Registration Requirements: Preregistration required.
Recommended Audience: This is in-the-field offering is suitable for adults.
Program Description: Blending aesthetics, value for wildlife, and human food in the home landscape is entirely possible. In this walking and tasting tour, we’ll touch on a range of edible trees and shrubs that are “good for you, good for wildlife,” as well as some “from the forest” planning and management approaches that help us work with nature.
We’ll cover:
- Native trees and shrubs that provide triple duty value for wildlife (flowers, leaves, and fruits), as well as cover for birds
- The 6 p’s: planning, placement, perception, pollination, pruning, production
- Striking a balance between a harvest for you and feeding wildlife
- Taking cues from nature and the value of diversity
- We’ll touch on many (but not all) of the following:
- Pawpaw, persimmon, elderberry, black chokeberry, spicebush, highbush cranberry/Viburnum, raspberries, blackberries, nut trees, black walnut, hazelnut, hickory nut, native passion fruit, sumac, wild gooseberry, serviceberry, and more
Program Leader: A 25+ year veteran of Cincinnati Nature Center (CNC), Jason Neumann currently serves as public programs manager, crafting experiences that immerse visitors in nature and leading interpretive trainings. He works towards translating CNC’s “plant native” initiative into visitor engagement opportunities and has a special interest in connecting people to nature through food. Growing up on a small farm sparked his deep interest in agriculture, which was fanned to flame through a BS degree in Crop and Soil Sciences (Michigan State University), and later a graduate certificate in Agroforestry (University of Missouri – Columbia). Drawing from the perspective of a farmer/naturalist, he seeks to work with nature whether in his suburban backyard operation called Someday Farm, the CNC Edible Plants and Foraging Group (founded in 2013), or managing the native perennial polyculture plots and native 2-acre pawpaw grove at Long Branch Farm & Trails. Jason is on the board of the Ohio Pawpaw Growers Association.
What to expect: This is a walking tour of the native edible plots at Long Branch Farm & Trails—total walking distance, on relatively flat ground, is under ½ mile.
Accessibility: We do our best to make our programs accessible to everyone when possible. If you have an accessibility question or need, please feel free to reach out to our front desk staff at (513) 831-1711.
Where to Meet: This program meets at the White Creekside Barn at Long Branch Farm & Trails (6926 Gaynor Rd., Goshen, OH 45122).
Cost:. Member adult $15; nonmember adult $25 (includes daily admission).
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