Year in the Life of the Davis Family: Cherokee Foraging
Explore traditional seasonal practices with “Foraging for Early Spring Foods with the Cherokee,” a free program in our series A Year in the Life of an Early American Family: The Davis Family of Seymour, Tennessee, c. 1830.
Join members of the Eastern Band Cherokee to explore early‑season foraging traditions in the Great Smoky Mountains.
Learn about foods such as ramps and sochan, how Cherokee people—who have lived in these mountains for thousands of years till the present—harvest and rely on these plants, and the stewardship practices that ensure they continue to thrive.
Discover how to protect these culturally important foods so they can regenerate each year and provide sustainable harvests for generations to come.