You don’t need to trek into the wilderness to harvest wild edibles—there are options right here in the city! Join Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging to explore the urban environment in search of wild foods. The class will focus on easy-to-identify seasonal fruit and nuts, starting right on ASI’s campus. Participants will also discuss other wild edibles found along the way and the cultural heritage of foraging in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries.

Ready to branch out and root yourself in the wild world of edible plants? Join us for an introductory foray into common wild edibles. You'll leave with basics to identify, harvest, and prepare seasonal plants–impressing friends and family with new tasty foraged finds! Class is outdoors.

Ready to branch out and root yourself in the wild world of edible plants? Join us for an introductory foray into common wild edibles. You'll leave with basics to identify, harvest, and prepare seasonal plants–impressing friends and family with new tasty foraged finds! Class is outdoors.

Discover delicious and nutritious wild plants and mushrooms that thrive in your local environment with foraging workshops led by Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging.

Join Maria Wesserle and Four Season Foraging for a full day of foraging! Take a trip out to the countryside for an in-depth exploration of wild plants and mushrooms. We will discuss laws and ethics around foraging, as well as identification, harvest, and preparation of edible species. Plant and mushroom species that we may find include dock seeds, hackberries, chicken of the woods, honey mushrooms, and more! If we’re lucky, we may even get to harvest some late-season mushrooms, nuts, fruits, or other foods.

Fall is a crisp yet bountiful season of transition, offering generous harvests for foragers stocking their winter larders. Join Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging in this introductory class about common wild edibles. Together we will explore the fall landscape in search of late-season fruits, nuts, and seeds. The second part of the class will take place in the kitchen, where we will learn to process our harvested finds.

Discover delicious and nutritious wild plants and mushrooms that thrive in your local environment with foraging workshops led by Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging.

Fall offers many tasty opportunities for the growing forager! Join Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging in this introductory class about common wild edibles. We will start inside for a slideshow presentation, then move outdoors to explore wild edible plants of the autumn landscape. Together we will learn about laws and ethics around foraging, as well as identification, harvest, and preparation of edible species. Please dress for the weather (rain or shine!) and be prepared to walk around a mile. Plants we will probably encounter include nettle, cut-leaf coneflower, wild carrot, and many others! You will leave with a newfound appreciation for the wild plants that grow all around us plus a greater sense of confidence in foraging your own food!

Wild edibles grow all around us, you just have to know what to look for! Bring your basket and join Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging as we hike around through forests and fields in search of tasty plants, fruits, and maybe even some mushrooms. We’ll discuss identification, sustainable harvesting methods, and preparation. This class will be held rain or shine, so please dress for the weather.

Join Ariel and Maria for a day of foraging fun at the Avon Hills Folk School! The workshop will start with two slideshow presentations: one covering introductory information about wild mushroom foraging, and the other about wild edible plants we may find in the area.

Afterwards, we will hit the trails to apply our newfound knowledge to the surrounding landscape. Mushrooms and plants we may encounter include hen of the woods, chanterelles, turkey tails, stinging nettle, black nightshade, and sumac! Bring your own bags or baskets, as we can sustainably pick any edible mushrooms or plants we come across!

Join Maria Wesserle and Four Season Foraging for a full day of foraging! Take a trip out to the countryside for an in-depth exploration of wild plants and mushrooms. We will discuss laws and ethics around foraging, as well as identification, harvest, and preparation of edible species. Plants and mushrooms that we may find include sochan, wild cherries, chanterelles, and chicken of the woods! If we’re lucky, we may even get to harvest some mushrooms, fruits, or herbs.

Contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to travel far and wide to forage! The urban environment contains a diverse (and delectable!) array of wild edibles. Join Maria Wesserle and Four Season Foraging as we learn about common fruits and herbs that grow in Minneapolis, including wild plums, Kentucky coffee tree, yarrow, and wild bergamot. If we’re lucky, we may get to harvest some fruit together! We will also discuss other wild edibles found along the way.

Summer is a peak time of edible abundance for ambitious foragers. Join Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging in this introductory class about common wild edibles. Together we will explore the summer landscape in search of fresh flowers, fruits, and mushrooms. The second part of the class will take place in the kitchen, where we will prepare simple dishes with our harvested finds.

