SOLD OUT! All Sessions for this years Edible Weeds are full - please send us an e-mail if you would like to be kept informed about next years session.
Edible weeds
Lucky Penny Farm, 7273 Hankee Road in Garrettsville, Ohio presents the Edible Weeds Workshops on Saturday, August 9 at 9:00 AM (SOLD OUT), 12:00 PM (SOLD OUT) and 3:00 PM (SOLD OUT). Open to the public, this hands-on culinary workshop will be conducted by Peter Gail, Ph.D., Judi Strauss, cookbook author and educator, and edible weeds expert John Glass. Participants will learn how to find, cook and enjoy weeds; a nutritious and abundant byproduct of organic farming.
In addition to the workshop, this event will also include a tour of Lucky Penny Farm, a retail area with local farm products for sale and a 4-H Club fundraiser for the Supreme Caprines- a Portage County Dairy and Pygmy Goat Club.
Cost of admission is $20 per person and reservations are required. To make a reservation, call Lucky Penny Farm at 330-527-0548, send an e-mail through the contact section of this website, or e-mail luckypennyfarm@verizon.net. Let us know what time you would like to attend and a follow up contact e-mail or phone number. We will then contact you to confirm your registration. Payment will be accepted day of the event and the event will be held rain or shine.
Volunteer opportunities are available for those who have financial hardship yet want to attend the workshop. Please note: no pets are allowed at this event and closed-toe shoes are suggested.
The Edible Weeds Workshop is presented with the support of Slow Food Northern Ohio.
“Our goal is to interest and educate people about wild edibles and the nutritious and delicious weeds found in your backyard” notes Abbe Turner, cheesemaker at Lucky Penny Farm. “We invite everyone to Lucky Penny Farm on August 9 for a fun-filled educational and culinary experience.”
Our friend Peter Gail, Ph.D. is an ethnobotanist who has been studying how ethnic groups use backyard weeds for food and medicine. In 1988, he founded Goosefoot Acres Center for Resourceful Living, through which he conducts seminars and workshops designed to re-introduce Americans to the culinary resources of “weeds” and how to use them. Good Morning America called him "The Wizard of Weeds"; USA Today dubbed him "The King of Dandelions" He is the author of numerous books and articles on creative living and edible wild plants, and the operator of the National Dandelion Cook-off.
Join us on August 9 for a unique culinary adventure and register early as this event fills up fast.
See you then-
Abbe & Anderson Turner
