Foraging Early Spring Edibles

8210 Murphy Road,Fulton MD 20759

27 March, 2021

Description

Nibble your way through the garden while harvesting herbs to make wild pesto together! Join us for the first public workshop of the season! We'll start by gathering for herbal tea and introductions at the patio picnic table. We will then take a walk around the garden focusing on wild edible and medicinal plants that emerge in early spring. As we nibble our way through the garden, we will be harvesting plants to make a wild pesto together. There is an abundance of wild edibles in the garden to share with attendees to take home. Please bring a trowel, hori hori, or other digging tool if you can, and a bag or basket for your harvest. Please also bring a small container for your pesto sample and any snacks you may want to enjoy with it such as crackers, veggies, etc. Some wild spring edibles we will be focusing on are: chickweed (Stellaria media), bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta), ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea), dandelion (Taraxcum officinale), wild onions (Allium vineale), violet (Viola sororia), and garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) Masks and physical distancing are required. One person at a time may use the indoor restroom facilities. Two reduced-price scholarship tickets are available for BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color), until maximum attendance is reached. Email [email protected] to claim one! **Note: Dress for the weather and insects. We are also accepting donations of Any size glass jar, clean or no, lid or not, as well as plant pots. Thank you & we look forward to seeing you in the garden! Potted seedlings and divisions are available for donation at all our public events, as well as seeds and printed or recorded publications from Jim and Peggy Duke and others.