Wild Food: a taste of the untamed
Get ready to awaken your taste buds and experience the vibrant flavors of the wilderness!
Our immersive Wild Food week is an unforgettable adventure that will take you on a journey of discovery. You will learn to forage and cook with wild edibles, ánd to rethink our food and habitat systems.
Whether you’re a professional chef interested in sustainability or a fanatic hiker with an interest in food, a curious beginner or a seasoned forager: let’s grab a basket and find something to eat!
Spring Plants
Learn how to identify, harvest and prepare edible wild plants.
Asparagus
We forage for the local delicacy: wild asparagus, and invite the local community to join around the table.
Morel Mushrooms
Diving into the fungi world, hunting for world´s most wanted mushroom; the Morel!
Medicine Making
Enter the realm of herbal medicine and taking home your own healing tinctures, balms and teas.
Fermentations
Learn about all kinds of fermentations, from fermented plants and veggies to fermented drinks.
Sourdough Bread
Understanding the principles behind sourdough, you´ll learn different fool-proof recipes to bake your own breads.
Coastal Foraging
One of the highlights will be our expedition to the coast, exploring wild edibles living on shore and in the sea.
Seaweed
At the coast, we will particularly teach you all we know about the world of seaweed.
Wild! Beyond all expectations!
- Brenda
Being one with, and learning from nature is a significant blessing, especially in these times. This was absolutely the most important experience of the week!
- Jenneke
What will you learn?
You will deepen your understanding of wild foods and the natural world, both on a cognitive and physical level. Through a combination of expert-led lessons and guided foraging hikes and cooking sessions, you'll learn how to identify and harvest wild edibles, prepare them in delicious recipes, and understand their nutritional and medicinal properties. Meanwhile you'll have the chance to immerse yourself in the natural beauty of the stunning Spanish wilderness.
Next to gaining knowledge, there is also space for silence, alone-time in nature, and sharing. Creating a deep connection also to our own inner nature. Nourishing not only our bellies and bodies, but also our heart and soul.
And best of all, you'll be surrounded by like-minded and passionate people who share your love for nature and food. Together, we will restore our connection with our edible surroundings, explore the rich flavors of the wilderness, create unforgettable memories, and gain skills that will last a lifetime!
The wild location
The land on which the Can Cabota finca lies, has everything a forager wants: mushrooms galore, edible plants and trees everywhere, a river to take a *cold* dip in, an organic veggie garden, a young food forest, a water source... and a hammock for your after-lunch nap!
There’s fresh produce from the organic veggie garden, homemade sourdough bread, and plenty of wild foods right at our feet. We cook together either in the yurt or in the outdoor kitchen, we share recipes and joy.
It’s an amazing place to disconnect from the noise and chaos of everyday life and find peace in the simplicity of living off the land.
The Wild Food week was truly a journey to a "different" world than you're used to. Living a week entirely in rhythm and cooperation with nature was a highly valuable experience. It taught me how to rely on nature for food, while also emphasizing our role in that system and how we can give back. This experience has provided me with a tremendous amount of inspiration and motivation to bring these insights home with me.
- Celine
