A farmer focused on responsible foraging and wildcrafting is helping residents Rewild their outdoor space.
Rewilding Your Yard and Your Dinner Plate is presented by Armstrong’s Mikaela Cannon Tuesday, April 2 and 7 p.m.
The virtual seminar is part of the Shuswap Climate Action Society’s Lose the Lawn series.
Cannon is a mother, farmer, author and instructor who facilitates classes and workshops focused on responsible foraging and wildcrafting. She is an experienced wilderness guide with a passion for plants and their uses stemming from her educational background of courses in herbal medicine, ethnobotany, anthropology and biology.
“Mikaela will inspire you to look at the so-called ‘weeds’ in your lawn in a whole different light, bringing her extensive knowledge to your backyard rewilding project,” the society said.
And one registrant will win a copy of Cannon’s newly released book Foraging as a Way of Life: A Year-Round Field Guide to Wild Plants. The Enderby Library hosts Cannon April 12, 6 p.m. for the Local Authors’ Night and the Allan Brooks Nature Centre is also hosting a book lauch party for Cannon’s lates on April 20, abnc.ca/events.
The seminar follows three previous Lose the Lawn sessions with gardening experts aimed at helping you rewild your yard.
Recordings of the webinars are available for viewing at www.shuswapclimate.org, where you can register for the next presentation.
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