bodyimage Offered: March 14th, 2009
Location: Malibu Creek SP, Malibu, CA
Instructors: Jim Lowery, Mary E. Brooks

In our study of wilderness skills, we have learned a lot from the “plant people” as well as the native peoples who used them for shelter, food, clothing, tools and medicine. When you make baskets, bows, arrows, rope, smudges and firemaking apparatus among many other things from plants, you begin to know not only their names, but their personality and how and where they grow.

In this one-day class, you will get to know intimately the local plants with multiple uses as you work on projects including making cordage and processing and preparing edible plants. This class combines the perspective of the survivalist with that of the ethnobotanist. A thorough written summary of local plant uses which we have prepared is included.

Topics will include:
Plant Identification
Plants to be used as medicne
Processing edible plants
Making Cordage

Participants will aquire working knowledge of traditional plant uses, long known to the native Chumash and other indigenous groups who have long inhabited the area. A great class to hone your permaculture plant knowledge.

Location
The course will take place at Malibu Creek State Park, located on 6000 rugged acres in Malibu, just 25 miles from downtown Los Angeles. There are 15 miles of streamside trail through oak and sycamore woodlands an chaparral-covered slopes. Twenty-five-mile Malibu Creek in the park is the principal water-course of the Santa Monica Mountains - from Boney Mountain to Malibu Lagoon. The park was the center of Chumash Native American life for centuries.

Course Fees

$68 advanced payment only

Refund Policy
Cancellations up to 4 days prior to the class will receive credit for a class or a 75% refund. If you cancel later than that, you risk loss of your enrollment fee unless your space can be filled from a wait list.

How to Apply

Register directly through Jim and Mary at the EarthSkills Website.