Design & Grow Your Own Medicinal Herb Garden

A 2-hour lecture on designing and growing herbs in the Bay Area presented by Jaime Pawelek, a conservation biologist and gardener who specializes in pollinators. All proceeds support our scholarship fund for educational and clinic services for low-income community members.Excited to grow your own medicine but don't know where to start? Then this is the class for you! You will learn the basics of how to set up an herb garden including: choosing the best location for your space, designing the best look and function of your garden, how to select herbs that will grow best in your area, seasonal care and maintenance of plants, and how and when to harvest your medicine. You will also learn about starting plants from seed, cuttings, or transplants. If you already have a garden, come learn about how to expand and incorporate more medicinal plants into your space as well. Jaime Pawelek is a native bee biologist and gardener in Richmond, CA. She has been studying native bees since 2005 and loves