When: Saturday April 19th, 2025 (Saturday May 3rd will be a weather make-up date if need be)

Where: Floating Leaf Farm in Mars Hill, NC. Exact location sent after ticket purchase.

There’s a wondrous world awaiting that many have never explored and where few dare to tread. For a short period of time during Spring, we have the opportunity to partake in vegetable fare unlike anything else - meristematic shoot vegetables. Think asparagus, perhaps the only shoot veggie anyone knows, but there’s so many more that go unnoticed and they’re very freakin’ good!

Why shoot vegetables? Well, if you know anything about recent developments in human optimization, you may have heard of stem cell therapy, a supposed miracle treatment for all kinds of ailments. It’s so effective it’s actually illegal in the states. That’s way beyond the scope of what I’m proposing here, BUT plants rapidly produce stem cells too during their meristematic growth phase and we can eat them and enjoy their health benefits.

They’re much tastier than they may sound. We will dive into this aspect of foraging in a very serious way and learn some of the most common and overlooked meristems in our region. I’m pumped to share this new class! There’s a good chance we will explore some wild edibles that aren’t meristems too, but the bulk of class will be shoot veggie identification, gathering, cooking and eating. As always, class concludes with sampling some of the delicious foods we have gathered along with other special treats.