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Tea Garden: Growing, Harvesting and Preparing Herbs for Tea

Duke Farms Dukes Parkway West, Hillsborough Township, NJ, United States

Growing your own tea herbs makes for a fresh, tasty beverage. In this hands on class, we'll prepare tisanes of many herbs - familiar mints, increasingly popular herbs from abroad like lemon grass and tulsi, and even delicious native herbs. Learn how to harvest and prepare herbal brews, and how to properly store herbs for […]

$10

Creating Meadows

Duke Farms Dukes Parkway West, Hillsborough Township, NJ, United States

Saturday July 18th, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Field Class & Classroom Total Time: 6 hours Led By Jared Rosenbaum (Wild Ridge Plants, LLC) and David Hughes, RLA (Weatherwood Design, LLC) Convert a lawn to a wildflower meadow or restore a field to a diverse, bountiful native habitat. This class will explore meadow ecology and […]

$50

Creating Meadows

Sussex Wantage Library 69 Route 639, Wantage, United States

Convert a lawn to a wildflower meadow or restore a field to a diverse, bountiful native habitat. This class will explore meadow ecology and creation, including site preparation, plant selection, seeding and planting, and maintenance. We’ll discuss meadow ecology, species, and interactions. We’ll also cover the nuts and of planning and implementing your own prairie-style […]

Free

Flavor of the Wild

Great Swamp Watershed Association 568 Tempe Wick Road, Morristown, NJ, United States

We’ve all heard “Take only photographs, leave only footprints”. A noble sentiment, but it limits our interaction with wild plants to a visual one only, if that. Using wild plants as food and medicine helps us experience plants with our other senses and makes more permeable the boundary between us and the rest of the […]

The Flavor of the Wild

Duke Farms Dukes Parkway West, Hillsborough Township, NJ, United States

Discover the food and health uses of native plants with botanist Jared Rosenbaum of Wild Ridge Plants. Jared will cover edible native spices, greens, and fruits, and herbal medicines, including wild leek, Solomon's seal, wood nettle, elderberry and others. Integrating wildcrafting, ecological restoration ethnobotany, and permaculture, Jared will present a framework for a conservation ethic […]

$10

Native Plant Society of NJ Hunterdon Chapter Meeting

Hunterdon Medical Center 2100 Wescott Ave., Flemington, NJ, United States

  This event will be held in the medical center's auditorium. Rachel will give a presentation on Deer Resistant Native Plants at this chapter meeting of NPS of NJ. Native plants sustain an inspiring array of wildlife like butterflies, pollinators, birds...and deer. Gardeners are often frustrated when the local deer herd passes through their flowerbeds. […]

Free

The Practice of Foraging

Duke Farms Dukes Parkway West, Hillsborough Township, NJ, United States

The natural world can appear to an array of just green … but what if you had to rely on the wild for food or medicine? Learn how identify and prepare common edible plants and see whether bounty exists between sidewalk cracks and along woodland trails. The program will highlight safe collecting strategies, traditional uses […]

$10

Rare Plants of the Sourlands

Hopewell Train Station Hopewell, NJ, United States

  The Sourland's special geology and location make it a hotbed of rare plant species. Join botanist Jared Rosenbaum as he describes the rarest species of the Sourland region, weaving together personal anecdotes and ecology. Learn about state-listed rare species, their special niches, adverse impacts on them, conservation strategies, and what to look for. Suggested […]

Tea Garden: Growing, Harvesting, and Preparing Herbs for Tea

High Bridge Emergency Rescue Squad Building 95 West Main Street, High Bridge, NJ

Growing your own tea herbs makes for a fresh, tasty beverage. In this hands on class, we'll prepare tisanes of many herbs - familiar mints, increasingly popular herbs from abroad like lemon grass and tulsi, and even delicious native herbs. Learn how to harvest and prepare herbal brews, and how to properly store herbs for […]

Wild Ridge Plants Fall Open GreenHouse – Friday & Saturday, Sept. 15/16

Wild Ridge Farm 170 Mountain Rd, Alpha, NJ

Join us for our third annual Fall Open GreenHouse in Pohatcong, NJ. We'll have 10% off our chemical-free native plants both days, all day.     Friday, September 15 3PM - 7PM -- Nursery open for sales. 6PM -- Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants - free guided walk Saturday, September 16 10AM -- How to […]

Free

Native Plant Society of NJ Fall Conference

Raritan Valley Community College 118 Lamington Road, Branchburg , NJ, United States

The NPS-NJ Fall conference will feature Dr Chris Martine, Dr John Dighton, and Sharon Wander followed by a speaker TBD. Bio and descriptions of the speakers and their presentations TBA. Wild Ridge Plants and other fine native plant growers will have their plants for sale.  

