Global Growers, which operates Decatur’s Kitchen Garden, sends out this announcement…

Bordered by several acres of bamboo forest, Global Growers Network’s (GGN) training farm along Snapfinger creek is invaded by young bamboo shoots each Spring.  To protect the health of the farm, GGN will, for the first time, invite the community to help maintain the bamboo from spreading.  Pick-Your-Own Bamboo Shoots days will take place each weekend in April and May, on a RSVP basis. A member of the organization will guide attendees on how to harvest, prep and cook bamboo shoots.

Bamboo plays a crucial part within the Network’s operations. As not only a great building material for fences, trellises and stakes, the material serves as a familiar overlap for many of the different cultural groups working with the organization. By hosting Pick-Your-Own Bamboo Shoots harvests, GGN hopes to facilitate a deeper knowledge of the species, as well as raise money for the growing operations among the associated farms and gardens.

GGN’s Pick-Your-Own-Bamboo-Shoots Days are on a RSVP basis only: tickets sold on BrownPaperTickets.com

$5 for all you can pick bamboo shoots,  $5 (optional) donation to pay for 1 roundtrip MARTA pass for growers