LEARN ABOUT HERBS
How to Safely ID Plants
Learn about the medicinal and edible weeds of Santa Barbara, move your body, breathe, and reconnect with nature. Come explore the creeks & hillsides of Santa Barbara and enjoy the bounty of herbs along its trails.
During these hikes, you will learn more about the folk, magical, medicinal, and culinary uses of herbs, trees, and shrubs that grow in our own backyard. Safe plant ID and ethical wild crafting will be taught, along with easy to make herbal remedies for everyday ailments.
Herb walks are held at various local trails, open spaces, or the Gaviota Coastal area.
To keep our participants safe during COVID-19, we are making sure to follow the CDC's and local health department's regulations for public health and safety.
We are currently requiring that all participants wear face coverings and continue to social distance. We are also promoting hand washing or sanitizing before and after our walks, to ensure that we keep everyone healthy in our group.
Classes will continue as scheduled if there is light rain. If heavy rain or other dangerous weather is predicted, class registrants will be emailed with reschedule info.
UPCOMING HERB WALKS
Our herb walks will resume again this summer.
We will explore the back country of the Santa Barbara and the Gaviota Coastal area.
Check back later for dates and details.
PREVIOUS HERB WALKS
Medicinal Herbs of the Gaviota Coast - Herb Walk at Gaviota Wind Caves
October 24, 2020
During this morning herb walk, local herbalist Emily Sanders introduced us to the medicinal and edible plants of the Gaviota Coast at the Gaviota Wind Caves along with easy to make herbal remedies for everyday ailments.
Medicinal Herbs of the Gaviota Coast - Herb Walk at Baron Ranch
September 26, 2020
Local herbalist Emily Sanders took us on a morning herb walk to study the native medicinal plants of the Gaviota Coast.
During this morning walk, we learned about the folk, medicinal, and culinary uses of herbs, trees, and shrubs that grow in our own backyard. Safe plant id and ethical wild crafting was taught, along with easy to make herbal remedies for everyday ailments. of charge.
We joined local herbalist Emily Sanders at the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens for a morning herb walk & hands on demo to learn native medicinal plants for making infused oils & salves.
We learned about easy to make topical remedies for everyday ailments.
We joined local herbalist Emily Sander to learn about the medicinal and edible weeds and plants of Santa Barbara, and explored the lake bed and surrounding fields of Lake Los Carneros.
During this hike, safe plant ID and ethical wild crafting was taught, along with the folk, medicinal, and culinary uses of herbs, trees, and shrubs that grow in our own backyard.
WHAT YOU CAN USE HERBS FOR
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Digestion
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Relaxation & Stress Relief
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Mood Disorders
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Muscle Tension
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Pain Relief
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Injury
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Swelling & Inflammation
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Asthma & Allergies
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more
HERB WALK PRICING
Individual - $30
With a friend - $25
($50 per couple)
Income impacted by
COVID-19 - $20
(Herbs Walks sponsored by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens
may have different pricing.)
FOR QUESTIONS, OR TO
REGISTER BY PHONE, CALL