Our 2026 Class Schedule
0We are now planning our 2026
in-person and online workshops and classes.
Due to increased interest, we will be adding online classes and workshops this year. If you are interested in more information, please leave your email address on our Contact Us page so we can let you know when our 2026 schedule is released.
Our classes and workshops will include these topics, as well as others being developed now:
The Joy of Gardening
with Desert Native Plants
with Robin Kobaly
During our workshop, you will learn how to plant, irrigate, and care for your native plant garden. Explore why native plants are the perfect choice for southwest homes, and why their adaptations are so important for a sustainable, enjoyable, and low-maintenance landscape.
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Healing, Helpful, & Edible Southwest Native Plants:
How to Harvest, Prepare, and Use Them
with Robin Kobaly
Join us for a fascinating look at ancient and traditional uses of medicinal and food plants of the American southwest, and learn ways to adapt those uses to fit today’s needs. Find out why these powerful native plants’ survival strategies make them so useful to us today. Explore which native food and healing plants can be used successfully and safely, and explore the many other benefits of growing these amazing herbal remedies, edible harvests, and utilitarian providers in your own yard. This popular workshop includes demonstrations and samples, plus tips on identifying and growing each plant, as well as discussions about harvesting native plant species in a respectful and sustainable way.
In-person workshops will introduce you to our desert native plants through an immersive approach — through smell, taste, touch, and sight — all with accounts of each plant’s special gifts and traditional powers that can be incorporated into modern-day life.
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Making Native Desert Teas
for Health, Healing, & Well-being
with Robin Kobaly
A hands-on exploration of ancient and traditional uses of desert plants as teas and beverages, giving you the opportunity to taste a dozen powerful but soothing plants as teas. Explore the healing and health properties of each native plant, and learn how to harvest, dry, store, and prepare them for your own use. This workshop includes demonstrations and samples, plus tips on identifying each plant, as well as discussions about harvesting native plant species in a respectful and sustainable way. Create your own custom blend of dried tea to take home and brew yourself.
Each workshop is unique, as we include native plants that are in season at that time, so we can sample flower buds, blossoms, fruit, roots, shoots, and seeds that are ready for harvest at that time. You will be empowered to learn about the local native plants that may be growing in your own back yard that are just waiting for you to discover their useful properties as refreshing, calming, and healing teas. You may look at our desert native plants with a new perspective after experiencing this intimate workshop.
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Our field and nature walks include 1 1/2 – 2 hour adventures into interesting locations such as Andreas Canyon, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve, and other locations.
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