Explore the edible, medicinal & native plants of the Bay Area. Fall brings the ripening of acorns, bay nuts, rose hips and much more. Learn traditional and modern uses of common plants and how to identify them in their natural environment. Fall presents a good chance to deepen your plant identification skills as many species begin to lose their leaves and fruits. We will also key out some common medicinal plants to help boost your systems throughout the winter.Our walk will conclude with a sampling of wild food prepared into tasty dishes and will span less than a mile. WHERE: Location is within 20 minutes of Berkeley, CA - exact address will be sent 1 week before event to participants Space is limited to 11 participants. About the facilitator: Bryan is a garden instructor, forager & permaculturist who leads events on wild food foraging, land stewardship & ecotherapy. He holds a master’s degree in counseling psychology which he fuses with his passion for Earth-care to facilitate therapeutic nature-connection experiences. He has worked on regenerative farms across the country & currently manages a budding food forest at the UC Gill Tract Community Farm in Albany, CA. His day job involves teaching children hands-on gardening. His mission statement is to build healing ecosystems to bring communities into balanced relationship with the Earth and one another.Visit www.healingecosystems.com for more events and to sign up for our newsletter.