Acorn Gathering
41 Lovin Rd
Weaverville, NC 28787
USA
Come to the first Acorn Gathering on Lovin Land and have fun with this glorious food gifted to us in the autumn. Acorns have so much goodness and deliciousness to offer and they’re falling all around us!
Acorns served as the primary staple food across the northern hemisphere for millennia. They provide a complete protein, high-oleic mono-unsaturated fat, and vitamins and minerals. Unlike annual grains, their production and harvest fits seamlessly into a highly diverse and resilient forest ecosystem. Osker Glorious Forest will discuss everything they’ve learned about harvesting, storing, and processing this high quality staple food.
We’ll do some processing of acorns together (bring acorns you’ve harvested)
We’ll also do some cooking & preparing acorn treats with Amber Tree.
Osker and Amber manage Glorious Forest Farm in Madison county, where the goal is to re-establish humans as a responsible keystone species. This work involves deepening relationships with nutrient dense wild foods like hazelnut, acorn, hickory, and mullberry. It also includes domestic animals as a management tool, and a means for harvesting less edible wild plants and turning them into milk and meat.
We’ll be in the Black Walnut Grove at the top of the road. Please drive and park at the end of the road and walk into the area.
Carpooling highly encouraged.
Bring snacks to share. Bring acorns! Bring family, friends, kids.
Please leave dogs & squirrels at home 😉