Hunt for Heritage Apples in Central Park

On Sunday, August 28, America's go-to guy for foraging, "Wildman" Steve Brill, will lead one of his world-famous foraging tours of Central Park. 

Thanks to its varied habitats and combination of native and introduced species, this world-famous park overflows with wild food. Wild fruit far surpassing anything available commercially also fills the park. Thickets will still be lined with such sweet, juicy European cut-leaf blackberries, you'll forget all about your iPhone! This is also the season for black cherries. This native species bears small, round, addictive, bittersweet fruits—great sweetened, thickened, and cooked into desserts. Cornelian cherries, fruits of a Turkish dogwood species that taste like plums, and grow just North of The Delacourt Theater, and tasty heritage apples grow across the drive from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. They’re just as good, and even more abundant.

The 4-hour foraging tour of Central Park begins at 11:45 AM, Sunday, August 28, at Central Park West and West 72nd St. 

The suggested donation is $20/adult, $10/child under 12.

Please call (914) 835-2153 at least 24 hours in advance to reserve a place.