Wild Edible Video! and Upcoming Walks and Workshops

Here's our first video of the year! I describe how to identify and harvest early spring mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris) and show making a vinegar.

I also mention our new site: www.FoodUnderFoot.com, please check us out!

Below the video you'll find our schedule of spring walks and workshops...we hope to see you soon!



Spring Walks, Talks and Workshops

Saturday, April 18, 2009
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Wild Edible Walk
Frick Park Nature Reserve, Squirrel Hill
Part of Frick Park Earth Day Celebration: 11 am - 4 pm
free

Sunday, April 26, 2009
11 am - 12 noon
Wild Edible Walk
South Side River Trail, Pittsburgh, Pa (follow 18th street toward river, park under bridge, meet by yellow gate at start of upper trail)
$5, please call (412) 381-0116 to register

Sunday, May 17, 2009
11 am - 12 noon
Wild Edible Walk
South Side River Trail, Pittsburgh, PA (follow 18th street toward river, park under bridge, meet by yellow gate at start of upper trail)
$5, please call (412) 381-0116 to register

Thursday, May 28, 2009
7 pm - 8 pm
Talk: Wild Edibles in the 'Burgh
East End Food Coop, Meade Street, Pittsburgh
free, call (412) 242-3598 to register

Saturday, May 30, 2009
10 am - 1 pm
Workshop: Wild Edibles!
Birch Center for Health, 1931 East Carson Street, Pittsburgh, Pa
$35, call (412) 381-0116 to register
In this workshop we'll discuss wild edibles, take a wild edible walk around the south side, and return to the Birch Center for wild edible recipe demos and sampling, including the vinegars made and discussed in the video!

Hope to see you soon!

Love,
Melissa and Dave

Meditation Monday...Wednesday edition

The days are all mixed up, but I saw this video on the effects of meditation on health on the blog We Like It Raw and I had to post it here. It's only 3 1/2 minutes, and it's really great. It is from a cardiologist, Dr. Alejandro Junger...his bio is reprinted on We Like it Raw, if you want to check it out. Enjoy the video:

Captain Vegetable!

Since our newsletter (which went out yesterday) had an article about Acupuncture and the Treatment of Allergies, I figured we'd do something a bit different today. If you don't get out newsletter but would like to be added to the email list, you'll find a subscription box on the right side of this blog (below "About Birch Center"), or visit our website at www.BirchCenter.com, and you'll find the subscription box there as well.)

Today, to celebrate the long promised link to my juicing blog (Day 11!), I present to you Captain Vegetable! From Sesame Street. Maybe you remember this from when you were little? I do.

Enjoy!