Eating the Baddies: A Fundraiser Identifying, Foraging & Gorging on Invasives
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Sun, May 18, 2025; 10:00 AM
- 12:30 PM
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05/18/2025 10:00 AM
05/18/2025 12:30 PM
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Eating the Baddies: A Fundraiser Identifying, Foraging & Gorging on Invasives
A fundraising foray into foraging at Elysian Park. We will take a short hike, learn how to spot and eat invasive plants. We will finish off the event with a giant group salad and ourselves more empowered to graze on stuff that shouldn't be there anyway.
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Barbara Hensleigh
barbarajhensleigh@gmail.com
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Organized By: Central Group
Event Organizers:
Barbara Hensleigh
barbarajhensleigh@gmail.com
(213) 703-8767
Edmond Wu
edmondmwu@gmail.com
(626) 246-8680
Winter and the rainy season bring the return of non-native, and invasive weeds that crowd out the native plants that are extra beneficial to our local ecosystem. But many of them are also edible! By eating them we can help the natural ecosystem--from bugs to birds to bears--survive a little easier.
In this fundraiser/workshop and easy hike we will learn about both the native and invasive plants growing throughout Elysian Park, practice plant identification skills to know what is edible and what is not, gather various invasive edible plants along a 1.5 mile walk, and at the end put them all together to enjoy a wild, foraged, hyper-locally-sourced salad.
Where:
Elysian Park Arboretum
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uxVStEtfuXjbeo6V8
What to Bring:
tote bag for foraging
water
sun protection
journal for notes (optional)
What’s Included:
plant identification knowledge
foraged plants to take home
a community salad gathering made from our haul
Southern California invasive plant foraging and recipe guide curated by your host
Our Guide: Jason Wise (he|him|his), Sierra Club volunteer, Headline Speaker at the Chapter's last awards Gala, naturalist, outdoor education and self-described tree hugger
Level: Easy
Cost: $25, paid in advance to reserve your place
Signup Instructions: Limit 30. In order to reserve your place at the outdoor dining table Pay by Venmo here: https://www.venmo.com/u/CentralGroup.
Bring: Tote Bag for foraging, water, sun protection, journal for taking notes, and a a near rapacious appetite for both learning and ingesting the baddies
Additional Directions: Front country
Carpool: If you can. We aren't legally responsible though
Note: Carpool transportation is at the sole risk of the participants.
Cancellation Policy: Steady rain cancels