Spring is the perfect time to forage for nutrition-filled wild foods. In this workshop, we will learn how to correctly identify many different edible wild greens, often dismissed as weeds.… Read more »
Learn the process of making a healing herbal salve from foraged springtime leaves, take home a tin of salve and the knowledge to make more. Common springtime plants: violets, chickweeds,… Read more »
The foundation of foraging is being able to correctly identify plants but knowing your trees makes any hike more interesting too. This class will start by looking at evergreen needles,… Read more »
Goldenrods grow in abundance in the meadows at Irvine and are valued in pollinator gardens because of the number of pollinators they support. But did you know that these plants… Read more »
Pawpaws are one of the jewels of the foraging calendar and well worth hunting out. Find out why the largest fruit on the East coast is rarely available to buy despite… Read more »
Have fun outside and learn the about foods all around us with the family. Join us to explore some fall fruits like pawpaw that are tasty or useful and ones… Read more »
A special class for families with children 6+ interested in finding out about the useful plants around us. Discover plants that are safe and easy to identify for tasty trailside… Read more »
Just because it’s the dead of winter doesn’t mean you have to stop foraging as evergreens are now easy to spot! These trees have a long history of use to… Read more »
Explore the nut trees: oaks, hickories and walnut as we learn the keys to identification by leaf, nut and bark. Do you know your white from red oaks – at… Read more »
Pawpaws are one of the jewels of the foraging calendar and well worth hunting for. Find out why the largest fruit on the East Coast is rarely available to buy… Read more »
