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URL:https://northcountylandtrust.org/events/wildedibles/
SUMMARY:Wild Edibles Webinar with Russ Cohen
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER TODAY for this FREE webinar on wild edibles with Russ 
 Cohen. Space is limited to 100 participants.\n\nNorth Worcester County is 
 home to over 75 species of edible wild plants.  Many of these species are
  more nutritious and/or flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. Thes
 e include native species like Black Raspberry and Hazelnut\; non-native we
 eds like Amaranth and Purslane\; and exotic invasive species like Dame’s
  Rocket and Autumn Olive.  The region is also home to dozens of species o
 f edible wild mushrooms. \n\nJoin Russ Cohen\, wild edibles enthusiast and
  author of the book Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten\, for a 60-minute
  slide show focusing on species that are ripe for harvesting during the su
 mmer and fall months. Keys to the identification of reach species will be
  provided\, along with info on edible portion(s)\, season(s) of availabili
 ty and preparation methods\, as well as guidelines for safe and environmen
 tally-responsible foraging.  Russ will also include a few details regardi
 ng some native edible plants he has grown successfully from seed.\n\nUntil
  his retirement in June of 2015\, Russ Cohen’s “day job” was serving
  as the Rivers Advocate for the Massachusetts Department of Fish and Game
 ’s Division of Ecological Restoration\, where one of his areas of expert
 ise was in riparian vegetation. Now Russ has more time to pursue his passi
 onate avocation\, which is connecting to nature via his taste buds\, and t
 eaching others how to do the same. In addition to “in person” wild edi
 bles walks and talks (when those were /will be possible) at a wide variety
  of venues throughout the Northeast\, Russ’s main post-retirement pursui
 t is to perform the role of  “Johnny Appleseed” for edible native spe
 cies. He has set up a small nursery (in Weston\, MA) where he grows/keeps 
 hundreds of plants that he propagates from seed (many of which he collecte
 d himself).  He is then partnering with land trusts\, cities and towns\, 
 schools and colleges\, state and federal agencies\, organic farms\, tribal
  groups and others to plant plants from his nursery in appropriate places 
 on their properties.  Russ has initiated over two dozen such projects in 
 the past five years. For more information on Russ\, please visit his websi
 te HERE.\n\nThis program is supported in part by a grant from the Sterling
  cultural council\, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural
  Council\, a state agency.
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