About Vince
Experience
2024
Mid-west Wild Food Harvest
Attended Mushroom Walk with the Chaotic Forager
Attended Herb Walk on Lake Superior Emily Pearson Ryan, Practicing Herbalist in South Minneapolis
2023
Partnered on two foraging walks with Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
Partner, Being with Frequency
Mid-West Wild Food Harvest
Foraging with Alan Bergo- Forager Chef for the Driftless Area Magazine
Foraged with Robin Greenfield Robin Greenfield – Truth Seeker, Activist, Social-Reformer, Servant
Attended workshop with Black Forager Alexis Nikole Nelson
Attended walk and talk presented by Sam Thayer
Attended Food as Medicine Conference hosted by Sam Thayer
2022-Present
Board Member, Friends of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
2022-Present
Guest Contributor, Driftless Area Magazine
September 17, 2023
Forest Bathing and Foraging at Jackson Woods with Kate Bast for the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
May 21st 2023
Forest Bathing and Foraging at Pheasant Branch with Kate Bast for the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
2022
Led a group plant walk for the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin
2021
Led a six-month foraging and herbal plant walk series with Local Wellness Events in Madison, WI - Inspiring Personal Growth through Nature Connection & Mindful Play (hikeandheal.com)
2019
Led a group plant walk for Loveren Collections
2018
Led a group plant walk for the Wisconsin Sustainability Meetup Group
Education
2023
Foraging with Forager Chef Alan Bergo
Foraged with Robin Greenfield
Attended workshop with Sam Thayer
Attended workshop with Black Forager
2022
Wild food workshop at Lake Superior Traditional Ways Gathering
Midwest Wild Harvest Festival
Plant walk with Robin Greenfield in Madison
2019
Herbal workshop at Lake Superior Traditional Ways Gathering
Midwest Wild Harvest Festival
2018
MidWest Wild Harvest Festival.
2015
Redroot Mountain herbs-studied the 6 tissue states
2013
Wild Food Harvest Wyalusing State Park-May
United Plant Savers Event at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve
2010-2012
Wildwood Institute, 2-year master herbal program
Master Gardener Program through the University of Wisconsin Extension
2006
Beaver Creek Reserve Fall Creek, Wi Foraging Walk with Sam Thayer