Field knowledge
Guides help guests understand the difference between reading about a plant, mushroom, or seaweed and learning it in context.
Teachers
Guides matter because wild food is field knowledge.
forageSF classes and private events are led by people who know the terrain, the season, the tide windows, and the safety context behind each experience.
Seasonal judgment
Class formats change with weather, tides, fruiting patterns, group size, and what is actually useful to teach that day.
Human experience
A good guide makes the day feel hosted, practical, safe, and memorable instead of like a self-guided internet scavenger hunt.
Fast facts
A few useful things before we plan the day.
What it isGuided Bay Area wild food walks and private events built around edible plants, seaweed, shellfish, mushrooms, and the season.
How it feelsOutside, hands-on, hosted, and a little strange in the best way. Guests do not need any foraging experience before they come.
What shapes the dayDate, tides, terrain, group size, comfort level, and guide availability decide the route and format.
Looking for a group event?
Wild plant walks are usually the easiest private format to plan. Coast, shellfish, seaweed, mushrooms, and cooking options depend on tide, timing, group size, and guide availability.