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Seaweed Workshop

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When:
April 20, 2024 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
2024-04-20T12:00:00-07:00
2024-04-20T16:00:00-07:00
Where:
Ella Beach
Ella Rd. Sooke
BC.

Seaweed Foraging Workshop

Saturday April 20th. 12-4pm.
Ella Beach, Sooke, BC.
Exploring the mysterious world of seaweeds with your guide Nature’s Chef. Tom will introduce you to these most amazing specimens, the macro-algae that can offer an abundance of food, medicine, survival and first aid uses. Learn the 3 different classifications of seaweeds, including inter-tidal and kelp species. Where and when to harvest, ethical harvesting practices, drying and preparation techniques, and overall health benefits. You will learn how to introduce them to your diet and lifestyle. From play to spa days, this workshop has a whole lot to cover.   
What we’ll cover:
  • Identifying common seaweeds of the PNW
  • Which seaweeds are to consume and not
  • Ethical foraging practices
  • How to process efficiently
  • Preserving methods
  • Cooking with Kelp
  • Preparing them so they are delicious
  • Medicinal uses
  • Survival uses
  • First-Aid uses
  • Toys and play with seaweeds
  • Spa treatment
Learn what the sea can teach us, understand as we reconnect with the water world a little bit more it can build resilient community. Nature has the amazing capability to heal us, and make us thrive!
Registration:
Exchange $80.
Kids under 12 free. 
If you are of low income I’m open to trade of some sort.
Discounted members rate $50 **See https://online.natureschef.ca/ for membership info.
To sign up send e-trans to tom@natureschef.ca 
Directions:
Ella Beach 
Location; Access to the beach is at the end of Ella Road. Turn left when you get down to Ella beach, you’ll see the setup within a few minutes walk.

 

In-person workshops 2024:

Sundays, 12-4pm in Sooke Bc

$80 includes wildcrafted snack & fresh herbal tea.

Discounted member rate $50.

  • February 11 – Sugar & Salt
  • March 3 – Shellfish Forage
  • March 24 – Spring Forage
  • April 14 – Tree Forage
  • April 20 – Seaweed Forage
  • June 23 – Cooking in Nature
  • July 28 – Summer Forage
  • September 15 – Roots & Seeds
  • September 29 – Mushroom Forage
  • November 24 – Wildfood Ferments

More details to come for each workshop, please sign up for the newsletters!

 

About Nature’s Chef, Tom Kral
Over 25 years of professional cooking experience and a bloodline of cooks has evolved Tom Kral into Nature’s Chef. From a child growing up in a European deli and spending time at the family cottage, camping and foraging played a important role of his life that developed a deep connection with nature. Following his passion for cooking it led him down a path of being trained by some of the worlds best chefs, then to owner of a renowned restaurant and catering business in Toronto, ON. After a chef burn out and a awakening he finally came to settle in supernatural BC because of the irresistible call for the wild. His passion for putting medicine back into our food quickly grew into a whole new genre of dining experience, which he delivers to others through edutainment. He now share’s his knowledge with you.http://natureschef.ca

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I acknowledge that I live and work on unceded T’Sou-ke territory and Coast Salish Territories. I endeavour to honour the land and its people by strengthening our relationship and responsibilities to the land.
Let’s gather and celebrate the richness of this human experience together!