Portland, Oregon Storytelling Nights & Wild Foods Potluck

Storytelling nights explore topics pertinent to Trackers and its community. There may be an author presenting their book or it may be a Trackers instructor covering a local topic. We do our best to dig deep, addressing issues and ideas we may not be able to fully delve into during workshops or programs. You can also use these nights to learn more about our classes.

On the nights that are noted, each presentation is proceeded and followed by a Wild and Local Foods Potluck. So bring your chestnut soup, deer meat pie or nettle spanakopita. Please see below for the "DOs and DON'Ts" of the potluck.

Usual Schedule

This may vary with each presentation. See description below for details....
6PM Doors Open, Wild and Local Foods Potluck begins
7PM Presentation begins
8PM Break-out discussions and continue Wild Foods Potluck

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All Ages Free
The Art of Wilderness Survival August 14, 2010 Presentor Tony Deis
5040 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland, Oregon Map It

Upcoming Presentations

The Art of Wilderness Survival August 14, 2010 6PM-10PM
Join our founder Tony Deis as he discusses the art and science of Wilderness Survival. Part educational presentation and part stand-up comic routine this is not your typical Wilderness Survival lecture. You never know when you're going to be in a situation where your survival is on the line. Learn the basics to live through it alive and having fun: foraging for wild edibles, making fire with NO MATCHES, simple stone tools, filtering water, and building a warm and dry shelter to protect you from the elements.These skills have the power to save your life and also increase your enjoyment of the the doors. Are you prepared? This presentation is given by Tony Deis author of our TrackersPDX Blog

6pm Wild and Local Foods Potluck Begins
7pm Presentation begins: The Art of Wilderness Survival

More Information on Wild and Local Foods Potlucks

Bring a local or wild foods dish Either one is great. Remember to only cook and serve foods you know 100% and if you don't know wild foods, buy, harvest and bring local
Come ready to dance Even if you think you're too cool for it, which none of you are

Required Read our Boundaries and Needs (below) to see if this event is a good fit for you.

Boundaries and Needs

Trackers requires an environment that keeps the community and every individual safe. If you can agree to and follow the terms below, then please come. If you cannot go elsewhere.

Absolutely NO DRUGS allowed No compromises. Not on your person, in your pack, your car or anywhere. Not abiding this will get you banned from every Trackers location for life.
Respect beginning and ending times We have volunteers overseeing most events so we need to value their time.
We do not accept dangerous activities, incurring emotional distress beyond the scope of our volunteers and staff, racist, sexist and otherwise bigoted behavior, accusatory and aggressive unsolicited advice, expectations that participants or staff conform to another person's aggressively specific moral values and overwhelming, unspoken or indirect verbal, written or physically aggressive behavior.
We don't throw wild parties This means respecting that we live in a neighborhood. We will shut the party down or ask specific instigators to leave at the first sign of things growing beyond the original scope.
Don't congregate outside ESPECIALLY with alcohol The latter practice is illegal and we will ask you to leave the premises immediately. The former practice is out of respect to the families that live around us.
Know what you bring to potlucks Never risk people's safety with improperly prepared or poorly identified food. A couple of banned food items...
- Wild carrots are NOT allowed (misidentified to easily)
- Wild mushrooms that are NOT clearly and easily identified are NOT allowed
- Any plant, animal or mushroom with a clear poisonous look alike are NOT allowed
We get to ask anyone to leave if they are mean to us or anyone else Nuff' said