SEFC Class Schedule

March 26th-29th, 2026 | Camp McDowell - Nauvoo, Alabama

THURSDAY, MARCH 26th

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Pre-Conference Intensive: Lunch

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Pre-Conference Intensive: Fungi Foundations: An Introductory Mushroom Identification Intensive - Spencer & Alisha
4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Student Check-In/Registration - Camp Store
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Guided Group Hike
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Dinner
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Welcome Reception, Stargazing/ Herbie Nerdy Movie

FRIDAY, MARCH 27th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM | Breakfast & Day Pass Registration

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM | SESSION 1

• Class A: Hands-on: Plant Identification for Everyone - Holt

• Class B: Hands-on: Color from the Forest: Dyeing with Mushrooms - Alisha

• Class C: Lecture: The Many Medicinal Wonders of The Mint Family - Cameron

• Class D: Walk: Spring Saunter Salad: Field to Bowl - Levi

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM | Casual Movement/Yoga

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch

1:15 PM - 3:15 PM | SESSION 2

• Class A: Plant Walk: Wild Edibles on the Farm - Holt

• Class B: Lecture + Walk: Weeds & Invasive Plants As Medicines: Foraging as an Eradication Technique - Cameron

• Class C: Creative Writing: Nature Talks in Poetry - Chris

• Class D:

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Community Resource Swap + Book Show and Tell

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM | SESSION 3

• Class A: Lecture: Native Fruit Wild Stewardship & Propagation - Holt

• Class B: Lecture + Walk: Bringing the Forest Home - Spencer

• Class C: Walk: Wild Edible Mushrooms of Alabama - Alisha

• Class D: Hands-on: Botanical Distillation Using a Copper Still - Marie-Lies Van Asten

6:00 PM - 6:45 PM | Dinner - Doug Carpenter

6:45 PM - 7:45 PM | SPECIAL PANEL: "The Future of Foraging on Public Lands"

7:45 PM - 9:00 PM | Fire + Chill

SATURDAY, MARCH 28th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast | Day Pass Registration

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM: SESSION 4

• Class A: Lecture + Walk: The Essential Home Apothecary - Marie-Lies Van Asten

• Class B: Lecture + Walk: Is a Forest a Garden? - Spencer

• Class C: Hands-On: Grilling with Wild Edibles: Juniper + Scallops - Chris

• Class D: Lecture: Where the Wild Food Grows: Patterns in Wild Edible Plants - Levi

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM: Casual Yoga/Movement

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch

1:15 PM - 3:15 PM: SESSION 5

• Class A: Lecture: Using Herbal Medicines for Mood & Sleep - Cameron

• Class B: Lecture + Walk: A Practical Guide to Alabama Morels - Alisha

• Class C: Demo: Mushroom Cooking & Preservation - Gabrielle

• Class D: Walk: Spring Saunter: Edible Plant ID Walk - Levi

3:15 PM - 3:45 PM: Craft, Tea, and Talk

3:45 PM - 5:45 PM: SESSION 6

• Class A: Hands-on: Oxymels: A Sweet and Sour Herbal Preparation - Marie-Lies Van Asten

• Class B: Lecture: Communication with Fungi: Gathering as Embodied Listening - Gabrielle

• Class C: Walk: Foraging Spring Edibles - Chris

• Class D:

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Dinner

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM: Community Music Circle and Party

SUNDAY, MARCH 29th

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM: Breakfast DOUG CARPENTER & Room Checkout

9:15 AM - 11:15 AM: SESSION 7

• Class A: Walk: Foray - Edibles with a Focus on Mushrooms - Gabrielle

• Class B: Lecture + Walk: Urban Foraging Done Right - Spencer

• Class C: Lecture: Using Herbal Medicines for Mood & Sleep - Cameron

• Class D:

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: Closing Session & Community Circle

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM: Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 PM: Departure

Schedule Notes:

• Standard Meal Times: 8:00 AM Breakfast | 12:00 PM Lunch | 6:00 PM Dinner

• Day Pass Registration: Available during breakfast on Friday & Saturday mornings

• Evening Programming: Ends by 9 PM

• Sessions: 2-hour blocks

  Specific class titles and instructor assignments will be announced closer to the event date.