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Naturalist-author "Wildman" Steve Brill is America's go-to guy for foraging. He's been leading foraging tours and providing demos for the public, for schools, day camps, birthday parties, museums, nature centers, parks departments, restaurants and chefs, garden clubs, hiking clubs, teaching farms, nurseries, and other organizations, in parks and natural areas throughout the Greater NY area, since 1982.
He created his own website, Foraging with the "Wildman." His Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not-So-Wild) Places (William Morrow Publishers, 1994) is considered a classic on the subject. His innovative Wild Vegan Cookbook (Harvard Common Press, April, 2002) is changing the way people think of preparing gourmet food. His Shoots and Greens of Early Spring in Northeastern North America (self-published, 1986 and 2008) teaches people how the foraging season begins, and his Foraging with Kids introduces children to the natural world. His Foraging With the "Wildman" DVD is showing people how it's all done, and his iOS/Android app, Wild Edibles, is the best foraging app in America.
But the world-famous environmental educator is still best known for having been handcuffed and arrested by undercover park rangers who infiltrated a tour, for eating a dandelion in Central Park!
8/8/2022
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
8/8/2022
Elizabeth S.
Elizabeth S. gave this class 2 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
8/8/2022
Jen C.
Truly an amazing experience! Steve and Violent were so fun an informative, it was honestly one of the best things I’ve done in Brooklyn since living here!
8/2/2022
Nissa A.
Nissa A. gave this class 1 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
7/14/2022
elizabeth m.
It was a fantastic class! I cannot believe all these edible plants we consider weed grow wild all over the park! Thank you!!
7/12/2022
Anonymous
Steve and Violet were excellent guides for our Prospect Park excursion. I wasn't expecting such a good turnout of people from diverse backgrounds, and I was so happy with the wealth of information that was generously provided by the guides and shared by everyone. It was fun and I want to do another tour with this father-daughter duo soon.
5/29/2022
Anonymous
Hi, The class was cancelled and no information on refunds provided.
Kindly see to it that the relevant charges of my VISA card get reversed.
Thank you, Michael STREITZ
5/16/2022
Daniel S.
Daniel S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
5/16/2022
Josh S.
Very family friendly and warm, educational
5/2/2022
Elia T.
Steve is a real treat! His knowledge and way to teach are exemplar
5/2/2022
cathy b.
This was a glorious experience! Steve is so knowledgable, patient, nice, all around great. I cant imagine there is a person on earth who wouldn’t be happy spending a few hours foraging and learning with him.
5/2/2022
Jonas B.
Jonas B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
4/23/2022
Rebecca L.
Rebecca L. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
4/18/2022
Gigi B.
Gigi B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
4/17/2022
Anonymous
Wildman Steve is great. Super informative class and fun way to spend a beautiful Saturday afternoon. I'll be returning to this class and the Central Park offering. The only negative mark was the size of the class. Too big for full engagement with the material and instructor. I would limit the number to 20 max. 10 would be even better.
4/12/2022
Gabs R.
Gabs R. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
4/3/2022
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/29/2022
Kit L.
Kit L. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/11/2021
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/11/2021
Jeff T.
Great class with wild man Steve and his daughter! I learned a lot and am surprised there is so much food to eat in prospect park! I took lots of notes and look forward to learning more!
12/7/2021
Taneeka W.
Taneeka W. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/7/2021
Ronald J.
Ronald J. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/6/2021
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/5/2021
Ariel C.
Ariel C. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/5/2021
Anonymous
Amazing experience. Me and my friends had a great time learning from Steve and his sweet (and very smart and knowledgeable!) Daughter!
11/21/2021
Peter S.
I used my one day off to do this class with a handful of friends. After coming across the city to meet at the designated location and time and waiting for 30 minutes, we found out that the instructor had cancelled the course and no one had been notified. Complete waste of time and money.
11/14/2021
Marie R.
