Keeping Families Healthy with Julia Green

The Sonoma County Herb Association / Exchange is thrilled to announce a new herbal class series beginning this February!

We are over the moon to be gathering in person and sharing our love of herbs and the plant world with the community. We would love for you to join us.

Classes will be held in The Meeting Barn at Permaculture Artisans in Sebastopol on the third Wednesday of each month, from 6–8 pm.

Please register in advance to save your spot.
Sliding scale: $15–$40

These classes are open to everyone — no membership required!

Rooted in traditional plant wisdom, holistic nutrition and practical experience, this class looks at how families can use medicinal herbs and whole foods to support every day health. Julia will cover common ailments, seasonal rhythms, and the home practices and natural remedies she uses to address these and keep her family healthy for over two decades.

“Food as Medicine” is a tenet of my life. Herbal medicine is so tightly interwoven with holistic nutrition for me that they feel inseparable. My parents gave me an upbringing rich with folk remedies. They were always giving us real food and talking about what it fed in our bodies. When I was 3 I had my first (and Only) earache and my mom put warm olive oil and a small clove of garlic in my ear and covered my head and ears with a handkerchief for a few days, it was better that night but they persisted for a few more days to make sure it wouldn’t come back. And I absorbed deeply when they told me that if they had given me antibiotics that the ear aches would have continued to come back. I remember the bitter goldenseal powder and vitamin C chewables my dad would always give us when we had anything slightly off. “You gotta feed your immune system” he would say. At 20 years old I took a year long herbal apprenticeship and those foundational lessons in medicine making and herbal actions still resonante through my practice today. At 24 I got the honor to live with an amazing medicine maker and study at home every day, the lessons went into my body through my hands doing the work and my mind understanding the plant’s jobs.

Find Julia on her website- https://www.barnyardmidwife.com

or on Instagram @barnyardmidwife

The Sonoma County Herb Exchange - is a locally-focused clearinghouse, supplied by a diverse network of dedicated herb growers from Sonoma County and adjoining regions of Northern California. This allows us to offer you a broad availability of fresh herbs throughout the year. Our growers share our dedication to sustainable, ecologically friendly growing practices. All follow organic methods; some are certified and some are not. Please specify if you require certified organic herbs. We specialize in fresh, hand-harvested, top quality, whole herbs and roots, often harvested the day we sell them. Our prices reflect the costs of small-scale, attentive, non-mechanized farming. We think you’ll agree that there is good value in supporting sustainable agriculture and small, dedicated growers. We welcome your comments and suggestions, as well as referrals to prospective buyers and growers.

Find us on Instagram, Facebook or https://www.sonomaherbs.org

The Sonoma County Herb Association received it's non profit status as a 501c3 in 1993. Since then we have become a vibrant part of the Sonoma County agricultural and healing communities.

We are an eclectic group of herbalists: herb growers, medicine makers, educators, practitioners, gardeners and students. Our membership is concentrated in Sonoma County, but includes herbalists throughout Northern California and beyond.

Throughout the year we sponsor herbal events and fundraisers focusing on community building and herbal and sustainability education. We also host the Sonoma County Herb Exchange, a clearinghouse providing the highest quality locally and ecologically grown herbs to our local community and beyond.

Find us on Instagram, Facebook or https://www.sonomaherbs.org

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Permaculture Artisans, 2185 California 116, Sebastopol, United States

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