Hunt Common Evening Primrose Root at Green Chimneys with naturalist/author "Wildman" Steve Brill
On Sunday, October 11, naturalist/author "Wildman" Steve Brill will lead one of his world-famous foraging tours at Green Chimneys, in Brewster, NY. Green Chimneys is the nationally renowned, non-profit organization with a mission of restoring possibilities and creating futures for children with emotional, behavioral and learning challenges through educational, therapeutic and outreach services, while providing care for animals and nature, thereby promoting a philosophy of dignity and worth for all living things.
These 3 foraging tours are part of the Annual Fall Harvest Festival. We'll be exploring a farm with plenty of open, sunny areas as well as woodlands, ideal for fall foraging.
Common edible "weeds" such as Asiatic dayflower, chickweed, wood sorrel, lamb's-quarters, and sheep sorrel grow in sunny areas throughout.
The trail sides are full of sassafras and black birch trees, while the ground may be littered with black walnuts, white oak acorns, and hickory nuts.
Roots are also in season in autumn. We'll be looking for common evening primrose, field garlic, and wild carrots.
This is an excellent place for wild mushrooms, especially if it's rained beforehand. We'll be on the lookout for honey mushrooms, aborted entoloma mushrooms, gigantic chicken mushrooms and hen-of-the-woods, oyster mushrooms, giant puffballs, and the enoki or velvet foot mushroom, which is prized in Japan.
The 3 walking tours run on Sunday, October 11, from 1 to 1:50 PM, 2 to 2:50 PM, and 3 to 4 PM, at Green Chimneys, 400 Doansburg Rd., in Brewster, NY. The tours are free with admission to the Fall Harvest Festival, $10/adult, $5/child.
Call (845) 279-2995, ext. 286 for further information. No reservations are necessary.
For "Wildman's" 2009 tour calendar and additional info, visit http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com
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