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October 2023 HerbWalks & OjaiHerbal Newsletter |
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Advance Prices for In-Person Attendance at November's Ojai Herbal Symposium are in effect through November 1! Online Zoom admission is open, too. |
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The homegrown Ojai Herbal Symposium is back Saturday-Sunday, November 11-12. ADVANCE PRICE TICKETS FOR IN-PERSON ADMISSION ARE NOW ON SALE NOW THROUGH NOVEMBER 1! The website at OjaiHerbal.org has the schedule, presenters, and more. Here's a direct link to the registration page where tickets for Zoom live streaming are available, too. And we have student discounts and volunteer opportunities.
Please click on the flyer to download it for digital sharing with your friends and colleagues, especially CA acupuncturists who can earn up to 12 CEUs. Your support is greatly appreciated! |
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Friday, October 6
I'm proud to have been a part of the Taft Gardens' history of public offerings, dating back to the early 1990s, and I'm stoked to see the renaissance taking place there since John Taft's adult grandchildren have stepped up and into the driver's seat. Please join me and Rondia for Taft's first OaktoberFest celebration this Friday, October 6. Get all the details here.
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Sunday, October 22
On Sunday, October 22, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. I will lead an Herb Walk at Carpinteria Salt Marsh, a new favorite place for herb walks in the Santa Barbara area. Why a new favorite? Click here or on the photo above by John Brant to learn why and sign up for the walk. (Obvious clue: it's the marine life as well as the great plant diversity.) |
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Saturday morning, October 28
In honor of Oaktober, my monthly Natural History Walk at Taft Gardens & Nature Preserve will focus on oaks and the ecosystems they support in their role as the " foundation species." There's no article to read below. Just click here or on the image above to go to the event page at HerbWalks.com. |
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Saturday evening, October 28
That same Saturday evening, from 5:00 to 7:15 p.m., Rondia and I will lead a Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike above the Ojai Valley where we can watch the simultaneous sunset and watch the moon rise over the Topa Topa Bluffs. Click here or on the photo above by Judy Cheske to sign up. Look below for the special after-party to follow the full moon hike. |
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Saturday night, October 28
After two hikes that day, I know I'll be ready to sit down and enjoy one of Jeremy Haffner's signature California native plant-based brews. Please join me and Rondia at Ojai Valley Brewery for an optional After-Party at 7:30 p.m., right after the Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike. You can read all about it here. No need to register for this part of the evening. Of course, we'd love to have you join us for the hike but you're still welcome to show up at the party.
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If you own my book or you're considering it, here's another reminder to click on the following link for the free hyperlinked bibliography I created to save you the hassle of copying long URLs from the printed page to the web sources cited in the book.
Don't have a copy yet? You can order the book on my website by visiting this link or clicking on the book cover image above. Then at checkout you can use the “ Order notes (optional)” field to request a simple autograph or a book signed to you. This personal touch is something not available when purchasing on Amazon. Plus you can support my authorship financially by buying directly from me. Thank you!
If you're out and about, you also can find the book on the shelf: in Ojai at Bart's Books, Crystal Corner, Evergreen Wellness, Farmer & the Cook, Ojai Cannabis Company, Ojai Valley Brewery, Ojai Valley Museum, Rainbow Bridge, Sespe Creek Collective, Westridge Market Midtown, and Wheeler Gorge Visitor Center (when the highway reopens); in Ventura at Barnes & Noble, Ema's Herbs, Green Thumb Nursery, Timbre Books, and Ventura Spirits; in Oxnard at REI; in Calabasas at Santa Monica Mountains Visitor Center Store; in Sun Valley at Theodore Payne Foundation; in Santa Barbara at The Book Den, Chaucer's Books, REI, and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; in Goleta at Island Seed & Feed; in Solvang at The Book Loft; and in REI stores and Barnes & Noble locations throughout California. (All store names listed in alphabetical order) |
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Hey, I'm on YouTube!
That's right. Yours truly was interviewed by Mason Hutchison of HerbRally.com. This super cool site that has become the hub for herb walks, herbal events, herbal education, and all things herbal across the country and around the world. Just click here or on the image above to go straight to the video. In the CONTENT menu on their website you'll also find a podcast of our interview and lots more interviews with other folks of the herbosphere.
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October
Herb Walks Events |
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THE BIG EVENT:
LOOKING AHEAD:
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Advance price ticket sales for in-person attendance are open now at OjaiHerbal.org. Tickets for live-streaming via Zoom are available, too. |
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Get your advance price tickets now for the 3rd Ojai Herbal Symposium on November 11th and 12th |
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Advance price tickets are now on sale through November 1 for in-person attendance at the 3rd Ojai Herbal Symposium on November 11-12, at historic Krotona Hall in Ojai. Tickets for Zoom live-streaming are also available. This year's theme is "Herbs: The People's Medicine."
