Invasive Bittersweet Baskets

Frustrating to gardeners and arborists, and not readily favored by birds, bittersweet is a largely useless bane on wild land. We can use traditional harvesting techniques to tend to bittersweet in the wild: harvesting material for baskets while controlling and suppressing future damaging growth.

Learn to make a strong, beautiful basket of invasive round-leafed bittersweet! We'll cover identification, responsible collection, materials processing and storage, and creation, including the basics of stake-and-strand twining, randing and waling weaving.

Space in this class is limited. Preregistration, along with a paid deposit, is required to reserve a spot in the class. Deposits may be fully refunded in the event of a cancellation a week or more before the class, if the space is filled. Refunds for last-minute cancellations are unfortunately not available. Please plan accordingly. Contact Rewild Maine at (207) 449-7738 or cmV3aWxkbWFpbmUgfCBnbWFpbCAhIGNvbQ== if you have any questions.

Rewild Maine is a registered 501(c)3 non-profit organization. We depend on donations from the community to offer free classes and workshops and we are grateful for your support. Scholarships are available for paid classes on an as-needed basis and nobody will ever be turned away for lack of funds. All donations are tax-deductible.

You may also like the following events from Rewild Maine:

• This Saturday, 21st February, 09:00 am, Tending Wild Willows (FREE!) in Portland
• Next month, 12th March, 05:30 pm, Pine Needle Baskets in Berwick
• Next month, 26th March, 05:30 pm, Making Sauerkraut and Kimchi in Topsham

Also check out other Workshops in Berwick, Nonprofit events in Berwick.