Welcome to the world of wild edible food! Gathering or foraging for food has become a trendy new pastime – it is also one of the oldest and primal relationships between us and the natural world. It is a great way to connect with nature and something primal within us. Wild food is often a more healthy and nutritious alternative, and can be much richer in essential vitamins and minerals.
Join us on our newest edible adventure! We’ll take a scenic coastal walk, meeting up to a dozen edible and medicinal wild plants, covering best practices, edible/medicinal uses, identification, harvesting and preparation tips. Our adventure will end with a scrumptious tasting on the beach where we’ll sample several of the plants we meet. Our menu will include a wild soup, wild ice cream, fruit leather, pickles and more!
Highlights:
• Introduction to Foraging• Plant Identification
• Uses, Prep & Harvesting Tips
• Wild Food Tasting
Set in the beautiful seaside community of Tors Cove, a tiny coastal village nestled in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve (about 30 minutes south of St. John's).
🌊 A picturesque cobblestone beach awaits us… savour the smells and sounds of the ocean and take in the beauty of the islands that dot this coast, several of which are part of the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, and home to over half a million puffins. The world's 2nd largest Leach's storm-petrel colony (more than 620,000 pairs) also come here to nest.
📷 Take your camera, the saltboxes and scenery are breathtaking. If we're lucky, we may even see seals, puffins, whales or icebergs as well!
Location: Tors Cove | 11am to 1pmPlease contact me for Private Bookings and Custom Dates!
🎟️ Tickets should be purchased at least 24 hours in advance. Or call to inquire (709) 682-9724Directions will be emailed to those who book spaces.
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Feedback from previous participants:
I would definitely recommend this to anyone and everyone, Tina has so much knowledge and experience in this area. Truly learned so much useful information, and left the foraging walk with so more knowledge and uses for everything around us! From young to old this is an amazing opportunity!
- Jennisa Mercer
The community of Tors Cove is a place my husband and I love to visit and hike the trail leading to the beautiful beach. On one such visit we encountered Tina, and her husband preparing for a fire and food tasting on the beach. Tina explained the, “Wild Food Walk , Foraging & Tasting” tour, I was hooked. I signed up for her next tour and so enjoyed the day! Form beginning to the end Tina was professional, friendly and very knowledgeable of the plants we were foraging. I never imagined the number of times I walked this trail it had so much to offer. We ended our day with a wonderful boil up experience on the beach with a foraged food lunch that Tina had prepared. The taste was amazing (the ice cream was my favourite). Thanks Tina to you and your team of helpers for the beautiful people you are and the joy you give in sharing it with others. It was truly memorable, hope to do it again!
- Betty Jones
My adult kids and I embraced the chance to do the foraging walk with Tina. As indigenous people and nature lovers, we were not disappointed! Tina not only showed us a variety of edible plants, but also brought some prepared goodies for us to eat on our walk. I still crave the candied spruce tips, delicious! At the end of the walk, we had a lovely fire on the beach, with a lunchbox provided of more homemade plant goodies for lunch. It was a wonderful experience and I would definitely do it again, especially if more plants were added. I recommend this walk to anyone looking to connect with nature and a wonderful host.
- Selina C.
I highly recommend the Foraging tour in Tors cove. It was really educational. Nice to end it on the beach by the fire with tea and treats! - Sarah Gagne
We really enjoyed our Foraging walk with Tina. She was very enthusiastic and displayed great knowledge of the plant foraging around St John's. It was very memorable to experience the tastings on the beach and walk on the coastal trail. - John G.
We loved our half day foraging walk with Tina and learned lots of interesting tidbits about indigenous plants and their uses. Tina is already a deep source of knowledge and she is constantly digging into the roots and history of Newfoundland plant foraging. It's wonderful that this knowledge is being treasured and shared by local people. We couldn't believe our eyes when Tina set up a delicious tasting menu for us right on the beach in a most gorgeous location, with homemade ice cream, and all kinds of other treats. I highly recommend a foraging outing with Tina. - Tara & Ernie