Here is
an updated list of our upcoming programs in Connecticut and southern
Rhode Island. Most will include a PowerPoint with original photographs,
educational handouts, and Nature Center locations include outdoor
interactive walks. We will have copies of our newly released book, Adventures in Edible Plant Foraging: Finding, Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Native and Invasive Wild Plants, available for purchase.
We still have many Saturdays in July and August available for programs for YOUR
organization, nature center, land trust, or library in Connecticut,
Rhode Island, or southern Massachusetts. Contact us directly at
kraczewski@comcast.net
June 25, 1:00 pm, Edible Plants and Fungi of Summer, Bushy Hill Nature Center, Deep River, CT, registration required- space limited. https://www.bushyhill.org/workshops/
June 26, 2:30 pm, Edible Plants and Fungi of Summer, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic, CT, registration required. http://dpnc.org/calendar/edible-plants-of-summer/
June 29, 6:30 pm, Edible Plants and Fungi of Summer, Clark Memorial Library, Bethany, CT. http://www.bethanylibrary.org/
July 9, 11:00 am, Edible Plants and Fungi of Summer, Cross Mills Public Library, Charlestown, RI (401) 364-6211
July 18, 6:00 pm, Edible Plants and Fungi of Summer, Mary Cheney Library, Manchester, CT. http://library.townofmanchester.org/
July 27, 6:00 pm, Booth and Dimock Public Library, Coventry, CT. http://www.coventrypl.org/
August 13, 10 am, Mushroom ID for Beginners, Flanders Nature Center, Woodbury, CT http://www.flandersnaturecenter.org/index.html
August 27, 10 am, Edible Plants and Fungi of Autumn, James L. Goodwin Conservation Center, Hampton, CT http://www.ct.gov/deep/cwp/view.asp?a=2691&q=322538&deepNav_GID=1710
September 3, 1:00 pm- 4:00 pm, Edible Plants and Fungi of Autumn,
Bushy Hill Nature Center, Deep River, CT, registration required- space limited. https://www.bushyhill.org/workshops/
Bushy Hill Nature Center, Deep River, CT, registration required- space limited. https://www.bushyhill.org/workshops/
September 10, 1:00 pm, Edible Plants and Fungi of Autumn, Pratt Nature Center, New Milford, CT, contact Pratt Nature Center to Register. http://prattcenter.org/
September 25, 1:00 pm-4:00 pm, 15th Annual Fungus Fair, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center, Mystic, CT http://dpnc.org/
2 comments:
Do you forage on public land in CT? If so, have you encountered any problems with various state and local regulations?
We forage for ourselves on private property of friends and relatives. We often weed a lot of plants from our small tomato bed and pluck weeds from the foundation near the house we live in. When we teach classes at nature centers or land trusts, we stress that we are using the property as an outdoor classroom, and that people should NOT return to these locations to collect for themselves.
There are laws in CT that prohibit the removal of any plant matter from state land and we follow this law. Often places like town soccer fields have mowed areas that abut woods, and that is a pretty good place to collect berries without breaking laws. Along dirt roads without a lot of traffic we will sometimes collect mushrooms if the land is not posted. Respectful foragers should respect property laws and state, federal, and local laws when it comes to trespassing. This is very often why when people ask to "tag along with us" when we go out, we decline: we are already on land with someone's permission, and are not at all willing to share our "spots" and bring people to a place where they don't have permission to collect wild foods..
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