URBAN HERBALISM 

Medicinal Plants of the Bay Area

When: Saturday, October 23rd - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm 

Description: If you are under the impression that you must travel to the far reaches of the wilderness in order to find a variety of edible, medicinal, and other such useful plants…think again. Join us as we explore the rich diversity of useful native and non-native plants growing in and around the metropolis that is the San Francisco Bay Area. Class will include both an interactive lecture/slideshow as well as a field outing to meet the plants on their own turf. Topics to be covered include: plant identification instruction, ethical harvesting guidelines and legal issues, poisonous plant awareness and avoidance, plant processing and medicine making tips, plant family characteristics, and much more!

Instructors: Tellur Fenner

Tellur Fenner is a clinical herbalist/educator and has traveled the country extensively while studying, collecting, and using plant medicines from all the major U.S. bioregions. He has attended the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, the American School of Herbalism, and the California School of Herbal Studies. Tellur is an avid camper/hiker, a skilled and experienced outdoor trip leader, and is a certified Wilderness First Responder. As an herbalist of the “generalist” persuasion, he believes in the importance of an interdisciplinary practice which integrates botany, pharmacy, physiology, and other medical sciences. He has taught classes for the Regional Parks Botanic Garden in Berkeley, CA, San Francisco Botanical Garden, Gardens at Heather Farm, the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the California School of Herbal Studies, and a number of other venues throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Tellur is the owner/director of the Blue Wind Botanical Medicine Clinic located in Oakland, CA. (www.bluewindbmc.com)

Cost and Considerations: The cost for the class is sliding scale from $40 - $60.

Photo: Blue Wind Botanical Medical Center