2025 Events at Wild Woods Farm, Virginia Beach, VA

Summer Greetings The harvest season is here. With the hottest days of summer come our sweetest and juiciest fruits. Wild cherries have been harvested and juiced and wild blueberries have been picked and dried for the fall and winter. We are now harvesting the rest of the elderberries to make into syrup for the winter to help the immune system. Sumac, rich in citric acid and malic acid is also being harvested to dry and use for making Sumac-Ade.
Date, Name, and Time	Location	Description	Cost/Registration
Sunday, September 7, 2025 *Wild Food Harvest and Feast* 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.	Wild Woods Farm, VA Beach, VA, parking at 4152 Blackwater Road (no mailbox – look for the orange goose)	Join us on the farm as we spend the morning identifying and harvesting wild beans, ground cherries, purslane, and lambs-quarters. The real treat comes with the wild fruits. Pawpaws, persimmons, and muscadine grapes are starting to make an appearance and will hopefully be ready. We will take what we harvest to the Center where we will process and prepare the wild plants for food, followed by a wild food feast.	Cost: $45/each Registration: Email wildfood@cox.net to register and for more information.

Summer Greetings

The harvest season is here. With the hottest days of summer come our sweetest and juiciest fruits. Wild cherries have been harvested and juiced and wild blueberries have been picked and dried for the fall and winter. We are now harvesting the rest of the elderberries to make into syrup for the winter to help the immune system. Sumac, rich in citric acid and malic acid is also being harvested to dry and use for making Sumac-Ade.

Date, Name, and Time

Location

Description

Cost/Registration

Sunday, September 7, 2025

Wild Food Harvest and Feast

10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Wild Woods Farm, VA Beach, VA, parking at 4152 Blackwater Road (no mailbox – look for the orange goose)

Join us on the farm as we spend the morning identifying and harvesting wild beans, ground cherries, purslane, and lambs-quarters. The real treat comes with the wild fruits. Pawpaws, persimmons, and muscadine grapes are starting to make an appearance and will hopefully be ready. We will take what we harvest to the Center where we will process and prepare the wild plants for food, followed by a wild food feast.

Cost: $45/each

Registration: Email wildfood@cox.net to register and for more information.

Wild Woods Private Tours

Private Tours: $150/up to 5 persons; $200 for more than 5

black walnuts at Wild Woods Farm

Customized Plant Tours

for groups of 10 or more

Wild Woods Farm in the Blackwater section of Virginia Beach

Customized plant tours are available for groups of 10 more, either with a group you belong to or one you want to create.

Contact Vickie Shufer at Wild Woods Farm to schedule your personal group tour.

Cost: Sliding Scale, depending on group size, length of tour, and special needs.

fall fruits at Wild Woods Farm

More Coming Soon!

live oak acorns at Wild Woods Farm

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Medicine Making – Herbal Medicine Chest

Dates and Times to be announced

Classes at Wild Woods Farm

Indian pipe at Wild Woods Farm

fire cider ingredients at Wild Woods Farm

Health and Wellness Botanical Tours

Customized tours can be scheduled to accommodate groups or individuals. Rates vary depending on group size and needs.

Tour the gardens, fields, meadows, and forest edges at Wild Woods Farm and identify native edible and medicinal plants of southeast Virginia. Find out how these plants can contribute to your health and well-being. Taste samples of dishes prepared from wild plants.

foragers at Wild Woods Farm

Check Back Often, More Programs Coming

From exploring the outdoors, foraging, medicine making, to growing native and medicinal plants in backyards and gardens, there is something for everyone.

Wild Woods Farm
4132 Blackwater Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23457
Phone: (757) 406-0061

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2025 Events at Wild Woods Farm, Virginia Beach, VA