Duration: Meets one weekend per month for 7 months. April through October 2026. Fridays and Saturdays.
Dates:
April 3-4th Columbia Basin
May 8-9th Okanogan Wenatchee National Forest
June 5-6th Methow Valley
July 10-11th Twisp
August 14th-15th Twisp and North Cascades
September 11-12th Twisp and North Cascades
October 9-10th Klickitat
View detailed schedule here.
Cost: $2150 with a nonrefundable deposit of $250
Instructor: Reisha Beck Guest instructors Gabe Garms and Natasha Clarke
This 7-month course is a hands-on, full-bodied wildcrafting experience. Participants will join me on wild harvesting missions for food, medicine and crafting materials. We will be driving long distances, climbing steep cliffs, sleeping under the stars and sharing wild food meals together. This course is for people longing to incorporate wild plants into their daily lives, by building relationships and reciprocity with the land they call home. As we harvest, we will tend wild patches, and give back and create a more abundant wild food system for future humans and non humans. We will build relationships with nutrient dense foods that feed our families and communities. We will harvest wild medicines that heal and transform our souls. We will spin fibers and weave our dreams. We will create comradery in shared experiences together.
Here are the main wildcrafting projects we will be doing, for a detailed calendar click here :
Cattails and tule for flour and basketry
Random weave willow harvesting baskets
Wild root harvest, foods and medicines, both spring and fall
Dogbane hemp harvesting and cordage making
Tree bark harvesting for baskets and medicines
Folded bark baskets
Arnica harvesting and medicine making
Medicinal plant harvest and medicine making in the field ( pedicularis, yarrow, sika valerian etc…)
Wild plant propagation while harvesting to insure future abundant harvests
Wild fermentation of wild foods with Gabe Garms
Natural dyes and spinning natural fibers
Berry harvests and foods and medicines to preserve them by
Wild vinegar making with Gabe Garms
Mushroom harvesting weather permitting
Acorn harvesting and processing for food, tanning and dyeing
Wild foods feast and celebration
Wildcrafting immersion students get a 35% discount on all short courses Reisha teaches in 2026!
How to Apply & Prerequisites:
In order to register with this course, you must apply first. Applications must be in by Feb 1st, 2026. There are only 12 spots in this course with 8 spots left.
In order to apply for this course, you must meet the following requirements:
Reliable transportation and the ability to joyfully drive long distances.
Be physically capable of carrying 30 pounds or more over your shoulder while navigating uneven, rocky and wild terrain.
Be comfortable camping outside in all kinds of weather, freezing, raining, hot and sweltering. And have all your own gear.
Able to and enjoy digging roots in 90-degree heat or 35 degrees cold.
Have wildcrafted before and have at least an intermediate understanding of wild plants, foods and medicines. And medicine making.
Have taken the Ethnobotany Immersion with Ravens Roots or equivalent experience.
You must be able to climb hills, steep slopes, distance walking in all types of weather, specifically heat.
This class is all inclusive and accepting of all walks of life and discrimination of any sort is not tolerated.
The ability to pay the class in full by March 1st, 2026
If you have questions about the course email Reisha at info@ravensroots.com
MATERIALS NEEDED FOR THIS COURSE:
Camera- phone camera is fine if it's a great one. We will be identifying many plants
Notebook and pen/pencil
Camping gear for car camping. Tent/sleeping bag etc.
Hand pruners, digging bar, hand scythe, gardening gloves
Harvesting bags or coffee sacks
Your own food, water and self care needs for the weekend.
Photos of past wildcrafting classes
