Have you ever wondered how something works or how something was made? In the monthly Science Behind series, we partner with a guest presenter to explore a large variety of interesting topics. The Science Behind series offers opportunities for adults to apply new knowledge and skills to everyday life, while having fun! 

** This Science Behind event took place in August, 2013 **

The Science Behind Foraging & Common Edible Wild Foods and Forgeable Plants in Colorado

There is a luscious, wild pantry, stocked to the gills with the freshest, healthiest foods imaginable, across the hills and riverbanks of Colorado. Join Walking Mountain Science Center to investigate common, edible wild foods and forgeable plants in this wild, culinary adventure. Wild foods grow everywhere: the cracks in the sidewalk, your backyard garden and of course in the wildernesses across the world. Humans have been foraging the earth for all of time. In the Science Behind Foraging, we will learn foraging skills, search for wild edibles, and you might just find that you were born to do it!

Guest presenter Liz Morgan is the founder of the Backyard Agrarian website through which she practices and promotes healthier living that’s good for us and good for the planet. She is a freelance writer and editor on issues of health, food, yoga and sustainability. Liz is the author of the 2013 Falcon Guidebook, Foraging the Rocky Mountains. The guidebook encourages environmental awareness and sustainability while providing detailed plant descriptions, gorgeous color photos, recipes and thoughtful factoids. It is accessible for beginners and enlightening for seasoned professionals.

Praise for the book: "As a college professor who teaches classes on wild foods in the Rockies, I find Liz's book to be the most useful of its kind. The great recipes and pictures, along with Liz's use of multiple professional resources has convinced me to use this field guide in all my future classes." - John Duncan, Adjunct Professor Wild Food & Wild Medicine (University of New Mexico, Taos)

The Science Behind series of classes highlights useful and fun skills that have underlying scientific principles. Each class provides a hands-on, interactive component with instruction from a local subject matter expert and a Walking Mountains educator. Classes are held once a month at Walking Mountains Science Center in Avon.  Spaces are limited, please call (970) 827-9725 to reserve your spot!

IF YOU GO…
What: The Science Behind Foraging
When: August 14, 2013 | 6:30pm
Where: Walking Mountains Science Center in Avon
Cost: Free!