CANTON -- The Wild Edible Adirondack Salad workshop, organized by the Canton-based Local Living Venture, will be Saturday, Oct. 6 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Birch Boys storefront at 123 Park St. in Tupper Lake.

The event will be an encore workshop identifying and sampling the most prominent and tasty edible plants, roots, berries and fungi in the Adirondack Region.

Carpools are being arranged to Tupper Lake from Potsdam/Canton and points in Jefferson County by workshop presenters Garrett Kopp of Birch Boys Chaga Tea and the Local Living Venture.

The event is indoors, with the option of a foraging hike afterwards if weather permits.

Reservations are appreciated in order to plan the "menu" and to coordinate carpooling for those interested in doing so.

Presenter Garrett Kopp is the founder and owner of Birch Boys Chaga LLC in Tupper Lake. He is a senior at Clarkson University studying Innovation and Entrepreneurship. By starting a sustainable chaga industry in his home town, his dream is to leave a positive footprint on the health food industry.

Kopp is New York State's first Department of Ag & Markets certified mushroom identification expert.

Cost to attend, is a donation of $24, or $45 for two people, and $12 student. Partial scholarships (less material costs) are available upon request.

To register, send an email to LocalLivingVenture@gmail.com or call 315-347-4223.