Open event! New and returning members are welcome!

Asbury Park / Jersey Shore Plura Community

🍃 Let's get out into the woods and go foraging in Princeton with our very own foraging experts, Shannon and Matt!

🤡 This event is hosted for the Asbury Park / Jersey Shore Plura Community group. Please feel free to join our chat! https://plra.io/m/chat/asbury-park-nj-jersey-s?r=ali1233

👋 Please note that this is a community-building event. It is NOT a “pick up” event and it is NOT a play/sex event. The purpose of this event is to make friends and build community. Please see the “Community Guidelines” below for more information. All attendees will be required to read the community guidelines before the event, and to give verbal consent to adhere to the guidelines at the event.

WHAT IS A FORAGING EVENT?

🌳 We’ll be going on a nature walk in the woods with Shannon and Matt where they will teach us how to safely forage for mushrooms, berries, and other goodies! You can take home what you forage and they will provide tips for how you can eat/use your findings 😋Think of it as a light hike while learning and picking up goodies along the way.

🚫 Please note that this is a sober event. Please do not bring alcohol or other substances to this event.

WHEN

🗓 Tuesday July 29. Please arrive between 4:30 and 5:00pm. If you arrive late, you may miss our group’s departure.

☔️ In the event of inclement weather, please check the event chat before leaving your house. We will announce in the chat by 2pm if we are going to reschedule due to the weather.

WHERE

📍 Billy Johnson Mountain Lakes Nature Preserve 30 Mountain Ave, Princeton, NJ 08540. Please park in the parking lot off Mountain Ave where that address routes you. Do not continue up the drive. We will meet in the parking lot before continuing into the woods together.

WHAT TO EXPECT AND WHAT TO BRING

🌈 When you arrive to the parking lot, look for your hosts Shannon and Matt. Matt will be wearing a pink hat with a rainbow heart.

🤝 Although the event is led by Shannon and Matt, your usual hosts Ali, Nate, and Tab will also be there to review the “Community Guidelines” (see below) with you and to introduce you to other people in our group. You will be asked to verbally agree to the community guidelines before the start of the event.

🥾 Some things you should bring:

1. Water!!!
2. Hat/sunglasses
3. Bug spray
4. A cloth bag to store the goodies you forage
5. Shoes comfortable for hiking/walking
6. Pants and long sleeves are recommended due to the possibility of ticks and poison ivy (yay, New Jersey!)
7. Optional: gloves in case you want to pick something in a thorny area
8. Optional: snacks if you might get hungry

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

🅿️ For information on cost, accessibility, food, parking, and bathrooms, please visit this link. https://docs.google.com/document/d/14WuEzo1ecX5UZo9rio2BbpSSsYWST-lgXvGlK9GFM54/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.ilclpp7jigd8

ASBURY PARK / JERSEY SHORE PLURA COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

✅ All members are required to read the community guidelines before the event, and to verbally agree to the community guidelines with our host, Ali, upon arriving at the event. Please visit this link for the community guidelines. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uJpJbZz2dHuK98oXVWhqE1Jt27uMMatPpjeB7NoiRnc/edit

WRAP UP

🥳 We are excited to see you for our foraging event on July 29! Please re-read this entire event posting the day of the event, including the community guidelines page, in case any changes/updates were made. If we need to reschedule due to inclement weather, we will post this in the event chat by 2pm on the day of the event.

💬 Please post any questions/comments/concerns in the event chat. Please monitor the chat on the day of the event for any updates.

🙈 (By the way, if you’re feeling nervous/shy about attending, we hope you will consider being brave and joining us 😁 Your hosts want to make the event fun for all members! If you decide to come but end up feeling awkward/nervous/uncomfortable at the event, let us know and we will work with you to adjust and make it more fun 😁 Let’s build this community together!)

😁 See you soon! 😁😁😁