Weedy Wisdom for the Curious Forager

Wednesday, July 6, 5:00 PM: Weedy Wisdom for Curious Foragers, author Talk with Rebecca Randall Gilbert of Native Earth Teaching Farm.

Rebecca’s book on foraging for beginners arose out of a summer of foraging classes with Camp Jabberwocky at Native Earth Teaching Farm in Chilmark. It focuses on a few very common edible weeds and simple preparations, and dives deeply into the philosophy of foraging and of life in general. In this presentation, the author will speak about the benefits of friendship with the plant world. She’ll introduce you to a couple of her favorites, and offer ideas for integrating foraging into ordinary life.

Rebecca Gilbert, of Native Earth Teaching Farm, has been foraging since childhood on the same piece of land. Her focus when harvesting are the weeds, invasives, and aliens that tend to take over, and the recognition of our own position as interactive, embedded members of our ecosystems. She also raises goats for clearing,  pets, teaches indigo dyeing and fiber arts, yoga, and uses her farm to connect people to nature in as many ways as she can. A visit to the teaching farm is always an adventure!

Email tthorpe@clamsnet.org for more information or to receive the Zoom invite. Free. Sponsored by the Friends of the Chilmark Library. 508-645-3360