Wild Food Camp Workshop

Spend four days and three nights foraging, kayaking, foraging and wildcrafting foods in one of the most beautiful places on earth.Hesketh Island is a remote, rocky outcropping in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Alaska. It’s a stunning setting, surrounded by fantastical rock formations and rich marine life. From here, we’ll forage wild foods like porcini and wild berries, and we'll kayak and learn about the natural history of the area, and watch for wildlife.In this camp, you’ll learn to break down whole fish and use the eggs, head, bellies, and collars. You'll also open oysters and make seaweed pasta. We’ll craft compotes, jams, and cordials (for cocktails and mocktails) with foraged berries and delicious savory dishes with wild mushrooms.Join Wild Food Expert and Chef Maria Finn and principal at True North Kayak Adventures, Alison O’Hara, as they show you their favorite food-centric adventures in this spectacular setting.Homebase will be the Smokey Bay Chalet, a gorgeous house with an open kitchen and wrap-around deck with views of the Augustine volcano. There’s also a sauna that sits over a stream at the edge of the beach. This retreat is perfect for adventurous people, nature lovers, or curious beginners looking to learn more about wild food and camping. Accommodations

• Wall Tents Glamping: $2550 per person - Wall Tents are double occupancy. If you're coming alone, we'll match you with a same-gender roommate in a twin wall tent, or if you're a couple, we'll put you in a wall tent with queen-sized beds.
• Currently sold out Surf Shack - $2650.00 per person - This ticket is for two people ($2650.00 per person) to stay in the Surf Shack, a cottage right off the beach on Hesketh Island. It's about a 1/4 mile walk to the main house on a road, so there's privacy, but walking.
• Currently sold out Main House Private Bedroom with Queen Bed- $2650.00 per person - This ticket is for the bedroom with the queen-size bed in the Smokey Bay Chalet for 2 people. ($2650.00 per person) You have indoor plumbing and are right in the action. Coffee is made in the nearby kitchen each morning.

We'll add menus when we have them. All will be based on local wild foods, including Alaska's spectacular seafood. Day One

• Check in to True North Kayak on the Homer Spit.
• Water Taxi across Kachemak Bay to Hesketh Island
• Hands on workshop- Learn how to break down an entire wild sockeye salmon. We’ll make the eggs into ikura, and make stock from the head and bones for chowder. We’ll brine the bellies and collars to smoke and freeze fillets to later make into sashimi.
• Evening- welcome sparkling wine with oysters. Everyone will learn how to open oysters – or perfect their technique.
• Dinner
• Sauna

Day Two

• Coffee/Tea/Breakfast
• Low tide forage
• Sea kayak around Yukon Island to learn about local wildlife, the indigenous cultures of the region, and wild foods.
• Beach lunch
• Afternoon Workshops
• Clean and dry seaweed. Make seaweed condiments, pickles and butter.
• Hands-on seaweed pasta making.
• Dinner
• Sauna

Day Three

• Hike Grace Ridge and forage wild mushrooms and berries.
• Eat lunch on the hike.
• Return to Hesketh for flower and berry hands on compotes, jams, and galettes.
• Wild mushroom preparation and cooking workshop.
• Campfire on beach
• Sauna

Day Four

• 10am Brunch
• 12:00 boat back to Homer, Alaska

Please note

• All participants will be required to have Travelers Medical Insurance (should be under $100 per person)
• If you cannot make an event you purchased a ticket to, please feel free to sell or gift your spot to a friend. If we have to reschedule due to weather conditions, we will offer a rain date or you can use the credit for upcoming events, but we cannot give a refund. It's not sustainable for a small, weather dependent events company to give refunds for circumstances they have no control over. Thanks so much for understanding.

Cost includes all activities, meals, beverages, and transportation to and from the island. Not included is travel to Homer, Alaska, and accommodations before or after camp in Homer. Read more details