Sugar Pond
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Sugar Pond
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This scenic pond side and woodland park contains lush habitats with enough variety to provide surprise after surprise as we explore the thickets and trails. Common edible "weeds" such as Asiatic dayflower, mullein, chickweed, wood sorrel, sheep sorrel, Asiatic dayflower, lamb's-quarters, and purslane are abundant, as are trees and shrubs such as sassafras, spicebush, and black birch. The berry season is in full swing, so we'll be on the lookout for luscious wineberries, tart sumac, and bittersweet black cherries. |
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Wineberries
These sour-flavored Asian red raspberries, which begin to ripen in mid-July, are as tasty as they are common. |
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With enough rain beforehand, choice edible mushrooms such as chanterelles, chicken mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, parasol mushrooms, black trumpets, russulas, and boletes (as well as deadly amanitas) may be coming up in the woods. The medicinal tonic, the reishi mushroom, should also be around.
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These easy-to-recognize, prized, gourmet mushrooms come up in great quantity year after year in the same woodland adjacent to Sugar Pond. |
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The 90-minute tour begins at 9:30 AM, Saturday, July 12, at the Hillside Elementary School, 120 Lefurgy Ave., in Hastings-on-Hudson, NY.
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Call (914) 835-2153 at least 24 hours ahead to reserve a place.
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