Saturday, November 7 will be Acorn Day at the Grace Hudson Museum & Sun House with three distinct but related programs:
1:00PM The Beautiful Tree
Eric Wilder (Kashia Band of Pomo Indians) will introduce a rare 20-minute film, The Beautiful Tree, from 1964, featuring his grandmother Essie Parrish demonstrating how to harvest acorn as well as make acorn mush and bread.
2:00PM Sudden Oak Death
Dakota Perez Gonzalez (Yurok Tribal Member and also of Pomo descent) will discuss what sudden oak death is and how it can be stopped.
2:30PM Acorn Bread
Patty Franklin (Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians) will demonstrate how to make acorn bread and also share about acorn processing. Visitors will be able try samples!
