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Fri. May 1
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Breakwater Books (Alberni St. at Marine)
Robin Wheeler – Food Security Workshop
Hour One – Personal food security. In this hour we’ll look at the ins and outs of stocking up and buying on a budget, learn about our local food supply, and figure out natural food cycles.
Hour Two – Creating Community. How to create a local network for exchanging information, borrowing equipment, or working as a group. We will consider our resistance to sharing, and play with a mapping system that could help us create connections for our mutual benefit.
Cost: $5.00
Sat. May 2
9:00 AM to 11:00 AM (Location to be determined; contact David for details)
Robin Wheeler – Edible Landscape Workshop
We’ll analyze the strengths and drawbacks of our properties, get tips for using space well, learn how to “microclimate” a space, discover appropriate plants for the best place, and begin a garden map of our own and a list of where to start.
Cost: $20.00 (Space is limited; contact David to reserve a spot)
11:30 AM to 1:00 PM at the Four Square Church (Manson Ave. at Barnet St.)
From Garden to Pantry… or In a Pickle
Will & Nicole of Skeena Street in Wildwood will demonstrate preserving fruits and vegetables in jars. Session includes some hands-on as well as a tasting session and take-away recipes.
Cost: $5.00 (Space is limited; contact David to reserve a spot)
1:00 PM to 2:30 PM at the Four Square Church (Manson Ave. at Barnet St.)
Basics of Pressure Canning with Peggy Fedor
Local experienced canner Peggy Fedor will teach about pressure canning meats and fish, soups, beans, and other low-acid foods.
Cost: $5.00 (Space is limited; contact David to reserve a spot)
3:00 PM to 4:30 PM at the Powell River Public Library (Michigan Ave. at Duncan)
Robin Wheeler – Analyzing Barriers to Local Food Security
Robin will talk about our potential for expanding food security, describe ideas from other communities, and then will facilitate a discussion on making progress.
Free, thanks to the Powell River Public Library
Sun. May 3
9:00 AM to 12:00 noon (meet @ the Community Resource Centre, Joyce & Alberni)
Brian Lee – Wild Plant Walk
Join local ‘Bush Man’ Brian Lee on a walk through the woods to see what sort of wild edibles are available at this time of year.
Cost: $15.00
All workshops are on a sliding scale for low-income, underemployed, etc.
For more information, contact David Parkinson at (604) 485-2004 or at david@prfoodsecurity.org
Thank you to our friends and supporters at Breakwater Books, the Four Square Church, and the Powell River Public Library!
We are lucky here in the Powell River area to have a few local experts in recognizing and gathering wild food plants, and knowing how to use them food food or for medicinal uses.
Brian Lee will be leading a plant walk this Saturday May 10, and Kristi McCrae will be leading another one on Sunday May 25. All the relevant information is given below. Please come out and support your local wild plant experts, get some fresh air, and learn a thing or two (hundred) about your local bioregion!!
Sat. May 10: Wild Edge plant walk with Brian Lee
Come out with Brian Lee (Bush Man) for a wild plant walk. You will see that the local bushes have a variety of plant life to offer and the Spring is when the edibles are at their peak. Most plants are multi-use; edible, medicinal, clothing, shelter, tools, etc. and I will speak to these uses. The bush is like a supermarket and sometimes you can’t get everything on one aisle, but come out for a wild walk and we will see what Mother Nature has to offer us.
Saturday May 10, 9:00 AM to 12:00 AM
Meet in the parking lot of the Community Resource Centre, 4752 Joyce Ave., Powell River
$20 per person; kids of babysitting age are free (accompanied by a parent)
For more information call Brian at (604) 414-5183
Sun. May 25: Wild Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk with Kristi McCrae
Plant identification, a couple different ecosystems, discussion about properties of wild plants, harvesting and preparation.
Sunday May 25, 10:00 AM
Craig Park in Lund (on Craig Rd.)
$15-$25 sliding scale (kids free)
Bring: Lunch, Field guides, water
Be prepared to hike
If you have a back road worthy vehicle that we may carpool in that would be great!!
Contact: Kristi at (604) 414-5723 or woodwitch@ecomail.org
