Lunch & Learn with Mark Warren

What did Native Americans know about the forest that we've forgotten? Award-winning author and naturalist Mark Warren brings his lifelong expertise in primitive skills and earth lore to Weymouth Center for a special Lunch & Learn on Sunday, July 13, noon–1:30 p.m. Discover how the forest's plants provided food, medicine, and craft materials to the original inhabitants of this land — and how that ancient wisdom still speaks to us today. Reserve your spot for this intimate, conversational program. Seating is limited! Lunch is included.
Join us for a special Lunch & Learn on Monday, July 13, from noon to 1:30 p.m., as Weymouth Center welcomes award-winning author, naturalist, and educator Mark Warren for a captivating exploration of The Forest's Gifts: Food, Medicine, and Craft as Practiced by the Native Americans. Director of the nationally renowned Medicine Bow Wilderness School nestled in the Chattahoochee National Forest near Dahlonega, Georgia, Warren has spent a lifetime guiding students toward a deeper relationship with the natural world Medicinebow — and he brings that same passion and expertise to this intimate lunchtime gathering.
His acclaimed four-volume series Secrets of the Forest is condensed and explores the primitive skills, wild plant foods, natural medicines, and craft traditions that sustained Native peoples for centuries Smoke Signals. In this conversational program, Warren will share the forest wisdom that was once common knowledge to every man, woman, and child. Named Georgia's Conservation Educator of the Year by the National Wildlife Federation, Warren has taught these survival arts and Native American traditions to thousands of schools and groups across the country Speaking volumes. Bring your curiosity and and a friend — seating is limited, so reserve your spot today. Lunch provided by: On Demand Chefs Doors open at 11:30.
Menu:
Cherokee Purple Heirloom Tomato Sandwiches w/ or without Bacon. Served on a Multi-Grain or Seed Bread w/ Pesto Aioli. Served alongside a Cold Corn and Bean Succotash and Dirt Berry Pudding as the “Sweet Treat” with a side of Trail Mix!