

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Foraging for Early Spring Foods with the Cherokee
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 11:30 am – Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Explore traditional seasonal practices with “Foraging for Early Spring Foods with the Cherokee,” a free program in our series A Year in the Life of an Early American Family: The Davis Family of Seymour, Tennessee, c. 1830.

Join members of the Eastern Band Cherokee to explore early‑season foraging traditions in the Great Smoky Mountains. 

Learn about foods such as ramps and sochan, how Cherokee people—who have lived in these mountains for thousands of years till the present—harvest and rely on these plants, and the stewardship practices that ensure they continue to thrive. 

Discover how to protect these culturally important foods so they can regenerate each year and provide sustainable harvests for generations to come.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/townsend/foraging-for-early-spring-foods-with-the-cherokee/200029840439925
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 61

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Townsend
- **state**: TN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
- **lat**: 35.676358871083
- **long**: -83.722389042377
- **full address**: Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive,Townsend, Tennessee, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center (https://allevents.in/org/great-smoky-mountains-heritage-center/13045848)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 11:30 am (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center, 123 Cromwell Drive,Townsend, Tennessee, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Great Smoky Mountains Heritage Center
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Foraging for Early Spring Foods with the Cherokee ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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