Category: Foraging

Are you interested in learning about the abundant medicinal herbs that grow in our neighborhood?  Join community herbalist and herb grower, Erin Rosenthal of Goldenrose Gardens, for a medicinal plant walk on the Hardwick Trails Saturday, July 26 from 1:30-3.  We’ll meet a variety of
native and naturalized plant allies, discuss their preparation and use as medicines, ecological & safety concerns. The Hardwick Trails Committee sponsors this free event and welcomes everyone.
Questions? Call Norma Wiesen, 802-472-6517.

When: Jun 28, 2025, 9 AM
Where: Hardwick Trails, Hazen Union Drive, Hardwick, VT

Mushrooms! Mushrooms! Joe Nudell. will lead a walk on the Hardwick Trails at 9:00 on Saturday, June 28 to find, identify and learn about these fungi, abundant in our woods. Mushrooms can appear suddenly, feed human and animal bellies, sometimes send human minds spinning, have a vital relationship to the trees around them and truly are unique organisms. Joe’s expertise can answer questions like “What’s safe and what isn’t?” “Where and when are the best places to look?” “Why does it look like that?” The Hardwick Trails Committee sponsors this free event and invites everyone. Call Norma Wiesen at 472-6517 with questions

When: Jun 14, 2025, 9 AM to 12 PM
Where: Hardwick Trails, Hazen Union Drive, Hardwick, VT

HUNGRY? Come on a WILD EDIBLES WALK with Lucian Avery! On Saturday, June 14 from 9-12, on the Hardwick Trails, Lucian will share his expertise about what’s for supper that can be found in the woodlands. Lucian: “Join us for a morning enjoying the wild flavors of spring. We will walk and talk about our plant neighbors, snacking on some and enjoying others from a distance. The ethics of wild harvesting and basic plant ID for eating will be covered as well as ways to engage our senses and enjoy the world around us.”

Meet at the Trails kiosk behind Hazen Union parking lot. This free event is sponsored by the Hardwick Trails Committee. Questions? Call Norma Wiesen at 802-472-6517