Plant and Mushroom Walk
Plant walks are an excellent learning opportunities for those with beginning to intermediate foraging skills, and for anyone wishing to increase their knowledge of the local flora. Our discussion will include information about identification, methods of harvest, preparation, and use. We will explore the area and chose around 20-25 edible, medicinal, or otherwise useful plants and mushrooms to focus on.
Kids under 12 are free with paid adult. Walks are almost never cancelled due to weather (one time in 13 years), so dress accordingly. We will be mostly on trails, no need to dress for bushwhacking. (I often am in shorts and even barefoot.)You may want to bring a notebook, camera, and water. No other gear is required.
Walks are held throughout the region, and new walks are being added all the time. So if you don’t see something you like, check back in a couple of weeks. When you get to the meeting area, look for a middle aged lady with a small, black dog. Currently scheduled walks:
4/26, noon-2:00, Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo, OH (Meet near the playground)
4/26, 4:00-6:00, Oakwoods Metropark, New Boston, MI (Meet in the grassy area in front of the nature center)
5/3, noon-2:00, Grand Woods Park, Lansing, MI (Turn left in the park and drive to the far end parking lot)
5/3, 4:00-6:00, Millenium Park, Grand Rapids, MI (Meet at the pavillion on the Meadows (east) side of the park)
5/10, noon-2:00, Farmstead Park (aka Clinton River Park North), Sterling Heights, MI (Meet at the far end of the parking lot)
5/10, 4:00-6:00, Bishop Lake Beach, Brighton MI (Meet at the big wood carving near the walkway)
5/24, noon-2:00, Tantre Farm, Chelsea, MI (Meet out front)
Plant walks are an excellent learning opportunities for those with beginning to intermediate foraging skills, and for anyone wishing to increase their knowledge of the local flora. Our discussion will include information about identification, methods of harvest, preparation, and use. We will explore the area and chose around 20-25 edible, medicinal, or otherwise useful plants and mushrooms to focus on.
Kids under 12 are free with paid adult. Walks are almost never cancelled due to weather (one time in 13 years), so dress accordingly. We will be mostly on trails, no need to dress for bushwhacking. (I often am in shorts and even barefoot.)You may want to bring a notebook, camera, and water. No other gear is required.
Walks are held throughout the region, and new walks are being added all the time. So if you don’t see something you like, check back in a couple of weeks. When you get to the meeting area, look for a middle aged lady with a small, black dog. Currently scheduled walks:
4/26, noon-2:00, Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo, OH (Meet near the playground)
4/26, 4:00-6:00, Oakwoods Metropark, New Boston, MI (Meet in the grassy area in front of the nature center)
5/3, noon-2:00, Grand Woods Park, Lansing, MI (Turn left in the park and drive to the far end parking lot)
5/3, 4:00-6:00, Millenium Park, Grand Rapids, MI (Meet at the pavillion on the Meadows (east) side of the park)
5/10, noon-2:00, Farmstead Park (aka Clinton River Park North), Sterling Heights, MI (Meet at the far end of the parking lot)
5/10, 4:00-6:00, Bishop Lake Beach, Brighton MI (Meet at the big wood carving near the walkway)
5/24, noon-2:00, Tantre Farm, Chelsea, MI (Meet out front)
Plant walks are an excellent learning opportunities for those with beginning to intermediate foraging skills, and for anyone wishing to increase their knowledge of the local flora. Our discussion will include information about identification, methods of harvest, preparation, and use. We will explore the area and chose around 20-25 edible, medicinal, or otherwise useful plants and mushrooms to focus on.
Kids under 12 are free with paid adult. Walks are almost never cancelled due to weather (one time in 13 years), so dress accordingly. We will be mostly on trails, no need to dress for bushwhacking. (I often am in shorts and even barefoot.)You may want to bring a notebook, camera, and water. No other gear is required.
Walks are held throughout the region, and new walks are being added all the time. So if you don’t see something you like, check back in a couple of weeks. When you get to the meeting area, look for a middle aged lady with a small, black dog. Currently scheduled walks:
4/26, noon-2:00, Wildwood Preserve Metropark, Toledo, OH (Meet near the playground)
4/26, 4:00-6:00, Oakwoods Metropark, New Boston, MI (Meet in the grassy area in front of the nature center)
5/3, noon-2:00, Grand Woods Park, Lansing, MI (Turn left in the park and drive to the far end parking lot)
5/3, 4:00-6:00, Millenium Park, Grand Rapids, MI (Meet at the pavillion on the Meadows (east) side of the park)
5/10, noon-2:00, Farmstead Park (aka Clinton River Park North), Sterling Heights, MI (Meet at the far end of the parking lot)
5/10, 4:00-6:00, Bishop Lake Beach, Brighton MI (Meet at the big wood carving near the walkway)
5/24, noon-2:00, Tantre Farm, Chelsea, MI (Meet out front)