Growing Green
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The woodlands, edge habitats, and cultivated areas of the private property adjacent to this food coop is perfect for a spring foraging tour, where just about anything may pop up. We'll look for tasty violet leaves, piquant greenbriar leaves and shoots, sour curly dock greens, spicy garlic mustard leaves and flowers, and jewelweed, a poison ivy preventative and cure for mosquito bites, in sunny areas, and along the edges of trails.
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 Jewelweed Leaf with Jewels Order these all-natural botanical gems online for only $100 a piece, a bargain you can't afford to pass up! Their value is guaranteed by Bernie Madoff!! |
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Disturbed habitats should produce pokeweed, a fabulously tasty, highly nutritious potherb that's poisonous if you consume it raw, or dine on the roots, berries, or seeds, but perfectly safe if prepared according to "Wildman's" instructions. We'll look for sassafras, the original source of root beer, in the woods, along with wintergreen-flavored black birch trees; and spicebush leaves, for making a flavorful anti-fever tea. Given enough rain beforehand, we could run into some choice spring mushrooms. There may be chicken mushrooms, dryad's saddle, wine-cap stropharias, or even morels. |
 This little-known choice mushroom, which is especially flavorful seasoned with nutmeg, fennel and wine, grows in large quantities on wood chips after rainy weather. |
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The 2-hour walking tour begins at 4 PM, Friday, May 15, at 203 New Britain Ave., in Hartford, CT. It will be followed by a book signing by "Wildman," and an airing of his 60-minute Wild Edible Basics DVD.
The suggested donation for all events is $10/individual, $20/family, and free for those in financial difficulty. No reservations are necessary. Call (860) 518-0930 for further information. |