Exploring Northampton Series
Foraging for Wild Edibles with Blanche Cybele Derby
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Thursday, June 21, 2018
10 am to 12 noon Blanche Cybele Derby, artist and author |
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Registration is required. Meeting location upon registration.
$8 for members of Historic Northampton; $12 for non-members |
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Join Northampton resident and wild edibles expert Blanche Cybele Derby on a local foray to learn the identification of some of her favorite wild edibles and their historical uses. She will also share some of her favorite recipes for preparing wild foods.
Pre-registration required. $8 members | $12 non-members Reserve your place today.
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Blanche Cybele Derby has supplemented her diet with wild plants for more than thirty years and has led dozens of wild weed walks in Massachusetts. An enthusiastic practitioner of what she preaches, Blanche hopes to inspire others to become more involved in the natural world. An artist and author, Blanche has produced multiple YouTube videos on wild edibles and has written three books on the topic, My Favorite Wild Plants, My Wild Friends: Free Food from Field and Forest, and More My Wild Friends: Free Food from Field and Forest.
Exploring Northampton Series: Highlights of Past Programs
Exploring the Former Pasture of Northampton's Poor Farm
(aka Barrett Street Marsh Conservation Area)
(aka Barrett Street Marsh Conservation Area)
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This 25-acre island of green is just a ten minute walk from downtown and supports a remarkably diverse array of plant and animal life. Located along the bike path and behind the Northampton Survival Center, Abundance Farm and Congregation B'Nai Israel, this rejuvenated wetland boasts one of the most complicated land use history stories in Northampton. The walk will be lead by co-director and naturalist Laurie Sanders. In collaboration with Northampton Survival Center, Abundance Farm, Congregation B'Nai Israel and the City of Northampton's Conservation Commission.
$8 for members and donors $12 non-members Walk filled to capacity |
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Exploring Northampton Series
Early Morning Birding at Laurel Park with Laurie Sanders
Early Morning Birding at Laurel Park with Laurie Sanders
Sunday, May 6, 2018 | 7:30 - 9:30 am
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Join naturalist & co-director Laurie Sanders for an early morning bird walk along the trails in Laurel Park's Nine Acre Woods, a conservation area owned by Laurel Park that is open to the public.
In addition to resident species like robins and woodpeckers, we'll be searching for neotropical migrants like scarlet tanagers, great crested flycatchers, wood thrushes, and a variety of warblers. Laurel Park began as a Methodist summer camp in the early the 1870s and was a popular site for Chautauqua festivals until the 1920s. |
Exploring Northampton Series
Impressive Trees Along the Mill River with Big Tree Expert Bob Leverett
Impressive Trees Along the Mill River with Big Tree Expert Bob Leverett
Saturday, April 21, 2018 | 10 am - 1 pm
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Back by popular demand! After last fall’s oversubscribed exploration of Look Park’s notable trees, we’re so pleased that Florence resident, big tree hunter and old growth forest expert Bob Leverett has agreed to lead another walk. This time he’ll take people on a 3-hour amble along the Mill River, where he’ll point out some of his favorite trees and share information about their life history, ecology and earlier uses.
Limited to 20 participants. $8 for members and donors $12 non-members |