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Meet The Plants

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The course focuses on the different plants and plant uses of the current season. We will walk through different habitats, identifying edible plants as well as pointing out harmful plants to avoid, collecting safely with proper conservation techniques, and frequently sampling many of our wild plant foods. The modern native needs to know about plants as a source of food, medicine, cordage (string or rope), building materials, tools, firewood and last but definitely not least - what poisonous plants to avoid!

Registration Fee: $50/person (group rates available upon request)

Dates: June 6, Aug 1, Sept 19, Nov 7

Time: 9am-4pm

Location: Greenbelt, MD

Instructors: Rick Hueston and Matt Cohen

Matt Cohen is a regular face on the MAPS meet instructor team, Matt Cohen has been studying wild and domestic plants and fungi for over 10 years. He and his wife grow or forage most of the vegetables, fruits, and fungi in their diets. He hopes to inspire others to be able provide some of their own food with the intent to preserve what's left of nature and to reconnect ourselves with the land and the natural world.

Rick Hueston is one of or Board Members and a guest instructor for Earth Connection. Rick donates his instructors fee to Ancestral Knowledge for every class. Rick Hueston, he likes to be called “Hue,” is an explorer-naturalist of a different breed. He uses a self-developed method for teaching that centers on the traditional Native American Medicine Wheel as metaphor. He is a curious naturalist exploring our natural world with predator vision, awareness and intuition.

This course is available for individuals, groups, adults and children (ages
14 & up) in Spring, Summer and Fall

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Registration deadline is two weeks before class.

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Plant Quiz:

Questions about the above photo....Do the leaves grow opposite, alternately or whorled? Does it have a round or square stem? How many leaves are there? Is it woody or fleshy? Does it feel smooth or rough? Where would you find this plant growing? Is it an edible, medicinal or poisonous plant? What does it smell like? What color are its flowers?