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ClassBento money-back guarantee
Our mission is to improve mental wellbeing through our workshops and experiences. We curate our teachers and hosts carefully to ensure that they are of high quality.
That's why we provide a money-back guarantee*: If you're unsatisfied with this experience, just leave it at least 20 minutes before it ends, and tell us (the ClassBento team) the reason for your dissatisfaction within 4 hours of that time, and we'll provide you with a refund.
For extra peace of mind, all our bookings are covered by our $20 million public liability insurance.
* We may choose to limit our refund per customer at $1000. In some rare cases, we may also require you to show us your photo ID before we process the refund.
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Q: What ages is this class suitable for?
A: Adults & 2+ years. An adult must accompany any attending kids, and must pay for a separate ticket.
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A: No cancellations, but free to reschedule up until 3 days before the class
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A: 5 hours, $199 per guest ($249 per guest when you book for 6+ guests, $199/guest for 6+ guests)
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card_giftcard Get a gift cardForaging and Edible Plant Identification Workshop
5 hours
6 to 12 guests
$199
($249 per guest when you book for 6+ guests, $199/guest for 6+ guests)
What you'll do
Foraging Skills
Learn practical skills: Identify and safely use edible native plants in your daily life.
Wellbeing in Nature
Restore your wellbeing: Spend a mindful, sensory-rich day walking experience in a native forest.
Taste and Enjoy
Enjoy a premium experience with your group, marvelling over the plants you found and eating delicious lunch and snacks.
- Learn practical skills: Identify and safely use edible native plants in your daily life.
- Restore your wellbeing: Spend a mindful, sensory-rich day in a native forest.
- Make an impact: Every ticket supports Velskov Forest’s biodiversity restoration.
- Enjoy a premium experience: Small groups, personal attention, and an immersive day rather than a short class.
- Grow your knowledge: Progress at your own pace through a series of workshops, building skills and confidence.
info
This class is not available for purchase
What you'll get
- Mindful, sensory-rich day walking experience
- Native herbal teas provided
Knowledge required
Beginner-friendly.
What to bring
Please bring your own packed lunch, drinks, and snacks.
Suitable for
This class is great for a team building activity, birthday or hens party.
Location
Velskov Huia Road, Parau, Auckland
10 minutes from Titirangi village, Waitakere towards Huia village). Directions and free parking emailed a few days before the workshop.
Your teacher
How can you grow roots, if you never eat from the soil?My lifelong journey of discovery began in Aarhus, Denmark. Born into a long line of Nordic people known for their sense of exploration and curiosity, I identify with the ancient female Scandinavian Vølve (Volva) traditions. My tribal ancestors are Kimbri and Frisii on my father's side, and Daner on my mother's side.Today, I work as a forest farmer and botanical artist at Velskov, a native New Zealand forest farm after years of moving from Denmark to Brazil, Belgium, Hong Kong, Italy, France, and Singapore.What's a forest farmer?In New Zealand, there is an intense competition for land use. The four major contenders are pastoral farming, pine plantations, urban development, and native forests. Native forests tend to lose out for economic reasons and mainstream social belief systems. My dream is to see more native forests, not less!Here in Auckland, we are setting up an experiment; what if a healthy native forest with a high level of biodiversity could generate a reasonable income from foraging, educational farm visits, and native produce sales? That would be a win-win for the environment, the landowner, the local community, and our future generations. That's the vision for our native forest farm. So, I’m a forest farmer.In the future, I believe that many more native forest farms will be popping up all over the country creating prosperity and jobs for local communities. Local food brands and restaurants will celebrate native forest produce in harmony with our changing seasons.Businesses will arrange meetings at the 'Bush Boardroom' and harvest the benefits of working in nature. Tourists will taste native trees in the award-winning 'Kawakawa Burgers'. And the children of Aotearoa New Zealand will grow up knowing how healthy, beautiful, and delicious our native forests are.My botanical art practice can best be described as 'GastroGeography' - the taste of a place.Mamkan Studio installations are known for their experiential and sensorial qualities, immersing the audience into living the story using visuals, touch, sounds, and scent.Botanical art is a powerful reminder of our local heritage and connection to nature through plants. Contemporary botanical art creates sensorial experiences for the audience to lower stress, connect with the land and regrow their roots.
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