WILD FOOD WALKS

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Come to our backyard overlooking the Otaki river to discover and taste the gourmet world of wild edible and medicinal plants that exists right under our noses.We are on four acres with a great mix of natives, exotics, and open fields to wander through as we taste. Wild foods and wild medicines are a part of our lives, what we share with you comes from many years of eating and treating ourselves using nature. We will taste around 15 plants and be introduced to 20-25 different edible, medicinal or poisonous plants.
If you would rather we came to your neighbourhood then get a group of friends together and we will come to you.

NEXT WALK

Dates are being finalised for 2012 so call us if you and a group of friends have a date you would prefer
PLEASE CALL US TO RESERVE A PLACE. Bring a cup with you for taste-testing wild teas!

More days will be posted soon, or you can call us with a date you would like.

$15 per person (2hr walk). Minimum five people or equivalent price.

for enquiries please contact us

BEFORE THE BIC - FRICTION FIRE MAKING

"One of the most amazing things I have ever done (and keep doing) is to make fire the way my ancestors did."

In this workshop we will introduce you to life "BEFORE THE BIC". You will be shown the old ways of friction fire making and given the opportunity to try and rekindle that old flame. But more importantly we will learn what it is to nurture a fire, to find dry tinder, dry wood, using matches, flint, magnesium, and rubbing two sticks together. Haven't you always wanted to light a fire rubbing two sticks together!

$25 per person (introductory 3hr workshop). Minimum five people or equivalent price.

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"OPEN FIRE COOKING"

Bringing it back to the hearth. Join us for a feast cooked the way our ancestors did it. Spend the morning gathering and preparing wild and not-so-wild foods(vegetarian and meat dishes), then cook them with fire, water, wood, stone and steel in time for lunch. This is very much a hands-on learning experience in which you will learn many different techniques for cooking with fire. It's a great day of connecting and sharing stories and food around the fire.

$25 per adult, $40 for 2, $50 family of 2 adults/2 children(up to 12yrs), or $5 per child.

NEXT FEAST

Saturday July 16th 2011, 9:00am-3:30pm.

PLEASE CALL US TO RESERVE A PLACE. Bring your own eating utensils and cup. All food provided will be wild and/or organically grown.

More days will be posted soon, or you can call us with a date you would like.

A BUSH WALK LIKE YOU'VE NEVER DONE BEFORE

Become more aware of your surroundings and your body as we bring focus to life around us using awareness and sensing activities. Here we get barefoot, we get blindfolded, we listen, smell, feel, taste and see things with more clarity.
We will venture into the bush and other natural spaces and really start to see and feel the benefits of slowing down. This is NOT a huge bush walk carrying heavy packs, oh no, this is reaching back in your memory to reconnect with nature.
Learn the trees, listen to the birds, feel the earth under your feet.

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1/2 day cost is $40 per person, full day cost is $70 per person.
Minimum three people or equivalent price.

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