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Tag: Rachel Goclawski

  • Wednesday, August 17, 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm – Forage To Table

    Foraging is a great way to incorporate nutrition-packed foods into your diet, a fun way to get outdoors with friends and family, and sustainable foraging has a positive impact on native plants. Learn the basics of foraging and identification of common wild edibles that you can find in your own hometown. Learn about how wild herbs and edibles can help sustain your overall health. The August 17 program at the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History in Brewster will begin at 1 pm, and is $25 for the Program and Walk, $15 for the program only.

    Following her presentation, Rachel Goclawski will take participants for a walk around the grounds of the Museum to search for wild foods!

    Rachel is a Massachusetts Certified Educator, Programming Partner with the Sudbury Valley Trustees, Girl Scouts of Eastern MA and is the Resident Naturalist at Waters Farm Preservation in Sutton. Rachel is a Contributing Writer for the Cook’s Cook Magazine and for her “day job,” she is an IT Specialist for the Dept. of Defense. Visit Rachel’s Facebook page for Forage to Table tips and videos: www.facebook.com/cookingwithmrsg.

    NO REFUNDS Register at https://ccmnh.org/events/forage-to-table-2881/2022-08-17

  • Thursday, July 22, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm, and Sunday, July 25 (Field Session) – Introduction to Mushrooming, Online and In Person

    Mushrooming can be a fun and safe hobby if you know the guidelines. Learn about many Novice and Beginner-Level mushrooms, their health benefits, and how to stick to “safer” classes of edible mushrooms with an interactive online webinar. In addition to the webinar you can register to go on a mushrooming walk at Tower Hill Botanic Garden. We will take the information we learned in the webinar and apply it out in the field. The field session is limited to 25 people. If you are interested in signing up for the field session, click this link to register for both the webinar and the field session.

    July 22 Online Webinar: The basics of mushrooming

    July 25 Field Session: Applying what we’ve learned while exploring the woods of Tower Hill

    Rachel Goclawski, Naturalist and MA Certified educator is a Programmer The Museum of Natural History, Sudbury Valley Trustees, Scouts of Eastern MA and other organizations. She is a contributing writer for The Cook’s Cook: Now, Forager Magazine and has been featured in The Boston Globe, Worcester Telegram, and local television talk shows. Rachel comes from a long line of foragers, including her great-grandfather, Arthur W. Fairbanks, founder of the Boston Mycological Club. Visit her Facebook page for Forage to Table tips and other sustainable skills posts: http://www.facebook.com/cookingwithmrsg

    Webinar Only: $15 Member Adult; $20 Adult Register at www.towerhillbg.org