Nettlefest Community Potluck – Sunday April 16th

Community Hall – Doors open at 5:00. Volunteers Needed.

Wild Kitchen – Cooking Class – Friday April 14th – 5:30pm

Learn how to make a variety of delicious nettle dishes so that you can take advantage of all of nettle’s incredible health benefits. This hands-on class includes cooking demonstrations and is suitable for all levels of cooking skills. We will create a delicious meal to share around a communal table at the end of the evening. Cost $25/person – RSVP by email to galianofoodprograms@gmail.com to register.

Forest Foraging Walk – Friday April 14th – 10:30am

With Sustainable Food Systems Coordinator Cedana Bourne from the Galiano Conservancy Association

Bring your cameras and notebooks, and learn about foraging in our local forests. We’ll walk through Galiano’s wild places and talk about nettles and other edible wild greens, how and when to pick them for a sustainable harvest, where they grow, and their roles in our local ecosystems. We’ll also learn about their nutritional and health-giving properties, and how best to preserve them.

$20. Meet at the Mistletoe Trailhead at the end of Georgia View Rd. RSVP by email to galianofoodprograms@gmail.com.

Communal Nettle Harvesting – Saturday April 15th – 10am

Morgan Road – Learn how to gather nettles, and take some home for your personal use. (Plus help gather all the nettles we need for the community dinner.) There will be Nettle tea and Nettle shortbread for the pickers!

Community Kitchen – Sunday April 16th – 1:00pm

Volunteers needed to start preparing the Nettlefest Dinner.

Galiano’s Next Top Nettle Competition – April 16th

Community Hall – Entries must be received by 5:30.

There’s only one category – one rule – your dish must contain nettles.