38370 - New Mexico Ecological Herbalism Series

Course Overview

The Ecological Herbalism Series is a 4-part series of interdisciplinary classes that explores the relationships between people, plants, and the land. Taught from ecological, botanical, and geographical perspectives, the course aims to connect herbalists and nature lovers to the local surroundings by illuminating medicinal plants and the dynamics of the landscapes that make up central New Mexico.  Each of the four classroom sessions will focus on a different habitat and the medicinal plants we find there including mesa country, the desert basin, the riparian valley, and the mountains.  Discussions will include herbal actions of local plants, plant ecology, botanical curiosities, and changing plant communities. This professional development course is taught by local herbalist and geographer Dara Saville of Albuquerque Herbalism. No prior experience is required.

Who Should Attend

• Anyone interested in herbalism, nature and ecology! 

Additional Information

• Dara Saville, Instructor & Herbalist, recently published book: The Ecology of Herbal Medicine: A Guide to Plants and Living Landscapes of the American Southwest, by Dara Saville, Jesse Wolf Hardin (Foreword by)   
• Book is for reference and recommended, it is not required to take the course.