The wealth of springtime is gaining as the herbaceous layer swells, flowers start to open on the trees and shrubs, and fungi emerge across the cavities and crevices of the moist, warming forest. May is the forager’s delight, especially for the bounty of fresh greens that awaken us to the radiance of the season: things like chickweed, stinging nettle, dead nettle, henbit, violet, fiddlehead ferns, and more. From the ground below to the understory at arm’s reach, these are just a sampling of the foods and medicines we can find this time of year.

Whether you are interested in wild foods, local plants and ecology, or alternative uses for plants through wildcrafting and medicine-making, you're invited to join our Mid-Spring Forging Walk, taking place Sunday, May 4th from 10am to 12pm.

Along the way, we will spend time paying tribute to our long shared history with plants, looking beyond the question of "what can I eat?" on the landscape. We will also emphasize ethical foraging and ways of giving back to the land from which we’re taking–reinforcing how thinking like an ecosystem should guide the practice of gathering wild foods.

Beginners and experienced foragers are welcome.

**Online pre-registration is required to attend. Visit this link to register https://hornfarmcenter.org/civimessages/event/info/?reset=1&id=1153