Marie R. gave this class 1 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
11/14/2021
Ion S.
I need a refund because the class was cancelled. Additionally, I was not notified of this cancellation until I was at the location of the class.
11/14/2021
Lissa G.
Lissa G. gave this class 1 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
10/25/2021
Jason W.
I wasn't into foraging at first and was brought to this by my wife. However, both Wildman Steve Brill and Violet were a delight and their passion for foraging is so pure and infectious. I would recommend this to anyone!
10/24/2021
Shirlyn W.
Shirlyn W. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
10/24/2021
Neenah P.
I was greatly looking forward to the class. I got up at 5AM to be sure to leave on time and arrived 15 minutes early at what I thought was the meetup site in front of the Library across from Prospect Park. I had brought Steve's book for him to sign, planned to take photos for an article I am doing on foraging, and hoped to learn a lot.
When no one showed up 30 minutes later, I realized I was in the wrong place but had no way to contact Steve. I should have taken Steve's cell phone number with me. Had I done that I could have discovered where the group was. When I emailed Steve later, he explained where the group had met -- which obviously everyone else understood. I don't believe I had received that info earlier. Had I known that, I would have been able to join the group. However, I was misled by the map showing the meeting point at the Library.
So, this may have been entirely my mistake. I will check to see if I received the additional info about the meet site.
I'm hoping for better luck next time! :-)
Neenah
10/5/2021
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
10/4/2021
Carson F.
Such fun and learned so much.
10/3/2021
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/28/2021
Eunnye Y.
I loved learning foraging at the Central Park with Steve who offered me better understanding the ecology of where I live. This was my second tour with him and I invited four friends and they all enjoyed learning very much.
9/27/2021
Denise R.
Denise R. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/25/2021
Levaughn M.
Levaughn M. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/19/2021
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/7/2021
Anonymous
It’s a waste of time. Don’t bother to take this course. It took more than 30 minutes to check in. Then, Mr. Brill spent more than 45 minutes showing us basically was was growing on the mound to the entrance of Forest Park. Slowly we made our way inside the park, when a few meters inside the park, he stood by a tree, across from the bathrooms, to show us some growth or other, and to my horror the people began to pull out these plants to inspect and then carelessly discard them!
Then Mr. Brill sat down at a bench in front of the bathroom and announced it was lunchtime! We should all take 30 minutes! Wow! I could not believe it. I just walked away and went home.
What did I expect from this course? I expected to take a nice stroll along the many paths, with Mr. Brill explaining to us what we were looking at. I did not expect careless trampling on areas that are not clearly meant to walk on, a total lack of respect of the work it took to make this park beautiful, lush, and green, by pulling out plants, mushrooms, and leaving a tree devoid of its berries! He actually encouraged people to do it, knowing that it was just for close inspection and nothing more. One sees with ones eyes. No need to pull out what is planted.
It was just horrible.
I will never take another course such as this one again.
8/17/2021
Matthew B.
Fantastic tour by Wildman Steve and his daughter, Violet! Learned so much - will do again when fall arrives.
8/16/2021
Anonymous
Very hands on and informative.
7/19/2021
Hang S.
Hang S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
7/6/2021
Kali G.
Wild Man Steve is hilarious and full of so much knowledge!! It was the perfect beginner session. I can't wait to take another class closer to home so I can go on my own foraging excursions.
7/4/2021
Cornelius F.
Cornelius F. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
6/27/2021
Adrien M.
Adrien M. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
6/7/2021
LESLIE J.
It was a great experience! Just don't do it in 90-degree weather...(smile)
6/7/2021
Steve C.
Steve C. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
6/7/2021
Susan K.
Enjoyed every moment of this tour! Strongly recommending, you will have a lot of fun!
5/22/2021
Rachel M.
Rachel M. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
5/17/2021
Fran C.
So interesting to see all the edibles in our midst. I wish I had bought his book before the class to prep for him
5/2/2021
Monalisa G.
