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Nourished by Nature: Foraging for Wild Edibles

Sat, Jun 27

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Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Cen

Enjoy a sensory foraging journey around the Prairiewoods landscape.

Nourished by Nature: Foraging for Wild Edibles
Nourished by Nature: Foraging for Wild Edibles

Time & Location

Jun 27, 2026, 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM

Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Cen, 120 Boyson Rd, Hiawatha, IA

About the Event

Join us for a tasty, experiential journey of the senses as we explore and sample common wild and cultivated plants growing across the Prairiewoods grounds. This relaxed outdoor class invites you to slow down, savor the flavors of the landscape, and experience the well-being that comes from reconnecting with nature.

 

We’ll wander through the Healing Garden, the Garden of Eatin’, and the Four Winds Food Forest as we learn to recognize edible and medicinal plants thriving all around us. Along the way, you’ll taste, touch, and mindfully harvest while discovering how these landscapes can restore calm, sharpen focus, and rekindle our relationship with ourselves and the land.

 

Your guides are co-authors of the recently published book Low Maintenance Eco-Gardens. As we explore, they’ll share simple ideas and resources for creating your own at-home grazing landscape—spaces where beauty, food, and well-being grow together. (Books are available for purchase in…


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EarthMind

EarthMind Practice (formerly Backyard Abundance) is a nonprofit that helps people and communities cultivate calm, connection, and resilience through nature-based coaching, hands-on learning, and ecological garden design.

P.O. Box 1605

Iowa City, IA  52244

319-325-6810

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