
The benefits of foraging for wild food are many. Your food will be full of nutrition and great flavor. We'll cover where to most easily find the plants and how to harvest so there will be plenty of supply year-after-year. We'll also go over what to expect from the course.
Garlic mustard tastes just like garlic. This offers a wonderful taste addition to many recipes. Better yet, garlic mustard is nutrient-dense. Since it grows in abundance it's the perfect food for foraging.
Purslane is nutrient-dense. It's a great source of vitamins A, B, C, E as well as minerals including magnesium, calcium, potassium and iron. Most importantly, it is extremely high in omega-3 fatty acids.
Chickweed is one of the best tasting wild edibles. It's reminiscent of corn and can be eaten raw on the go. It's also wonderful added to salads, sandwiches and wraps.
Lamb’s quarters used to be much more appreciated than it is today. Historically it was valued for its taste, ease of growth and above all, exceptional nutrition.
Nettles are one of the most nutrient-dense foods you will find. They can be found world-wide and offer many health benefits. Find out how to find them and better yet, how to incorporate them into many different types of dishes.
Ramps are one of the most popular wild edibles, attracting the attention of restaurants and grocery stores each spring. They have a wonderful flavor.
Japanese knotweed has a flavor reminiscent of rhubarb and can be used in much the same way. This highly invasive species grows in many places around the world and is a perfect plant to harvest with ease.
Cattails can be foraged and eaten at many different times of the year. You can harvest the rhizome, shoot, flowering spike and pollen. Each part of the plant offers it's own unique quality.
Fiddleheads are the tips of ferns that emerge from the plant early in the season. These are used in wild edible cuisine throughout the world for beautiful and creative cooking.
Spruce tips are surprisingly good tasting. They have a hint of citrus and add a wonderful flavor to many foods. Their high vitamin C content makes them especially valuable.
Even though asparagus is widely cultivated, it originated in the wild and can still be found there. It only takes a few plants to provide weeks worth of this delicious and nutritious vegetable.
Dandelion is one of the most common plants found growing around the world. All parts of the plant are edible, including the flower, leaves and root. This is a highly nutritious and medicinal plant.
Burdock is not only a great edible food, it provides many health benefits as well.
While the greens make a wonderful, healthy potherb, the flowers make a beautiful addition to sweets and treats. The make a tasty addition to appetizers and drinks as well. This is a creative and fun plant to work with.
Daisies grow prolifically around the world. They are one of the most beautiful edibles and taste good too.
While there are wonderful nutrients in grapes, it is the resveratrol that is so valuable. The leaves are also edible and make delicious dolmas.
Blueberries are extremely healthy and should be a part of the diet as often as possible. The wild varieties are higher in healthy compounds than cultivated blueberries.
Gooseberries make an excellent edible food. They taste great and can be used any many different ways.
Currants have a long tradition as a delicious edible fruit. Their world-wide distribution is far ranging. They have excellent health benefits as well.
Thank you for participating in "Wild Foods: Identify, Harvest and Prepare Edible Plants"! I hope to see you in another course.
Nutrition is at the heart of good health!
Wild plants are the most fresh and nutritious food you will find. If you care about your health, you should be including them in your diet.
The plants in this course grow in abundance throughout the world. It is not only enjoyable but truly empowering to go out into your own backyard or anyplace in the wild and harvest edible plants.
★★★★★ "I recommend this course for anyone who wants improve their lifestyle by including wild edible plants and herbs to their diet." – Marius V.
★★★★★ "The course is so incredibly informative. I definitely feel confident with identification of wild edibles now." – Pamella N.
★★★★★ "I love everything... to the visuals, descriptions, recipes, health benefits .. everything!!" – Hannah
★★★★★ "Very easy for beginners. Fun to watch and learn. I can't wait to go outside and start identifying, harvesting, and eating!" – Kate W.
★★★★★ "There's a lot of great information presented in an easy to understand way and the resource files have great pictures and comparisons to help make sure you aren't misidentifying the plants." – Sarah W.
★★★★★ "Elizabeth is so knowledgeable and thorough. She answers questions about plants you didn't even know you had. I like to take survivalist trips and this helps me so much more than anything else I have taken in the past. (Also I look really cool to the rest of the group haha)" – Jessica L.
★★★★★ "Clear teaching and lots of good information. I have a ton of experience in native plants/eating "weeds" and took this class just to see what she taught. Wasn't disappointed at all" – Bryn L.
What you will get from this course
During this course, I will share with you many important teachings as well as many of my own experiences with these delicious and nutritious plants.
There are so many unique wonderful flavors to explore.
In this course, we will cover far more than we could in a traditional half-day plant learning excursion. We will travel around together to all sorts of environments. We’ll also get to see the plants at different stages of growth and in different seasons. The best part, you can re-watch the lessons as many times as you like so you can really learn the plants and build your confidence. This will truly accelerate your learning. Join me as me venture out to meet the wild edibles.
Your instructor, Elizabeth Heck has 25 years of experience in working with plant medicines. She is by far, Udemy’s most qualified herbal instructor. Rest assured, you’re in good hands. With an extensive teaching background, she knows how to guide you through your herbal learning journey with ease. Even better, she is there for you throughout the course to answer any of your questions. That’s incredible value!
Why is this course not Accredited?
Nearly every online course (unless it is a large university) that claims to be accredited, actually is not. These are simply fake accreditations from real-looking websites used as a marketing scam in order to sell more courses. Elizabeth, as with any experienced herbalist, teaches with ethics and integrity and absolutely will not be deceitful for marketing sake. Rather, her students are sincerely respected and honored. Therefore none of her courses claim to be accredited.
More of what students have to say:
★★★★★ "This is just what I was looking for. Simple explanations with good video pictures to help to identify the plant." – Kimberly H.
★★★★★ "I have been on a journey for the past few years of becoming as self-sufficient (not dependent upon the grid) as possible. This was a skill that I have wanted to cultivate (no pun intended) for many years. The information is amazing!" – Justin H.
★★★★★ "I enjoyed how she gave not only the basics but in a well delievered way. Very encouraging especially to beginners I would think. I enjoyed it as a medium knowledged herbalist Beautiful work :)" – Victoria B.
★★★★★ "Very informative. It is nice to have a few recipe ideas in the videos. Also the PDFs are great to take out with you while foraging." – Kellee R.
★★★★★ "Yes. the course is a great match for my interests. I am a nutritionist, and I've always wanted to learn more about plant identification and their uses." – Patricia E.
You have lifetime access to the course so you can take as long or short as you wish to go through the material. You can replay the videos at anytime using the course as an ongoing reference. You also have a 30 day money back guarantee.
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