"Wildman" Steve Brill

Name: Belmont Lake State Park (Teens/Adults)
Start: 2020-04-12T11:30:00-04:00
End: 2020-04-12T11:30:00-04:00
Location: "Wildman" Steve Brill

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Central Park, New York, New York

(79 Reviews)

Foraging expert Steve Brill has shared his foraging wisdom at schools, museums, parks departments, environmental organizations, and with scout troops since 1982. He’s written three books and an app, stars in a DVD and maintains a website.

His History with Foraging
As part of his exercise regime, he was bicycling past a local park in Queens, New York City, where he lived, when he saw some ethnic Greek women, dressed in traditional black garb, collecting something. He stopped and asked what they were doing but couldn't understand a word of what they were saying. It was all Greek to him. He came home with a bag of wild grape leaves, which he readily stuffed. They were delicious. When he returned to the same park in the fall, the trees were festooned with fox grapes, the wild forerunner of Concord grapes, and they're scrumptious too. He got books on the subject and began learning all the wild food he could find. He had so much fun foraging, he thought other people might enjoy it too, and that led to his foraging tours.

The purpose of his hands-on program is to learn about the environment and get back in touch with nature. By studying foraging and nature, we enjoy our renewable resources and reaffirm our commitment to preserving and rebuilding our ecological riches. All the tours and presentations feature a great diversity and abundance of common, renewable, seasonal edible and medicinal wild plants or mushrooms.

Note: All tours are open to people of all ages, plus well-behaved dogs.

Notes:
If you can't attend the class you signed up for, please call or email "Wildman" Steve Brill a day before the start of the class. No-call/no-show creates an inconvenience to all participants since we can’t tell if absentees are having transportation issues, and this delays the start of the tour/class.

Kindly note that price posted is our suggested donation only.

Reviews of "Wildman" Steve Brill

(79 Reviews)

8/5/2019
Anonymous

Attended: Inwood Hill Park (Teens/Adults)

Really informative and fun class

6/25/2019
MELANIE L.

Attended: Foraging in Prospect Park (Teens/Adults)

My 11 year old daughter & I had such a fun time in the park learning about plants!

6/12/2019
Fintan M.

Attended: Foraging in Prospect Park (Teens/Adults)

The most enthusiastic, high energy tour I've ever been on. You'll learn a lot about the plants and recipes for using them. A few people on our tour loved it so much it was their second or third time. I could see myself doing it again in a few months to discover different plants. Only downside was there were 30 or 40 people participants (likely due to the nice weather), so it was challenging for all of us to fit on some of the paths. Bring a lunch!

5/27/2019
marisa F.

Attended: Central Park (Teens/Adults)

It was the best ever course I had done, I learned a lot about foraging, I advise anyone to do so, there are lots of things to forage in the park anywhere and Steve Brill is the best, very knowledgable funny a true comediante, I sure will go to others foraging trips with him again

11/5/2018
Anonymous

Attended: Forest Park (Teens/Adults)

Really informative. Steve is a character! Pray he has fudge, it’s one of the best things I ever tasted.

10/8/2018
Molly H.

Attended: Central Park (Teens/Adults)

Fabulous! He’s great with kids and super knowledgeable. Would do it again

3/26/2018
Anonymous

Attended: Foraging in Prospect Park (Teens/Adults)

An extremely knowledgeable guide!

3/26/2018
Bianca D.

Attended: Foraging in Prospect Park (Teens/Adults)

Steve and his daughter Violet are incredible knowledgeable, kind, and funny tour guides. The tour is amazing because it combines nature, history, and culinary arts. It was definitely cold when we went, and some of our group had to leave early because they didn’t dress warm enough, so make sure you bunch up if you’re going in March. I definitely want to go again at different points of the year to see the different vegetation that grows.

11/18/2017
Anonymous

Attended: Saxon Woods (Teens/Adults)

Very informative and interesting. Memorable experience.

9/25/2017
Anonymous

Attended: Central Park (Teens/Adults)

Class was great! Instructor was extremely knowledgable and had a sense of humor (sometimes a little "yuck yuck" but hey he was trying). Appreciated that he went through the plants on nutritional properties, as well as medicinal. With recipes and sometimes snacks to boot. I would love to do it again in another season to see what else is up there in Central Park.

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