March 20 Edible Plant Walk

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Join us for a walk in the woods with Green Deane one of Florida’s most notable foragers!

Class is size limited to 24 people, so please register early.

Download registration form.

Download Edible Native Plant Walk flyer.

Directions and details will be sent with confirmation. To download a registration form, go to http://myherbalnotebook.com. For more info, contact Eleanor K. Sommer at herbalnotebook@bellsouth.net or 352-376-3114.

What you’ll learn:

  • Green Deane’s four simple rules of foraging, that he calls ITEMize:
  1. Identification
  2. Time
  3. Environment
  4. Method
  • A handful of native plants that you can identify and eat, plus plant lore and preparation information.
  • How to begin foraging yourself.

Lunch (including a vegetarian option) will consist of soup, salad, and bread made with some local ingredients and foraged edibles. Please wear close-toed shoes that can get wet. Bring raingear, hat, sunscreen, and/or bug repellent. We will forage through property just east of Gainesville and near Paynes Prairie.


About Green Deane

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Green Deane
Green Deane is an experienced Florida wild edibles forager and he has planted more than 12 dozen different kinds of edible plants – cultivated and wild – in his suburban garden/yard near Orlando. Much to his neighbors “collective horror,” he is the only one on his cul-de-sac without a “lawn of decapitated grass.” Deane has become a culinary expert at preparing and cooking wild edibles. His hobbies include gardening, cooking, music, writing, dancing, canoeing, public speaking, kayaking, cast netting, fishing, biking, and hiking in Greece. He has a degree in music and graduate studies in communications. “In short,” he says, “I’m paid to play and write.” And finally, he wants us to know he’s not a vegetarian, a common misconception. To learn more about Green Deane Jordan, visit his Web site or see his YouTube channel.