Makers on the Mountain: Spring Foraging Plant Walk-Eat your Weeds March 21 | 10:30-11:30am & 1:00-2:00pm | Enjoy an informative plant hike highlighting fresh spring growth and the many culinary and medicinal uses of spring plants often dismissed as “weeds.” Included in Burritt admission, free to members.
Makers on the Mountain: Spring Foraging Plant Walk-Eat your Weeds March 21 | 10:30-11:30am & 1:00-2:00pm | Enjoy an informative plant hike highlighting fresh spring growth and the many culinary and medicinal uses of spring plants often dismissed as “weeds.” Included in Burritt admission, free to members.
Discover the ancient art of transforming plants into rope. For thousands of years, people around the world relied on natural fibers—like iris leaves, daffodil stems, and even kudzu—to create strong, durable cordage for daily life. Join us as we explore this traditional skill using plants gathered right here on the mountain. Guests are welcome to roll up their sleeves and try their hand at twisting their own cordage alongside our demonstrators. Happening from 10:00-11:30am and from 1:00-2:30pm. This activity is free for Burritt members or included with general admission.
Step into the magic of Burritt on the Mountain as we gather for an enchanting afternoon of Fairy Cabin Building. Using sticks, leaves, moss, tiny stones, and other natural treasures found throughout the historic park, guests will create charming fairy-sized homes tucked at the base of our forest trees. Let your imagination wander, enjoy the peaceful beauty of the woods, and leave behind a little bit of mountain magic for the fairies to discover. Happening from 11:00-3:00.
Join us during this special Makers event as one of our talented interpreters showcases safe woodworking techniques using authentic 19th‑century tools.
