Wild About Edibles? Help Plant an Edible Forest!

Cornwall, ON (September 20, 2018). The Raisin Region Conservation Authority needs your help to plant 200 potted trees and shrubs to expand the edible forest. The event takes place on Saturday, September 29, from 9 am to 12 noon at Gray’s Creek Conservation Area.

The objective is to provide the local community with access to wild tree and shrub edibles as well as learn about the health benefits of wild foods. This is a family friendly free event, supported by a $4,000 grant from Tree Canada’s Edible Trees Program.

“We want to make wild edibles more accessible to people. They are all around us, extremely nutritious, fresh and free!” says Normand Genier, RRCA’s Forestry Specialist.

To register, please contact the RRCA by phone at 613-938-3611, or by email at [email protected]. Don’t forget to bring a shovel!

Later in October, the RRCA will host another “Wild About Edibles” workshop which will highlight the benefits of wild foods, learning important identification features of wild edible species, and how to properly prepare wild foods.

For more information about Tree Canada’s Edible Trees Program

visit http://www.treecanada.ca.

For more information about the Raisin Region Conservation Authority visit http://www.rrca.on.ca.