Plant Identification & Foraging
Sunday, Aug. 15 • Whittier, NC
We will cover:
Plant characteristics & features
Plant families
How to use a field guide book
Local flora you are likely to find in the Appalachians
Edible, medicinal, and utilitarian plants
How to harvest and/or process
This class is for women who:
are looking to for an introduction into plant identification
want to learn specific local flora uses
may know some foraging skills but are looking for new ideas
who learn well in a hands-on environment and by being exposed to the actual plants
You will need to bring:
Hiking shoes/boots
Long Pants/leggings or tall socks recommended
Backpack
Water, Lunch, Snacks
Layers: May want to pack a light jacket for the morning and evening
Rain Jacket & Pants: NOC holds even rain/shine. Mountain weather can change quickly.
Notebook for notes and sketches
Camera (phone works)
Foam pad or something to sit on the ground with
Mug, plate & utensils (we'll have some available, feel free to bring your own)
Location:
Typically held at the Nantahala Outdoor Center, we will be taking this class off-campus to the homestead of our instructor. Nestled along a quiet hillside, Jeff lives a minimalist lifestyle on his self-sustaining homestead surrounded by his garden and animals. This location gives us a great opportunity to harvest more plants and learn various families as he has a huge variety right there on his property. We will send out directions and carpool information upon your registration.
Your Instructor: Jeff Gottlieb
Jeffrey has been a senior instructor of NOC's Wilderness Survival School since October of 2012. He has an MS in Biology and has been a Naturalist, Outdoor Educator, and Primitive Skills Instructor for more than 30 years. Jeff has built over 50 full-size wigwams and longhouses at museums, nature centers, and schools using wild-collected materials such as tree bark slabs, reeds, and saplings. His areas of special interest include fiber arts, flintknapping, basketry, edible and utilitarian plants, and nature awareness. Jeff has even written three books as a self-published author and travels the Eastern US teaching at rendezvous, gatherings, and historic fairs. Jeff goes to the woods not to "rough it", but to "smooth it", believing that many of us have it rough enough in town at our jobs. He seeks communion, education, enjoyment, creative outlet, and peace in nature.
Cancellation
The costs of this course is based on the group rate worked out with Nantahala Outdoor Center (NOC). Multiple cancellations can affect the overall cost of this class. Because this is a third-party event, we are aligning with NOC’s cancellation policy. We always do our best to fill spots and offer a refund when we can.
Before July 31: Full refund can be issued
Aug 5 - Aug 11: Full refund can likely be issued if we can fill the spot. There will be a wait list in place and we’ve always been able to fill spots in the past, but please be aware we can’t guarantee.
Aug 12 - Day of class: Refund can not be issued. We will try to fill your spot and if we are able to, we can issue a refund but it gets more difficult to fill the closer to the class date.
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