Japanese Knotweed Flutes

Japanese knotweed is a frustrating invasive; it overruns and denudes our landscape and should generally be eradicated. It grows quickly and is difficult to remove. Finding as many uses for Japanese knotweed makes sense, as it is now abundant and largely unavoidable. Its young shoots are edible, and its roots may be used to fight Lyme disease. Its stalks resemble bamboo but are unfortunately not as strong and useless for building, but they may be fashioned into functional musical instrument!

Learn to use Japanese knotweed stalks to make a working flute. We'll cover identification, best gathering practices, materials storage and processing, and then use knives, wood-burners, rubber bands and string to make several types of flutes.

$30 includes all required tools, materials, tuition, one flight of Root Wild kombucha, and a tip for the bartender.

Space in this class is limited. Preregistration, along with a paid deposit, is required to…