TRAILSIDE TALKS: Discover Urban Foraging with Heather Houskeeper
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Join us for an inspiring Winter Speaker Series that brings together local leaders, researchers, specialized experts, advocates, and outdoor enthusiasts to explore how to deepen our connection to the outdoors. Whether you’re curious about climate impacts in the Northeast, eager to learn how to be a more responsible recreationist, or looking for approachable ways to get outdoors more often, this series offers something for everyone. Come ready to explore new ideas, meet fellow nature-lovers, and walk away energized to make a difference.
Our first event sparks curiosity in all of us who live in urban landscapes and love the outdoors ... Discover Urban Foraging!
Wild edible and medicinal plants abound in urban landscapes. Discover the many edible and medicinal plants that thrive in city parks, peek through sidewalk cracks, and grow with abandon in unruly thickets. Learn tips for identification, how to ethically and safely harvest wild plants, and how to prepare them as tasty meals and invaluable medicinal preparations. This program will consist of a Powerpoint presentation highlighting a selection of seasonal plants. Be prepared to take notes and bring your foraging questions!
Our speaker, Heather Houskeeper "The Botanical Hiker," is an herbalist and forest therapy guide, long-distance hiker, and author. Heather has professionally guided others into the natural world through seminars, workshops, and walks since 2010 and is the founder of the School of Plant and Place Connection, an in-person herbal medicine school located in Milford, Pa. Heather has hiked thousands of miles, including the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, studying and working with the plants for food and medicine. She is the author of three trail-inspired books about wild edible and medicinal plants and the Wild Food columnist for Dirt Magazine. Learn more about Heather at: [www.thebotanicalhiker.com](https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.thebotanicalhiker.com%2f&c=E,1,64zJT_nxBWMUCUbYetL5TWxeJxhyG9bWiDMVxUJ4BAD3MRLGDV2WVHF7M_rAe_dbaYSU4zsQaVoO8u6aAwBb3wXWH9ezaW4xRT8evt9uhfb5&typo=1) and [www.schoolofplantandplaceconnection.com](https://linkprotect.cudasvc.com/url?a=http%3a%2f%2fwww.schoolofplantandplaceconnection.com%2f&c=E,1,n6rTXQzvvVYfpF2fCs-ZrRb20o7z6mhYE9QYjV6O1ssUW8rOw0r9lbBpuGkYuX059-GUDtLbsEtLjzgCiQRPspI4w3oyeOy4T3gJLZ3EZsN30u_4&typo=1)
This event is hosted by Snow Peak Brooklyn in Williamsburg from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Bedford Station L train is the nearest subway stop. Snacks will be served before the presentation. Come out to socialize with friends and learn how to engage more deeply with the outdoors!
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