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Fall is in the air, and mushrooms are popping!🍄

Fall is in the air, and mushrooms are popping!🍄💥 Porcini bisque with a sizzling basalt stone touch🔥🥣 Guests aren't going to complain their soup is cold!😅

#porcini #wildmushrooms #fallvibes #stonesoup #mushroomsoup #foragedfood #cozyliving

🍂 Equinox, Harvest Season . . 🌱What a gift i

🍂 Equinox, Harvest Season
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🌱What a gift it is to create beauty and nourishment, renewing our connecting to nature and creator!
🌱As the seasons shift I encourage you to dwell upon how you connect with the earth - where do you let it ignite you passion, ground your psyche, guide your path?
🌱Abundance and growth is what we're designed for -
take your cue from nature and let it sink in - we have everything we need, right here ❤️🌎
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🍂Here's to the changing of the seasons, and the reminder that this Earth, she's got our back.
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.🍂To help support and nourish your connection to nature this season, we have new content on The Membership Portal (link in bio) guiding you through the foraging and processing of an abundance of available wild Roots and Seeds for your kitchen pantry and immune system.
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🍂We're also gearing up for Mushroom Madness Season, it's right around the corner 🍄 stay turned for all things Fungi, with this fun guy, coming soon!!
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🍂Get out there and connect in to the abundance, nature lovers!🌱
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#natureisallaround #natureismedicine #naturelovers
#earthlovers #abundancemindset #creativecraft #natureschef #followyourpath

🌱Workshop announcement!🌱 When: Sunday, Sep

🌱Workshop announcement!🌱

When: Sunday, September 17th 2023, 12-4pm

Where: Nature’s Chef HQ - 7239 Ella Rd, Sooke BC

In-person, hands on foraging skills, discussions, and culinary creations!

This is your opportunity to get up close and personal with all that nature has to offer us in this transitional season. We’re all in need of a good dose of natural self-defence, detoxification and immune boosting. We’ll cover these medicinal uses of common and abundant wild roots & seeds, as well as more creative culinary uses.
As well, of course, the how-to’s of foraging basics - ethical harvesting, identification, where and how to find the goods!

This is a family-friendly event! Bring the kids and foster that love for wild foods and foraging that they will keep with them throughout their lives.

It’s incredible how much food and medicine surrounds us! Learn to see nature through a forager’s eyes and be held and nourished by all mother earth has to offer us this fall.

Registration:

Exchange: $75/adult.
Under 10yrs free.
Discounted members rate: $40 *See above for membership info*

To sign up send e-trans to tom@natureschef.ca

*If you are low-income or a family unit, please get in touch & we’ll make a deal! We want this information to be accessible to everyone.*

Directions:

7237/7239 Ella Rd. Sooke.

5th driveway down Ella road, on the left. You will see driftwood address sign at the road, drive down long driveway along blackberry bushes, parking is available. If there is not enough parking you can park along Ella road. There is a public bus stop only 5min walk away. When you arrive, come around the right hand side to the back space behind the house - you’ll see us there!

Back at my Muskoka cottage visiting the fam jam, s

Back at my Muskoka cottage visiting the fam jam, so much Sumac out there! Couldn't resist making some #sumaclemonade 💖👌
Super easy process, thought to share with you😘

#muskokacottage #pinklemonade #lemonade #crushit #sumac #foragelife #wildfoodlove #forage #mocktail #beattheheat

A little taste of our past Fruits & Berries, was s

A little taste of our past Fruits & Berries, was super juicy!😜🍇💦
Come join the Nature's Chef membership, connect with nature on another level🌈
Access online year-round foraging and cooking content anytime, more info👉 https://online.natureschef.ca/

#foragingworkshop #forage #wildfoodlove #PNW #coastalfoods #fruits&berries #juicyfruit #naturelover #foragedfoods #wildfoods #cookingschool #backtonature

Insanely delicious wild berry salad!😛💦 Down

Insanely delicious wild berry salad!😛💦
Download the recipe and so much more when you join the #natureschefmembership
https://online.natureschef.ca/

🍒In-person or online (or both!), join us this month to increase your knowledge and awareness of where the berries grow, how to ID them, and how to use them to upgrade your kitchen style and diet! From huckle to thimble to hawthorn to grape (& we're just getting started..), there are SO many wild, local treasures to tap into!

