Learn regenerative Agriculture, foraging and herbalism.
Private instruction
Seasonal foraging:
Learn the basics of foraging and about what plants can be foraged during the current season. This class features a 2-3 hour lecture on ethics, equipment and preparing foraged foods. Then we will go on a walk to find what we can in local woods, fields or your backyard.
Foraging for Kids:
A foraging class geared towards kids ages 8-16, though older and younger kids are welcome. Home school groups receive special rates. There must be at least one adult in the group.
mushroom medicine:
Learn about foraging, growing and preparing medicinal mushrooms like reishi, lions mane, cordyceps and turkey tail. We can focus more on foraging, growing or preparing medicine based on your preference.
Crash course in herbalism basics:
Learn basic principles of herbalism and get hands on practice making your own remedies. We can cater preparations to your own specific interests, or we can create common remedies that are useful in most households. This will feature 1-2 hours of lecture and 2-3 hours of remedy preparation.
Wildcrafting medicine:
Learn how to forage and prepare 10 common wild medicinal plants, that we will forage from your backyard, or a local forest or park. This will feature a 1 hour foraging walk, and 3-4 hours of lecture and remedy preparation.
Mushroom foraging:
Learn the basics of mushroom foraging including how to safely identify a variety of edible mushrooms, based on the current season, though we can also discuss what mushrooms can be found locally in other seasons. This will feature a 2-3 hour lecture and then a mushroom walk in a local forest.
If a scheduled classes doesn’t work for your schedule or you want instruction based on your personal interests, you can book Theresa for private instruction! Below are a few descriptions of the types of classes that could be booked, or let us know what your specific interests are and Theresa can cater the curriculum to you.
Book your Private class or Workshop now!
Private classes start at $300 for up to 3 students, with additional students added at $75/each for 17+ or $50 each for 7-16 years old. Special rates are available for homeschool groups. Travel is included up to 50 miles from Epping, NH.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORs
Theresa and Jäesun Brangarran
Theresa Brangarrán was raised in Scituate, MA, and spent much of her time growing up exploring the woods, learning about the many plants growing in the area. She found a love of teaching about nature while working with kids at an Audubon summer camp, and especially loved teaching them how to find fun treats to eat in the fields and woods on their daily hikes. She started working with herbs for health around the same time and has been over sharing about both foraging and herbalism ever since! She has learned from a number of different herbalists from all over the country, and regularly educates herself about the plants she comes across in her daily life, learning about how to work with both edibles and medicinals in the local ecosystems. In the last five years she has also focused on learning about regenerative agricultural systems, including pasturing raising and rotationally grazing animals, permaculture and indigenous growing systems. She is passionate about becoming self-sufficient, and creating community centered on these concepts.
Jäesun Brangarran grew up on the South Shore of Massachusetts, spending much of his young life traipsing through the woods teaching himself to fish, building survival shelters and learning about local ecosystems. He has been passionate about the natural world since that time and spends much of his spare time exploring the wilderness for his artwork, hunting, fishing and learning the land. For years he has harvested and butcher animals on farms and in the past has worked in meat cutting. He has focused on regenerative agricultural systems over the last decade and has traveled around the country learning about rotational grazing, low impact farming and self-sufficiency. He is passionate about teaching people how to work with the land and create systems for self sufficiency.