wild workshops
Wild Walks:Come learn the edible and useful plants of New Mexico's high desert!
In addition to crafting botanical products,Dryland Wilds also takes groups of interested people for walks in northern New Mexico, teaching about dozens of edible and useful local plants and how to sustainably harvest and process them. The high desert has an incredible bounty of wild foods as well an amazing array of beautiful and useful aromatics. Learning these plants brings a whole new relationship and connection to wild spaces, whether you are hiking out to prune piñon and gather oak galls or foraging an abandoned lot for super-greens and wild berries. With respect for the land we are on, we only teach invasive and super common high desert plants. Come learn the wilds with us!
Private Wild Walks can also be arranged in or around Santa Fe or Albuquerque, and focused on wilderness or urban foraging. Wheelchair accessible classes can be arranged. Pleasecontact usto set up a private group or individual expedition. Also follow us on Instagram and Facebook to learn about upcoming wild walks in your area!
Upcoming wild walks:
Ever wanted to know which wild plants you can eat, steep for tea or use as an emergency bandaid? Join Calixte Raifsnider, our guest teacher, for an introductory plant identification class focusing on Santa Fe’s regional edible and useful wild plants and how to sustainably harvest, process and prepare them. These multi-sensory classes teach only invasive and super common plants, with respect for the land we are on.
wild walks are done for the season. please check back in spring!
Perfumery Workshops:
resin perfume workshop Saturday May 16th, 3:30-5:30pm at Cielo handcrafted in santa fe. Come explore the resins of the high desert and learn to transform their earthy sweetness into perfume! this class teaches how to extract fragrance from raw plant resins and harmoniously blend them into unique desert perfumes using other botanicals. Students will use resins from classical botnaical perfumery as well as more uncommon locally wild harvested resins.
$65/person, including materials. register at cielohandcrafted.com
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While these classes are part of how we sustain ourselves and pay our bills, we work to make this knowledge accessible to everyone interested. Free registration is offered to QTBIPOC students as needed, sliding scale for others as needed. Please contact us for details.