Was great, super informative and enjoyable!
4/25/2021
Anonymous
Sorry but, one Guide for 75 people had a very limited exposure to topic which as I believe was supposed to have focused on mushrooms but only reviewed 3. Organization and regrouping exhausted much of the time. Guide was prepared but never should have had more than, tops, a dozen in the group. Also meeting area was tio general without any markers or references to meet centraly in a very crowded area.
4/24/2021
Meredith G.
Meredith G. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
4/18/2021
Hilary C.
We loved our foraging walk with Steve Brill! We learned so much about what we could forage, how to recognize it, what some of it's health benefits were and even recipes on what to do with it. Every month brings new things to forage, so this is a class to do time and again. And I will!
10/27/2019
Julia K.
Julia K. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
8/5/2019
Anonymous
Really informative and fun class
6/25/2019
MELANIE L.
My 11 year old daughter & I had such a fun time in the park learning about plants!
6/16/2019
Paula L.
Paula L. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
6/12/2019
Fintan M.
The most enthusiastic, high energy tour I've ever been on. You'll learn a lot about the plants and recipes for using them. A few people on our tour loved it so much it was their second or third time. I could see myself doing it again in a few months to discover different plants. Only downside was there were 30 or 40 people participants (likely due to the nice weather), so it was challenging for all of us to fit on some of the paths. Bring a lunch!
5/31/2019
Nicole A.
Nicole A. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
5/27/2019
marisa F.
It was the best ever course I had done, I learned a lot about foraging, I advise anyone to do so, there are lots of things to forage in the park anywhere and Steve Brill is the best, very knowledgable funny a true comediante, I sure will go to others foraging trips with him again
3/10/2019
Mary S.
Mary S. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/3/2018
Tatum K.
Tatum K. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
11/14/2018
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
11/11/2018
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
11/5/2018
Anonymous
Really informative. Steve is a character!
Pray he has fudge, it’s one of the best things I ever tasted.
10/21/2018
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
10/8/2018
Molly H.
Fabulous! He’s great with kids and super knowledgeable. Would do it again
6/10/2018
Christopher S.
Christopher S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
6/10/2018
Armando A D.
Armando A D. gave this class 3 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
6/10/2018
Bennett G.
Bennett G. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
4/1/2018
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/29/2018
Jennifer C.
Jennifer C. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/26/2018
Ginamarie E.
Ginamarie E. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/26/2018
Anonymous
An extremely knowledgeable guide!
3/26/2018
Bianca D.
Steve and his daughter Violet are incredible knowledgeable, kind, and funny tour guides. The tour is amazing because it combines nature, history, and culinary arts. It was definitely cold when we went, and some of our group had to leave early because they didn’t dress warm enough, so make sure you bunch up if you’re going in March. I definitely want to go again at different points of the year to see the different vegetation that grows.
3/26/2018
Eric J.
Eric J. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/4/2018
Cindy B.
Cindy B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/4/2017
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
11/25/2017
Monurai B.
Monurai B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
11/18/2017
Anonymous
Very informative and interesting. Memorable experience.
9/25/2017
Anonymous
Class was great! Instructor was extremely knowledgable and had a sense of humor (sometimes a little "yuck yuck" but hey he was trying). Appreciated that he went through the plants on nutritional properties, as well as medicinal. With recipes and sometimes snacks to boot. I would love to do it again in another season to see what else is up there in Central Park.
9/25/2017
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/17/2017
Anonymous
Wonderful class! We learned a lot and had a great time!
9/3/2017
Alexander Z.
Super fun and informative, great for adults and kids.
7/17/2017
Carol J.
"Wildman" Steve Brill was a wonderful guide. He has a lot of patience and wealth of knowledge to share about native plants. Take his class if you are curious about your native world and be prepared to bring home and cook a lot of fascinating plants.
6/11/2017
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
5/28/2017
Helen K.
