Healing Power of Bladderwrack and Seaweed Foraging (Albany Bulb/Berkeley Marina)
Healing Power of Bladderwrack and Seaweed Foraging: Albany Bulb/Berkeley Marina
Join seaweed expert Tanya Stiller for an unforgettable experience exploring the medicinal properties of Bladderwrack and foraging for seaweed along the stunning shores of the San Francisco Bay, at the Albany Bulb or the Berkeley Marina!
In this intimate class, limited to just 15 participants, you'll have the unique opportunity to:
Learn about Bladderwrack medicine and the fucoidan and other medicinal constituents found in Fucus species seaweed.
Harvest and forage Bladderwrack and discover other types of seaweeds like Turkish Washcloth and Sea Lettuce.
Explore the radio-protective qualities of algin, the cardiovascular health benefits, and the therapeutic support to the thyroid that comes from Bladderwrack.
Don't miss out on this immersive experience where you'll deepen your understanding of seaweed medicine and connect with nature in a meaningful way! This is a low tide forage. You won't need to get in the ocean, but we recommend wearing shoes with great traction.
Please note this event is for ages 9 and up.
Cost: $115 per person, plus booking fee
Where: Albany Bulb or Berkeley Marina (exact location will be sent one week prior to class)
When: Limited classes offered Spring - Summer; click “Book Now” to see available dates
Cancelation Policy: Add Peek Protect at checkout to cover cancelation up to 24 hours prior to your event. forageSF does not have a separate cancelation policy.
Seaweed Foraging Adventure (Sonoma Coast)
Seaweed Foraging Adventure: Sonoma Coast
Examine underwater life with our resident seaweed expert. Heidi has been sustainably harvesting and selling seaweed for over a decade: she knows what to pick, how to pick it, and most importantly, how to make it taste delicious! This two to three-hour guided morning foray will meet on the beach in Sonoma, and be followed by a talk on what you collected, the science of seaweed, and how to cook your catch. You can expect to collect up to 10 lbs. of edible seaweed. This is a coastal forage during low tide. You won't need to get in the ocean but we recommend wearing rain boots.
Please note this event is for ages 9 and up.
Check out this SF Chronicle piece on the classes (with a video!)
Cost: $95 per person, plus booking fee
Where: Sonoma, CA (exact location sent one week prior to class)
When: Spring-Fall; click “Book Now” to see available dates
Cancelation Policy: Add Peek Protect at checkout to cover cancelation up to 24 hours prior to your event. forageSF does not have a separate cancelation policy.
Seaweed Foraging Adventure (Half Moon Bay)
Seaweed Foraging Adventure: Half Moon Bay
Explore the beach during a low tide with Tanya and learn to identify different sea vegetables and their healing properties, like how some protect against nuclear radiation. While exploring the tidepools, you will talk about ethical and sustainable practices, Native American rights to access as a food and cultural resource, and spend time wild tending and foraging the seaweeds that grow here. You will leave with recipes, a variety of the sea vegetables we harvest (up to 10 lbs!), and a chance to taste some different seaweeds. We will likely see and can harvest kombu, pacific dulse, feather boa, rockweed, turkish towel, black larch, Iridea (aka rainbow leaf), and nori. This is a low tide forage. You won't need to get in the ocean, but we recommend wearing shoes with great traction.
Please note this event is for ages 9 and up.
Cost: $95 per person, plus booking fee
Where: Half Moon Bay, CA - less than 1 hour from SF (exact location will be sent one week prior to class)
When: Spring - Summer; click “Book Now” to see available dates
Cancelation Policy: Add Peek Protect at checkout to cover cancelation up to 24 hours prior to your event. forageSF does not have a separate cancelation policy.