"Wildman" Steve Brill

Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Elizabeth S. gave this class 2 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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!

Nissa A. gave this class 1 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

It was a fantastic class! I cannot believe all these edible plants we consider weed grow wild all over the park! Thank you!!

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.

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

Daniel S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Very family friendly and warm, educational

Steve is a real treat! His knowledge and way to teach are exemplar

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.

Jonas B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Rebecca L. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Gigi B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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.

Gabs R. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Kit L. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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!

Taneeka W. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Ronald J. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Ariel C. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Amazing experience. Me and my friends had a great time learning from Steve and his sweet (and very smart and knowledgeable!) Daughter!

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.

Marie R. gave this class 1 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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.

Lissa G. gave this class 1 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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!

Shirlyn W. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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

Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Such fun and learned so much.

Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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.

Denise R. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Levaughn M. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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.

Fantastic tour by Wildman Steve and his daughter, Violet! Learned so much - will do again when fall arrives.

Very hands on and informative.

Hang S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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.

Cornelius F. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Adrien M. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

It was a great experience! Just don't do it in 90-degree weather...(smile)

Steve C. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Enjoyed every moment of this tour! Strongly recommending, you will have a lot of fun!

Rachel M. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

So interesting to see all the edibles in our midst. I wish I had bought his book before the class to prep for him

Was great, super informative and enjoyable!

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.

Meredith G. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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!

Julia K. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Really informative and fun class

My 11 year old daughter & I had such a fun time in the park learning about plants!

Paula L. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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!

Nicole A. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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

Mary S. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Tatum K. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Really informative. Steve is a character! Pray he has fudge, it’s one of the best things I ever tasted.

Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Fabulous! He’s great with kids and super knowledgeable. Would do it again

Christopher S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Armando A D. gave this class 3 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Bennett G. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Jennifer C. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Ginamarie E. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

An extremely knowledgeable guide!

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.

Eric J. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Cindy B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Monurai B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Very informative and interesting. Memorable experience.

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.

Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Wonderful class! We learned a lot and had a great time!

Super fun and informative, great for adults and kids.

"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.

Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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.

Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Sarah P. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Hannah S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

"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.

Steve Brill'd tours are amazing. Lots of good info and a fun approach.

Benjamin A. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Daniel M. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Erin D. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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Jonathon G. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Tra H. gave this class 3 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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Anonymous gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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.

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.

Great course, informative and fun. Good for families.

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.

Anonymous gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

stephen f. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Arielle S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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.

Karen S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Gilda A. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Rand C. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Maryanne R. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Annie N. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Gifford B. gave this class 1 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Steve is so knowledgeable and patient. I learned so much and can't wait to go on another walk.

I highly recommend this class. Steve is very knowledgeable about wild edibles and is very personable. I learned so much in one afternoon!

Sigrid J. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Informative, thorough, fun and entertaining!

Vicky S. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Gwendolyn B. gave this class 3 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

Susan Y. gave this class 3 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

That was amazing tour! Would love to visit some more

Minna H. gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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Stacey B. gave this class 5 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.

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Alexis Sanborn gave this class 4 out of 5 CourseHorse stars.