Upcoming Educational Programs, September and October

Autumn is a time of bounty and harvest for woodland creatures and foragers alike: nuts are falling to the forest floor, fruits are ripening and scenting the crisp fall air, roots and tubers are thickening up in anticipation of sustaining the plants through the tough winter, and edible fungi can be found in astounding amounts. Learn how to identify, sustainably harvest, and prepare the wild foods of autumn, from acorns through minty wintergreen leaves, including golden honey mushrooms and maitake, the “dancing mushroom”. Join The 3 Foragers as they teach the edible plants and fungi of autumn assorted edible plant and mushroom ID programs. Most facilities require or appreciate a heads-up for registration purposes. Come join us, we will have copies of our book for sale.

September 25, 1:45 PM, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center’s 15^th Annual Mushroom Festival, Mystic, CT. Slideshow: Edible Mushrooms of Connecticut, info at http://dpnc.org/calendar/wild-mushroom-festival/

 

September 25, 2:45 PM, Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center’s 15^th Annual Mushroom Festival, Mystic, CT. Slideshow: Mushroom ID for Beginners info at http://dpnc.org/calendar/wild-mushroom-festival/

 

September 26, 6-7 PM, Edible Plants and Fungi of Autumn Slideshow, Harmony Library, Harmony RI. Call (401) 949-2850 to register

September 29, 6-7 PM, Edible Plants and Fungi of Autumn Slideshow, Cross Mills Public Library, Charlestown RI. Call (401) 364-6211 to register

October 1, 1-3 PM, Edible Plants and Fungi of Autumn Slideshow and Walk, The Sanctuary at Shepardfields Land Trust, East Haddam CT. Call 860.319.1134 to register CANCELLED

October 8, 10:15-11:30 AM, Edible Plants and Fungi of Autumn Slideshow, Beardsley Library, Winsted CT. Call (860) 379-6043 to register

October 9, 1-3 PM, Mushroom ID for Beginners Slideshow and Walk, Ansonia Nature Center, Ansonia CT. Space is limited, call to register

October 15, 10 AM-1 PM, Mushroom ID for Beginners Slideshow and Walk, Northwest Park and Nature Center, Windsor CT. Call (860) 285-1886 to register

October 29, 10-11:30 AM, Walktober:  Edible Plants and Fungi of Autumn Walk, Goodwin Forest Conservation Center, Hampton CT. Call 860-455-9534 to register