Mary Palmer Dargan, local landscape architect and author, is inviting the public to share in nature’s bounty this summer.
She’s hosting Nature’s Kitchen, a series of workshops designed to identify and create delightful meals using the plants right under your feet. Participants will discover wild and native plants that are high in nutritional value, beautiful, delicious and free.
“My guests will enjoy foraging feasts, walks to pluck choice specimens or come to cook, slice and dice,” says Dargan.
All workshops events are held at Dovecote, her home at 35 Flash Point Drive in Cashiers. Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling (828) 743-0307 or visiting dargan.com
Here’s the lineup for this summer’s workshops:
June 3– Nature’s Kitchen: Wild Salads & Green Recipes for Health
June 10-12– Wet & Wild: Foraging in the Smoky Mountains, which includes camping and workshops.
June 17– Nature’s Beauties: Dazzling Dahlias with Mystery Speaker
June 24– Nature’s Kitchen: Woodland Drinks & Cordials
July 1– Nature’s Sculpture: Carl Peverall Grand Sculpture Opening
July 8– Nature’s Kitchen: Creating Main Dishes with Mystery Chef!
July 29– Nature’s Kitchen: Making Sweet Things
August 5– Nature’s Beauties: Ferns with Edmund Taylor
August 19– Nature’s Kitchen: Wine Making at Dovecote
August 26– Nature’s Kitchen: Mystery Mushrooms at Dovecote
August 30– Foraging Feast: Mother Nature’s Secret Garden with Ila Hatter at the Village Green
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