Learn to ID, Process & Eat Yummy Acorns & Bay Nuts

Forest nuts are eaten around the world for food, and fall in NorCal is the perfect time to harvest! 

This class is offered on 4 dates:

• Sun Sept 20th 5-8pm - near Berkeley

• Fri Oct 2nd 5-8pm - near Berkeley

• Sat Oct 10th in Nevada City (included our 4-day campout led by Christopher, must attend the whole retreat to participate)

• Sat Oct 17th 1-4pm - near Sebastopol

What To Expect

In this experiential half-day program, we'll be:

• Going for a walk to look at the oaks nearby, learning how to identify some oak species in the area

• We will be providing acorns and bay nuts for you, you won't need to gather them during the class, but you will learn how to gather them on your own (it would be too long a class otherwise)

• Having a hands-on experience processing bay nuts and acorns into tasty treats, including shelling, winnowing, leaching and more

• Learning how to sustainably harvest, dry, and store acorns, and how to roast bay nuts and turn them into yummy treats

• Tasting and making delicious acorn porridge and hummus

• Sharing a history of acorn use around the world, including NorCal

• Integrating community building and embodiment practices throughout our time together

Location and Accessibility

 Exact address is provided with registration. 

This program may involve walking on uneven terrain and being indoors and outdoors. The hands-on part of the Berkeley program is wheelchair accessible. The Sebastopol location has one stair. The Nevada City site has uneven, grassy, gently sloping terrain; it’s possible to pull a wheelchair up to the outdoor classroom via a car.

Instructor

Autumn Summers (she/her) is an avid wild foods forager, herbalist, gardener, and ethnobotanist. Autumn is passionate about sharing her 35 years of experience in an accessible and empowering way.  She teaches botany, medicinal plant cultivation, and how to safely and sustainably gather and use abundant wild edibles, including seaweeds and mushrooms in Northern California. She teaches at several herbal schools in NorCal and is the lead herbal educator for Herb Pharm. 

Ticket Options

A portion of all tickets goes to local indigenous-led organizations. 

Adults

• $125 Pay it Forward (I'd like to support someone else to come)

• $100  Standard Ticket

• $75 Community Supported (these are supported by Pay it Forward tickets) 

Children (recommended for age 8 and up)

• $65 per child (under 18) 

Other Important Details

These programs are very popular and fill up often very quickly.  We encourage you to register right away if you'd like to attend! If you are reading this, the class is not full. Space is updated daily. 

You will receive a registration confirmation once we've received this form + your payment + your signed liability waiver.  Our programs fill up quickly, and we cannot hold your spot until we've received all 3. if you submit your registration in the evening or on a weekend, it may take us 12-24 hours to send the confirmation. 

If you enroll and must change your plans, we do not offer refunds, but you may sell or gift your ticket

• This program runs rain or shine!  

• Fees cover program costs only and do not cover transportation or lodging. We do provide a carpool spreadsheet once you've registered that participants use to self-organize ridesharing. 

• You are required to sign a waiver to participate. 

• Recommended age is 8 and up, but you know your child best

• Class is capped at 25 participants

• Please leave furry friends at home. We love animals, but we are not allowed to bring them to our classroom sites.