Course Description: Examines the medicinal qualities of garden herbs, wild herbs, culinary herbs and Chinese herbs and teaches students how to identify, grow and use them. Includes information on organic herb gardening, basic herb garden designs and optimal growth conditions. Students leave with the potential to create their own herbal first aid kit.
Notes and Comments: Registration will begin Monday, January 5, 2009.
Includes a field trip Saturday, April 18, 9:30am-1pm.
Required Text: Rosemary Gladstar’s Herbal Recipes
for Vibrant Health, available at the University of Virginia Bookstore.