February 19th Saturday, 10:30 AM Pacific time. $25 A special class dedicated to Martha Navarro Garcia and to Linda Garcia. Learn how to make classic jams and jellies from scratch. All you need is fruit/fruit juice, sugar, a little… Read More »Jams & Jellies
Beginning Friday January 14 at 6:00 in the evening Pacific Time an 8-week course covering the history and use of herbalism in California will be offered. Each class will be a little more than 1 hour. We will cover herbs… Read More »Beginning Hispanic Herbalism January 14 6:00 PM Pacific Time
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
Jam, Jelly, and Canning For many years Martha Garcia, Charles’ mother made jams and jellies in a small two person company. She also preserved many of the fruits and vegetables grown in her garden. Martha passed much of this… Read More »Jam, Jelly, and Canning
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
January 22 Saturday 2 P.M. Pacific Time On ZOOM A class with deep emotional influences for the instructor. Charles will share the many foods and drinks used by his mother to keep her family and neighbors well in hard times… Read More »Grandma Garcia’s Healing Foods & Remedies Class 1