Visit our booth at this upcoming herbal conference! A 3-day conference honoring the age-old wisdom of herbal and natural medicines. Featuring: Rocio Alarcon, Maia Toll, Tammi Sweet, Kathleen Maier and Kathi Keville. Learn more about using, identifying, preparing and growing herbs for yourself, for your family or to help others […]
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Native Plant Sale Saturday, September 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cavallo Park, 2 Mount Hope Street, Lambertville, NJ Wild Ridge Plants and Toadshade Wildflower Farm will be offering plants for sale, Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve will have representatives and information available, and Lambertville Goes Wild will have experts […]
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 […]
Tune in to WDVR 89.7 FM’s radio show Into the Garden. Rachel Mackow of Wild Ridge Plants will be on the airwaves. Hosted by Carl Molter. Call in with your questions about native plants: (609) 397-1620 Ext 5 Listen on your old fashioned radio or stream it here – https://www.pennjerseyradio.org/
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 […]
Spring Open GreenHouse at Wild Ridge Plants! Two days – Friday May 11 3:00 – 6:00 and Saturday May 12 10:00 – 3:00 FREE Wildflower ID class on Saturday at 10:00am taught by Jared Rosenbaum. Our native plants will be available for sale and we’ll be on hand to discuss […]
Join us for our annual Fall Open GreenHouse in Pohatcong, NJ. Friday, September 14, 2018 3pm – 6pm Saturday, September 15, 2018 10am – 3pm We’ll have 10% off our chemical-free native plants both days. Register for directions: nursery@wildridgeplants.com
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 […]
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.
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.
We welcome you to have a lively and fun evening with the Northeast Organic Farming Association New Jersey community! The Autumn Celebration will feature live music, a contra dance, and an art exhibit showcasing the wonderful world of pollinators. Sue Dupre will be our contra dance caller, known for her […]
Jared Rosenbaum, co-owner of Wild Ridge Plants, and Johann Rinkens of Fields Without Fences will offer a program on native plants and permaculture here at Wild Ridge. Explore the intersection of permaculture design, perennial agriculture, ecological restoration, and native flora with botanist Jared Rosenbaum of Wild Ridge Plants and farmer […]
The edges of our paths, gardens, and lawns are home to resilient plants…weeds like dandelion, plantain, violets, and others are often rogued out, though they have traditional uses as food and medicinal remedies. This presentation weaves together the ecology of common native and non-native plants with their modern and historical […]
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 […]
Learn plant identification skills in a small-class format with botanist Jared Rosenbaum. In this multi-part field trip series, we’ll explore some of northern New Jersey’s characteristic habitats, immersing in the flora and discussing ID tips and tools. We’ll discuss the ecological niches of each plant and the cultural uses (food, […]
Did you know that wild ginger makes an excellent tea? That Solomon’s seal shoots are an asparagus-like vegetable? Can you identify different wild greens in the forest, including the bicolored Virginia Waterleaf? Explore the diverse mesic forest of Musconetcong Gorge while encountering the edible and medicinal uses of the many […]
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 […]
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 […]
Friday, September 25th and Friday, October 9th; 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Field Class Led by Jared Rosenbaum and Rachel Mackow Learning how to return function and diversity to degraded habitats is one of the fundamental challenges of our time. In this two-class series, we’ll collaborate on an ecological […]
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 […]
This class will teach you how to use Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide to identify nearly every common wildflower you encounter in New Jersey, even if you have no idea what it might be. The class will be held outdoors, learning botany fundamentals and identifying plants on a modest-paced hike. Recommendations for […]
3 Saturdays: April 25th, May 23rd, June 13th 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Field Class Led by Rachel Mackow and Jared Rosenbaum Cost for Participant: $75 for all three classes Walk into a meadow or along a woodland trail, and you are surrounded with edible and medicinal plants, many […]
3 Saturdays: April 25th, May 23rd, June 13th 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Field Class Led by Rachel Mackow and Jared Rosenbaum Cost for Participant: $75 for all three classes Walk into a meadow or along a woodland trail, and you are surrounded with edible and medicinal plants, many […]
3 Saturdays: April 25th, May 23rd, June 13th 9:30 am – 12:30 pm Field Class Led by Rachel Mackow and Jared Rosenbaum Cost for Participant: $75 for all three classes Walk into a meadow or along a woodland trail, and you are surrounded with edible and medicinal plants, many […]
Join author Jared Rosenbaum for a dynamic reading of his new children’s book, The Puddle Garden. In this children’s story full of native plants and wildlife, learn how Bear Cub invited friends to his new house – by creating a Puddle Garden. Bear Cub plants cardinal flower, swamp milkweed, elderberry, and […]