Long Branch Farm & Trails – Cincinnati Nature Center
Events at this venue
Make and Take: Goldenrod Jelly and Soap at Long Branch Farm and Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: This program is designed for adults. Program Description: As autumn sets in, the fields turn to gold, and we’re heading out to harvest. During this hands-on program, we’ll forage for prime goldenrod flowers and explore this vibrant plant’s edible and medicinal uses by making it into “sunshine in a jar” jelly […]
Pawpaw Hunting at Long Branch Farm and Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: This family-friendly program is perfect for adults and/or families with children ages 8 and up. Children must attend with a parent/caregiver. Program Description: Pawpaw trees have been hiding right here in Ohio’s backyard for thousands of years, but it wasn’t until 2009 that the pawpaw was named Ohio’s native […]
Full Moon Walk: Harvest Moon at Long Branch Farm and Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Recommended Audience: This program is designed for adults and children 12+. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Program Description: Witness the night's magic transform the trails as we marvel at the full moon and reveal natural history happenings on this quiet, guided hike. Full Moon Walks provide rare opportunities to […]
Make and Take: Foraged Incense at Long Branch Farm and Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: This program is designed for adults. Interested children ages 10 and up may attend but must be accompanied by an adult. Program Description: Inspired by ancient traditions of global human usage of aromatic plants for incense, you’ll learn to make incense from locally foraged/harvested plants. Whether you want to […]
Black Walnut Hunting at Long Branch Farm and Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: This family-friendly program is designed for adults and/or families with children ages 5 and up with an adult. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Folks interested in DIY black walnuts, foodies, or those simply looking for an engaging, fun family activity will get something out of this program. […]
Black Walnut Hunting at Long Branch Farm and Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: This family-friendly program is designed for adults and/or families with children ages 5 and up with an adult. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Folks interested in DIY black walnuts, foodies, or those simply looking for an engaging, fun family activity will get something out of this program. […]
Make and Take: Foraged Bitters at Long Branch Farm & Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Recommended Audience: This is an adult class offering exclusively for ages 21+. Program Description: This class explores the art and science of aromatic bitters through wild-foraged ingredients gathered from the land. We’ll work with seasonal plants, roots, bark, and botanicals to understand how bitterness functions in traditional herbalism, cocktail culture, and […]
Taste of the Land: A Foraged and Farmed Dinner at Long Branch Farm & Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: Adults interested in food, CNC's conservation efforts, foraging/farmed native foods, and/or farming. Program Description: We’ll let the land speak through food during this partially participatory progressive dinner. Drawing on culinary inspiration from around the globe and throughout time, you’ll experience the story of the land through food. Part cooking […]
Make and Take: Wild Black Cherry Leaf Liqueur at Long Branch Farm & Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: This program is designed for adults 21+. Program Description: Whether you’re a foodie, forager, or native gardener, expanding your knowledge of plant chemistry can create new opportunities. Celebrate our very own native wild black cherry (Prunus serotina) as you make your own Amarenillo, a liqueur of black cherry leaves […]
Make and Take: Wild Black Cherry Leaf Liqueur at Long Branch Farm & Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: This program is designed for adults 21+. Program Description: Whether you’re a foodie, forager, or native gardener, expanding your knowledge of plant chemistry can create new opportunities. Celebrate our very own native wild black cherry (Prunus serotina) as you make your own Amarenillo, a liqueur of black cherry leaves […]
Make and Take: Foraged Deodorant at Long Branch Farm & Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: This program is designed for adults. Program Description: Head out into the field to gather native witch hazel, then learn to transform our harvest into an herbal deodorant stick. In this hands-on crafting class, we’ll: touch on foraging safety, ethical foraging, and sustainable harvesting. investigate the roles of the […]
The Culinary Acorn: A Hands-on Foraging Experience at Long Branch Farm & Trails
Registration Requirements: Preregistration required. Intended Audience: This program is designed for adults. Suitable for interested youth ages 10 and up when accompanied by an adult. Program Description: Those annoying acorns that clutter up our yards were once a staple food around which entire diets were based. Everywhere there are oak trees, people have at one […]