Forage Garden
The Forage Garden is located on the south end of the cannery and at the end of the fern garden. Most of the plants were commonplace to native Americans and settlers. Look at the placards by the plants to find out how they were used in historic cuisine.
Managed planting beside cannery with forage plants.
Forage Garden Plant List
Common Name
- Common Chickweed
- Creasy Greens
- Curly Dock
- Dandelion
- Elderberry
- Lambs Quarters
- Mustard / Brassica sp.
- Stinging Nettle
- Passion fruit, Maypop
- Broadleaf Plantain
- Poke
- Ramps
- Sheep Sorrel
- Green Headed Coneflower
- Spicebush
- Wild Garlic
- Wild Ginger
- Mountain Mint
- Wild Plum
- Wild Strawberry
- Wood Sorrel