DESERT PLANTS USED FOR MEDICINE WORKSHOP
Tammy Teegardin - Instructor
FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 2017
9:30AM TO AROUND 12:30PM
Cost: is $15.00 per member. This class is open to AAS/DFC members with priority given to DFC members. Class size limitation is 12 preregistered members. Contact Mary Kearney: maryk92@aol.com to register. There is no registration on the day of the class.
Location: GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH in CAVE CREEK, “MAITLAND HALL”
Which foods would you choose to put in your medicine bag?
The desert is a place of vegetation and abundant flowers throughout the year. In this workshop, we are learning how the Native Americans knew that the different flowering colors flagged the emergence of new "products" for their "medicine chests."
You are learning what plants to use and how to use them correctly.
· Plant identification techniques
· Ethical harvesting and safety considerations
· Creating tinctures, salves, infusions, decoctions, etc.