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AT22-150 Foraging for Native Edibles, Austin

October 8, 2022 @ 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

$25.00

Event Title: Foraging for Native Edibles

VMS-AT: AT: Hill Country Chapter Other Approved Training (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)

Comments: AT22-150 Foraging for Native Edibles, Austin, Presenter: Eric Knight (AT=2h)

Event Date: 3/12/2022
Event Time: 9:00a-11:00a

Repeats on 4/16, 10/8 and 11/5

Event Summary:
Improve your foraging skills.

Event Description:
Fruits and flowers everywhere, but not a bite to eat? This class will help you reconnect with the land by learning foraging skills and how to ID native plants that are safe for your palate, such as prickly pear and Texas persimmon. Not only will you be primed to dress your salad and fill your snack bag with local native plants, but learning to forage will make your forays into nature richer as you tune in to the land around you.

Include Eric and Stacy Coplin’s new book, Foraging Texas: Finding, Identifying and Preparing Edible Wild Foods in Texas, with your registration! As the perfect companion to this immersive class, this new book will serve as a continuous guide to identifying, preparing and appreciating the wild bounty of native plants throughout Texas.

This is not a series. Individual classes are offered on March 12 and April 16, 9 – 11 a.m.

Cost: $25 (no book), $55 (book included)

Register @:
March 12: https://17442a.blackbaudhosting.com/17442a/Foraging-for-Native-Edibles-12Mar2022

April 16: https://17442a.blackbaudhosting.com/17442a/Foraging-for-Native-Edibles-16Apr2022

October 8: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (blackbaudhosting.com)

November 5: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (blackbaudhosting.com)

Event Location:
Wildflower Center
4801 La Crosse Ave.
Austin, TX 78739

Instructor/Presenter:
Eric Knight

Contact Information:
education@wildflower.org

Organization Website:
https://www.wildflower.org/organizer/lady-bird-johnson-wildflower-center-education

Sponsoring Organization:
Wildflower Center

Organizer

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Phone
512-232-0177
Email
education@wildflower.org
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