Are you interested in learning about colle cting wild food? Join this workshop lead by Sheila Nemcsok\, to learn how to safely\, sustainably\, and ethically find and use herbs\, greens\, frui ts\, seeds\, nuts and roots from urban nature. This workshop will include a 30-45 minute classroom session on foraging safety\, sustainability and e thics\, followed by an outdoor lesson about in-season forageable goods aro und the library campus\, giving you hands-on exposure to forageable plants in their natural setting.
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\nSheila is a Kingston-ba sed urban forager whose pandemic passion project was to bring foraging edu cation to her community. \; She grew up in a in Northern Ontario\, whe re her family regularly foraged for blueberries\, hazelnuts\, wintergreen and other wild foods. \; She has a certificate in Plant-Based Medicine from Cornell University and a Master Naturalist certificate from Lakehead University.
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\nThe KFPL is hosting 8 foraging worksh ops between April &ndash\; November 2024. \; Look for these workshops in our events calendar\, registration opens a month in advance for each se ssion. Forageable goods often have short harvest windows\, so while there may be some overlap from month to month\, consider attending multiple work shops in order to maximize how many plants that you can learn about\, whil e deepening your understanding of plants that are covered repeatedly.
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