Wild Edible Foraging with Russ Cohen

19 High Road,Lee NH 03861

12 July, 2022

Description

Join author Russ Cohen for a 2-hour program to learn about over a dozen species of edible wild plants. Wild Edible Foraging with Russ Cohen The Seacoast NH Region is home to over 100 species of edible wild plants, many of which are more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. Join Russ Cohen, wild edibles enthusiast and author of Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten, for a two-hour program at Bedrock Gardens (a PowerPoint presentation, followed by a walk) to learn about over a dozen species of edible wild plants. Pending favorable weather conditions, several species of edible mushrooms may be encountered as well. Keys to the identification of each species will be provided, along with info on edible portion(s), season(s) of availability and preparation methods, as well as guidelines for safe and environmentally-responsible foraging. Last but not least, Russ will share several helpful handouts, as well as samples of tasty treats made with wild edibles for folks to sip and nibble on. Until his retirement in June of 2015, Russ Cohen’s “day job” was serving as the Rivers  Advocate for the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game’s Division of Ecological Restoration, where one of his areas of expertise was in riparian vegetation. Now Russ has more time to pursue his passionate avocation, which is connecting to nature via his taste buds, and assisting others in doing the same.  Russ is now playing the role of “Johnny Appleseed” for edible native species. He has set up a small nursery (in Weston, MA) where he grows/keeps over 1,000 plants that he propagates from seed (some of which he collected himself), as well as obtains from other sources, such as the Native Plant Trust.  He is then partnering with land trusts, cities and towns, schools and colleges, state and federal agencies, organic farms, tribal groups and others to plant plants from his nursery in appropriate places on their properties.  Russ has initiated over two dozen such projects in the past six years.