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Sonoran Desert Herbal Retreat
at the foot of the Sacred Mountain
Spend five days with us at a lovely, comfortable rural retreat center in southern Arizona. Secluded in a sycamore canyon beneath the towering sacred Baboquivari mountain, you will meet the wild plants of the canyon, hike, prepare herbal formulas, 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! You will leave filled with knowledge and appreciation of the unique desert habitat of southern Arizona.
Monday April 6 - Saturday April 10
WE HAD A WONDERFUL, WILD WEEK!!
Plan to join us in 2009 for more desert mysteries.
The Brown Canyon Environmental Ed. Center on the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge is located three hours south of Phoenix and fifty miles southwest of Tucson, Arizona.
To register contact Cascade Anderson Geller, cag@easystreet.net , 503-232-0473 or
1934 SE 56th Ave. Portland, OR 97215
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: Cascade Anderson Geller, a Pacific Northwest herbalist who has spent the past thirty springtimes visiting and studying in one of her favorite places in the world, the Sonoran Desert. 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 and master gardener 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. |
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