🍑Follow link in bio to sign up for online offerings & bring Nature's Chef into your own kitchen! The hop over to FB and sign up for our in-person Fruits & Berries workshop, Sunday August 27th, here in Sooke! 🍓💦

🍓Berry season is here! 🫐Once again, the sun

🍓Berry season is here!

🫐Once again, the sun is high and the fruit is ripe here in the Pacific North West, and the abundance is overflowing!

🍒In-person or online (or both!), join us this month to increase your knowledge and awareness of where the berries grow, how to ID them, and how to use them to upgrade your kitchen style and diet! From huckle to thimble to hawthorn to grape (& we're just getting started..), there are SO many wild, local treasures to tap into!

🍑Follow link in bio to sign up for online offerings & bring Nature's Chef into your own kitchen! The hop over to FB and sign up for our in-person Fruits & Berries workshop, Sunday August 27th, here in Sooke! 🍓💦

🍇This season is ripe for the picking, and we hope you’ll join us! Let’s connect together to nourish our families and communities the way nature intended!

This Saturday, August 5th Herbal smoke workshop -

This Saturday, August 5th
Herbal smoke workshop - creation of cobb pipes & blending herbs (non tobacco/cannabis)
followed by Cobb oven fired pizzas.
Workshop $40
Pizzas $15/ea
Family friendly event
PM @shirebythesea or email me to claim your spot, come on out and enjoy the community & nature.

Summer Forage Workshop🌞🌿 Sunday July 23, 12-

Summer Forage Workshop🌞🌿
Sunday July 23, 12-4pm.

🌱This season is brimming with delicious and nutrient-packed natural goodies - right on our doorstep. Nature’s garden has done an excellent job in curating a culinary feast for us - from salty sweet sea asparagus to wild carrots, beach peas, and sour wood sorrel, let me show you where to find, how to ID, and how to prepare these summer gems!

🌱As always, we have two different ways for you to engage with this juicy content - either online, in person, or both!

🌱Join us on our culinary adventure in the Online Membership (link in bio) to follow Chef Tom at your own pace, on a guided tour of some of the seasons best and most delicious summer foraging finds, Summer Forage Module drops July 15th! Then join him in the kitchen for some magic recipes and tips on how to include them in your diet. Kid-approved, delicious and nutritious, these recipes are originals you won't find anywhere else!

All this content plus more, as well as access to all past month's content, is available in the Membership Portal✨

🌱Then come out and join us for an in-depth, in-person workshop on our land @shirebythesea for hands on foraging tips, info, and delicious wildcrafted snacks. This workshop is open to everyone, with a discounted rate for our Online Members.

🌱Summer Forage Workshop details:

Sunday, July 23 2023
12-4pm
7239 Ella Rd, Sooke BC

Exchange: $75/adult.
Under 10yrs free.
Discounted members rate: $40 *See above for membership info*

To sign up send e-trans to tom@natureschef.ca

🌱This season is ripe for the picking, and we hope you’ll join us! Lets connect together to nourish our families and communities the way nature intended. Empowering ourselves & our families to find and prepare food freely growing right in our own neighborhoods, what could be more valuable?!✨

🌱Happy summer, friends!

❤️Chef Tom & Family

🌱The Succulent Summer fruits, herbs, & vegetabl

🌱The Succulent Summer fruits, herbs, & vegetables are here!

🌱This season is brimming with delicious and nutrient-packed natural goodies - right on our doorstep. Nature’s garden has done an excellent job in curating a culinary feast for us - from salty sweet sea asparagus to wild carrots, beach peas, and sour wood sorrel, let me show you where to find, how to ID, and how to prepare these summer gems!

🌱As always, we have two different ways for you to engage with this juicy content - either online, in person, or both!

🌱Join us on our culinary adventure in the Online Membership (link in bio) to follow Chef Tom at your own pace, on a guided tour of some of the seasons best and most delicious summer foraging finds, Summer Forage Module drops July 15th! Then join him in the kitchen for some magic recipes and tips on how to include them in your diet. Kid-approved, delicious and nutritious, these recipes are originals you won't find anywhere else!

