Classes in Rabun County

Join us on the trail for our first plant walk of the season as the forest comes alive! Bloodroot, mayapples, and trillium unfurl their distinctive foliage. Fiddleheads spirals, clusters of wild violets and the tiny chartreuse flowers of blue cohosh line the forest trails. Traditional Appalachian spring tonics - chickweed, dandelion, plantain, sochan, and bittercress [Read More]

In late spring, the Southern Appalachians are in transition. The weather warms, spring ephemerals fade, and a new display of wildflowers awaits us. The fragrance of wild rose and honeysuckle intoxicates while the elusive pink lady slipper and spectacular flame azaleas bloom deep in the shade of the forest floor. A sharp eye finds many [Read More]

It's chanterelle mushroom season in Northeast Georgia. Let's see what we can find on the trails! Foraging in summer is a prime time to hone your botanical identification skills, as many plants and fungi bloom and fruit. You can tell a lot about a plant by its inflorescence (flower) and fruit, and knowing how to [Read More]

Join Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen to learn about foraging and using local fungi as food and medicine.   Our day begins with a short presentation about mushrooms, some show-and-tell, and a few hands-on learning activities. Cara shows you the basics: mushroom characteristics of various typical families, using key identifier species, and recognizing toxic lookalikes. Then it's [Read More]

Join Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen to learn about foraging and using local fungi as food and medicine.   Our day begins with a short presentation about mushrooms, some show-and-tell, and a few hands-on learning activities. Cara shows you the basics: mushroom characteristics of various typical families, using key identifier species, and recognizing toxic lookalikes. Then it's [Read More]

This week-long retreat immerses participants in the world of medicinal and edible plants of the Southern Appalachians, a region sometimes referred to as the “Apothecary of North America.” Together, we’ll explore the incredible diversity of native, introduced, and cultivated herbs that thrive here and how to use them as food and medicine. Patricia Kyritsi Howell [Read More]