Bittersweet Removal & Weaving (FREE!)

So-called "Oriental" or round-leafed bittersweet is a creeping vine with inedible berries that is considered invasive in North America. Frustrating to gardeners and arborists, and not readily favored by birds, bittersweet is a largely useless bane on wild land. We can use traditional harvesting techniques to tend Asian bittersweet in the wild: harvesting material for baskets while controlling and suppressing future damaging growth.

Join us to remove invasive bittersweet from a valued common area: gather it for your own weaving, or help us dispose of it. Afterwards, learn to make a basket! We'll cover identification, responsible collection, materials processing and storage, and creation, including the basics of stake-and-strand twining and weaving. Suggested donation: $5-15 includes all required tools and materials.

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