Tannery Pond Center presents a workshop: Foraging with Melanie Sawyer
Saturday, October 19 | Two Sessions: 10 AM - 12:30 PM & !:30 PM - 4 PM
Class Size Maximum: 15
Cost: $20 per person, please pay via cash or check by October 15
RSVP: 518-251-2505
RAIN DATE: If the weather forecast is unfavorable by noon on October 18, we will move the class to Sunday, October 20. You will be notified by email on October 18 if the class is moved.
Additional Information: Part of the class will be held outside behind Tannery Pond Center. Please wear appropriate clothing for the day.
The class will cover the following topics:
A Guide to plants that you can forage and the history of those plants.
Wilderness survival identification of seasonal foods, and preparation and tasting of foods that will sustain you in the wild.
Learning about and using different kinds of lightweight items to create a seasonal foolproof system and utilizing nature to survive in the wild.
Learning a basic fire method or two, time permitting, to help keep you warm and boil water and food.
Melanie Sawyer
Melanie Sawyer is a past participant of the History Channels best watched survival show ALONE where 10 contestants are dropped separately in the brutal conditions of the Arctic and survive as long as they can using their skills and only 10 items completely alone filming the entire process as they go, in Melanies case that was 43 days, she placed 4th.
Based here in the Adirondacks, Melanie teaches her Historical foraging knowledge and traditional survival skills to schools, lodges and groups all over America.