Darla Kroft invites fellow gardeners to discover edible plants you’ve never thought to grow, and maybe never knew existed. She’ll share what she’s currently growing, what she hopes to cultivate next, and how these plants can enrich both our gardens and our diets. Rooted in sustainable gardening and biodiversity, Darla’s insights offer practical inspiration for those ready to expand beyond the familiar.

Darla Kroft is a gardener and educator with deep roots in rural Indiana, where she grew up helping to tend large family gardens and preserve seasonal harvests. Her early career focused on Outdoor Education, teaching urban students about food origins and animal science. After working in corporate and academic settings, she returned to gardening during the COVID pandemic, rediscovering her passion for growing food. Today, Darla farms at a local cooperative. Her work bridges hands-on growing with education, helping growers reconnect with historically important but now forgotten culinary plants.

She can be reached at gardenforager@greengardenforaging.com

Membership check-in at 6:30 p.m.

Presentation to follow at 7:00 p.m.

Presentation is open to the public.