About this Event
In this workshop, we will be learning how to process different types of tree foods (fruits and nuts) that can be harvested during the fall season.
We'll be making cake out of acorn flour harvested from local oak trees, milk from hickory nuts, and persimmon puree! We'll process the raw materials and then cook them together -- ending by sampling what we have created as a group.
This will be a joyous celebration of the bounty our bioregion freely offers us. The workshop is free and open to all; kids are welcome with a guardian present.
What to bring:
You are invited to bring any foraged acorns or hickory nuts you'd like to process together. If you bring yellowbud hickory nuts, we will collect them and press them into cooking oil for you over the winter. So consider heading out and finding some now, since they need a couple weeks to cure! To learn more about how to identify hickory nuts, .
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WILD POTOMAC'S CONNECTING WITH LOCAL TREES EVENT SERIES
PLANT >> TEND >> GATHER >> SHARE
Wild Potomac's event series dedicated to learning about, planting, caring for, harvesting from, and eating food from native trees and shrubs! This is the fourth of four events in Cumberland designed to build connections with our local ecosystem that Wild Potomac organized in 2026. Please stay tuned for what's coming next from Wild Potomac on Facebook and Eventbrite, and sign up to stay in the loop about events in Cumberland .
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Event venue & nearby stays
Cumberland Community Cafe, 127 North Centre Street, Cumberland, United States
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