OUT 180WP - Wild Plant Foraging

Credits: 1

Designed for students with little or no foraging experience. Students will learn the fundamentals and enjoyment of foraging and gaining familiarity with the natural settings surrounding EOU. The course will focus on plant identification, physiological/health advantages of eating wild plants, maintaining an active lifestyle, ethical gathering and culinary considerations, Native American cultural and ceremonial perspectives, and ecological understanding. This class will involve off-campus field sessions and moderate walking activity.