NORTH IDAHO’S EDIBLE, MEDICINAL & USEFUL NATIVE PLANTS
A Permaculture Perspective
FEBRUARY 22nd, Monday, 1- 5 PM, Cedar Street Bridge

* Wild Plant Foods of North Idaho. Berries, roots, greens, flowers, nuts, tubers, seeds, etc. We will review many of the edible wild plants and focus on the most important ones.
* We will look at the main native medicinals: sustainable harvesting methods, how to use them in ecosystem restoration and bringing them into cultivation. What habitats they are found in, time of year for harvests, harvesting methods, tools, and processing.
* We will talk about sustainability, native plant restoration and ethnoecology practices which increase the amount of wild edibles in the landscape.

Michael Pilarski has personally worked with over 1,000 species of plants. Michael is a farmer, wildcrafter, educator and author of books on forestry, agriculture, agroforestry and ethnobotany. He has lived around the Inland Northwest since 1972 and is the region’s most active permaculture teacher. In 1978 he founded Friends of the Trees Society while
living in North Idaho. www.friendsofthetrees.net

Location: Cedar Street Bridge, corner of Cedar and First, upstairs meeting room (East end)
Workshop fee: $20. Pay at the door.

LOCAL FOOd PRODUCTION
in SANDPOINT and BONNER COUNTY
A Permaculture Perspective
February 23rd, Tuesday, 1 – 5 PM, Cedar Street Bridge

Food production has always been a key component of permaculture since it was first started in Australia in the mid-1970s. Over the years, permaculture became an international movement with practitioners in many countries, cultures and climates. Permaculture utilizes a mix of old and new strategies and techniques from all around the world. It integrates food and resource production with ecosystem restoration and ethnoecology as well as energy, building, community design, transport and economy.

Building on the work of STI’s food group, we will explore the different elements and their relationships of a local food system. Which ones are already in place, what else do we need? One aim of the workshop is to brainstorm further goals, and strategies for local food production.

Michael Pilarski will share his ideas, insights and guide us in applying  an ecologiccal and Permaculture view to our creative ideas. This will include some promising, little-known crops and native plants.

Sandpoint Transition folks and the general public are invited.

Location: Cedar Street Bridge, corner of Cedar and First, upstairs meeting room (East end)
Workshop: By donation