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Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club Nature Group hosting Edible Wild Plants Workshop
Posted 03 July 2012, 12:31 am ADT
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL – Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club is hosting an Edible Wild Plants Workshop on Sunday, July 8th, 10:30 a.m.– 2:30 p.m. as part of the province-wide launch of the Root Cellars Rock Food Skills Workshop Kit. The public is welcome at this event and can register by contacting Betty Anne Fequet by e-mail <birch1@hvgb.net">birch1@hvgb.net> or at 896-8560.
At the Birch Brook workshop, participants will share local lore and expertise from within the group. Known edible wild plants along Birch Brook trails will be reviewed with focus on several for detailed study. There will be a hike to identify edible plants along selected trails. During lunch (please bring your own) there will be some initial planning for a mushroom mini-foray in August. Registration will be limited to 30 participants. There is no cost but donations would be appreciated . Apply early!
The Food Security Network of Newfoundland and Labrador (FSN) is launching the Food Skills Workshop Kit on July 4th, 2012 as part of its Root Cellars Rock project. The Workshop Kit is a new resource for community groups across the province to host hands-on workshops building local food skills and preserving traditional food knowledge.
To celebrate the launch, groups in four communities, including Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club Nature Group near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, are hosting workshops in July. Workshops on Container Gardening, Edible Wild Plants, Composting and Canning are happening in St. John's, Corner Brook, Stephenville and Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
"We are surrounded by nature's bounty of fresh, nutritious foods which become readily available as we develop foraging skills!"
Sarah Ferber, project coordinator for Root Cellars Rock, said "Community groups from all over the province were regularly contacting FSN looking for resources on gardening, cooking and preserving in order to host workshops. We saw the need for a resource that was tailored to the unique growing conditions, community interests and diversity of local foods being produced in Newfoundland and Labrador."
FSN created the workshops using the framework of the 4Ps of local food - Planting, Picking, Preparing and Preserving. "The workshops highlight how food skills have been passed down in this province and the rich knowledge base that we still have here in food self-sufficiency," said Ferber.
The Foods Skills Workshop Kit provides all of the resources that community groups will need to offer hands-on workshops on eight topics: Container Gardening, Composting, Edible Wild Plants, Seed Saving, Preparing Local Vegetables, Using Culinary Herbs, Canning, and Root Cellars.
Learning about the Edible Wild Plants is a natural progression from Birch Brook's summer fieldtrip series of Wildflower Identification walks.
Root Cellars Rock is an ongoing project of FSN that aims to encourage consumption and production of healthy local food across the province by celebrating Newfoundland & Labrador's agricultural heritage and stimulating growth in agriculture and local food self-sufficiency through citizens, community groups, and agricultural producers.
Local champions were interviewed to contribute their knowledge about the eight workshop topics and an extensive literature review was conducted to gather content that reflects up-to-date best practices. Health and food safety are emphasized throughout the new resource.
For a schedule of workshop launch events see the Root Cellars Rock blog (http://rootcellarsrock.ca/2012/06/launch-events/). The workshops are available for free download on the Root Cellars Rock blog (http://rootcellarsrock.ca/workshops) and FSN website (http://www.foodsecuritynews.com/resources) as of July 4th.
For further information, please see our website www.birchbrook.ca or contact Betty Anne Fequet 896 8560 or birch1@hvgb.net">birch1@hvgb.net.
The Food Skills Workshop Kit project was made possible through the Provincial Wellness Grant Program, Health Promotion and Wellness Division, Department of Health and Community Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Food Security Network of Newfoundland & Labrador (FSN) is a provincial, membership-based, non-profit organization that was founded in 1998 in response to growing issues of hunger and poverty in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. FSN's mission is to actively promote comprehensive, community-based solutions to ensure physical and economic access to adequate and healthy food for all.
Click here to download Provincial Wellness Grant information.
Click here to download the workshop invitation poster.
Click here to download the Edible Wild Plants poster.
At the Birch Brook workshop, participants will share local lore and expertise from within the group. Known edible wild plants along Birch Brook trails will be reviewed with focus on several for detailed study. There will be a hike to identify edible plants along selected trails. During lunch (please bring your own) there will be some initial planning for a mushroom mini-foray in August. Registration will be limited to 30 participants. There is no cost but donations would be appreciated . Apply early!
The Food Security Network of Newfoundland and Labrador (FSN) is launching the Food Skills Workshop Kit on July 4th, 2012 as part of its Root Cellars Rock project. The Workshop Kit is a new resource for community groups across the province to host hands-on workshops building local food skills and preserving traditional food knowledge.
To celebrate the launch, groups in four communities, including Birch Brook Nordic Ski Club Nature Group near Happy Valley-Goose Bay, are hosting workshops in July. Workshops on Container Gardening, Edible Wild Plants, Composting and Canning are happening in St. John's, Corner Brook, Stephenville and Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
"We are surrounded by nature's bounty of fresh, nutritious foods which become readily available as we develop foraging skills!"
Sarah Ferber, project coordinator for Root Cellars Rock, said "Community groups from all over the province were regularly contacting FSN looking for resources on gardening, cooking and preserving in order to host workshops. We saw the need for a resource that was tailored to the unique growing conditions, community interests and diversity of local foods being produced in Newfoundland and Labrador."
FSN created the workshops using the framework of the 4Ps of local food - Planting, Picking, Preparing and Preserving. "The workshops highlight how food skills have been passed down in this province and the rich knowledge base that we still have here in food self-sufficiency," said Ferber.
The Foods Skills Workshop Kit provides all of the resources that community groups will need to offer hands-on workshops on eight topics: Container Gardening, Composting, Edible Wild Plants, Seed Saving, Preparing Local Vegetables, Using Culinary Herbs, Canning, and Root Cellars.
Learning about the Edible Wild Plants is a natural progression from Birch Brook's summer fieldtrip series of Wildflower Identification walks.
Root Cellars Rock is an ongoing project of FSN that aims to encourage consumption and production of healthy local food across the province by celebrating Newfoundland & Labrador's agricultural heritage and stimulating growth in agriculture and local food self-sufficiency through citizens, community groups, and agricultural producers.
Local champions were interviewed to contribute their knowledge about the eight workshop topics and an extensive literature review was conducted to gather content that reflects up-to-date best practices. Health and food safety are emphasized throughout the new resource.
For a schedule of workshop launch events see the Root Cellars Rock blog (http://rootcellarsrock.ca/2012/06/launch-events/). The workshops are available for free download on the Root Cellars Rock blog (http://rootcellarsrock.ca/workshops) and FSN website (http://www.foodsecuritynews.com/resources) as of July 4th.
For further information, please see our website www.birchbrook.ca or contact Betty Anne Fequet 896 8560 or birch1@hvgb.net">birch1@hvgb.net.
The Food Skills Workshop Kit project was made possible through the Provincial Wellness Grant Program, Health Promotion and Wellness Division, Department of Health and Community Services, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
The Food Security Network of Newfoundland & Labrador (FSN) is a provincial, membership-based, non-profit organization that was founded in 1998 in response to growing issues of hunger and poverty in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. FSN's mission is to actively promote comprehensive, community-based solutions to ensure physical and economic access to adequate and healthy food for all.
Click here to download Provincial Wellness Grant information.
Click here to download the workshop invitation poster.
Click here to download the Edible Wild Plants poster.