cascade anderson geller herb course in portland

my friend jamie just forwarded me this email about a class that cascade anderson geller is doing in portland.
basically, the class is $680 and meets every wednesday from january to june.
jamie says: "i was bummed i won't be able to take advantage of this, i thought
maybe you would? it's kind of expensive, but i've heard really good/weird
things about cascade as an herbalist, so i bet it would be well worth the
investment."
okay here it is!
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GROUNDS-WELL HERBS training in the HEALING POWER OF PLANTS Part
One with Cascade Anderson Geller, Herbalist instructing
Tracy Bosnian, C.H., N.T.P. assisting Class meets: January 5 –
June 1, 2011; Wednesday evenings 6:30 – 8:30 P.M at The
Laurelhurst Club, 3721 S.E. Ankeny St., Portland, Oregon 97214 (two
blocks south of Burnside & S.E. Cesar Chavez Blvd. [S.E. 39th Ave.])
Cascade’s contact info: (503) 232-0473; email:
cascadeherbs@easystreet.net

Course information
The course is designed for dedicated herb students & will include:
lecture featuring detailed information about herbs including historical
& current uses (clinical, kitchen, utilitarian, spiritual) both in the
U.S. & other countries, cultivation & wildcrafting considerations,
controversies, pseudo-science, myths & more, slide shows,
demonstrations, preparation labs, tea drinking, snacking & herb walks.
Students who complete Part One will be invited to participate in Part Two
offered autumn 2011.

Students wishing to achieve a certificate of completion for Part One must
satisfactorily complete homework assignments.

The course fee is $680. This comes to approximately $30 per class &
includes handouts, textbooks, materials, supplies, & field trips.
Payment terms: $100 deposit should accompany registration with the
remainder payable upon first class. Participants may break the remainder
into two equal payments to be made on or before: Jan. 5, 2011 & Feb.
2, 2011 without penalty. For further info about other payment plans,
please contact Cascade. There will be some scholarship opportunities
possibly available for individuals with severe financial hardship.
Applicants must be willing to make the commitment to regular attendance
& achieve the certificate of completion. Work-study-trade positions
have been filled.

Words from the instructor: Thank you for your interest in this class. The
name Grounds-Well Herbs represents a change in the tide; the surging wave
of interest that truly represents an herbal renaissance, a testament to
the indomitable power of plants. The name also represents my interest in
community advocacy & activism. This class is an opportunity for you
& I to connect with plants as powerful healing entities. What I will
bring are many decades & a wide array of experiences with herbs living
free in their habitats & captured in baskets, jars, bottles &
books. Though I have done many things in the field of herbs, my
continuing dedication is to being a good teacher. If you decide to
register, I look forward to seeing what you will bring to the classes.
I have had an eclectic training myself, & firmly believe that all good
education comes in many forms & primarily through direct experience.
In early childhood I learned to trust the magic healing of plants &
nature from my family. More formal training followed with wonderful, hard
sought after colorful elders & included Dominion Herbal College, whose
curriculum stems from the highly controversial 18th century
herbalist-entrepreneur Samuel Thomson. I have traveled widely to find,
& been highly influenced by, people who know this Earth, & her
bounty, intimately. I have been honored to assist birth & raise
babies into adults, including my own two. Likewise, more & more I am
called to help as others move over the Great Divide at the end. In
between birth & death, there are many opportunities for an herbalist
to help heal & this I have had the highest honor to do in both a
clinical setting as well as over the kitchen table, the herb store counter
& the telephone. Among local accomplishments that may be meaningful
to you, is the founding of Everett House Healing Center (now Common
Ground) where I opened my first clinical practice along with a wonderful
group of people dedicated to ushering in highly controversial natural
healing & self-care modalities in 1979. After an invitation to guest
speak at the National College of Naturopathic (now Natural) Medicine in
1979, I ended up staying to become the primary educator of Botanical
Medicine for over thirteen years & was awarded “teacher of the
year” in 1984. I had the honor to help jump-start the Botanical
Medicine departments at two other naturopathic colleges. I was awarded an
honorary degree from East-West College where I taught in the 1980’s.
It has been an honor to be a frequently invited guest speaker at herb
conferences & institutions. I co-owned & operated Wildflowers on
Hawthorne in the 1980’s-90’s. For more than thirty-five
years, I offered the Herbs as Rewarding Companions two-year herb training
series in Portland. The students I have had the honor of teaching in one
capacity or another are many & varied. After a long sabbatical,
filled with herbal travel & community advocacy work, I am gratefully
returning to this station of teaching community herb classes. I am very
happy to get back to developing the deep, enriching relationships with
students that can only be formed by continuity. Happily, Tracy
Bosnian, accomplished herbalist & nutritionist, & true community
treasure in every sense of the word, has agreed to assist with the classes
again. The Lucy & Ethel herb show is about to be reprised.


Registration information: To hold your space
in the class, please provide the following:
Name (and name you wish to be called in class):
Address where you can be reached by post, including zip code:
Email address where you can be reached easily (write legibly):
Phone number(s) you want us to use:
Deposit: ($100 checks to be made out to Cascade Anderson Geller) Mail to: Cascade
Anderson Geller, 1934 SE 56th Ave., Portland, OR 97215 For more info:
cascadeherbs@easystreet.net (503) 232-0473 Class size will be limited.
To secure your place in class, please register early. You will receive
confirmation as soon as your deposit is received.