Can I Eat That?

If you've ever looked at a plant and wondered if it was edible, this is the class for you! 

This presentation covers some of the flowers, fruit, leaves, and roots that can be grown and eaten in the Dallas area. The nightshade (tomatoes, petunias, tobacco, and potatoes) and umbel (hemlock and carrots) families are discussed as they include both edible and poisonous members. 

This class will be led by CA Hiscock, a Texas Master Naturalist and member of the Dallas County Master Gardeners Speakers Bureau.

CA was born in and lived in New Jersey for over forty years. It’s not called the Garden State for nothing!  Everyone had gardens (and often chickens and geese) when she was growing up. Her family grew vegetables, picked fruit and planted flowers, wandered through the fields and forests from early spring to late fall. CA thought she was a good gardener until she came to Dallas and had to deal with heat, drought and black clay soils. Going through the Master Gardener program began her education on Texas gardening. CA is particularly interested in plants native to this region.