$60

Design With Nature: Wild Ones Annual Conference

University of St. Thomas, Minnesota Anderson Student Center 2115 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, MN, United States

DESIGN WITH NATURE CONFERENCE February 17, 2018 Anderson Student Center, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul Campus Featuring... Jared Rosenbaum and Rachel Mackow of Wild Ridge Plants and... Catherine Zimmerman of The Meadow Project, and director of Urban & Suburban Meadows and Hometown Habitat: Stories of Bringing Nature Home.  

2018 New Jersey Invasive Species Conference

Duke Farms Coach Barn 80 Rte 206 South, Hillsborough, NJ, United States

The 10th annual New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team Conference is widely considered the most comprehensive state-wide forum on invasive species and continues to evolve to address new and emerging issues. In recent years the conference has typically involved over 130 participants from all over New Jersey, representing academia, industry, government agencies, NGOs, the general […]

$69

Wildflowers of the Sourlands

Hopewell Theater 5 S Greenwood Ave., Hopewell, NJ

From spring ephemerals to the final blooms of autumn—Rachel Mackow’s presentation features her photographs of the native flowering plants of the Sourland ridge. She will focus on wildflowers that thrive in the Sourland’s mature forests - touching on plants of both upland and wetland habitats. Rachel will discuss plant life cycles, pollinators, medicinal and traditional […]

Free

Breaking Bread with Wildlife: Edible Native Plants for Your Garden

Hunterdon North County Branch Library 65 Halstead Street, Clinton, NJ, United States

SAVE THE DATE! Breaking Bread with Wildlife: Edible Native Plants for Your Garden Registration now open! Native plants can be restored into our gardens and natural areas. Can they be restored deeply into our culture by using them for food and medicine? Join native plant grower Rachel Mackow as she offers portraits of her favorite […]

Free

Decolonize Your Garden

Wooden Shoe Books & Records 704 South Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

Decolonize Your Garden What does a low-input, local, nutrient-rich food supply look like? How can we provide for local wildlife (bumblebees, butterflies, birds, and others) while supporting ourselves? In cases where we have underutilized areas of European lawn grasses (which historically are a display of wealth), how can we transition to healthier and more diverse […]

Free

Native Plant Sale at Montclair Community Food Co-op and CSA

Montclair Historical Society 108 Orange Road , New Jersey, Montclair, NJ

Wild Ridge Plants is joining Hepworth Farms and Bee My Honey at the Montclair Community Food Co-op and CSA farmer's market. We'll have a selection of our own native plants - wildflowers, trees, and shrubs that are perfect for gardens of all sizes. We'll have a selection of deer-resistant plants, too! Rachel will give a […]

Free

Woodlands Wildlife Refuge – 7th Annual Community Day

Woodlands Wildlife Refuge 676 County Road 513, Pittstown, NJ

Wild Ridge Plants will be offering native plants for sale at the Woodlands Wildlife Refuge - 7th Annual Community Day! Read more... On Sunday, September 15th, from 1 pm – 5 pm, Woodlands will hold its annual Community Day, offering the public a rare opportunity to visit one of New Jersey’s foremost wildlife rehabilitation facilities. […]

Creating Meadows with Wild Ridge Plants & The Native Plant Society of NJ

Hunterdon North County Branch Library 65 Halstead Street, Clinton, NJ, United States

We're offering two programs hosted by the Native Plant Society of New Jersey. This listing includes information for the September 17th talk, check out our calendar for the guided meadow walk on September 20. These programs are free. To attend, RSVP: hunterdon@npsnj.org The September Meeting of the Native Plants Society of NJ, Hunterdon County chapter: […]

Free

DATE CHANGE! Stewardship Conversations: Become a Native Plant Ambassador

Wild Ridge Plants 170 Mountain Rd, Alpha, NJ

Become a Native Plant Ambassador Friday, April 24 12:30PM - 1:30PM @ Wild Ridge Plants This will be an online class via Zoom. Please contact us and include your email to receive a Zoom meeting link!  Would you like to encourage family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors to go native? Learn how to combine information about […]