, October 25th
11am–2pm ET
$15
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, October 31st
11am–2pm ET
$25
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Saturday, October 31st
11am–2pm ET
$15
At E 106th St, New York, NY
Saturday, October 31st
11am–2pm ET
$25
At E 106th St, New York, NY
Saturday, October 31st
11am–2pm ET
$15
Union Turnpike & Park Ln, New York, NY
Sunday, November 1st
11am–2pm ET
$25
Union Turnpike & Park Ln, New York, NY
Sunday, November 1st
11am–2pm ET
$15
Broadway & Dyckman St, New York, NY
Sunday, November 1st
11am–2pm ET
$25
Broadway & Dyckman St, New York, NY
Sunday, November 1st
11am–2pm ET
$15
Inside Central Park W & W 72nd St, New York, NY
Sunday, November 8th
11am–2pm ET
$25
Inside Central Park W & W 72nd St, New York, NY
Sunday, November 8th
11am–2pm ET
$15
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, November 8th
11am–2pm ET
$25
Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Sunday, November 8th
11am–2pm ET
$15
At E 106th St, New York, NY
Wednesday, November 11th
11–11am ET
$25
At E 106th St, New York, NY
Wednesday, November 11th
11–11am ET
$15
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Steve and Violet were immensely knowledgeable and I recommend this walk to anyone curious about connecting with the plants in their path. As an amateur forager, I left with several new plant allies to name and work with as food and medicine. Disclaimer: brace yourself for some seriously corny jokes :-)
Foraging expert Steve Brill has shared his foraging wisdom at schools, museums, parks departments, environmental organizations, and with scout troops since 1982. He’s written three books and an app, stars in a DVD and maintains a website.
His History with Foraging
As part of his exercise regime, he was bicycling past a local park in Queens, New York City, where he lived, when he saw some ethnic Greek women, dressed in traditional black garb, collecting something. He stopped and asked what they were doing but couldn't understand a word of what they were saying. It was all Greek to him. He came home with a bag of wild grape leaves, which he readily stuffed. They were delicious. When he returned to the same park in the fall, the trees were festooned with fox grapes, the wild forerunner of Concord grapes, and they're scrumptious too. He got books on the subject and began learning all the wild food he could find. He had so much fun foraging, he thought other people might enjoy it too, and that led to his foraging tours.
The purpose of his hands-on program is to learn about the environment and get back in touch with nature. By studying foraging and nature, we enjoy our renewable resources and reaffirm our commitment to preserving and rebuilding our ecological riches. All the tours and presentations feature a great diversity and abundance of common, renewable, seasonal edible and medicinal wild plants or mushrooms.
All tours are open to people of all ages, plus well-behaved dogs.
Notes:
If you can't attend the class you signed up for, please call or email "Wildman" Steve Brill a day before the start of the class. No-call/no-show creates an inconvenience to all participants since we can’t tell if absentees are having transportation issues, and this delays the start of the tour/class. Kindly note that price posted is our suggested donation only. Please call your guide Steve at (914) 400-9135 the night before to confirm your class/tour will still be happening at its intended time as various circumstances may affect the start time.
"Wildman" Steve Brill
Central Park, Manhattan
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