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Hi! Winter 2020 - CLASS Dates TBA

Keep busy and challenged enjoying our online content, which offers a free introduction to Hispanic Herbalism.

Charles Garcia 21feb2013

Read about our fun and fascinating Director, Charles R Garcia, a 3rd-generation curandero in the California Hispanic tradition.
Explore herbalism in practice reading the Articles collection.
Learn more or test your knowledge by reading about Plants, both common and some less-familiar species and their herbal benefits.
Find some powerful and delicious healing Recipes in these pages, too!

* Winter 2020 Class – Standard Course *

Introduction to California Hispanic Herbalism

Five Sessions. Students will learn the fascinating history of herbal medicine as practiced by Hispanic healers by making teas, washes, medicinal vinegars, and some healing foods.
The class is taught by third generation curandero Charles Garcia. "I'll be covering Native Californian and Spanish European healing plants. Every week there will be a hands on lesson. Teas/Infusions, vinegars and tinctures, salves, and various healing foods. Mmmmm."

The course will be one Wednesday evening for five consecutive weeks. Bring notebooks, camera if you have one, or a recorder. Healthy snacks will be provided along with teas and soft drinks.

This course is a prerequisite for all other classes offered at the school.

There is no prerequisite for this class.

Three student minimum. $225 Advance registration is required.

Register via e-mail: curandero50@gmail.com.

Dates: Starting Wednesday, January TBD, 2020
Times: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Richmond, California
Duration: Five Sessions

* Winter 2020 Class - Popular *

Ten Herbs

Eight Sessions. A popular class among past students, Ten Herbs will cover well known and less known plants used in Hispanic California healings both from Europe and Native American cultures.
Ten herbs, some well known, some a bit more esoteric, are discussed in detail with an occasional companion herb.

Whenever possible the herb will be made into a medicine, food, by the students. This course will focus on multi-purpose herbs and their use in various types of healing; physical, psychological, and spiritual when appropriate.

Introduction to California Hispanic Herbalism is a recommended prerequisite for this class.

Three student minimum. $350 Advance registration is required.

Register via e-mail: curandero50@gmail.com.

Dates: Starting Wednesday, TBD, 2020
Times: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Richmond, California
Duration: Eight Sessions

* Winter 2020 Class *

Advanced Class

Seven Sessions. Hispanic and Native California healing histories, the use of teas, infusions, and washes, healing foods and spices, mustard plasters (always a favorite), concepts of diagnosis, rituals and colors, aromas for depression, folklore remedies to aid in conception, cancer support remedies, common bay area plants used for healing, the adaption of European herbs by Natives, and the end of course potluck.

The Standard Class will include hands on assignments from the making of plasters to cough syrups.

The online course is exactly the same, though any herbal by the late Michael Moore is recommended.

Introduction to California Hispanic Herbalism is a recommended prerequisite for this class.

Three student minimum. $350 Advance registration is required.

Register via e-mail: curandero50@gmail.com.

Dates: Starting Wednesday, TBD, 2020
Times: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Location: Richmond, California
Duration: Seven Sessions

Live Classes

From your requests and suggestions, courses may provide new focuses, on request. For example:

Native Plants!

An experimental course focusing only on the plants used by California Natives, with less input from European herbs. This will be more hands on.

California Poppy at Shell Beach by Dixie Green Sharp Feb 2016

Survivalists? Preppers!

Especially for the Prepper and Survivalist Community, because you can only stock up so much medicine for so long until it goes bad! From Co-Director Lori Pino, this course will be an Intensive based on the survival techniques in Forever Faire and the sequel Return to Faire.

Chuck's Early Morning Garden 5-27-2014

Disaster Preparedness for Everyone!

Lori Harvesting Stinging Nettle

Weekend classes in disaster preparedness, teach students how to create Go-Bags, Get Home Bags, and Stay At Home Bags. Learn how to make these life-saving items from scratch, using handy items from a spare backpack or book bag to something as small as carry cases for eye glasses. Compared to commercially available Go-Bags, students can can create their own for less and tailored to their own requirements.

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