​Embark on a culinary adventure with Wild Element’s Wild Foods Series, a monthly workshop at the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy’s Bengel Wildlife Center. Each session begins with a guided foraging walk, where participants will discover and harvest seasonal wild edibles native to Michigan. Following the foraging excursion, the workshop will delve into various methods of preparing […]

Embark on a culinary adventure with Wild Element’s Wild Foods Series, a monthly workshop at the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy’s Bengel Wildlife Center. Each session begins with an demonstration and hands-on processing of fresh wild edible plants and/or mushrooms in season for this zone of Michigan, where participants will get to know the ingredients and the […]

​Embark on a culinary adventure with Wild Element’s Wild Foods Series, a monthly workshop at the Michigan Wildlife Conservancy’s Bengel Wildlife Center. Each session begins with a guided foraging walk, where participants will discover and harvest seasonal wild edibles native to Michigan. Following the foraging excursion, the workshop will delve into various methods of preparing […]

Learn how to preserve your foraged harvest with confidence! This interactive Canning Wild Foods class at Michigan Wildlife Conservancy’s Bengel Wildlife Center is designed for beginner and intermediate foragers who want to turn wild ingredients into shelf-stable foods, and some unique recipes to try! What you’ll do: Learn the essentials of water bath and pressure canning, […]