Coastal Forage March 9th 2018

Sat Mar 9, 10:00 - Sat Mar 9, 14:00

Scarborough Beach + Veld and Sea HQ, Cape Point

ABOUT

VELD AND SEA COASTAL FORAGE


WHO IS THIS WORKSHOP FOR:

Aimed at adults but children are welcome to join their parents. Anyone who has an interest in wild food, foraging or indigenous edibles. Chefs wanting to discover new ingredients or foodies wanting to play with the diverse wild flavours in our shellfish and edible seaweeds and discover their unique umami flavours. People interested in healthy living, coastal living, self sufficiency, in the Slow Food movement or those that just want to have a delicious experience in the beautiful outdoors.


WHAT TO EXPECT:

This course will introduce you to some of our local edible seaweed, explore the magical world of rock pools, meet like minded people, learn how to sustainably harvest and prepare your macro-algae and shellfish, make various recipes together that will end in a feast.

We will start off the day meeting at the beach, and after an intro on the rocks we will make our way down around the tidal pools where we will forage for edible seaweeds and mussels. This beautiful coastline is abundant with food, but as we always forage sustainably we will be focusing only on the seaweed that is prolific in the area and the invasive mussel species, stressing how to treat the wildlife with respect. After our morning on the rocks, we will head to the Veld and Sea classroom in Cape Point (a 5km drive from the beach) with our foraged food to prepare and create an outdoor lunch banquet.


WHAT IS INCLUDED:

This half day course includes wild food snacks and drinks, a delicious three course lunch based on ingredients foraged and prepared by the group. Notes include intro, identification, recipes and tide charts.


WHAT TO BRING:

Beach gear, slip-slops or booties, your mollusk permit (essential – available at your nearest post office), cameras, water bottle, a sense of humour and an appetite! Also please bring your drink of choice for yourself to enjoy with the meal (beer, juice, spring water, wine etc whatever you prefer)


BONUS: Collect seaweed to take home and preserve in methods learned on the day.


PRICE:

R650 p/person. Children under 17yrs R350, Children under 2yrs free.


REFUND POLICY: 10% Cancellation fee. Non refundable within 72 hours of event.


DURATION: 4 hours


VENUE: South peninsula beach + the Veld and Sea Classroom in Cape Point


IS THIS SUITABLE FOR VEGETARIANS: Yes – with the exception for our Mussel Pot all the dishes on this course are vegetarian and are enough to satisfy even A Very Hungry Vegetarian. All food intolerances are catered for, but you will need to let us know prior to the event taking place.

DIRECTIONS

Coastal Forage March 9th 2018
Scarborough Beach + Veld and Sea HQ, Cape Point
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