Join us for a weekend of foraging in the lower Midwest! All tickets will include a potluck and keynote Friday night, a foraged meal on Saturday and classes with some great teachers throughout the weekend! Camping onsite for the weekend will be available as an add on. Tickets for this year's event are a different format than in the past so please double check you have everything you need before checking out. Kids under 12 are free with an adult ticket. We can't wait to see you!Read More
| Title | Date | Day | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| EAT YOUR WEEDS: How to forage spring greens and make pesto | 19 Apr 2025 | Saturday | 973 West North Bend Road, Cincinnati, OH, USA |
| Tri-Foraging Festival 2024 | 20 Sep 2024 | Friday | Union, KY, USA |
| Tri-Foraging Festival 2023 | 29 Sep 2023 | Friday | Union, KY, USA |
The Chaotic Forager
Gabrielle Cerberville, aka @chaoticforager or "the Internet's Mushroom Auntie," is a forager, mycologist, composer, and outdoor educator. Just a few of her current projects include a book, a TV series, and a Ph.D at the University of Virginia in music composition and computer technologies. You can find her at www.chaoticforager.com, or on all socials as @chaoticforager.
The Wild Dryad
Shane Alden is a self-taught illustrator, botanist, and educator who has been featured on the Chicago Tribune, the Wild Edible World Podcast, and more. Shane has traveled to several countries and cities for his research on plants and ecology. He believes that creating a healthy environment through hands-on learning and research can aid anyone who is willing to learn about the natural world around them. You can find Shane at www.thewilddryad.com or on all socials as @the_wild_dryad.
Max McCormick is an educator and creator currently residing in Cincinnati, Ohio. Former forestry technician and certified arborist, Max is a giant tree nerd, avid forager and wildcrafter, home-herbalist, and all-around plant and nature enthusiast. They teach a number of different workshops and classes including Tree Identification, Edible and Medicinal Plant identification, Wildcrafting, Foraging, and Home-Herbalism, among others. Max is also certified in permaculture design, and they are a maker, artist and organizer. Their e-mail is Mmccormick@intothetrees.green, or you can find them on instagram @megamaxxoxo
Ocotillo Herbals
Meghan Henshaw has spent many years studying the plethora of ways in which medicinal plants are woven into the fabric of everyday life. This has led her all over the United States and abroad where she has worn many hats as a field researcher, wildcrafter, herbalist, and educator. Her medicinal plant studies began with an internship with a large herb company twenty years ago and was followed by formal botanical study in herbal science and ethnobotany. Meghan currently has a private practice in Cincinnati and sees clients for one on one herbal support and bodywork. As Ocotillo Herbals, she teaches herbal classes throughout the Midwest and crafts a line of herbal products which emphasize bioregional plants using herbs she grows in a community garden in the city. Visit ocotilloherbals.com to learn more.
Cole Perry has been in youth work for 20 years, mostly outdoor ed but currently teaching high school Spanish at Clark Montessori. Cole loves learning and sharing what they know about our other-than-human relatives, mostly plants and mushrooms. Catch Cole talking about how to identify things in the woods that people can eat. Their favorites include mayapples, persimmons, and all of our native Allium species.
Sarah Kent is an award-winning naturalist, published entomologist and currently serves as the executive director for GroundworkORV. She is dedicated to advancing food sovereignty, fostering life skill development and ensuring safe access to green spaces for the Black community. In her spare time she enjoys creating art, baking, gardening, foraging and enjoying Cincinnati’s music & culinary scene!
Lindsey and Paul Cencula love foraging for wild foods, medicines, and ingredients. In addition to a healthy fascination with mushrooms and mycellium, they are passionate about sacred, healing, and delicious spices you can make using the plants you forage from the woods and YOUR OWN YARD. They also love teaching the next generation of kids all about the magic of plants and how to be good relatives to our non human siblings.
Liz is an herbalist, a forager and is certified in teaching Yoga to both kids and adults. Liz teaches in several studios and schools throughout Cincinnati and Northern KY and loves teaching Yoga to students of all ages and levels. Outside of Yoga, Liz is in the middle of a one year project of not buying food from grocery stores. Instead Liz eats food grown by local farmers, by herself or food that she has foraged and is known as the Grocery-Free Yogi. Learn more at https://www.lizvirgo.com/
Marrow will be teaching a class inspired by Psithurism, or the sound of leaves rustling in the wind, we will be creating movement inspired by nature, or rather - letting the natural world move us. Marrow is a licensed massage therapist, movement instructor, and climate justice organizer in Cincinnati, OH. They teach dance to all ages and are especially passionate about working with youth to uplift diverse perspectives, support burgeoning creativity, and foster healthy relationships the body.