I loved it! I think it a must for all nature lovers. Steve was great as he was very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about this topic. Loved all the jokes as well as some of the recipe samples he gave us. I got much more out of this one jaunt to a park that it surprised me to find so much interesting plant life just here in NY metro area. I recommend all who are interested in plants, nature, foraging and just outdoor experience right here in Brooklyn area at least for a day. I already signed up for another foraging in Pawling NY to sample that area and its nature habitats.
5/21/2017
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
5/14/2017
Sarah P.
Sarah P. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/27/2017
Hannah S.
Hannah S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/27/2017
Harrison S.
"Wildman" Steve Brill and his daughter(?) seemed far more interested in hearing themselves talk than actually provide much information. Instead of being able to forage on our own, we were pulled back into the group to see watercolor paintings of plants or hear renditions of jazz songs played by their hands and mouths. While these talents were interesting in their own right, it's not what we signed up for. We were really interested in the course, but the ratio of ramblings to relevant information was just too high.
3/26/2017
Keara G.
Steve Brill'd tours are amazing. Lots of good info and a fun approach.
3/20/2017
Benjamin A.
Benjamin A. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/6/2017
Daniel M.
Daniel M. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/6/2017
Erin D.
Erin D. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/5/2016
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
12/5/2016
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
10/24/2016
Jonathon G.
Jonathon G. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/26/2016
Tra H.
Tra H. gave this class 3 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/19/2016
Dayann P.
Dayann P. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/4/2016
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
8/25/2016
Anonymous
The class was fun and interesting. The pace was comfortable. The only disappointment was that about half of the explanations were given by the instructor's young daughter, who was hard to hear because her voice didn't carry far. At the end of the class, I felt comfortable identifying most of the plants that we had learned about.
8/21/2016
Jenna D.
So much fun! We had a great time and learned a ton! And we were walking in the park today and spotted two different plants we had learned about :) excited to do more.
8/21/2016
Anonymous
Great course, informative and fun. Good for families.
7/4/2016
Niyant D.
Genuinely insightful. I'll never stroll in the park the same way.
Wildman Steve has loads of knowledge and one tour hardly enough.
Who knew our city parks were such a great source of edible plants, herbs and roots.
6/20/2016
Anonymous
Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
6/20/2016
stephen f.
stephen f. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
5/24/2016
Arielle S.
Arielle S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
3/21/2016
Anonymous
Wildman Steve is very fond of three things--foraging, unfunny jokes, and his daughter Violet. We were treated to a hearty dose of all of the above on our tour and it was great.
11/29/2015
Karen S.
Karen S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/14/2015
Gilda A.
Gilda A. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/1/2015
Rand C.
Rand C. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
8/31/2015
Maryanne R.
Maryanne R. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
8/30/2015
Annie N.
Annie N. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
8/24/2015
Gifford B.
Gifford B. gave this class 1 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
8/24/2015
Miakoda v.
Steve is so knowledgeable and patient. I learned so much and can't wait to go on another walk.
8/24/2015
Erin C.
I highly recommend this class. Steve is very knowledgeable about wild edibles and is very personable. I learned so much in one afternoon!
8/23/2015
Sigrid J.
Sigrid J. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
6/27/2015
Anonymous
Informative, thorough, fun and entertaining!
6/27/2015
Vicky S.
Vicky S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
6/7/2015
Gwendolyn B.
Gwendolyn B. gave this class 3 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
5/2/2015
Susan Y.
Susan Y. gave this class 3 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
4/13/2015
Kate K.
That was amazing tour! Would love to visit some more
11/19/2014
Minna H.
Minna H. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
11/17/2014
Kimberly K.
Kimberly K. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
10/26/2014
Stacey B.
Stacey B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
10/22/2014
Stacey B.
Stacey B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
10/20/2014
Ellia B.
Ellia B. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
9/28/2014
Alexis Sanborn
Alexis Sanborn gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.
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