Urban Foraging Trek and Cooking Class with Internationally Known Archaeologist / Chef Dr. Bill Schindler

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Sunday, May 21, 2023  9am - 2pm

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Don’t be the last one on your block to serve a feast of roots, berries and weeds. DC’s lawns, parks and alleys are full of good things to eat — if you know how and where to look.

Dr. Bill Schindler returns to Hill Center to lead class participants in a foraging hike around Capitol Hill. Participants and Dr. Schindler will then return to Hill Center to cook what they’ve gathered.

A strong advocate of traditional foodways, Dr. Schindler regularly conducts workshops on foraging, prehistoric diets, fermentation, charcuterie and butchering. And he practices what he preaches: A significant portion of his family’s diet is from foods they have hunted, gathered and fermented. Schindler and class will very likely find lambs quarters, purslane, chickweed, poke, Japanese knotweed and other treasures often invisible to the untrained eye. From these delights the class will enjoy a menu that might include:

-Roasted Marrow Bones with a Wild Bitter Green Salad
-Wild Spring Greens Casserole
-Pesto of Wild Greens
-Sourdough bread (fermented and baked by Dr. Schindler)
-Wild Ice Cream