Wild-foraged cordial-making gatherings
Forage a landscape and start your own wild-fermented drink.
Ephemeral / Ben Hoksch
Ben Hoksch’s Ephemeral offers a bookable course that combines identifying and gathering local plants with making wild-fermented cordials to take home. The page explicitly accommodates private persons booking events, lists variable private-land locations and identifies Elkader, Iowa.
Current location note / listed area: Elkader, Iowa
Instructional experience, not a ready-to-drink open bar or wedding catering package. Plant availability is seasonal and landowner permission is required. Confirm safe identification, allergies, food handling and fermentation guidance with the instructor; do not consume wild plants based on directory descriptions.
Public-source research · 2026-10-29 · Not vendor-confirmed or independently vetted.
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- Iowa · based
Official current service and location pages identify Elkader, Iowa and the described private or custom offer.