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Intro to Discovering Earth's Gifts

  • Chickakoo lake Parkland County, 1228 Township Rd 534 Parkland County, AB T0E 1V0 Canada (map)

Join Skydancer on Saturday July 8th from 10:00 to 1:00 pm for an Intro to Foraging - Discovering Earth's Gifts in the Parkland Forest region. Join our guest teacher Genevieve Olivier to learn about common useful plants and mushrooms that grow right in your back yard. Genevieve is an artist and forager in Parkland County. Her roots are Anishinaabe and French. All info is given in the spirit of land-based teaching that promotes learning about what is around us, taking only what we need, and giving thanks for our harvest.

Printed handout of a variety of local plants and fungi packet for each participant. Everyone will gather and have a short discussion on what we may be able to find that is in the foraging packet.
We will walk together and discuss what we are seeing. Small groups and solo walkers can then head out to see what they find.
We will return and lay out what we have found and give the group an opportunity to see in person what can be found in our own backyards. We will end with a sharing of snacks circle and some hot foraged tea.
This is a beginner level and low impact, slow walk on mostly flat or small incline terrain.

Opening smudge will be at 10:15am firm before beginning.

To register please email: admin@skydancerindigenous.com

There is no registration cost for this program but pre-registration is required.

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