Wild Food and Self-Reliance Discovery

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Thursday, March 5, Noon, LUNCHTIME PLANT ID WALK
Ever wondered what sort of useful plants grow right in the city, including medicinal plants? We’ll explore a unique one-acre wildlife sanctuary in the Highland Park area where we will see native plants, cultivated plants and many of the plants so typical of the urban areas.

You will be able to collect samples. There is also a greenhouse on -site where you can purchase potted plants to take home to your garden.
We will learn about the food uses, medicines, fibres, and more. Our discussion will revolve around ethical foraging, and you will be able to collect greens to take home, and cuttings in some cases. There is also a nursery on the site where you can purchase various potted plants to take home.
We’ll also make a simple salad so you can taste some of the in-season foods! An excellent opportunity to see and taste some of the plants that everyone living in this area will encounter most of the time.

We will also review the Botanical Families that are entirely safe. A good time to review.
Bring a bowl!
A great survival skills for the ages.
Location is 5835 Burwood Ave., off Figueroa in Highland Park. Park on the street and we’ll walk up the dirt road into the one acre sanctuary.
Bring a bowl, and water. Be sure to RSVP.

To attend and for exact location, register HERE

BOW-MAKING WORKSHOP
A time to meet like-minded folks, and to discuss the important issues……..

In our class time, we will cover all the basics of making your own archery bow. You’ll learn how to select a piece of wood for making a bow.
You’ll learn the basics of creating a long bow (aka self bow). You will learn how to determine the belly from the back, how to slowly reduce, how to tiller, make nocks, etc.

Your goal will be to learn all the steps involved in making a functional bow. If you rush because you simply want to take a bow home, you might be disappointed. We will supply the staves for you to use, and we have extra tools.

If you have tools, such as sharp axe, draw knife, files, rasps, etc., bring them. We do bring tools if you don’t have any.
Location given upon registration. This class requires a bit more prep, and so please RSVP. Limited to 14 participants.
$75. ($55 for seniors/ students).

This is an On-Line class - Please Register HERE

Join us for a look at the fascinating world of mycology, with pointers that both beginner and experts will find useful.
What is a mushroom, after all?
Learn how mycologists have classified the many types, and learn some tips for cultivation and cooking.

Remember, mycology is a Science and you could spend your whole life studying the various intricacies of this field.

In this session, you will get an overview of the field, and you will see some of the very most common mushrooms of the West. (Most, actually, are pretty cosmopolitan).
ON-LINE. Link is sent a week before the class
$45

To attend and for exact location, register HERE

# MEDICINAL PLANTS WORKSHOP with Dr. James Adams

March 14 @ 10:00 am - 1:30 pm
$50.00 – $70.00

MEDICINAL PLANTS WORKSHOP WITH DR. JAMES ADAMS & Enrique Villasenor and Michelle Wong
part of our ETHNO-BOTANY SERIES

Part of our certification program.
In this field session, Dr. James Adams will focus upon the uses of traditional native plants, used for MEDICINE. Dr. James Adams, author of “Healing with Medicinal Plants of the West,” will share his two decades of training in the subject of traditional healing herbs, and he will demonstrate how certain pain-relieving linaments are made.
Students will be shown how to make their own natural medicines.

We’ll discuss some of the ideal literature about healing with herbs, and some of the herbs you can grow in your own yard.
A truly eye-opening, life-changing class!
BRING: folding chair, glass jar (like a pickle jar), container of 70% isopropyl alcohol, a tub (to soak your feet), an avocado seed.

In the Arroyo Seco. Exact location given upon registration.
You’ll actually learn to FORAGE for your own WILD MEDICINES. An Excellent Survival Skill.