On Saturday, Jen held the first of a 6-part series of Herbalism 101, a workshop that introduces participants to the art and science of using herbs as medicine. The first class focused on using herbs to support the digestion system and included making catnip tincture (Nepeta cataria).
More information on our upcoming Herbalism 101 workshops is available on our website.
Jen shows workshop participants how to harvest catnip for making tincture.
Harvesting catnip.
Making catnip tincture.
Friends at Biodynamic CSA, Erda Gardens, are hosting some cool summer workshops. Below is their schedule.
Erda Gardens CSA members can take any of our homesteading workshops offered at Sunstone at a discount. Our regular fee is $15 the day of or $12 in advance. The discount price for Erda Gardens members is $10. See our workshop schedule at www.sunstoneherbs.com/workshops
2009 Local Food Festival
Join us on Saturday, May 16th in celebrating food from the ground up at the 2009 Local Food Festival. We’ll have a booth and Jen will be leading a free workshop called The Healing Kitchen which explores how herbs from your kitchen pantry or herb garden can be used as allies in natural healing. Stop by and say hello.
The 2009 Local Food Festival and Field Day is open to the public from 12 noon to 3 pm at the Historic Gutierrez-Hubbell House and Demonstration Farm located at 6029 Isleta Blvd in Albuquerque’s South Valley.
Jen’s workshop on using permaculture techniques to create a backyard food forest was a success. About 70 people turned out for the event held at La Placita Gardens in Albuquerque’s South Valley. A big thanks to Zoe Wilcox-Edrington of Mother Nature Gardens and Jesse Daves of Garden’s Edge for their assistance with the hands-on demonstrations. Also, thanks to my brother John McElhinney for helping me direct parking. -Tree
Here are some photos:
Jen leads a discussion on using permaculture techniques to create an urban food forest.
About 70 people turned out for the event which included a lecture followed by hands-on gardening.
Lots of mulch!
Planting an apple tree.
Creating an Urban Food Forest: March 22 , 12 - 4pm
Interested in urban homesteading? Permaculture garden design? Growing your own food?
Join Jen on Sunday, March 22 for a free hands-on workshop on creating a food forest at the Garden’s Edge plot at La Placita Gardens. Learn Permaculture garden design techniques while we create an abundant garden that you can replicate at home. This workshop will cover an overview of Permaculture, garden preparation and plant selection for creating a food forest and much more!
By learning from successful patterns found in nature, we can co-create healthy communities grounded in a sustainable land ethic. Don’t forget your hat, garden gloves if you have them and water.
RSVP & Contact Info: Please RSVP by contacting Colleen Langan at calangan@bernco.gov or 505- 314 -0398
Garden’s Edge is a 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation that works in New Mexico and Guatemala to revitalize local culture and economy through projects in sustainable agriculture and environmental education.
La Placita Gardens is a community farm project of La Plazita Institute.
Directions: From I-25 South, exit at Cesar Chavez/Bridge Blvd and head west. Left on Isleta Blvd. Left on Lopez Drive. Right on Arenal. Enter the farm through the western gates.
Join Jen for an Urban Homesteading teleseminar hosted by JPT Wellness Circle on Wednesday, January 28, 6pm PST. Longtime organic gardener Nicole Paull will interview Jen on a range of topics with plenty of time for Q&A including:
To sign up or find out more click here.
Interested in urban homesteading? Permaculture garden design? Growing your own food?
Join Jen in March for a free hands-on workshop on creating a food forest at the Garden’s Edge plot at La Placita Gardens. Learn Permaculture garden design techniques while we create an abundant garden that you can replicate at home. This workshop will cover an overview of Permaculture, garden preparation and plant selection for creating a food forest and much more!
By learning from successful patterns found in nature, we can co-create healthy communities grounded in a sustainable land ethic. Don’t forget your hat, garden gloves if you have them and water.
Garden’s Edge is a 501 (c)3 non-profit corporation that works in New Mexico and Guatemala to revitalize local culture and economy through projects in sustainable agriculture and environmental education.
La Placita Gardens is a community farm project of La Plazita Institute.
Directions: From I-25 South, exit at Cesar Chavez/Bridge Blvd and head west. Left on Isleta Blvd. Left on Lopez Drive. Right on Arenal. Enter the farm through the western gates.
RSVP & Contact Info: While reservations aren’t required, please RSVP so that we can be sure to have enough handouts for everyone.