All this content plus more, as well as access to all past month's content, is available in the Membership Portal✨

🌱Then come out and join us for an in-depth, in-person workshop on our land @shirebythesea for hands on foraging tips, info, and delicious wildcrafted snacks. This workshop is open to everyone, with a discounted rate for our Online Members.

🌱Summer Forage Workshop details:

Sunday, July 23 2023
12-4pm
7239 Ella Rd, Sooke BC

Exchange: $75/adult.
Under 10yrs free.
Discounted members rate: $40 *See above for membership info*

To sign up send e-trans to tom@natureschef.ca

🌱This season is ripe for the picking, and we hope you’ll join us! Lets connect together to nourish our families and communities the way nature intended. Empowering ourselves & our families to find and prepare food freely growing right in our own neighborhoods, what could be more valuable?!✨

🌱Happy summer, friends!

❤️Chef Tom & Family

Sneak peak of our most recent camp adventure..🏕

Sneak peak of our most recent camp adventure..🏕️
Does anyone else feel like nature dips are an actual MUST these days to make it though this crazy life?! Mother earth is just waiting out there to nurture us with her goodness..

Join us this month in the Membership Portal for SO much more! Plus tutorials & downloadable recipes to make your next camp trip a nature infused breeze!
Tap into whats available to nourish your mind, body, & soul. Link in bio to get in there ✨🌱

& If you're keen for hands-on learning, our in person Camp Cooking Workshop this Sunday (June 18) still has a few spots remaining!! Bring your dad out for a memorable father's day activity, guaranteed fun & yum eats 🔥
Email tom@natureschef.ca to claim your spot!

#camp #familycamp #campadventure #campcooking #campworkshop #cookingworkshop #naturecooking #naturecookingworkshop #campcookinglessons #naturecookingclasses #onlinecooking #foragingclass #foragedfood #campvancouverisland #cookingclassesvancouverisland #cookathome #natureschef #natureschefmembership

🏕️Happy June, It's Camping Season! 🏕️Ne

🏕️Happy June, It's Camping Season!

🏕️New online module drops June 15th

🏕️In-person workshop this Sunday June 18th, 12-4pm, Sooke BC

👉Read on to get the low-down on what we're stoked to share with you this month, and scroll to the bottom for sign-up deets!

✨Cooking around the fire in nature should be part of everyone’s human experience. Come learn what can help you thrive, whether out in the wilds, or in your own backyard. Nature crafted culinary tools & foraged utensils, how to safely & sustainably build and use fire to prepare food, what nature has to offer and how mother earth can support us to prepare food the way nature intended.

✨Whether you’re a hiking enthusiast, a backyard BBQ aficionado, or simply a self-sufficient human looking to upgrade your camp game, this month's content is for you! Come with a love for nature & food, and we’ll provide the rest.

✨Just some of what we’ll cover;
-Choosing the best campsite
-What to pack, tools of the trade
-Camping in alignment and with respect for our earth
-Building a safe & effective cooking fire
-Carving tools
-Simple crafted tongs & utensils
-Vegetation used for tools & cooking
-Hot rock cooking
-Baking with clay
-Pot hangers
-Tripod & anchored suspension
-Uses of moss
-Camping with kids - getting the whole family involved

🏕️In-person workshop exchange:
$75/adult*
Under 10 free
$40/members

✨Etrans Tom@natureschef.ca to claim your spot!

🏕️Online Membership:
$40/month, sign up & get your discount to in-person workshop! As well as access to a growing library of content with fresh new monthly releases, recipe downloads, and exclusive community access!

✨Link in bio to sign-up

*Let us know if you're low-income or a family unit seeking a discount. We want to keep this accessible for all*

#camp #camplife #campingisfun #campcooking #naturesway #campupgrade #campingtutorial #vancouverislandforaging #vancouverislandcamping #camptime

Seaweed Forage & Culinary Workshop Sunday May 28

Seaweed Forage & Culinary Workshop

Sunday May 28th. 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 best to consume
Ethical foraging practices
How to process efficiently
Preserving methods
Cooking with Kelp
Preparing 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 $75. Kids free.
Discounted members rate $40

Hand crafted kelp snacks included!

