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In Person: Wild Edibles Walk with Russ Cohen

July 19, 2022 @ 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Southern Maine is home to over 100 species of edible wild plants, many of which are more nutritious and flavorful than their cultivated counterparts. Join Russ Cohen, wild edibles enthusiast and author of Wild Plants I Have Known…and Eaten, on a three-hour ramble through Fort Williams, to learn about over two dozen species of edible wild plants. Russ has documented over 40 wild and tasty species at Fort Williams: native species like Staghorn Sumac, Black Elderberry and Wild Bergamot; non-native weeds, like Chicory, Day Lily and Ox-eye Daisy; and invasive species, like Japanese Knotweed. Keys to the identification of each species will be provided, along with info on edible portion(s), season(s) of availability and preparation methods, as well as guidelines for safe and environmentally-responsible foraging.

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About Russ Cohen:
Until 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 expertise was in riparian vegetation. Now Russ has more time to pursue his passionate avocation, which is connecting to nature via his taste buds, and assisting others in doing the same. Russ is now playing the role of “Johnny Appleseed” for edible native species. He has set up a small nursery (in Weston., MA) where he grows/keeps over 1,000 plants that he propagates from seed (some of which he collected himself), as well as obtains from other sources, such as the Native Plant Trust. 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 six years.

Venue

Fort Williams Park
1000 Shore Rd
Cape Elizabeth, ME 04107 United States
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