A farmer focused on responsible foraging and wildcrafting is helping residents Rewild their outdoor space.

Rewilding Your Yard and Your Dinner Plate is presented by Armstrong鈥檚 Mikaela Cannon Tuesday, April 2 and 7 p.m.

The virtual seminar is part of the Shuswap Climate Action Society鈥檚 Lose the Lawn series.

Cannon is a mother, farmer, author and instructor who facilitates classes and workshops focused on responsible foraging and wildcrafting. She is an experienced wilderness guide with a passion for plants and their uses stemming from her educational background of courses in herbal medicine, ethnobotany, anthropology and biology.

鈥淢ikaela will inspire you to look at the so-called 鈥榳eeds鈥� in your lawn in a whole different light, bringing her extensive knowledge to your backyard rewilding project,鈥� the society said.

And one registrant will win a copy of Cannon鈥檚 newly released book Foraging as a Way of Life: A Year-Round Field Guide to Wild Plants. The Enderby Library hosts Cannon April 12, 6 p.m. for the Local Authors鈥� Night and the Allan Brooks Nature Centre is also hosting a book lauch party for Cannon鈥檚 lates on April 20, abnc.ca/events.

The seminar follows three previous Lose the Lawn sessions with gardening experts aimed at helping you rewild your yard.

Recordings of the webinars are available for viewing at , where you can register for the next presentation.

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