“Join Clint McKay, Pepperwood’s Indigenous Education Coordinator, to learn first-hand about local Indigenous food traditions centered around acorns. From harvesting to preparing, storage and cooking, Clint will walk you through some of his people’s culinary practices around the bounty of acorns grown locally in the landscape. We will take a hike to visit a stand of Black oaks and learn how to sustainably harvest acorns, and how local indigenous people steward the land and oak trees that supply this food source. Then, we will return to the building to spend time practicing hands-on each of the steps to prepare acorns to eat. This event concludes with the opportunity for everyone to taste the acorn mush we’ve prepared together. (Note: the hike portion of this event is optional for those with mobility concerns.) ”

Details: From Tree to Table: Indigenous Acorn Cooking – Pepperwood Preserve