[Southern California Permaculture] Upcoming SoCal Edible & Medicinal Plant Classes and Programs

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Blue Wind School of Botanical Studies

2017 Winter/Spring Class & Program Schedule
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Pictured above: (top) part of this past year's 3-month desert program crew...out exploring the Sonoran Desert near the Baja, MX border--March, 2016, (bottom left) Salvia leucophylla (purple sage) a most magnificent member of the Southern California chaparral community, (bottom right) a columnar cactus that needs no introduction: Carnegia gigantea (saguaro)...THE indicator species of the Arizona Uplands subdivision of the Sonoran Desert. 
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Pictured above: San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden field class--February, 2016. 
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Pictured above: the vegetal staff of life of the desert west (from left to right):
Opuntia engelmannii (Prickly Pear Cactus) fruits
Prosopis pubescens (Screwbean Mesquite) fruits
Pinus edulis (Colorado Pinyon Pine) cones w/ seeds
Yucca baccata (Banana Yucca) fruits
Quercus kelloggii (Black Oak) acorns
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Pictured above: my 3-month desert program students (and I) enjoying a little geothermal hot creek downtime during our final class session out in the Great Basin Desert--May, 2016.
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| 2017 EXTENDED PROGRAMS 
Edible & Medicinal Flora of the California Deserts: 
A Bioregional Exploration of the Sonoran, Mojave, and Great Basin
3-Month Springtime Field Study Program
March - May (one weekend a month)
Location: Various locales in Southern California. $635

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Sierra Nevada: 
A Bioregional Exploration--Central Valley to the Great Basin
6-Month Spring/Summer Field Study Program 
April - September (one weekend a month)
Location: Various locales in the Northern Sierra. $935

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the North-Central California Coast: 
6-month Spring/Summer Classroom & Field Study Program 
April – September (one weekend a month)
Location: Ukiah, CA. $935


2017 SHORT-TERM CLASSES Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms of California: Winter Session
SF Bay Area 
Weekend Workshop and Field Exploration
January 7-8 (Sat-Sun) 10am-6pm. Berkeley, CA. $155

Edible & Medicinal Mushrooms of California: Winter Session 
Mendocino County
Weekend Workshop and Field Exploration
January 28-29 (Sat-Sun) 10am-6pm. Ukiah, CA. $155

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Bay Area: Seasonal Herb Walk
Winter Session
February 4 (Sat) 10am-4pm. Oakland, CA. $47

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Bay Area: Seasonal Herb Walk
Winter Session
February 5 (Sun) 10am-4pm. San Francisco, CA. $47

Bountiful Spring: Edible & Medicinal “Greens" of California
Weekend Workshop and Field Exploration
February 11-12 (Sat-Sun) 10am-6pm. Berkeley, CA. $155
SoCal/Arizona Spring Teaching Tour Begins
Useful Plants, Mushrooms, & Seaweeds of San Luis Obispo County
Sponsored by the San Luis Obispo Botanical Garden
February 17-19 (Fri-Sun) San Luis Obispo, CA.
Various class hours/fees (see link for details).
http://slobg.org/useful-plants/

Edible & Medicinal Plants of Los Angeles County: Seasonal Herb Walk
Spring Session (Coastal)
February 25 (Sat) 10am-4pm. Near Malibu, CA. $47

Edible & Medicinal Plants of Los Angeles County: Seasonal Herb Walk
Spring Session (Interior)
February 26 (Sun) 10am-4pm. Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden
(near Claremont, CA). $47

Edible & Medicinal Plants of San Diego County: Seasonal Herb Walk
Spring Session (Coastal)
March 4 (Sat) 10am-4pm. $47

Edible & Medicinal Plants of San Diego County: Seasonal Herb Walk
Spring Session (Interior Mountains)
March 5 (Sun) 10am-4pm. $47

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Sonoran Desert: Seasonal Herb Walk
Spring Session: Phoenix Area
March 18 (Sat) 10am-4pm. $47

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Sonoran Desert: Seasonal Herb Walk
Spring Session: Tucson Area
March 19 (Sun) 10am-4pm. $47

Edible & Medicinal Plants of San Diego County: Seasonal Herb Walk
Spring Session (Coastal)
April 1 (Sat) 10am-4pm. $47

Edible & Medicinal Plants of San Diego County: Seasonal Herb Walk
Spring Session (Interior Foothills)
April 2 (Sun) 10am-4pm. $47

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Sespe Wilderness: 
A Backpacking Field Exploration 
April 14-16 (Fri-Sun) Sespe Wilderness
(near Ojai, CA. Approx. 2 hours NW of Los Angeles, CA) $170

SoCal/Arizona Spring Teaching Tour Ends

Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Bay Area: Seasonal Herb Walk
Spring Session
May 6 (Sat) 10am-4pm. Oakland, CA. $47

Nature's Pharmacy: Medicine Making Workshop: SF Bay Area
May 7 (Sun) 10am-6pm. Berkeley, CA. $73

Edible & Medicinal Seaweeds of California:
Spring Session--Mendocino County
Weekend Workshop and Field Exploration
May 27-28 (Sat-Sun) 10am-6pm. Ukiah, CA. $155

Edible & Medicinal Seaweeds of California:
Summer Session--San Francisco Bay Area
Weekend Workshop and Field Exploration
June 24-25 (Sat-Sun) 10am-6pm. San Francisco, CA. $155


Click on the following links for full text descriptions (which include registration info and other details). Class/program descriptions are listed chronologically by date. 
http://eepurl.com/cuG-7r

https://www.facebook.com/pg/bluewindschool/events/

The registration process is simple: it begins by sending an email to bluewindbmc at gmail.com (just make sure to include the class title/date/location). 
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Pictured above: Edible & Medicinal Plants of the Sespe Wilderness: A Backpacking Field Exploration class--April 2016
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Pictured above: (left) Central California coast near Big Sur and (right) Ulva lobata (sea lettuce) growing amongst the rocks of the upper intertidal zone.
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Blue Wind School of Botanical Studies
Address: 5750 Long Valley Ranch Road. Ukiah, CA. 95482
Email: bluewindbmc at gmail.com
Phone: 510-290-6841

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Find out about our MANY upcoming classes/programs here: Class Info
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