History of Ojai Herb Walks - Lanny Kaufer

Learn the incredible 47-year history of Herb Walks in Ojai with Lanny Kaufer.

Join us for a FREE webinar on the amazing history of Herb Walks with Lanny Kaufer.  Lanny has been leading Edible and Medicinal plant walks for over 47 years and has paved the way for many aspiring herbalists in Southern California.  Learn what it was like to start his own herbal business and eventually become the host to Ojai Herbal Symposiums as well…

Instructor Bio: 

Lanny Kaufer of HerbWalks.com has been leading herb walks, nature hikes, and workshops in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties since 1976, educating hundreds of residents and visitors on the edible and medicinal flora of the area. He holds a biology degree from UC Santa Cruz and is the author of Medicinal Herbs of California: A Field Guide to Common Healing Plants (Falcon Guides, 2021). Lanny hosts the Ojai Herbal Symposium, most recently held in Krotona Hall in November, 2023, and serves on the faculty of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at California State University, Channel Islands.

Lanny specializes in making learning about edible and medicinal plants accessible and fun for people of all ages, both on and off the trail. He acquired much of his plant knowledge in field study with well-known herbalists and ethnobotanists, including the late William LeSassier and the late Chumash plant expert Juanita Centeno. He has co-led workshops, field classes and expeditions with noted experts such as the late herbalist and author Michael Moore, author-herbalist Michael Tierra, author-herbalist Amanda McQuade Crawford, Professor Emeritus James Adams of USC School of Pharmacy, Chumash educators Julie Tumamait-Stenslie and Patrick Tumamait, author-survivalist Christopher Nyerges, and others.