Take a trip out to the countryside for some forest foraging! Join Maria Wesserle and Four Season Foraging to learn about wild harvesting of plants and mushrooms in rural areas. We will discuss laws and ethics around foraging, as well as identification, harvest, and preparation of edible species. Plants and mushrooms that we may find include milkweed, stinging nettle, chanterelles, black trumpets, and more! If we’re lucky, we may even get to harvest some mushrooms.

Discover delicious and nutritious wild plants and mushrooms that thrive in your local environment with foraging workshops led by Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging.

It’s unnecessary to trek into the wilderness to harvest wild edibles—there are options right here in the city! Join Maria of Four Season Foraging to learn about basic best practices for foraging in the city and explore the urban environment in search of wild foods— emphasizing seasonal flowers and fruit.

Ready to branch out and root yourself in the wild world of edible plants? Join us for an introductory foray into common wild edibles. You'll leave with basics to identify, harvest, and prepare seasonal plants–impressing friends and family with new tasty foraged finds! Class is outdoors.

Wild edibles grow all around us, you just have to know what to look for! Bring your basket and join Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging as we hike around through forests and fields in search of tasty plants, fruits, and maybe even some mushrooms. We’ll discuss identification, sustainable harvesting methods, and preparation. This class will be held rain or shine, so please dress for the weather.

Discover delicious and nutritious wild plants and mushrooms that thrive in your local environment with foraging workshops led by Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging.

Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging will lead plant identification walks during the morning and afternoon sessions of the Lake Hiawatha Summer 2026 BioBlitz! We are so excited to work together to explore and record the biodiversity of this beautiful lake and the park around it.

Join Maria (Four Season Foraging), Tanner (Tanner Barnharst) and Haleigh (Wide Eyed Outside) and Ash O'Neill for Nature Gays in the Woods during Pride Month! This event welcomes and centers people who identify as LGBTQIA+, plus their friends and family members.

Take a trip out to the countryside for some forest foraging! Join Maria Wesserle and Four Season Foraging to learn about wild harvesting of plants and mushrooms in rural areas. We will discuss laws and ethics around foraging, as well as identification, harvest, and preparation of edible species. Plants and mushrooms that we may find include wood nettle, virginia waterleaf, oysters, chicken of the woods, and more! If we’re lucky, we may even get to harvest some mushrooms! (We won’t be able to collect greens and roots, but we can learn about them.)

Summer offers many tasty opportunities for the growing forager! Join Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging in this introductory class about common wild edibles. We will start inside for a slideshow presentation, then move outdoors to explore wild edible plants of the summer landscape. Together we will learn about laws and ethics around foraging, as well as identification, harvest, and preparation of edible species. Please dress for the weather (rain or shine!) and be prepared to walk around a mile. Plants we will probably encounter include nettle, basswood, chickweed, wood sorrel, and many others! You will leave with a newfound appreciation for the wild plants that grow all around us plus a greater sense of confidence in foraging your own food!

Spring offers many tasty opportunities for the budding forager! Learn about common wild edible plants emerging on the Avon Hills landscape with Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging.

The workshop will start with a slideshow presentation covering basic tools, resources, and identification and preparation of springtime plants. Afterwards, we will hit the trails to apply our newfound knowledge to the surrounding landscape. Plants we may encounter include nettle, basswood, spruce tips, and fiddlehead ferns. Bring your own bags or baskets, as we can sustainably pick any edible plants we come across!

Spring offers many tasty opportunities for the growing forager! Join Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging in this introductory class about common wild edibles. Together we will explore the spring landscape in search of fresh greens, shoots, and herbs. The second part of the class will take place in the kitchen, where we will prepare simple dishes with our harvested finds.

It’s unnecessary to trek into the wilderness to harvest wild edibles—there are options right here in the city! Join Maria of Four Season Foraging to explore the urban environment in search of wild foods, starting right on ASI’s Minneapolis campus.

The class will focus on easy-to-identify roots and greens, with a focus on plants on ASI’s campus. Depending on what’s in season, the class may venture into the neighborhood. Participants will also discuss a variety of wild edibles found along the way and the cultural heritage of foraging in Sweden and other Scandinavian countries.

Discover delicious and nutritious wild plants and mushrooms that thrive in your local environment with foraging workshops led by Maria Wesserle of Four Season Foraging.

Ready to branch out and root yourself in the wild world of edible plants? Join us for an introductory foray into common wild edibles. You'll leave with basics to identify, harvest, and prepare seasonal plants-impressing friends and family with new tasty foraged finds! Class is outdoors.