Thursday, March 5, Noon, LUNCHTIME PLANT ID WALK Ever wondered what sort of useful plants grow right in the city, including medicinal plants? We’ll explore a unique one-acre wildlife sanctuary in the Highland Park area where we will see native plants, cultivated plants and many of the plants so typical of the urban areas. You […]
Sarah Shin collects some ripe coffeeberries Saturday, April 4, 10 a.m. WILD SOUP AND SALAD ETHNO-BOTANICAL introduction and WILD FOOD WALK We'll begin by covering some of the topics of ethno-botany, that is, how cultures have used wild plants for food, medicine, tools, and all everyday needs. You will learn about some of […]
PRIMITIVE & MODERN TECHNOLOGY: FIRE WORKSHOP WE'LL BE COOKING TOO! April 18, 10 a.m. Angelo's favorite book on FIRE We will take a walk and you will see the woods that are used to make the most basic methods of fire-production: The bow and drill, and the hand drill. You will also see flint and […]