If you’re wondering how to warm up on a winter day, consider drinking tea made from native trees and shrubs. Free classes on Tasty Teas from Trees and More will be offered by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) on Feb. 14 in Warsaw and Feb. 15 in Clinton. In these programs, students will learn how to make tea from wild native edibles.
What Is Happening?
A workshop with MDC conservation educators Ginger Miller and Kara Entrop teaches how to identify various tree and shrub parts, how to prepare teas with them, and when to gather the materials. A variety of sample plants will be used, including white pine, sumac, spicebush, and elderberry. Among the items that will be available for taste testing are maple and shagbark hickory sap syrups made from maple and shagbark trees.
When Is This?
These workshops take place on February 14 and 15. For both sessions, the workshops will take place between 10-11 am and 1-2 pm.
Where Are These Classes?
February 14, 2023, classes take place at the Lost Valley Fish Hatchery in Warsaw, Missouri. Warsaw is partway between Springfield and Kansas City. February 15, 2023, classes are held at the MDC’s Clinton Office. This office is closer to Kansas City and west of Warsaw.
Registration? Yes
Registration is a requirement for any of the classes. To register for the 10 am class in Warsaw, you can go here. For registration for the 1 pm class, you can go here. To register for the 10 am class in Clinton, one can go here. And to register for the 1 pm class in Clinton, go here. Registration is limited and filling up fast.
These classes are for all ages. COVID-19 safety precautions will be observed. Registration is required.
You can find out more about Missouri’s wild edibles here.
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