WILD FOOD WEEKEND WORKSHOP

Sat Aug 13, 11:00 - Sun Aug 14, 16:00

Veld and Sea Glasshouse

ABOUT

WILD FOOD WEEKEND WORKSHOP


Held in the Veld and Sea Glasshouse, kitchen cabin and surrounding cultivated gardens and fynbos mountainside, join Roushanna Gray on this multi day workshop that will empower you with the skills and confidence to further your connection to your food, the seasons and natural cycles through this immersive learning experience. Discover how to use local edible plants, wild herbs, back yard weeds and edible flowers as an everyday kitchen staple and how to plant, prepare and preserve moments of time for your wild pantry.


DAY 1 – Immersive plant study 11am – 4pm


Intro, sustainability, plant and land relationships, seasons and cycles.

Plant identification, garden and mountain walk, forage and harvest session.

Lunch, group discussion, plant book recommendation and reading.

Plant processing, culinary applications, medicinal properties.


DAY 2 – Practical kitchen application 11am – 4pm


Recipe creations and demos:

·        Wild herbal oils and vinegar

·        Wild greens pesto

·        Pelargonium syrup

·        Wild sage ricotta

·        Wild garlic butter

·        Herbal and floral salt

·        Seawater and nettle bread


Lunch, solo plant study/harvesting walks

Dessert and farewell.


Please bring: Notebook and pen, basket and secateurs/scissors, comfortable walking shoes, 3 x clean 500ml glass jar and lid, an apron and a sense of adventure.


Included: Notes and recipes PDF book, wild flavoured products plus a wild herb plant to take home.


Bonus: All participants enjoy a 15% discount on all medicinal and edible plants in the Nursery.


Cost: R2400 per person, limited spaces available. 

DIRECTIONS

WILD FOOD WEEKEND WORKSHOP
Veld and Sea Glasshouse
Plateau Rd, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town
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