In Level 1, Foragers were exposed to a wide variety of plants and skills and began to build the concept of reciprocity. In Level 2 we will take those lessons and put them into action by designing and stewarding a Foragers Patch that will ground us in our ecosystem and the complex relationships within it. Each month we will still continue to learn new skills and plants, welcome guest teachers and go on field trips, while always coming back to our Patch to practice the responsibility of stewardship as a group.
If you have at least 1 year of foraging experience, or if you have already taken Fox Haven Foragers Level 1– this level 2 foraging series is meant to help you tighten your skills and deepen your direct relationship with the ecosystem you are in. Monthly meetings will be on the 2nd Saturday of the month from 1-5 pm February through November. We will also have three Zoom conversation classes throughout the season. Those dates will be February 24th, May 26th and October 29th from 7:30-8:30 pm.
Level 2 Foragers will learn skills like:
Mycoremediation and Forest Inoculation
Pruning for Tree Health and Bark Harvest
Collecting and Processing Nuts, Flowers and Seeds for Flour
Intermediate and Advanced Botany and Ecosystem Study
Population Dynamics and Indicators
Phenologic Journaling and Harvest Mapping
Medicinal Root Processing and Preserving
Canning, Freezing, Fermenting and Drying Harvests
Uses and Awareness of ‘Invasive’ Plants, Diseases and Insects
Tapping Trees for Sap Harvesting
Land Stewardship, Design and Rewilding
Some new plants we might meet or go deeper with are:
Japanese Knotweed, Barberry, Bloodroot, Spicebush, Japanese Honeysuckle, Sweetflag, Eastern Red Cedar, Oak, Chestnut, Yellow Dock, White Clover, Red Bud Tree, American Beech, Black Walnut, English Ivy, Watercress, Cattail, Willow, Wild Ginger, Wild Geranium, Sumac and various Mushroom species for remediation and eating.
$400 – Limit to 15 people for the year.
$20 OFF Early Bird Discount ends December 15th
Scholarship available for 1 student who is willing to take photographs and blog for Fox Haven about the Foragers experience for the year. Half price ticket.
