Foraging

441 Route 9W,Alpine NJ 07620

15 August, 2021

Description

Learn how to find a snack anywhere with a skilled forager! ForagingAs the winter draws to a close, spring and summer begin to appear. Foraging is a great excuse to get outside and reconnect with nature. Winter foods are weighing heavy on our stomachs, and wild edibles come just when our bodies long for the vitamins and minerals from fresh produce. These edibles will often pop up a little earlier than those grown in gardens, and like their cultivated friends, they are good for us. Well before the snowbanks have finished melting into the earth, new life is popping up on every bare patch of soil. They also bring particularly unique flavors and shapes to dinner plates. Some of the first plants of spring also happen to be tasty edibles. Early spring is when some of the most prolific, most accessible wild edibles make their first appearances of the year. It's when edible plants are at their tenderest and tastiest. And your own backyard might just be the most convenient and most productive place you'll find to forage this time of year. Take Away’s:By the end of this course, you will be able to identify a range of local wild plants and even some fungi. You will also learn plenty of peripheral and entertaining wild edible information. Details:Age: 16+ (younger allowed with adult supervision) (families okay) Recommended equipment: Knife: Moraknife,  or Pocket knife (not serrated)All-Weather Notebooksscissorsglovesbags or basketWater bottleDress for the weather - We’ll be outside for all classes, rain or shine Suggested Guides:Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America, Third Edition (Peterson Field Guides). - Steven Foster and James A. Duke Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants of Central/Eastern U.S - Lee Allen Peterson and Roger Tory Peterson Peterson Field Guide to Mushrooms - Kent and Vera Mcknight Wild Food Adventure Series: Edible Wild Plants From Dirt to Plate - John Kallas, PhD Indian Herbology of North America - Alma R. Hutchens The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants - Samuel Thayer Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants - Samuel Thayer Incredible Wild Edibles - Samuel Thayer  Click Here for a CLASS PASS and SAVE!