Grumblethorpe: Ginkgo Roasting
Event Details
This free event opens the Grumblethorpe garden to the community to learn about the ginkgo tree and participate in urban harvesting. The ginkgo tree at Grumblethorpe is one of the oldest female ginkgoes in the
United States, planted by Charles Wister Sr. in about 1830. Join Operations Manager Michael Muehlbauer to learn about the ginkgo tree, harvest the berries, and roast the ginkgo nuts to eat. Ginkgo nuts have been consumed as a part of the East Asian diet for centuries and now you can participate in this food tradition.
United States, planted by Charles Wister Sr. in about 1830. Join Operations Manager Michael Muehlbauer to learn about the ginkgo tree, harvest the berries, and roast the ginkgo nuts to eat. Ginkgo nuts have been consumed as a part of the East Asian diet for centuries and now you can participate in this food tradition.more
Organizer
Grumblethorpe House & Gardens
GRUMBLETHORPE, “JOHN WISTER’S BIG HOUSE,” is a 1744 Colonial German country seat. Its two-acre garden serves as a laboratory for neighborhood schools and provides a source of organic vegetables for its farm stand. 5237 Germantown Avenue