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Sonoran Spring Herbal Retreat
at Aravaipa Canyon Ranch
Join us for 4 days and 4 nights of study, relaxation, quiet, and renewal in southern Arizona. Secluded in a sycamore canyon of red rock mountains, you will meet the wild plants of the canyon, hike, prepare herbal medicines, enjoy local organic and native foods, relax and rejuvenate in a supportive and inspirationally beautiful natural environment in the company of fellow plant lovers. The night sky is spectacular! Gain a deeper sense of place and appreciation of the unique desert habitat of southern Arizona.
Sunday March 13 to Wednesday March 17, 2010
Aravaipa Canyon Ranch is located a 1.5 hour drive northeast of Tucson, Arizona.
Each of your instructors has decades of experience learning about and using herbs for medicine and food. They are veteran guides to the beauty and bounty of our Earth. They include: Pam Hyde-Nakai, a Tucson herbalist who founded the Sonoran Herbal Institute in 1994, and brings a deep connection with desert plants and people; Meg Keoppen, herbalist, wildcrafter, master gardener and chef whose home is in the land we will visit. She is creator of Desert Bounty Herbs and will be the chef for the week. Martha Ames Burgess of Tucson is an ethnobotanist with a wealth of knowledge about the plants and people of Sonora. She will help us develop an intimate relationship with the plants using ethical wildcrafting and delectable, traditional preparation techniques.
Fee: $550 (deposit of $150 due by Jan. 31, 2010) |
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