Central Park
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The Lake in Central Park
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Central Park is a great place for wild foods any time of the year, and the middle of the summer is no exception. Wild greens always thrive in this park. We'll find lamb's-quarters (a wild spinach), purslane, sheep sorrel, wood sorrel, poor man's pepper, lady's thumb, and Asiatic dayflower, all delicious wild greens. In addition, there will be culinary and medicinal herbs such as wild bay leaves, epazote (essential in Mexican cuisine), spicebush leaves, and sassafras. Wild fruits also dot the park. We'll be hunting for tart choke cherries in their only known location in the greater NY region, black cherries, wineberries (an Asian species of raspberry), and European cut-leaf blackberries, all superb fruits. |
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Black Cherries
This native species provides a bittersweet fruit with an intense cherry-grapefruit flavor, great for pies, jams, and ice cream. |
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Central Park is also the top park for the world's best caffeine-free coffee substitute, which you make from the seeds of the Kentucky coffee tree. Gourmet wild mushrooms pop up in Central Park after it rains. On this tour, we'll hunt for gigantic chicken mushrooms, brittle russulas, and prized bolete mushrooms. |
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The 4-hour walking tour begins at 11:45 AM, Sunday, July 13, at Central Park West and West 103rd St.
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Call (914) 835-2153 at least 24 hours ahead to reserve a place.
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Central Park T-shirt
Paintings and design by "Wildman" |