Thursday, April 14th, 2016, Thursday, April 21st, 2016, and Thursday, April 28th: 6:30-7:30am. Bird and plant walk with Milan Bull and Hayden Stebbins

Saturday, May 21st, 2016: 10am-1pm. Forage and Feast

  • Join me for a forage and feast at Millstone Farm. During this event, we will learn about and harvest edible plants (and possibly mushrooms) from around the farm. The focus will be on identifying plants by family. We will then bring our harvest to the kitchen and cook a feast, combining what we found with store bought foods to make a variety of delicious, nutritious and pernicious dishes!
  • Location: Millstone Farm, 180 Millstone Road, Wilton, CT

Sunday, May 22nd, 2016: 10am-2pm. Forage and Feast

  • Join me for a forage and feast, this time around Sticks and Stones Farm. During this event, we will learn about and harvest edible plants (and possibly mushrooms) from around the farm. The focus will be on identifying plants by family. We will then bring our harvest to the kitchen and cook a feast, combining what we found with store bought foods to make a variety of delicious, nutritious and pernicious dishes! Each location has a unique selection of plants, and Sticks and Stones' mix of ecotypes should make for an interesting collection of edibles!
  • Sticks and Stones Farm, 201 Huntingtown Road, Newtown, CT

Saturday, May 28th, 2016: 10am-11:30am. Plant Walk

  • Learn about common edible plants found in your garden, yard, and woods. Many edible and medicinal plans will be covered, and you may find yourself looking at your backyard in a whole new way!
  • Location: Lachat Town Farm,106 Godfrey Road West, Weston, CT
  • Price: Free

Sunday, May 29th, 2016: 10am-11:30am. Plant and Mushroom Walk (this event will repeat, with different plants of course, June 26th at noon, August 14th at 2pm, and October 9th at 2pm)

  • Did you know many invasive plants make fantastic foods and medicines? That many of the weeds painstakingly pulled from your garden are in fact edible and more nutritious than what you can buy in a store? Throughout the walk, Hayden will discuss some common weeds and invasive plants (and possibly mushrooms) and their culinary potential. 
  • Location: Caryl and Edna Haskins Preserve. Green Acre Lane, Westport, CT
  • Price: Free
  • RSVP: administration @aspetucklandtrust.org. Limited to 20 people

Sunday, June 26th, 2016: Noon-1:30pm. Plant and Mushroom Walk (this event will repeat, with different plants of course, August 14th at 2pm, and October 9th at 2pm)

  • Did you know many invasive plants make fantastic foods and medicines? That many of the weeds painstakingly pulled from your garden are in fact edible and more nutritious than what you can buy in a store? Throughout the walk, Hayden will discuss some common weeds and invasive plants (and possibly mushrooms) and their culinary potential. 
  • Location: Caryl and Edna Haskins Preserve, Green Acre Lane, Westport, CT.
  • Price: Free
  • RSVP: administration@aspetucklandtrust.org. Limited to 20 people.

Wednesday, July 13th, 2016: 10:30am-Noon. Backyard Foraging

  • What are those plants in our yards we spend so much time and money trying to kill? Does it really make sense to buy organic food, then to spray our lawns to get rid of plants that are more nutritious than what we find in the store? (Hint: The answer is no.) Come learn about common weeds and their uses, and simple things you can do (or stop doing) to make your property a little slice of Eden.
  • Location: Westport Library, 20 Jesup Road, Westport, CT
  • Price: Free

Friday, July 15th - Sunday, July 17th, 2016: Forage and Feast Weekend featuring "Wild Man" Steve Brill

  • Come spend the weekend in the woods and gardens at Sticks and Stones. Beginners and self-professed-plant-people alike will feel recharged after this three-day immersion in the plant world. There will be lots of wandering around the woods, getting to know new plants, and cooking delicious and creative meals. We'll also have Steve and Violet Brill to show us around and to share their extensive experience with foraging and cooking wild things. More information available here.
  • Location: Sticks and Stones Farm.  201 Huntingtown Road, Newtown, CT
  • Price: Sliding scale $200-$400. Give what you can, receive what you need!
  • RSVP: Contact me to sign up or for details.