Forage

Forage teaches kids 6–11 what it means to be in reciprocal relationship with the land. Over five full days (9am–4pm), campers range Lynden's 40 acres to gather materials and practice honorable harvesting—taking only what's needed, leaving what isn't. Collaborator Alyx Christensen of Open Kitchen guides campers in making wild-plant tea from what they've collected. They also dig local clay to make ceramic beads, pit-fired in a campfire before a bead exchange, and dye and sew foraging bags to carry materials throughout the week.