Guided Plant Walk with Heather Houskeeper: Part 1 of the Edible & Medicinal Plant Exploration Series
August 22 • 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Join herbalist Heather Houskeeper in exploring the wild edible and medicinal plants that inhabit our landscape during part one of our Edible & Medicinal Plant Exploration Series. Meet plants that are easy to recognize, safe to work with, and inhabit your backyard, garden, and familiar wild places. Learn how to identify, ethically harvest, and prepare them as delicious meals and useful home remedies. Heather will share insights from over a decade of experience in working with wild edible and medicinal plants. Discover the nutritious and delicious wild plants that grow just outside your door!
This program will consist of a walk through the rolling fields of the Van Scott Nature Reserve. Our walk will be moderately challenging in nature. Please dress appropriately with sun protection and closed-toe walking shoes. Bring water and snacks as needed.
Program fee is $10 for members and $15 for non-members; advance registration is requested.
Part two of this series is an Elderberry Syrup workshop with Jeanine Davis on Saturday, October 3rd. You are not required to sign up for both programs!
Heather Houskeeper is an herbalist and forest therapy guide, long-distance hiker, and author. Heather “The Botanical Hiker” has professionally guided others into the natural world through seminars, workshops, and walks since 2010 and is the founder of the School of Plant and Place Connection, an in-person herbal medicine program in Milford, Pa. Heather has hiked thousands of miles, including the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, studying and working with the plants for food and medicine. She is the author of three trail-inspired books about wild edible and medicinal plants and the Wild Food columnist for Dirt Magazine.