Wild Food Foraging and Cuisine!
PACIFIC FEAST lecture/slideshow/wild bites!
WHEN: Groundhog Day, Thur, February 2, 2012, 7 PM
WHERE: UW Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st St., Seattle.
SPONSOR: Central Sound Ch, WA Native Plant Society
OPEN TO PUBLIC & FREE!
*Note: program begins at 7:30 PM after Chapter announcements.
PROGRAM:
When it comes to eating within your own foodshed, wild foraging is as local as it gets. Come explore 50-plus common edible native plants from mountain to sea--with award-winning author and naturalist, Jennifer Hahn. Jennifer will share slides and stories from her new book PACIFIC FEAST: A Cook’s Guide to West Coast Foraging and Cuisine. Discover a host of delicious and nutritious wild and weedy greens, trees, ferns, berries, flowers, mushrooms, sea veggies and shellfish that thrive along the Pacific Coast. Enjoy a refreshing blend of natural history, First Nation uses, personal anecdotes, nutrition, I.D. "field notes,” sustainable foraging guidelines, 65 recipes from top Northwest chefs, and samples. Book
sales and signing after the presentation.
More Info: Linda Ellis
Office and Program Assistant
Washington Native Plant Society
6310 NE 74th St., Ste. 215E
Seattle, WA 98115
(206) 527-3210lindaellis@wnps.org
