Saturday, January 4, 10 a.m. $65 ($45 for students and seniors) California Foraging skills! TRADITIONAL ACORN PROCESSING This Session is a complete lesson on the historical value of the ACORN in west coast native societies, along with some nutritional information. You will then go through the entire process of turning the raw acorn […]
Saturday, January 11, 10 a.m. MEDICINE AND FOOD FORAGING WALK EAT TO YOUR HEALTH: Eat your Medicine. Learn about native and non-native Edible and Medicinal, and Utilitarian plants. WITH DISCUSSION OF PLANT FAMILIES. We’ll do a short walk along a trail in the Arroyo Seco to see and study the native, and introduced plants. […]
NATURAL NAVIGATION AND ORIENTATION Saturday, January 18, 10 a.m. What are some of the tried-and-proven methods for navigation that people have used for centuries? We'll begin with observations of the terrain -- shadows, looking at trees, moisture, feeling rocks, insect signs, etc. We’ll learn how to use the stars, the sun, the moon, […]
