Foraging for Connection

Event Details

In modern times, we have all but forgotten that in our everyday landscapes, we are surrounded by healthy, biodiverse foods in the forms of wild, seasonally edible plants, seeds, mushrooms, and animals. Join scholar and outdoor enthusiast, Joel Pontius for a short talk about safety guidelines for foraging in the woods and the reasons behind it and then for a walk through the woods finding and sampling the good things nature provides.

Joel Pontius is the Director of the Graduate Program at Teton Science Schools. Previously, he was an Associate Professor of Sustainability and Environmental Education at Goshen College’s Merry Lea Environmental Learning Center where he directed the Sustainability Leadership Semester and was also a former guide in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. As a father of two daughters, Joel uses his passions as a forager, tracker, educator, writer, and storyteller to create connections between people and places, especially through experiences around wild and feral foods. 

The walk will take place on the Southern Indiana Purdue Agricultural Center forestry property, which contains medium to rough pathways. Directions will be provided to all registered participants. Registration is required at the link above by June 15th.  Children 10 – 16  are welcome, but must be accompanied by a parent.