Advanced Hispanic Herbalism A hands-on heavy course where students will learn medicine making from salves to vinegars, herbal steam towels and herbal baths, healing food to candies, and gentle massage for strained muscles. The use of hot rocks… Read More »Advanced Hispanic Herbalism
February 16, 6:30 to 9:00 PM An eight week course with one Saturday morning class (weather permitting). A brief history of Hispanic herbalism as practiced by Californios and Native American Californians. Topics to be covered will be food preservation, tinctures,… Read More »Standard Course For Hispanic Herbalism
All payments for classes can either be made by check, money order, or Paypal. Checks can be made out to Charles Garcia, as can money orders. They can be sent to 2801 Lincoln Avenue, Richmond CA 94804. Most students now… Read More »Payment Options
I was born and raised in a time when neighbors did not lock their doors at night, when summer nights were punctuated by the rumbling of the nearby Contadina cannery, and pickup softball games could last until midnight. It was… Read More »A Summer Tale of Yerba Mansa
Ritual of the Orchards A few years ago I returned home to the central valley of California for a short visit and to pay my respects to the ghosts of memory that occasionally haunt me for good or ill reasons.… Read More »A Memory of Autumn: Ritual of the Orchards by Charles Garcia