There are 5 spots left in the Elderberry Field Trip! I have spoken further with Wildlands Inc. and YES, kids are welcome! So I should say we have room for 5 more families.
Here is the basic information for or field trip:
- We will meet at their elderberry mitigation site Tuesday, July 27 in the morning at 10:00 AM. For those of you who sign up, I will email you the directions this weekend. I would allow yourself 45 minutes from downtown Sacramento to get there.
- We will first be given a guided tour of the elderberry mitigation site as one large group.
- Then we will proceed to a riparian area adjacent to a levee where we will harvest the elderberries.
- The children and I will stay at the riparian area at base of the levee and explore while the adults harvest.
- Then we will all leave together.
What to bring:
- Water, Water, and Water.
- Sunscreen and Hats
- Snacks
- Thick plastic bags or a few plastic shopping bags (the stems can poke holes in the thinner bags)
- Shears or scissors
I would recommend everything you bring fit into a backpack or something you can wear and keep your hands free. Also the same for infants. There will not be a good place for them to be on the ground, so I would recommend packing them too!
I am very excited about this opportunity and grateful to Wildlands for their generosity. For more information about elderberries, please see my previous post: Come with Me to the Harvest.
My son Gavin and I would really like to attend this elderberry field trip. How do we sign up?
Maybe I am the last person in the world to discover the health benefits of elderberry, but we picked up some elderberry cough syrup on the road and it really worked wonders on whatever upper respiratory crud we’re all sharing this summer! Have fun – it sounds lovely!