Join us on Saturday, July 12, 10–11:30 am at Long Branch Farm & Trails for a Native Edibles Plot Tour!
You might already be planting native species for wildlife…but did you know many of those same native trees, shrubs, and plants are edible and nutritious species for us, too? Whether you’re a homeowner, small farmer, edible plant enthusiast, or foodie, you’ll be inspired to add an edible layer to your landscape on this walking and tasting tour.
This behind-the-scenes tour centers of our native edible plots during which we’ll provide you with:
• an introduction on how native edible species offer perennial food for us…not just for wildlife.
• a number of taste samples to allow you to culinarily understand the plants.
• an overview of how we use the polyculture (growing many species together) plots of native perennial plants serve to celebrate hyper-local food through harvesting, cooking, education, and events.
• tips on incorporating native edible trees, shrubs, and plants into your home landscape through the lens of a “good for you, good for wildlife” approach.
• tips on balancing feeding wildlife and producing human food using common sense agricultural approaches to reduce conflict.
• an opportunity to see productive, full size native edible plants including elderberry, American persimmon, American wild plum, black walnut, native passionfruit, black chokeberry, serviceberry, pawpaw, ancient corn, Jerusalem artichokes, wild raspberry, sochan, and many other species.
• tips on laying out your own polyculture plot and bringing old fields or scrubby woods into native food production as well as tips on how to integrate a few edible species into your home landscape.
Member adult $10; nonmember adult $10.
While you're there, stop by the Summer Native Plant Sale Saturday, July 12–Sunday, July 13, 9 am–4 pm where members GET 10% OFF their purchase! Click here to learn more:
https://www.cincynature.org/program/summer-native-plant-sale
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