edible plants training
Edible Plants Training equips agriculture professionals with essential field skills to safely identify, test, and harvest key wild edible plants, steer clear of toxic look-alikes, and evaluate habitats. This enhances food security, promotes sustainability, and supports better land management practices in temperate regions.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides practical skills to identify, test, and safely utilise common wild edible plants in temperate North America. It covers basic field botany, toxicology basics, step-by-step plant testing methods, and profiles of important plants like dandelion, plantain, nettle, and wild garlic. Gain confidence through a one-day field plan, ethical harvesting practices, and effective reference tools.
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Develop skills
- Quick field identification: Use key plant characteristics to safely confirm edible species.
- Pocket testing workflow: Follow a simple sequence to test wild plants before consumption.
- Toxic plant awareness: Quickly identify poisonous plant families and contamination risks.
- Edible plant profiles: Recognise 5-7 essential wild foods, their parts, seasons, and similar plants.
- Field documentation: Properly record, label, and store plant samples for verification.
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