Follow in the foot-steps of the Anasagunticooks and learn to see and gather the bounty of wild plant foods along the Androscoggin River. Traditional people around the world understand that food does not just represent calories but it supplies also important nutrients and protective compounds.
This hands-on class is designed for those with with an interest in self-sufficiency, human health, and a deeper relationship with plants. Foraging provides many avenues of connection with nature and fosters a greater appreciation of the many things that local landscapes can provide for us.
The fruit of the oak tree has been used as an important staple by aboriginal people across North America. The people of each region had their preferred species and detailed methods of collecting, storing, and processing the acorns for use in different types of dishes.
Come learn to see and gather wild plant foods and medicines in the early fall season. Traditional people around the world understand that food does not just represent calories but it supplies also important nutrients and protective compounds.
The fruit of the oak tree has been used as an important staple by aboriginal people across North America. The people of each region had their preferred species and detailed methods of collecting, storing, and processing the acorns for use in different types of dishes.
Traditional people around the world understand that food does not just represent calories but it supplies also important nutrients and protective compounds. For these people, food is a defining feature of their culture and is incorporated into their collecting tools, containers, songs, and rituals.
Have you wondered what it would be like to feed yourself entirely from wild food? Have you been interested to take part in the ecology of your landscape? Have you been curious to see how your body would respond to our ancestral diet? If you have answered yes to any of these questions, this class was designed with you in mind.
