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Botany through the Seasons: Winter Edition - 1/25 (Asheville, NC)
Learning winter botany is so empowering!
Saturday, January 25th
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Botanical Gardens at Asheville (151 W.T. Weaver Blvd, Asheville, NC) & Appalachian School of Holistic Herbalism (2 Westwood Place, Asheville, NC)
Being in one of the most botanically diverse wild areas in the world can be amazing and daunting at the same time. What an incredible gift to be able to collect free and vibrant food and medicine all around us anytime! If you want to be able to do this safely (aka don’t poison yourself or others) and sustainably, you need to know the basics of botany.
All that Latin and plant anatomy can be overwhelming, unless you have a knowledgeable, experienced guide to show you the way. Meet Abby Artemisia at the UNCA Botanical Gardens, where we’ll get a chance to meet these plants up close and look at winter characteristics hands-on. Once you know a tree or shrub in the winter, you’ll never forget it! (We’ll stay out as long as the weather allows.)
Then we’ll go back to the ASHH herb school and reinforce what we learned by drawing those plants. You don’t need any artistic skill for this! Drawing helps us see parts that we wouldn’t normally notice. Bring your own journal or create one there.
You’ll go home with the start of your own botanical field guide with room for expansion at the next seasonal meeting of this botany intensive workshop.
Dress for the weather and bring any snacks you’d like. Hot tea will be provided at the school. Bring cash or card if you’d like to purchase Abby’s book, The Herbal Handbook for Homesteaders, or any of her Appalachian wildcrafted herbal products. Learn more about your instructor, Abby Artemisia, here.
Cost:
Early Bird: $40 through 1/11
Regular: $45 after 1/11
Date:
Saturday, January 25th
1:00 - 4:30 PM
Location:
Botanical Gardens at Asheville (151 W.T. Weaver Blvd, Asheville, NC) & Appalachian School of Holistic Herbalism (2 Westwood Place, Asheville, NC)
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