Foraging Experiences in Paris, Tennessee
Learn What’s Growing Beneath Your Feet
Join me in exploring the plants growing right here in West Tennessee, whether out in nature or in a relaxed, classroom-style setting. These experiences are designed to help you recognize common medicinal plants, understand how they’ve traditionally been used, and build confidence using herbs in everyday life.
What You’ll Learn
Walk Away Knowing Exactly What to Look For and Why It Matters
Learn how to properly identify seasonal medicinal plants and which parts of the plant are used and when.
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Learn safety considerations and how to harvest ethically and responsibly without damaging local ecosystems.
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Learn how each plant supports different body systems such as digestion, immunity, or inflammation.
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What’s Included
Learn What Grows Seasonally in West Tennessee
Each walk is built around what is actively growing in our region. Spring may include chickweed and dandelion. Summer may highlight yarrow and elderflower. Fall may focus on roots and berries as we prepare for winter. You are not learning generic herbal theory. You are learning your land.
add A guided 60 to 90 minute experience (walk or talk)
add Live plant identification and Q and A time
add A seasonal Field Guide brochure specific to West Tennessee
add Harvest notes and usage suggestions
Take the Knowledge Home
Seasonal Field Guide Included
Every foraging walk or talk includes a printed seasonal field guide designed specifically for the plants growing in West Tennessee. This simple trifold guide helps you identify common herbs, understand their traditional uses, and remember what you learned long after the walk ends.
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“I honestly thought everything we were going to see was just weeds, but it was actually really cool. Mrs. Melissa showed us how to spot a bunch of different plants and what people have used them for forever. Now I keep noticing them everywhere, even in my own yard. It made nature walks way more interesting and I feel like I actually know what I’m looking at now.”
— Local Student, Age 16
See What’s Growing This Month
Upcoming Dates, Locations, and Pricing
Each walk is unique to the time of year and local growth patterns. Locations may vary throughout Henry County and surrounding areas in West Tennessee.
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Guided Foraging Walk or Talk
Each experience is unique to the time of year and local growth patterns. Locations may vary throughout Paris and surrounding areas in West Tennessee.
Investment
$20 per person
Children under 12 attend free with a registered adult.Reservations
At this time, no reservation is required. Simply check the upcoming dates and join us. -
Private Foraging Experiences
Private experiences are perfect for: individuals wanting hands-on plant identification training, small groups of friends, homeschool groups, nature lovers wanting a guided outdoor learning experience.
Private Walk Investment
$100 for a 60–90 minute private experience
Up to 5 participants included
Larger private groups can be arranged upon request.