Dirt to Dinner: Food Forest Wild Dine & Learn Experience

Colorado's First One-of-a-Kind Wild Dining Experience in a Living Food Forest

Welcome to something that has never existed before in Colorado! Our "Dirt to Dinner" experience is an intimate, educational adventure that combines culinary artistry with nature's wisdom. Led by a certified plant-based chef, permaculture designer, wellness coach, and herbalist, this unique 2-hour journey takes you deep into our thriving food forest ecosystem for an unforgettable wild dining adventure.

Your 2-Hour Journey

🌱 PART 1: Educational Food Forest Tour (1 hour)

• Guided exploration of our mature living food forest

• Discover 500+ edible and medicinal plant species

• Taste fresh plants directly from the food forest

• Get a glimpse of permaculture principles in action

• Learn some plant identification and seasonal availability

• Interactive Q&A with your guide

🍽️ PART 2: Interactive Dine & Learn Experience (1 hour)

• Immersive wild dining guided by your chef-herbalist - wellness coach

• Learn the healing and nutritional properties of each ingredient as you eat

• Discover cooking techniques for wild and cultivated plants

• Understand how food becomes medicine

• Hands-on learning about plant-based nutrition

• Take home practical knowledge for your own wellness journey & some surprise gifts

Meet Your Guide

Your experience is led by Duane, combining four areas of expertise:

• Plant-Based Chef - Intuitive Culinary artistry with food forest ingredients

• Certified Permaculture Designer - 5+ years designing and managing food forest ecosystems

• Certified Wellness Coach - Holistic approach to food as medicine

• Herbalist - Deep knowledge of medicinal plant properties and a skincare formulator

What Makes This Extraordinary

✅ Colorado's first and only food forest dining experience
✅ Led by 4-in-1 expertise - chef, designer, wellness coach, herbalist
✅ Living food forest setting with 500+ plant species and counting
✅ Wild dining 5 course plant-based meal experience you can't get anywhere else
✅ Educational and delicious - learn while you feast
✅ Limited to 6 guests for personalized expert attention
✅ Private food forest location - intimate and exclusive

Experience Includes

• 1-hour guided educational tour with live plant tastings

• 1-hour interactive wild dining and learning experience

• Expert instruction on plant identification and medicinal uses

• Complete handcrafted plant-based 5 course meal with the guidance of a plant-based chef

• Herbalist guidance on food-as-medicine principles

• Wellness coaching on sustainable nutrition

• Unforgettable memories in Colorado's only food forest dining experience

Investment

🌱 Private Experience (1-2 guests): $225
Perfect for couples or solo adventurers seeking intimate expert guidance

🌿 Small Group Experience (3-6 guests): $95 per person
Ideal for friends, families, or groups wanting to learn together

Maximum 6 guests per experience to ensure quality education and personal attention

Perfect For

• Food enthusiasts seeking one-of-a kind culinary learning experience

• Wellness seekers learning food-as-medicine principles

• Couples wanting a unique educational date experience

• Families teaching sustainable living to children (12+)

• Anyone interested in permaculture and herbal medicine

• Groups seeking meaningful and one-of-a-kind team-building experiences

• Visitors wanting to experience something one-of-a-kind and unforgettable in Colorado

Practical Details

• Duration: 2 hours of immersive learning and dining

• Location: Private food forest in Grand Junction, Colorado, it is our private residence and food forest so we will email you the instructions and address after your booking

• Weather: We will assess weather for each experience and will reschedule if we have to

• What to Wear: Comfortable walking shoes and weather-appropriate clothing

• Dietary Accommodations: Plant-based menu can be customized for most restrictions, let us know if you have specific allergies to plants

• Age Requirement: Children 12+ welcome with adult supervision

Book Your Wild Dining Adventure

Ready to experience Colorado's most unique culinary adventure? Limited availability ensures an intimate, high-quality experience every time.

Be among the first to experience what doesn't exist anywhere else in Colorado and perhaps the United States.