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Botany for Herbalists and Other Plant Lovers

Botany for Herbalists & Other Plant Lovers

with Jolie Lonner Egert

Do you want to gather food and medicines from the wild? In order to safely and ecologically harvest plants from the wild it is imperative to identify the plant correctly. This fun four-session course is designed to give students the necessary skills and knowledge to positively identify and use wild medicinal plants.  This course is open to anyone. Herbal training is not required.

Topics covered include:
  • Understanding plant parts and descriptions.
  • Overview of botanical classification and groupings such as the families and genera.
  • Distinguishing characteristics of important medicinal plant families.
  • Botanical guides and keys.
  • Ethical wildcrafting.
  • No experience or prerequisite required.

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    Details:Wednesdays, May 11, 18 and 25 from 6:30 to 9:30pm
    Saturday morning fieldtrip on May 28th

    Cost: $185 ($50 deposit required to hold your space)

    Gathering Thyme • 228 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. • San Anselmo, CA.

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     Please register early, class size is limited.

    Jolie Lonner Egert is an herbalist, field botanist and ecologist. Jolie is a graduate of the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, Mathew Wood’s advanced apprenticeship, the Dandelion School of Herbal Studies and Humboldt State University where she researched the sustainable harvest of medicinal plants for her Master’s degree. She has worked on four continents with projects pertaining to the sustainable harvest and economic development of medicinal plants. Jolie is the Principal at Go Wild Consulting a company that fosters healthy ecosystems and our connections to it. She currently leades ethnobotany classes and adventures around the Bay Area for people of all ages.   For more information on Jolie see Go Wild Consulting

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