This is a 60-minute family presentation on edible/medicinal wild plants.
Hundreds of overlooked edible and medicinal wild herbs, greens, shoots, flowers, roots, and mushrooms grow wild in natural areas throughout our region. People often destroy these renewable species as "weeds," but they've nourished and healed humans for thousands of years.
Under expert supervision, they're easy to learn, recognize, gather ecologically, and use for food and home remedies. And people who explore their local ecosystems to learn about wild foods become more committed to protecting our environment's endangered non-renewable resources.
"Wildman" Steve will bring some of the season's first wild edibles to LSC to show you what's in store when spring begins. The offerings will be supplemented with photos of wild food forms of later months, and seasoned with generous helpings of science and conservation info, a pinch of folklore and mythology, a dash of history, and an all-natural extract of cooking information; all tossed together with his jokes, humor and anecdotes.