Humans have been using plant medicine for at least 50,000 years. Today, 60% of the people around the world still depend on herbs for their primary health needs. This year’s Symposium features a diverse faculty of presenters to explore how cultures and individuals are using medicinal herbs for better health and well-being. Herbalists, acupuncturists, naturopaths, medical doctors, chiropractors, health practitioners of all types, and those simply interested in herbs will find our presenters’ content educational and enlightening.
All tickets will include free admission to the Meet-and-Greet with Zhena Muzyka on Friday evening, November 10, and access to a video of the event for one year.
12 Category 1 Continuing Education Units for Licensed Acupuncturists are approved by the CA Acupuncture Board and available at no extra cost.
Visit the OjaiHerbal.org website for details on 20%-off student discount tickets and volunteer opportunities. Here's a direct link to the
Hope to see you there! |
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Full moon rising over Ojai's Topa Topa bluffs. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Photo by Lanny Kaufer |
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This month's full moon hike on Saturday, October 28, includes an after-party |
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On Saturday evening, October 28, from 5:00 to 7:15 p.m., my wife Rondia and I will lead a Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike to a vista point above the Ojai Valley where we can watch the simultaneous sunset and full moonrise. The sun will set and the full moon will rise at about 6:20 p.m., giving us a nice window of time to take it all in. Following the hike is an optional “after-party” at the Ojai Valley Brewery.
Registrants will receive instructions on where to park. From the trailhead we’ll gradually walk about 1.5 miles on a well used dirt road with gradual elevation gain to the vista point, stopping along the way to meet some valuable native plants
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Meet our Saturday Presenters at the Ojai Herbal Symposium on N0vember 11
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Chumash Blessing by Patrick Tumamait |
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Saturday Keynote on Cardiovascular Concerns
by Herbalist & Author
Amanda McQuade Crawford |
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Professor Emeritus & Author James Adams on Alzheimer's Disease |
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Lunchtime ∽ Outdoor Qigong with John Hickey |
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Chiropractor/Healer Elena Esparza on Herbs in the Curandismo Tradition |
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John Hickey, LAc, on Classical Chinese Medicine |
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Naturalist & Author
Enrique Villaseñor on
Opuntia (Prickly-Pear): The First Medicine of the Americas |
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Click on the image of Zhena Muzyka above to enlarge it. Visit this page at OjaiHerbal.org to learn about her. |
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Meet-and-Greet with Zhena Muzyka on Friday, November 10 |
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Chances are you've sipped her famous brand of Zhena's Gypsy Tea, read her bestselling book,
Life by the Cup, or tried one or her new line of Magic Hour teas. Now you can enjoy a cup of tea with Zhena Muzyka in-person at her shop, Club Magic Hour, in Ojai.
As one of our sponsors, Zhena will host a free introductory meet-and-greet for Ojai Herbal Symposium attendees on Friday evening, November 10, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. This special event is open to the general public so please join her and invite your friends, too. |
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A huge thanks to our wonderful sponsors. Please click on the screenshot above to enlarge it and visit this page at OjaiHerbal.org to learn more about them. |
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Thank you, Ojai Herbal Symposium Sponsors
(in alphabetical order) |
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Meet our Sunday Presenters at the Ojai Herbal Symposium on N0vember 12
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Sunday Keynote on Medical Cannabis Myths
by David Bearman, MD |
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Herbalist Carol Wade on Creating a People's Medicinal Garden |
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Lunchtime ∽ Outdoor Nature Immersion with Elena Rios |
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Michelle Wong, LAc & Author on Medicinal Uses of Mugwort from East and West |
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Ayurvedic Practitioner & Author Anjali Deva on Rhythms and Rituals with Ayurveda |
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Symposium Director & Author Lanny Kaufer on the History of Herbal Medicine in America |
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Sunset from Pine Mountain
Photo by Bryant Baker |
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Appeal Aims to Protect California’s Pine Mountain, Reyes Peak from Controversial Logging Project |
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From Los Padres ForestWatch: Conservation groups filed an appeal in the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on September 19 to cancel a controversial logging and vegetation clearing project atop Pine Mountain and Reyes Peak in Southern California’s Los Padres National Forest.
The appeal seeks to protect a remote ridgeline important to Indigenous groups, climbers, hikers, and other outdoor enthusiasts concerned about the future of this popular forest. In 2022, a coalition of conservation organizations filed lawsuits against the Forest Service on the grounds that the logging and chaparral clearing project would violate environmental laws, harm vulnerable wildlife, and do irreparable damage to the ecology of the forest.
Read the entire article and learn how you can support this effort at protectpinemountain.org.
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