kids foraging workshops

  Foraging classes will take place at a variety of locations including Flourish Farmstead in Godfrey, IL, Tower Grove Park, Forest Park, and other local parks.  1-2 classes will be held per month from March-November By signing up for the foraging program, you will have free access to ALL of the foraging workshops led by Flourish Farmstead.  

The Foraging through the Seasons Program will cover:

• Introduction to foraging, plant identification
• Ethics of foraging: Participants will gain an understanding of the ethics of foraging. 
• This will include information about at-risk plants in Missouri/midwest region, ecosystem conservation, and basic guidelines/ rules for foraging.
• Foraging invasive species
• Foraging safety: This will include information about where foraging is allowed, precautions to take when foraging, where and when not to forage
• Resources for foraging (field guides, books)
• Importance of binomial nomenclature in foraging
• Urban, Suburban, and Rural foraging basics
• Seasonal foraging in the Midwest
• Learn common plants and mushrooms to forage in the spring
• Learn common plants and mushrooms to forage in the summer
• Learn common plants and mushrooms to forage in the fall

Cost$200
Sessions begin in March. Dates TBA
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