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 Pocantico Hills, NY - On Sunday, Nov. 9, naturalist/author "Wildman" Steve Brill will lead one of his world-famous Wild Food and Ecology Tours of the Stone Barns Center in Pocantico Hills, NY.
Here's a natural area "Wildman" will be exploring for 3rd in the fall, with lots of surprises still in store. There are cultivated areas, thickets, streams, and woodlands, all with different plant communities.
Stone Barns is a great place for mushrooms. With enough rain beforehand, we might find late-season species, such as pear-shaped puffballs, oyster mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, and blewits.
Roots are in season in autumn, so we'll be finding burdock root, which tastes like a combination of potato and artichoke; wild carrots; and common evening primrose, which has a sweet and peppery flavor.
Common Evening Primrose
Wild herbs and greens could also be thriving in fields and disturbed habitats. We'll look for lamb's-quarters (a wild spinach), ground ivy, wood sorrel, sheep sorrel, poor man's pepper, field pennycress, hedge mustard, and Asiatic dayflower. In addition, we may find culinary and medicinal herbs such as black birch, yarrow, sassafras, and spicebush leaves and berries. Grind spicebush berries, which taste like allspice, and use them to season entrées, side dishes, and desserts. The exotic flavor will turn your recipe into a winner every time!
The 2-hour walking tour begins at 1 PM, Sunday, November 9, at Stone Barns Center, 630 Bedford Rd., in Pocantico Hills, NY. The fee is $25/person, payable to Stone Barns. Call (914) 366-6200 x112 at least 24 hours ahead to reserve a place.
For "Wildman's" 2008 tour calendar and additional info, visit http://www.wildmanstevebrill.com.
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