To sign up send e-trans to tom@natureschef.ca

To find us at Ella Beach, turn left once you hit the beach and you'll see our setup within a few minutes walk.

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#seaweed #seaweedforage #seaweedharvest #seaweedworkshop #kelpme #kelpmekelpyou #natureschef #sookeevents #foragedfoods #forageworkshop #natureforage #oceanworkshop #nori #seaweedsalad #seaweedsnacks #seaweedbrain #seaweedskincare #seaweedbath

Behind the scenes Saturday at Nature's Chef Headqu

Behind the scenes Saturday at Nature's Chef Headquarters
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We're over here cooking up some Seaweed magic for you to enjoy over on the Membership portal
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Spruce & mint infused fizzy Jun, sweet company, & a view like this..
Not bad for a day at the office
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Check out the link in Bio to claim your spot in the Nature's Chef Membership & be the first to receive all the juicy content we can create! All made with love & the intention to empower YOU to get out there and shine
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How are you spending your Saturday?!

#natureschef #cheflife #officelife #livingthedream #jun #springtime #seaweedforaging #seaweedforage #onlinemembership #natureschefmembership #foragingmembership #foragingclass #cookingathome #onlinecooking #seaweedclass

Know what ladies like even more than flowers? Try

Know what ladies like even more than flowers?
Try flower infused honey..🍯✨🌸

Easy peasy, and smells even better than it looks..

Get out there and get on it, my dudes!
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#flowerpower #springflowers #lilachoney #flowerhoney #infusedhoney #natureschef #springforaging #springlove #powerofflowers #lilac #lilacs

The Seaweeds have arrived! 🌱🧜‍♀️ Onli

The Seaweeds have arrived!
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Online, in-person or both, we've got you covered for your spring dose of succulent seaweeds this month!!
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Check the link in my bio to sign up: Members get a discounted rate to the in-person workshop, hours of content, tutorials, recipes, and easy-access to yours truly for any and all of your Seaweed inspired questions!
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#seaweed #seaweedforaging #seaweedharvest #pnwonderland #vancouverislandforaging #pacificnorthwest #seaweedworkshop #seaweedrecipes #natureschef #naturecooking #foraging #beachforage #forage #foragedfood

We had such a"grand fir" time at our last forage w

We had such a"grand fir" time at our last forage workshop!😅🌲 Don't worry incase you missed it you can catch the online version in the membership😉
https://online.natureschef.ca/
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#spruceitup #sitkaspruce #treeforage #treehugger #trees #forage #foragingworkshop #nature #bannock #grandfir #elderflowercordial #sprucetips #wildfoodlove

Just a few spots left, this Sunday! Let's do it
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It's time to Spruce things up!🌲👌 Tree Foragi

It's time to Spruce things up!🌲👌
Tree Foraging Workshop
Sunday May 7, 12-4pm
@elemental_collective
#sookebc

A day connecting with the giants of the plant kingdom, trees can offer abundance. We’ll tap into which trees are for food, medicine, survival and first aid uses. From tree tips to roots and the pollen in between. Join Nature’s Chef to learn how to introduce them to your diet and lifestyle.

More details and to sign up👉🏼
https://natureschef.ca/calendar/

Also don't forget for additional online content you can access from Nature's Chef Membership.
https://online.natureschef.ca/

#treeforage #edibletrees #trees #treeworkshop #foragingwalk #sookeevents #plantwalk #spruceitup #wildfoodlove #sprucetips #elderflower

Let’s Spruce it up!🌲👌 A day connecting wit

Let’s Spruce it up!🌲👌
A day connecting with the giants of the plant kingdom, trees can offer abundance. We’ll tap into which trees are for food, medicine, survival and first aid uses. From tree tips to roots and the pollen in between. Join Nature’s Chef to learn how to introduce them to your diet and lifestyle.

Tree Foraging Workshop
Sunday May 7, 12-4pm
@elemental_collective
#sookebc

More details and to sign up👉🏼
https://natureschef.ca/calendar/

Also don't forget for additional online content you can access from Nature's Chef Membership.
https://online.natureschef.ca/

#treeforage #edibletrees #trees #treeworkshop #foragingwalk #sookeevents #plantwalk #spruceitup #wildfoodlove

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