Learn how to ethically harvest edible and medicinal plants with our Edible & Medicinal Plant Class . We'll cover safe harvesting techniques, avoiding chemical contamination, and identifying individual plants. Stay safe with our guidance on woody vs. herbaceous plants, deciduous vs. evergreen, simple vs. compound leaves, and toxicity. Join us for hands-on experience with a variety of plants like Plantain, Cattail, Nettles, and more.
The registration deadline is 2 weeks prior to class start date.
How to identify individual plants/trees
· Touch on toxicity and dangers
· Woody vs. Herbaceous plants
· Deciduous vs. Evergreen
· Simple vs. Compound leaves
· Perennial/Biennial/Annual
· Using various plant guides.
Plant List (will tailor to what’s up at the time)
Plantain Cattail
Red Clover Nettles
White Clover Wild Violet
Wood Sorrell Chicory
Blackberry Honeysuckle
Raspberry Poke
Burdock Black Walnut
Curly Dock Dandelion
Various Sumac Wild Garlic/Wild Onion
Queen Annes Lace White Pine
Other Nut/Fruit-bearing trees/Shrubs
How To Harvest
· Ethical Harvest vs. Emergency Harvest · Where to harvest. · Chemical contamination · Short Plant Walk · Send students to harvest · Student's lunch supplemented with their harvest. · Longer Plant Walk - Talk about edible vs. medicinal uses. (a primer for Day 2) Q&A During a
Skills covered
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