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Below you will find an archive of HerbWalks.com monthly Newsletters. Browse through the issues below, or follow the link located at the bottom of this page to subscribe.
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 | May 2013 newsletter (May 2013)
May NewsletterWestern Tiger Swallowtail on a Yerba Santa bush in Matilija CanyonMay 2013Plebejus acmon) on a wild Buckwheat flower" src="http://images.benchmarkemail.com/client152514/image887060.jpg" alt="" border="0" height="279" hspace="0" vspace="0" width="187">Acmon Blue (Plebejus acmon) on a wild Buckwheat flowerHerb & Butterfly Walk on May 19Learn how to plant a native garden designed to attract butterfliesPlease join us Sunday, May 19, as we welcome back Michelle Dohrn, our resident b |
 | April Newsletter (Apr 2013)
April Newsletter: Transcendental Vegetation and other Aprilian Topics Is Purple Nightshade an example of "transcendental vegetation?" Read more below. Photo courtesy of the Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council (www.smmtc.org) Transcendental Vegetation (TV) Follow the White Lotus, Alice, into the natural wonderland of plant wisdom.To be honest, I came up with this punny phrase to make my newsletter subject line sound more intriguing. If you're reading this, perhaps it worked. Little did I know, however, what a rabbit hole I was venturing i |
 | March Newsletter (Mar 2013)
March NewsletterMiner's Lettuce (Claytonia perfoliatum) showing its uniquely flowering perfoliate leaves March, 2013New email service will require opt-inIf things go as planned, "a change is gonna come" in March.If you are reading this, then I hope you want to continue receiving these newsletters. So please be sure to watch for an email later in March asking you to opt-in to my new email service.If you are not reading this, then there's no point in going on here. Agreed? I'll take you |
 | February 2013 Email (Jan 2013)
View of the west shore of Lake Casitas from Highway 150 (Photo by Lanny Kaufer, January 2013) February 2013Pasture alongside the trailWest Sulphur Mountain TrailThis is an ideal trail to see early spring edibles in a variety of habitatsThe first Herb Walk of 2013 will begin at 9:30 am in the moist shade of California Bay trees and take us from the riparian habitat through oak woodland to a mix of chaparral and green pastures. Along the way, we’ll forage for edibles like the elus |
 | Dec 2012 Newsletter (Dec 2012)
Bigcone Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga macrocarpa), our local endemic Douglas-Fir cousin December 2012 Feeling abundanceThank you all!!It's always the right time for thanksgiving with a small "t"......In case you didn't notice (and we hope you did), we missed getting out a newsletter in November but we still want to give heartfelt thanks to everyone who attended an Herb Walk, Herb Hike or Medicinal Herb Workshop in 2012. We held a record 24 walks and hikes this year plus 3 workshops. Rondia and |
 | October newsletter (Oct 2012)
A shapely Live Oak (Quercus agrifolia) on the OVLC's Ventura River Preserve. (See Kaufer's Kwiz below.) October 2012 Jim Adams at June Herb WalkThe Return of Dr. Jim AdamsSounds like a movie title, doesn't it? But this is for real, so don't miss itTwenty-three of you turned out in June for Professor Jim Adams' first Herb Walk with us. Information and enthusiasm flowed non-stop from him for about 3 hours. So we're bringing him back on Saturday, October 20, for an Herb Walk in beautiful Mat |
 | September Newsletter BME (Aug 2012)
September Newsletter Photo of Rose Valley Lake by Matt Coyle (www.coylesweb.com). September 2012 Could this be the Sicilian version of the "Green Man" of ancient lore?Make a smooth herbal transition from Summer to Autumn with Dr. Fred SicilianoJoin us for the latest in Dr. Fred's series of seasonal herb preparation workshops Join me and Master Herbalist Dr. Fred Siciliano, LAc, OMD, MH, in Ojai on Sunday, September 30, as we prepare our bodies and minds for the changes of the Autumn season and p |
 | July Newsletter (Jul 2012)
July Newsletter
Trailhead to Potrero John Creek at 3700 feet above sea level in the Sespe Wilderness
July 2012
Photo of Clint Elliott climbing Piedra Blanca by Jack Elliott
Jack Elliott's Santa Barbara Adventure
Check out one of my favorite blogs
Last issue I began a regular column featuring an interesting blog that can be found on my website's page of "Links to Resources." In this second installment, allow me to introduce you to the ever-adve |
 | June Newsletter - BME (Jun 2012)
June Newsletter In memoriam: the late Chumash healer Cecilia Garcia teaching about Datura June 2012 On a favorite trail in the Sespe Wilderness of the LPNFKeep Sespe Wild Requests Comments on U. S. Forest Service ProposalPlease read the letter from Alasdair Coyne on my facebook page I recently received a letter from Alasdair Coyne of Keep Sespe Wild asking for comments to be sent to the Forest Service regarding a proposal to designate new roadless and wilderness areas in the 4 S |
 | May Newsletter (May 2012)
May Newsletter Photo of Rose Valley Falls by Duffy Knox (www.duffyknox.com) May, 2012 Urban Herb Walk and Workshop with Amanda McQuade Crawford on Sunday, May 20The latest in our ongoing series of very special herbal guest presenters, tops in their fields. Please join us Sunday, May 20, for an enlightening day with one of the brightest lights in the world of herbal medicine. Beginning at 11 am, Amanda McQuade Crawford will join me for an Herb Walk around downtown Ojai, an unlike |
 | April Newsletter BME Copy Copy (Apr 2012)
April Newsletter Honeybee visiting Black Sage along San Antonio Creek at Tucker's Grove, Santa Barbara April, 2012 Dr. Fred returns to Ojai April 22"Herbs, Greens & Roots for Spring Detox" in Ojai Join us Sunday, April 22, for the second in the "Medicinal Herb Preparation in the Kitchen" series. Dr. Fred Siciliano and I will explore preparing soups, salads and decoctions for Spring cleansing, a tradition practiced throughout the world. As we emerge from the long Autumn/Winte |
 | Feb 24 2012 Email - BME (Mar 2012)
March Newsletter Trail to Wills Canyon March, 2012 Rondia on the VRP (March, 2006)An Herb Hike and an Herb Walk on the OVLC's Ventura River PreserveExperience this natural treasure at a pace that's right for youWalking or hiking, either way we have something going on in March on the Ventura River Preserve. This splendid area is ours to roam, thanks to the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy. On Sunday, March 11, we will visit Wills Canyon on the west side of the Ventura River. This Herb Hike |
 | January 2012 (Jan 2012)
HERB WALKS with Lanny KauferThe 2012 Season Begins January 2012 New website at HerbWalks.comAfter climbing a steep learning curve, Lanny can finally see the top of the hill.With a lot of help from Russell Boyd ( www.anathallo.net ), my new website is up and running at www.HerbWalks.com. Like our native plant environment, it is full of information: coming events, video, photos, a bookstore, and an extensive section of links to all kinds of information. Please visit soon.Special |
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