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Spring Wild Edibles Workshop

April 9, 2023 @ 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food”

There is an abundance of wild, free food and medicine growing all around us! In this hands-on workshop, we will get to know early spring edible plants that can be found growing locally.

We will take a walk around the land focusing on wild edible plants that emerge in early spring. We’ll discuss how to identify them, some stories & lore, as well as how to work with them for food or medicine. As we nibble our way around the land, we will be harvesting the plants we meet to make a wild pesto together!

Please bring a trowel, hori hori, or other digging tool and garden gloves if you can, and a bag or basket & scissors for your harvest. Please also bring a small container for your pesto sample and any snacks you may want to enjoy with it such as crackers, veggies, etc.

Some wild spring edibles we will meet include:

  • onion grass, Allium vineale
  • purple dead nettle, Lamium purpureum
  • violet, Viola spp.
  • chickweed, Stellaria media
  • dandelion, Taraxacum officinale
  • ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea
  • stinging nettle, Urtica dioica
  • bittercress, Cardamine hirsuta
  • garlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata
  • henbit, Lamium amplexicaule

Space is limited so a RSVP is required. Once you have joined us for an event, you are welcome to text to confirm your spot.

FIRST TIMERS: No prior experience necessary. All are welcome as long as you come with an open mind and respectful heart. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes early so you can get situated. You are also welcome to walk our grounds or check out or crystal shop.

Property is at end of 1/2 mile driveway into the woods. you will drive over a small stream. Please be EXTRA MINDFUL to drive slowly (5 MPH) as to not stir any driveway dust. It is a shared driveway so it’s important to respect our neighbors. Please do not stop to interact with horses.

Cost: $15-25 (based on your comfort level)

Details

Date:
April 9, 2023
Time:
12:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT

Venue

Real Eyes Meditation Space
15406 Riding Stable Rd
Laurel, MD 20707 United States
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