Eating Acorns (On-site Drop-in Demonstration)
Shawn Shafner, Artist, Educator, Facilitator Please note: This is a drop-in experience and will be repeated several times over the course of the designated program time.
What if free food was falling all around us? Acorns are a free and abundant food that has nourished humans as long as there have been humans! Join artist Shawn Shafner to crack the code (and a few shells) on a quest for acorn food, ink, and the secrets that only squirrels know.
Intended Audience: All Levels
Saturday, October 24, 2026
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Eastern
Location: Conservatory Garden Court
FREE: This is a drop-in program. No registration needed.
About the presenter
Artist, Educator, Facilitator
Shawn Shafner is a multidisciplinary artist, educator, advocate and founder of The People's Own Organic Power Project. He fermented his first jar of pickles almost 15 years ago after picking up a copy of Sandor Katz' book "Wild Fermentation," and has since sha...(read more)