Wild Edible Essentials

MAy 3RD, 2025

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AMP UP YOUR PLANT KNOWLEDGE >>>

Hunting and trapping animals in a short-term survival situation is often hit or miss – literally. High-protein food sources are always the goal, but sometimes game is scarce. The good news is, edible plants are everywhere, and they don’t move. Southern Appalachia is one of the richest floral ecosystems on earth, offering up food, medicine, and supplies on a platter – why not learn how to make the most of it? 

Here’s what you’ll learn in this 1-day course: 

  • How to identify over 30 wild edible and medicinal plants 
  • Ecosystem based identification – what to look for, where
  • How to make a salad out of what’s growing in your yard, no matter where you live
  • The universal edibility test – how to determine if a plant is safe to eat, no matter where you find yourself
  • How to identify the southeast’s deadly and dangerous plants to steer clear of
  • How to make a medicinal poultice, infusion, and tincture

And here’s what else you’ll get with the course: 

  •  A hot, home-cooked lunch to keep you going throughout the day
  • Unlimited email support with our instructors after the class is over
No prior experience is required for this class, but we recommend bringing a daypack with some basic necessities (see our FAQs for what we suggest) and comfortable shoes for hiking. Recognizing the resources around you and being able to effectively make use of them is one of the most timeless and empowering skills you can learn. Let us give you a leg up, the right way.
 
Cost: $150
Date & Time: Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, 9am-7pm
Location: 650 Byrd Mountain Lane, Canton, GA 30114
 
*Military, veterans, and first responders:* 
Use code MIL1ST at checkout for 10% off your registration. 
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MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR >>>

PHILIP WINTER

Philip Winter serves as SARCRAFT’s foraging and plant medicine instructor. He has been interested in natural medicine and the power of plants all his life. Philip has a Bachelors of Science in Alternative Medicine from Everglades University, and has completed two years at Botanologos School of Herbal Studies as well as the Herbal Basics Course at Human Path. He is currently in is 7th year studying under the legendary Daryl Patton at the Deep South Center for Herbal Studies. He is a certified mushroom forager, a mushroom cultivator, and loves experimenting with different types of fermentation. He enjoys growing edible and medicinal plants, and is also the owner and operator of Twisted Vine Herbs LLC. He is currently enrolled in the Traditional Naturopath program at the Heirloom Academy of Healing Arts, and lives in Canton, GA with his beautiful wife and daughter.