Foraging for Mushrooms, Week Two: Cooking Wild Edibles Our second Fungus Among Us class began in many ways like the first. The group of students assembled in a half-circle of chairs around central tables, which held a variety of mushrooms, tools, and supplies. Today, however, the supplies included familiar items like garlic, butter, onion, lemon […]
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❤️ Fox Haven Member Love ❤️ We had a full day of fun events at the farm this past weekend. We first started off with a Spring Ephemerals walk for our members with Lacey and intern-turned-teacher, El McFarland. Pictured are a few plants (Bloodroot and Spring Beauty) we saw emerging after the long winter season and a […]
Our Fresh Herb CSA is now open! Available in Frederick Baltimore & D.C.! At Fox Haven, we understand how challenging it is to find high-quality ingredients for your herbal projects. Why spend time and money using aged dried herbs you buy online when you can buy directly from a local source? After a season with […]
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Welcome to the Wilderness: Water and Food By April Thompson Having covered the basics of fire and shelter making in our previous sessions of Welcome to the Wilderness, today we would learn about two essentials that go hand in hand: food and water. As a foraging foodie, I’d focused on the plants and fungi that […]
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Fungus Among Us Week One: Fungi Identification & Safety On a beautiful, windy Saturday in early March, my daughter and I drove over gravel roads and narrow bridges to Fox Haven Farm for our first class in mushroom foraging. It was lovely to be returning to in-person events, and this was the perfect environment […]
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Welcome to the Wilderness, Week Two: Playing with Fire By April Thompson Warmth. Food safety. Toolmaking. Light. Pottery. Signaling. Cauterizing wounds. Water purification. Ore making. Nutrition. Distilling. Steam power. A gathering place. Our “Welcome to the Wilderness” instructor, Jason Drevenak (aka “Drev”), had prompted us to shout out all the functions and […]
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Let us not forget, the land currently known as the United States was colonized using the brutal tactics of slavery and genocide. Ecosystems were destroyed as the Indigenous peoples were forced off their lands and Eurocentric government policies prohibited sacred herbalism practices, threatening severe consequences for anyone who dare defy African and Indigenous oppression. ‘ […]
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Welcome to the Wilderness: Shelter “Everything needs to have multiple purposes. A brightly colored jacket will keep you warm and dry, but also be visible if you’re lost in the woods and need help. Y’all smell the BBQ I’m cooking?” It was our first day of a new Fox Haven series, Welcome to the Wilderness. […]
Many, many thanks! As we move into the longest night of the year, with the delight of a waning and still bright moon, we extend our deepest thanks. Your time at Fox Haven has made a difference in the life of the land and the lives of so many people and living organisms! Remember, when you […]
Here’s what we’ve accomplished this year Fox Haven has provided free programs and outreach to 834 people Close to 2,000 people have been served through our educational programs and field trips 9 Interns have benefited from time on the land and in class with our team and partners; 4 interns moved into teaching at Fox Haven, with 7 planning […]
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