Foraging: Maples, Antlers, Mushrooms!

Ages 6 to Adult: Learn tips to track deer and find fallen deer antlers, identify Sugar Maples and learn to tap, hike into the forest to find winter edibles, learn about Chaga and other mushrooms, what is "Pre-Foraging" and how to do it, and more! I will teach you how to identify edibles safely, methods of preparation and preservation, nutritional and medicinal value. Bring a camera and/or notebook so you can document our finds, collection bags (plastic, paper or cloth), and a knife or shears. Wear comfortable walking shoes or boots as the terrain may be uneven or slippery! Dress in layers to keep warm. I will have my Poison Ivy-Neutralizing Wild Herbal First Aid Salve, Wildflower syrups, Hickory Syrup, and other things I make from the wild for sale and to taste and try before and after class. Portion of proceeds will benefit Waters Farm Preservation, help preserve this beautiful historic farm and forest. Directions: Put 53 Waters Rd, Sutton, MA into your GPS, it will take you a tiny bit too far so as your approach the address, watch for the sign post just before the big green field on the left that says, “Darling Barn”. Turn left at the signpost and go down the long dirt road. Class will start at the Darling Barn which is the big brown barn behind the field. Park in lot and enter the barn for check- in. If you get all the way to the red Waters farmhouse with the glass display case, you've only gone a little too far, turn around, pass the field and turn down the dirt drive- you will see the big brown wooden barn behind the field from the road.