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  • Seaweed Foraging Class w/Dr. John Kallas, July 31, 2011

    Seaweed Foraging Class w/Dr. John Kallas, July 31, 2011 (20)

    This summer, I headed down to Lincoln City, OR, for a class on seaweed - aka sea vegetable - identification and harvesting. It was taught by Dr. John Kallas of www.WildFoodAdventures.com
     
  • Berry Foraging & Cooking Class, July 18, 2011

    Berry Foraging & Cooking Class, July 18, 2011 (16)

    Berry foraging class through the Bainbridge Island Parks Dept. Taught by Langdon Cook, author of Fat of the Land. fat-of-the-land.blogspot.com/
     
  • Native People & Native Plants Walk, July 3, 2011

    Native People & Native Plants Walk, July 3, 2011 (14)

    The Washington Park Arboretum offers free guided walks every 1st & 3rd Sunday at 11am & 1pm. The earlier walks always have a theme - July 2011's was "Native People and Plants."
     
  • Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk, June 11, 2011

    Edible & Medicinal Plant Walk, June 11, 2011 (7)

    On June 11, 2011, my mom and I took a free edible and medicinal plant walk offered by the Lynnwood library. The class was taught by local herbalist Jennifer Sundstom. www.seattleherbalist.com/ We took a walk around the green space outside the library and Jennifer introduced us to some plants and their uses.
     
  • Langdon Cook Foraging Class & Walk, April 30, 2011

    Langdon Cook Foraging Class & Walk, April 30, 2011 (19)

    Another foraging class with Langdon Cook. We took a walk on the Bus Trail at Tiger Mtn to learn about various plants.
     
  • Nettle Foraging Class w/Chef Becky & Ecologist Jet, April 17, 2011

    Nettle Foraging Class w/Chef Becky & Ecologist Jet, April 17, 2011 (33)

    In April 2011, I took a nettle foraging & cooking class with chef Becky Selengut and ecologist Jeanette "Jet" Smith.
     
  • Nettle Foraging Class w/Langdon Cook, March 23, 2011

    Nettle Foraging Class w/Langdon Cook, March 23, 2011 (7)

    Nettle foraging on Bainbridge Island with Fat of the Land author Langdon Cook.
     
  • Fruits, Seeds & Nuts Walk, Nov 7, 2010

    Fruits, Seeds & Nuts Walk, Nov 7, 2010 (16)

    Tour of the Washington Park Arboretum led by local plant expert Arthur Lee Jacobson. Slideshow includes both edible and inedible seeds, nuts and fruits.
     
  • Cattails of Mercer Slough, Oct 23, 2010

    Cattails of Mercer Slough, Oct 23, 2010 (6)

    On October 23, 2010, the Mercer Slough Education Center offered a day all about the cattails and their use in Pacific NW Native American culture, including a presentation by master weaver Mary Lou Slaughter.
     
  • Native Herbs Class, July 10, 2010

    Native Herbs Class, July 10, 2010 (10)

    This class on the edible, medicinal and mechanical uses of plants was taught by Mary Preus and offered through the Cedar River Education Center.