Whether you are interested in healthy, novel, or unusual foods, or are simply interested in applying botany to your everyday life, this New England Wild Flower Society class will enhance your knowledge of native edibles and herbals. From cucumber root to Oswego tea, wild edibles and medicinal plants are everywhere. In this program, students will learn how to recognize and utilize them. Dan Jaffe and Anna Fialkoff will address safe and sustainable best practices as they explore common, rare, and threatened species for forage and cultivation. The class will be held at Garden in the Woods in Framingham on Thursday, March 12, from 10 – 12, and is $26 for NEWFS members, $32 for nonmembers. Register on line at http://www.newfs.org/learn/our-programs/native-edibles-and-herbals. Picture from www.earthworkprograms.com.
