 Using and Preserving Medicinal Herbs, $25
Instructor: Anna Maria Beauchemin September 26, 6pm - 8pm We will explore the world of herbal medicine and its connections to the garden and kitchen. Many of our most common kitchen herbs and spices are not only powerhouses in the medicinal world but easy to grow in the garden. We will cover the definition of herbal medicine, the basics of planning a pollinator-friendly herb garden, properties and uses of popular kitchen medicinals, and preserving herbs from the summer for use throughout the fall and winter. This workshop includes a demo on making “fire cider,” a popular, herbal infused medicinal and culinary vinegar, and each participant goes home with their own bottle. Anna Marie Beauchemin is a trained clinical herbalist, biologist, and the founder of East Bay Herbals – a community apothecary in Martinez. She offers herbal based wellness consultations, custom formulations, and community workshops throughout the East Bay. To register, click on: www.eventbrite.com/e/growing-and-using-herbs-tickets-64701093713
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Last night's hands-on vermiculture workshop was a hit. Instructor Marian Woodard taught participants about keeping specific species of worms to decompose plant waste at home. The worms' nutrient-rich castings (poop) yield better gardening results, and their tunneling and ingesting behavior creates porous soil for better drainage and aeration. Each participant made their own worm bin "hotel" with 10-gallon bins (generously donated by Bill's Ace Hardware Store and drilled by Marian), damp shredded newspapers, grated organic carrot, and, of course, lots of fresh, wriggly worms! Photos by Alison Clary RRHC Board and family members participate in Pleasant Hill's 4th of July parade. Republic Services teamed up with Rodgers Ranch today for their free annual compost giveaway. If you are using your little green Republic Services issued bucket to collect kitchen scraps, this is where it ends up! Residents of Pleasant Hill lined up on the street without even having to get out of their cars to get their own containers filled with this rich, manure-free compost -- one square yard of compost per household, completely free! Compost is decomposed organic matter that is rich in nutrients and used as a soil conditioner. Happy gardening! Photos by Alison Clary |
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