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Unexpected Fall Foraging (Online Lecture)

About this event

She’s fabulous, funny, and a forager — join Alexis Nikole Nelson (@blackforager) for an exploration of some of the surprising edible plants you can find in D.C. and the Mid-Atlantic region this fall. Alexis will share her foraging history and expertise to help you celebrate the autumnal abundance of plants this season. Summer may have passed, but the foraging fun continues!

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Hosted by

  • Team member
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    Emily Hestness (she/her) Education Specialist - Urban Agriculture @ U.S. Botanic Garden

  • Team member
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    Grace Anderson (she/her) Education Specialist - Science Educator @ United States Botanic Garden

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    Alexis Nikole Nelson @blackforager

    Alexis Nikole Nelson is a content creator who’s fostered a huge following sharing her hilarious and educational plant foraging videos. When not working as a marketing specialist, Alexis helps her followers identify and prepare edible plants she finds growing around her neighborhood in Columbus, OH.

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