Piedmont Picnic Project

Wisteria is beautiful and smells amazing! And did you know, the blossoms are edible?
Note: all other parts of this plant are toxic, so only consume the blossoms.
We love to turn them into syrups and jellies! This year, we even made these lovely wisteria pizzelles! And then slathered them with wisteria jelly!
Check out our “Violets” highlight for more ideas on our favorite ways to eat flowers.
And you can harvest as much as you want! This is one of our most invasive plants... so do the trees a favor, and eat these babies up!

We hope you enjoy this lil story we put together about fun and yummy ways to use the common violet! They are everywhere right now.

We've been sharing this through our stories, but in case you don't look there, we're posting as an album as well.

We hope this can be a fun distraction for you - grownups and little ones alike - and bring you little pieces of purple joy during this difficult time.

Everything here is pretty simple to do with what's in your pantry and your backyard (and maybe your bar!). ;)

Send us your questions and your creations.

We shared a gorgeous winter day today for a Walk + Woodfired Pizza!
🌱We walked past Athens High to the edge of Lake Johnson, identifying common edible winter plants in the lawn, field, and forest’s edge.
❄️Along the way, we also learned more about some of Raleigh’s winter weather history and more about how our greenways came to be. So good to learn more about why we have this amazing resource!
🍕When we got back to , everyone put their own pizzas together with ingredients from our wild food pantry like balsamic muscadine marinara, wild greens pesto, and wild pickles.
☘️Folks tested out their new plant ID knowledge picking a few wild edible weeds at the garden.
🔥Tami of wielded a pizza peel expertly at the woodfired oven!
🍽 And then we all sat down to a fresh, hot, satisfying meal together.
So grateful to all who came out. We love learning and eating together. ❤️💚❤️

Want to taste samples from our wild foods pantry or even swap us to take a whole jar home of wild pickles, jams, and jellies?

Join us TONIGHT (Thursday, Feb. 6) at Rebus Works for our Winter Pantry Swap!

Bring any foods you made, grew, or foraged yourself to trade with others for their homemade goodies. It's all a barter system - no money is exchanged!

Not sure what to bring? Cookies, jelly, pickles, bread, beer, backyard eggs, kombucha, cheese, salami, sauces, salsas, chutneys, fresh veggies, canned veggies, dried fruit, canned fruit, kefir, starters, SCOBYs, homemade cleaners, a hand-carved spoon -- there are SO many possibilities!

🥖🥔🧀🥚🍎🥦🍞🍯🍾🍭🍪🥕🥐🥓🧁🥛🍺🍠🥯🌭🌰

Beer, wine, coffee, and more available for purchase from Rebus Works while you "shop"!

Donate your ticket cost to Raleigh City Farm, Apiopolis, or Triangle Land Conservancy!

Not sure what to bring to our Winter Pantry Swap! on Thursday, Feb. 6th at Rebus Works?

👉We've got a few ideas to get you started!

🍇🥖🍷Any foods you made, grew, foraged, fermented, preserved, baked, or brewed yourself!🥬🧀🥚

*Even homemade cleaners or extra supplies for making/preserving your own foods are welcome!

More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/506316073339987/

We're so excited for this news from our favorite farm partner! Check out all the new changes happening at Raleigh City Farm this year.
👉Something that won't change? You can still expect a regular dose of Piedmont Picnic Project's hands-on, skill-building workshops each month at the farm!

We want to share some exciting news about a “New Season of Stewardship” at Raleigh City Farm, which will increase the impact of our mission. We’re announcing FIVE new initiatives... you can read the full details on our blog (link below!) Here are the highlights:

1) We’re hiring a Farm Manager, Josh Sattin!
2) We’ll be growing more produce and flowers.
3) We’ll be selling our produce at a weekly Farmstand on Wednesdays from 4-7 PM.
4) We’ll be sharing a portion of our produce with nonprofits in the community who are addressing food insecurity.
5) We’ll be redesigning our Cultivator Club to reward members with produce from our Farmstand!

Plus, Lisa Grele Barrie will be leading the nonprofit as the Executive Director. She is excited to continue to steward the Farm and all of the mutually beneficial partnerships we’ve established since our founding in 2011.

We’re excited about the future of Raleigh City Farm and how we can play an even larger role in making our community healthier and more sustainable!

https://raleighcityfarm.org/blog/new-season-of-stewardship