Foraging academy
Foraging academy
Foraging academy
multiple day foraging course
€125,-
*available in Dutch from 2026
*available in Dutch from 2026
Pictures © Copyrights – Rosa Meininger photography
Year-round foraging
The foraging academy is a year-round course, designed for anyone who wants to have a more in depth knowledge in foraging. The best thing about the course is that you can put together your own training program by choosing foraging walks of your preferance with 25% discound. Besides that you can access the 5 online modules and extra course material where and whenever you want.
The training program is split over eight months, beginning in March and ending in December, with each session taking place at different times of the year, so you will experience every season. You choose which subjects you want by choosing foraging walks of your interest. I will also provide take-home information after and before the field trips, to really learn in depth about wild plants and to practice your new foraging skills.
Check the online Agenda for all the foraging walks.
What do you harvest at the foraging academy?
- live foraging walks (saturdays 11:00 – 15:00) with 20% discount
- 1 live online course (18:00 – 20:00) on plantstories and folklore
- 5 online modules on plant-identification, reading the landscape, safe foraging and plant families
- + 180 edible wild plants in 10 months
- The freedom to put together your own academy program
- Online downloads like “Edible trees” and “Plant identification sheets”
- A wealth of information and practical skills to take home with you
- All your questions answered online by our foraging guide and Kroos community
- A life long membership of Mijn Kroos online community
- Seasonal foraging items, like nettle kimchi, herbal tonics and flowersoap
Foraging walks in every season
Watch online lessons where and whenever you want
Table of contents
Module 1: Introduction
- Your foraging guide
- Course structure
- Table of contents
- Join our online community
- Wild v.s. domesticated
- Foraging equipment
- Booktips
- Inspiration
Module 2: The basics
- Foraging rules and ethics
- Reflection excersize
- 12 deadly plants
- Safe foraging
- Inspiration
Module 3: The plant
- Introduction
- Plant families
- Life cycle
- Biennials
- Annuals
- Quiz
Module 4: Plant ID
- Introduction
- Leaves
- Leaf position
- Assignments
- Flower and stem
- Trees and shrubs
- Quiz
Module 5: Reading the landscape
- Introduction
- Soil types
- Seaside
- Food forests
- Grasslands and roadsides
- Forestst
- Wetlands
- Urban areas
- Inspiration
Module 6: Extra’s
Frequently asked questions
The Foraging Academy is a yearround course which combines various seasonal walks, where you will be provided with more in depth information about foraging, plants, cooking and preserving. We go through the different seasons together and you can always ask me and an online community questions.
A seasonal walk is a foraging course of maximum 2,5 hours. It is perfect for you if you want to learn how to identify plants and get the basics of foraging. If you combine multiple seasonal walks through the year you can make yourself a foraging academy, but it is cheaper to join the Academy.
Yes, you can just do the online academy for 115€
The Foraging walks are optional. You can always book foraging walks of your preferance for extra knowledge and to learn how to forage in the wild.
All the live foraging walks will be in English as well. Same as the online evening lessen ‘Plantnames and folkore’.
But the online learning enviroment is not yet avaible in English. You will have to have a certain level of Dutch to understand the online courses, but I can always help you along the way and you can translate the whole website through your browser.
Please let me know if you would like some more info about the multi language topic.
1st of May 2025
By registering to the Foraging academy you get a lifelong membership to Mijn Kroos. Choose your own login name and password at mijnkroos.roosvankroos.nl and get access to 3 online plant identifation courses and the online forum.
This is an online forum where your can chat with fellow foragers, ask questions and share pictures / information about plants and foraging. This is great because foraging is about gathering and sharing information and it makes it much easier to ID and harvest plants! You can meet likeminded people that love plants, foraging and nature as much as you do and spend time with them.
No, the Foraging academy is for everyone that is passionate about foraging and wants to have a more in depth training in foraging skills year round. If you are not sure yet to book a spot for the academy please first try a seasonal foraging walk to get a bit more familiar with foraging.
The Foraging academy takes places in various locations all over the Netherlands, so you will discover wild foods in all places to be able to forage everywhere. The course days are mostly in Utrecht or another central location. We don’t go all the way to Groningen or Zeeland, so you don’t have to travel far. Most places are accesible by train and bus.
It depends on the day. We take into account any dietary wishes, so do not hesitate to email us with your dietary requests for any course. The meals at the academy are usually vegan, local and organic, because healthy food is highly important to us.
Yes, please contact me through email kroosinfo@gmail.com to make an arrangement.
