AUGUSTA — How much safe, nutritious food can you find in the woods?
Ryan Busby, an instructor with the Maine Primitive Skills School, will teach attendees how to identify, harvest and use foraged plants to feed yourself and improve your health.
The event will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, at the Lithgow Public Library, 45 Winthrop St., Augusta.
“From the nutrient content of wild foods, to the array of herbal medicines available, to the joy of foraging, and the regenerative effects of tending wild plots for increased bounty and mutually beneficial relationship, you will be inspired to explore your backyard or nearby public lands for hidden treasures,” Busby said in a news release.
The event is open to anyone who is curious about foraging, as well as seasoned foragers.
Busby grew up in New Hampshire skiing and hiking in the White Mountains. College took him to Rhode Island where he studied Finance and Economics. After four years in corporate finance in Boston, he decided to follow a new path and eventually came to Maine Primitive Skills School as an apprentice in the spring of 2017 with an interest in foraging, rewilding and becoming a modern hunter-gatherer.
Learn more about the Maine Primitive Skills School at their website, primitiveskills.com. For more on the event, visitlithgow.lib.me.us.
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