Urban Foraging: Weeds and Wild Foods

Sat May 11 2024 at 01:00 pm to 04:00 pm

Seattle's Discovery Park | Seattle

UW Botanic Gardens
Publisher/HostUW Botanic Gardens
Urban Foraging: Weeds and Wild Foods
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Participate in this 'W**d walk' and learn how to identify and gather some of the most common edible weeds and wild foods available in your garden and in other disturbed areas. Many gardeners are already recognizing many of the benefits of these 'interlopers.' However, when it comes to serving them up in the kitchen, few of us have learned to take full advantage of these labor-free gifts. This hands-on workshop at Discovery Park includes discussion on gathering ethics, local rules and regulations, safety, and general information about how to cook with weeds. Attendees receive a handy take-home flier with field identification information and cooking tips.
Instructor Melany Vorass Herrera studied ethnobotany at Evergreen State College and holds a degree in environmental policy. For well over 20 years, her public policy work focused on such subjects as stormwater, hazardous waste, solid waste, environmental cleanup and the Endangered Species Act. She retired to further pursue her love of plants, especially the edible kind, as well as her love of writing. Her new book, The Front Yard Forager, brings DIY harvesting right to your door, making foraging easy, accessible, and fun for everyone even in the middle of the city or suburbia. Check her out at frontyardforager.net
Class Cost: $45
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Seattle's Discovery Park, 3801 Discovery Park Blvd,Seattle,WA,United States

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