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Student Herb Walk in Glen Park, San Francisco

ohlone — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:48:31 +0000

A city herbwalk:

I am student at the Ohlone Herbal Center of Herbal Studies in Berkeley and am leading a medicinal/edible plant walk in Glen Canyon Park, in the Glen Park neighborhood of San Francisco. Glen Canyon is a ~70 acre park that is a combination of native plant and disturbed habitats, ranging from woodland, riparian, grassland and coastal scrub. Islais Creek runs through the canyon and, though tiny, is one of the last (or possibly the only) naturally occurring, free running creeks in the city. There is a suggested donation of $10, but no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

When: Saturday July 31, from 11am-1pm

Where: Meet at the South/East end of the park at the Elk street entrance, a couple blocks off of Bosworth Street. Email me if you need directions, or you can type in “Glen Park, San Francisco 94131″ in Google maps and it should give you directions to this entrance. There is street parking on Elk. If taking BART, get off at the Glen Park station, and walk northwest on Bosworth for less than half a mile. Go right at Elk Street, go down then up a hill. There will be stairs on the left where Sussex street intersects with Elk Street (partway up the hill).

If interested, you can RSVP to annamarijahelt@gmail.com, and we will know to wait for you at the entrance.

Study Group Tuesday, July 27- Ohlone Center, Berkeley 6-8 pm

ohlone — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 19:10:16 +0000

Our next study group meeting to prepare for the AHG exam will be on Tuesday, July 27 from 6-8 pm at the Ohlone Herbal Center in Berkeley accessible by North Berkeley BART station.

We will revisit the 10 herbs from the last session of the AHG Study Guide and our case study topic again is: Anxiety, Panic attacks with an eye to meds and their contra-indications w/ herbs (i.e. benzodiazepines, etc.). Come with whatever info you have, any input is appreciated.

Herbs are:

Althea off. Marshmallow
Anemone pulsatilla Pulsatilla
Anemopsis californica Yerba Mansa
Angelica archangelica Angelica
Angelica sinensis Dong quai
Apium graveolens Celery
Aralia racemosa Spikenard
Arctium lappa Burdock
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Uva-ursi
Arnica Montana Arnica

Always helpful to bring notes and any books you have. Hope to see you then

2010 Herb Walks

Ohlone Herbal Center — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 19:50:22 +0000

Join us in Bay Area parks for an enjoyable 1-2 mile stroll. It’s your chance to learn about the medicinal properties of the herbs that grow right in your backyard. A new batch of gentle and effective healers will be ready to help you with sunburn, bee stings and other ‘outside problems.’ Learn to recognize and use these plants where you need them most and experience them as living companions in a way that is simply not possible in a classroom or book.

Herb Walks are generally held on the first Sunday of the month; please call our office at (510) 540-8010 to pre-register and request a map to each site. All dates and times are subject to change or cancellation.