On our last walk of the year with Cara-Lee, you'll hear stories about the infamous poke berries, hunt for wild native persimmon, and learn about the many uses of black walnut and hickory.    And if it's true that nature provides us with everything we need for health and healing, then the herbs we'll see [Read More]

In open fields, goldenrods, thoroughworts, and bonesets bloom as signs of autumn begin to appear. First to display their electrifying colors are sumac, sourwood, and sassafras, all with edible and medicinal uses. Silver-gray rabbit tobacco, red spicebush berries, and the glossy nuts of non-native chestnuts are all part of the early fall bounty in the [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]