Community Gleaning and Wildcrafter’s Guild with Katherine

Join Spoonful Herbal’s Katherine Elmer in 2024 to pilot a “Community Gleaning and Wildcrafting Guild” program, hosting guest instructors from the community and interacting with various locations throughout the Intervale Center.

Participants in the program will be invited to join 2 wildcrafting or gleaning outings per month at the Intervale Center, which will include hands-on instruction from experienced herbalists to gain proper plant ID, medicinal parts and best timing of harvest, best practices to harvest honorably and sustainably.

A focus of the Guild program will be to teach and model the Intervale Forager’s pledge while cultivating skilled community members with an ongoing respectful connection to the Intervale lands and stewardship. 

Participants will be invited to bring fresh plant material home and recipes and guidance will be provided so that they can transform that plant material into nutrient dense foods for their families and communities.

Participation in this educational program will be based on a monthly subscription with sliding scale options and it is eligible for VSAC funding.

Schedule:

Wild crafting gatherings meet twice monthly on Wednesdays from 4:30-6:00 pm; rain dates will be offered on Thursdays from 4:30-6:00 pm.

Resources provided via Google classroom throughout the season.

Wild-crafting dates
May 22
June 5
June 19
July 3
July 17
July 31 (makeup day if needed)
August 14
August 28
September 11
September 25
October 9th

Tuition:

Monthly and seasonal memberships available.

  • Monthly cost: $50*
    (2 wildcrafting or gleaning outings per month at The Intervale Center, Burlington)

  • Whole season membership (4 months mid May through mid October): $150*
    ($15 per gathering paid at the beginning of the season)

*10% of revenue paid to Intervale Center.

Financial assistance is available for eligible students while funds last through VSAC’s Vermont Non-Degree Grant. Apply early as funds are first-come first served and often run out by February or March. You do not need to be accepted into our program before applying for VSAC assistance.

For more information and to apply, visit VSAC.

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