Edible plant walk this Sunday

Hey everyone!

We had a blast at the Chattahoochee River on Sunday. We took a walk through the rich bottomlands along the river and covered all the edible greens, from weeds like wood sorrel and nettle to the wonderful leaves of the sourwood tree. We found a ton of bladdernut and tore open the pods for the edible popcorn-like seeds inside. And we knocked walnuts out of the trees which I waded into the waist-deep river to gather. We had a good conversation sitting on the ground shelling and eating walnuts. Unfortunately we ran out of time and didn't get a chance to check out all the taro growing wild in the river at the end of Powers Island.

Our next class will be on Sunday the 27th, 1-3pm, at Kennesaw Mountain. For those who missed our early September class up on Kennesaw, this is a chance to check out that Garden of Eden when it comes to edible plants. We'll take it slow and cover all the food at the base of the mountain, just off the visitor center; the wild grapes, black walnuts, honey locust pods, hackberries, tupelo berries, and persimmons. The hike up to the top goes through oak / hickory woods with lots of trailside hackberry. At the top we'll try the sparkleberries (our only tree-like blueberry), and the prickly pear (I promise, no spines this time!). The walk down the road goes by sumac berries, rose hips, and muscadines . . . the mountain is by far and away the best place for wild foods in all of Atlanta. I look forward to seeing you there!

Email me at robatsunbright@gmail.com to sign up for the class. The cost is $10.

Rob

There will be no class the following week [October 4th] as I'm going back up to Tennessee to continue work on building the barn. To check out how our cabin was built this year, go to Homesteading in Tennessee.

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