10:00 am - 12:00 pm Invasive Plant Foraging Workshop April 15, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Invasive Plant Foraging Workshop Successfully manage invasive plants while enjoying their nutritional value. Course Overview Join professional forager and New Jersey backyard gardener, Tama Matsuoka Wong, in a workshop on foraging invasive plants. She will discuss how many of these plants are used culinarily and medicinally in their cultures of origin, particularly in Asia. This skills based workshop will […]
1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Signs of Spring April 22, 2023 @ 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm Signs of Spring Mark the return of spring and join us for a nature walk to explore some favorite signs of the changing seasons.As Spring unfolds, the land reveals much to witness and celebrate. On this nature walk, take time to read the land for signs of the changing seasons: bursting buds, birdsong, buzzing bees, and spring ephemerals—the […]
8:15 pm - 9:45 pm Orchids Under the Flower Moon May 5, 2023 @ 8:15 pm - 9:45 pm Orchids Under the Flower Moon Join us for this unique after-hours program scheduled to highlight May's full moon over the spectacular Orchid Range.Meet at the Farm Barn Orientation Center and take in the subtle changes that nightfall brings to Duke Farms during a twilight walk to the Orchid Range. There, we will encounter a wide variety of orchids, many of […]
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Spring Dendrology Workshop May 6, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Spring Dendrology Workshop In this course, we will explore the trees of Duke Farms through the lens of biology, ecology, and biodiversity. Course Overview Lecture material on how trees fit into our local ecosystems—both today and into the future—will contextualize the strong focus on tree identification necessary to understand these complex organisms. Some background in basic tree identification […]
