edible spring: a deep-dive foraging course in Berlin
2026 dates: March 21 · April 11 · April 25 · May 16
Taking place over four Saturday excursions in Berlin parks and nearby wild spaces, spread over the spring months, this course will give you the confidence & know-how to take home your own wild harvests and transform them into delicious, unique & healthy food.
​
The course will cover:​
🌿 The best-tasting and most rewarding wild edible herbs, roots, shoots, flowers & mushrooms across the spring season
🌿 Practical, realistic guidance on how to identify plants as they grow and change
🌿 The most exciting, beginner-friendly spring mushrooms
🌿 Toxic lookalikes and how to avoid them
🌿 How to recognize and avoid contamination and pollution in urban environments
🌿 Sustainable, ethical and conscientious foraging practices
🌿 Legality and practicalities of foraging in the Berlin area
🌿 How to read and anticipate the impact of Berlin’s microclimates, weather, and soil types
🌿 Processing and preservation tips and tricks
🌿 An abundance of simple but absurdly delicious recipes & culinary ideas
🌿 How to keep expanding your knowledge
🌿 …and much more!​
what it's all about
Edible Spring is a four-part foraging course to welcome in the bursting foraging year. Starting on the first day of spring and carrying us through almost to summer, we’ll move through the vibrant spring season together as a small group, tracking plants as they sprout, grow, and change.
Across the four sessions, we'll taste, touch, smell and cook our way into deep understanding rooted in hands-on experience. Designed both for absolute beginners as well as those wanting to expand their knowledge, this course will give you the skill, familiarity and confidence to harvest and work with the incredible wild, weedy and feral plants that thrive in Berlin's overlooked spaces.
The course will put particular emphasis on easy-to-identify species with excellent culinary applications, as well as the (rather important!) question of how to not accidentally poison yourself. You'll get acquainted with an estimated 20-40 different species of edible and medicinal wild plants as well as some spring fungi, and build your confidence to take your harvests home. Along the way we'll also explore questions of sustainability, ethical harvesting, multispecies relationships and the peculiarities of urban space.
​​​
Each session will take place in a different location, varying from lush city park to quiet forest and meadowland just outside the city limits. Every session will involve some element of wild food preparation and snacking so you get to experience the diverse flavors for yourself and gain practical harvesting and processing experience.
We'll always leave plenty of time for questions, discussion, harvesting, and delight, as well as time to go slow, be present, and soak in the beautiful nature of these special wild spots.
the details
-
Dates: Afternoon workshop sessions on Saturdays March 21st, April 11th, and April 25th; day trip on Saturday May 16th
-
Time: first three sessions 12:00–16:30; final session 11:00–17:00
-
Location: Different each time, varied between central Berlin parks and nearby wild areas, shared ~1 week in advance. Always easily accessible by public transit within max. 45 minutes of central Berlin
-
Group size: 6–12 participants
-
Price: 230€ (payment plans available – see below!)
​
What's included​​
-
Three extended workshops and a final full-day trip exploring Berlin's natural spaces, building knowledge each session via guided walks through diverse habitats and encountering new species each time
-
Detailed handouts each session
-
Foraged snacks to harvest and wildcraft as a group each time, with a picnic of foraged food made by Simka for the final day trip
-
A dedicated Telegram group for sharing discoveries and resources and answering questions between sessions
-
Your own copy of Simka's pocket foraging guide
-
A warm, passionate, interactive teaching approach with lots of hands-on, tastebuds-on learning as well as time to just "be" in nature, including a sensory meditation to start each session
-
Multispecies perspectives, centering ethical foraging and practical sustainability
​
Expect to walk away with practical foraging skills to last a lifetime, a deepened connection to the urban nature around you, a community of like-minded foragers, and a whole new way of experiencing the city!
payment & registration
I've done my very best to keep the cost for this course as low as possible. Still, though, I recognize there are many folks who aren't able to pay 230€ in one chunk (I'd be in that boat too, by the way). That's why I've given the option to register with different payment plans (interest-free, of course). You can choose to pay in full, or in monthly installments over two, three, four, or five months (two months @ 115€/month, three months @ 76.66€/month, four months @ 57.50€/month, five months @ 46€/month). If you need a more extended plan, please send me an email.​
When you register, I ask that you pay a deposit of 50€ to secure your place. You will receive an invoice to pay the remainder of the fee, to be paid before the course begins. ​
If you'd like to pay with a payment plan, indicate that at checkout, including over how many months you would like to pay. Your deposit will count towards your first installment.​
Regardless of whether you choose to pay up front or with a payment plan, registration is binding and the cancellation policy will apply (see below for all details). ​
If you'd like to use a gift voucher to pay for the entire course, this can be arranged via email.​
terms & conditions – the fine print
Dates and times. The course takes place over four Saturdays (March 21st, April 11th, April 25th, and May 16th 2026). It starts at 12:00 and ends between 16:30 and 17:00 each day, except the final session, which starts at 11:00 and ends at 17:00.
-
Course fee. The course fee is €230. Participants are responsible for their own food, travel expenses, and any accommodation costs.
-
Deposit. To register for the course, participants pay a 50€ deposit via Humanitix. This registration is binding and the remainder of the course fee will be due, subject to the cancellation policy described below. The 50€ deposit will be subtracted from the remaining course fee. Participants will receive an invoice with all payment details after registration.
-
Payment plans. I offer monthly payment plans which may be chosen at registration, and which are binding and subject to the cancellation policy described below.
-
Cancellation policy. If you are registered for this course and cancel up to 3 weeks before the start, you will be refunded less 5% to cover booking fees and admin. For cancellations after that, half of the course fee will be due. From 7 days before the course begins, the full course fee applies. If you arrange a replacement participant or someone from the waiting list takes your place, no costs will apply, and a refund will be issued less 10% to cover booking fees and admin. I kindly ask for your understanding regarding this policy.
-
Weather. Except in the case of extreme or dangerous conditions, the course will go ahead regardless of the weather. In case of rain or inclement weather, participants are responsible for wearing appropriate clothing to stay dry and warm.
-
Course changes. If I am ill or the minimum number of 6 participants is not reached, I reserve the right to postpone or cancel the course.
-
Liability. Participation in the course is at the participant’s own risk. I am not liable for accidents, injuries, or property damage unless caused by their intentional or grossly negligent actions. Any damage caused by participants must be covered by the responsible party.