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Wild Edible Plants of Winter (Package)

Two Sessions:

ONLINE | Thursday, February 9, 1 - 2:30 p.m.

ONSITE | Saturday, February 11, 1 - 4 p.m.

Instructor: Marc Williams

$65 Non-member Adult**

(**Arboretum Members receive a 10% discount on all classes.)

Course Capacity: 20

3 hour credit | BREG Elective - Plant Studies | BRN - Elective - Plant Studies

Wild edibles represent an array of hundreds of species of plants that grow without any human inputs and are freely available for harvest. Ethnobiologist Marc Williams leads this immersive overview that allows for time in the virtual classroom as well as in the Arboretum forest. The initial online session will cover the essentials of proper plant identification and the major families of wild edibles, including examples of plants that have been previously harvested and a sampling of value-added products that can be made from them. A second session in the field follows with a plant walk to see plants in situ that can even persist through the cold of winter. A list of most of the major wild edible plants in the Carolinas and other resources – and recipes – for further study will be provided.

Marc Williams is an ethnobiologist who has taught hundreds of classes to thousands of people about plants, humans, other life forms and their interface. His training includes a B.A. in Environmental Studies/Sustainable Agriculture from Warren Wilson College with a minor in Business and a M.A. in Appalachian Studies/Sustainable Development from Appalachian State University with a minor in Planning/Geography. He has spent over 20 years working at various restaurants, farms, and travels throughout 30 countries in Central/ North/South America, Europe and all 50 states in the USA.

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