Wild Harvest

The Earth has an abundance that we don't often notice. So many wild plants are truly delicious and wonderful, and one of those is cranberries. Yes, they grow wild here in Massachusetts. At this time of frost and early sunsets, the cranberries are ripe and ready to pick.

So, I invite you to join me and celebrate Wayland's 375 by traveling together to the wild cranberry bogs of Watchusett Reservoir to pick cranberries and have a late fall picnic. Dress warmly (it can be chilly beside the water) and bring a container for cranberries, a dish to share (hot soup is good on a cold day), your own dishes and cutlery, and a reading or prayer about fall, cranberries, gratitude, or Earth. We pick on dry shores, but be prepared for wet ground, too. We will donate most of our berries to a shelter for Thanksgiving, but you can also take some home for your own cooking. 

This event is co-sponsored by the Wayland Walks Program of Wayland 375, Nature Chaplaincy Program of Ma’yan Tikvah, Transition Wayland, Open Spirit, Peace Lutheran Church, and the Community United Methodist Church.

Details of When and Where: Sunday, November 3, 12:00 PM – 4:30. Meet at Peace Lutheran Church, 107 Concord Road, Wayland, for carpooling, or join us at Gate 8 on Rt. 70 in Boylston across from Cross Street. The raindate is Monday, November 11, 11:00 AM.

For more information or to RSVP: rabbi@mayantikvah.org or 978-460-3014.