Saturday June 6, 2026
11am – 1pm
$20
The land around us is a living pharmacy and a perennial pantry — if you know how to read it. On this seasonal foraging walk, we move slowly through carefully chosen sites in the local region, learning to quiet the mind, observe, and identify the wild medicinal and edible plants that have sustained people here for centuries. We cover 6–8 species — their identification, their uses, their harvesting windows, and the ethics of taking from a living ecosystem without depleting it.
What you’ll learn:
- How to identify key medicinal and edible wild plants native to our region
- The traditional and contemporary uses of each plant — food, medicine, and beyond
- Ethical and sustainable harvesting principles: how much to take, when, and how
- How to read a landscape for plant communities and biodiversity
- The relationship between healthy ecosystems and human health
The Series: Each season offers a distinct walk with its own plant roster — spring emergence, summer abundance, fall harvest.
Who this is for:
Anyone interested in nature, foraging wild foods, sustainability and permaculture, and curious to learn what’s available right here in their own backyard.
The outcome:
You leave with new eyes for the landscape, a handful of plants you can recognize and work with, and a deeper sense of reciprocity with the land you live on.
What to Bring:
- Comfortable outdoor clothes, hat,
sunglasses and sturdy walking shoes - A basket, container or bag for collecting
specimens, a pocket knife or scissors, a notebook
Date & Time
SATURDAY JUNE 6, 2026
11AM – 2PM
Cost: $20
ABOUT YOUR GUIDE:
Mehta Mayah
Born and raised on 60 acres of Canadian woodland, Mayah relationship with wild plants began long before she had names for them. Her early intimacy with forest and field became the foundation for a lifetime of study — including formal training in herbalism and regenerative land practice in Central America, and a Permaculture Design Certification earned in 2016. Over the past thirteen years Mayah has traveled and studied across three continents, immersing herself in indigenous ecological knowledge, traditional plant medicine, and the living wisdom of landscapes sometimes very different from her own. She brings that breadth of experience back to her homeland in Quebec with deep respect for the native species that grow here.
Locations are shared with registered participants only.