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Fall Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk

170 Route 259 Highway, Penn Run, PA 15765-5941

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Free Event

Join Dana Driscoll on an interactive walk to learn about 15-20 edible and medicinal plants that are in season during the fall months.  The plant walk will include the ethics, best practices, and tools of wild food and medicine foraging. The walk will also cover plant identification practices, botany, plant and local ecology.  Wke will place a special emphasis on harvesting invasive species plants as well as reciprocating care for the local ecosystem. Plants covered in this walk include acorns (oak), hickory, spicebush, autumn olive, wild grapes, witch hazel, wintergreen, patridgeberry, goldenrod, and more. Please wear hiking shoes and bug spray. 

Monday, August 28, 2023 5:30pm to 7:30pm