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January 2024 HerbWalks & OjaiHerbal Newsletter
Happy New Year! Have you resolved to get out more and join us for an herb walk? 
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January 2024 HerbWalks & OjaiHerbal Newsletter |
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Wednesday, January 24
Rondia and I are continuing our popular monthly Full Moon Sunset Nature Hikes. So as long as you keep attending, we will keep leading them. If you haven't been on one and you're fit enough to do it, we highly recommend you experience this phenomenon that is unique to the geography and beauty of the Ojai Valley. Plus, they occasionally coincide with a night, like January 24, when the Ojai Valley Brewery has a food truck on site. Why OVB for the after-party? Click on the photo by Joe P. Powers to learn more and sign up. |
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You can order my book by visiting this link or clicking on the book cover image above. Then at checkout you can use the “ Order notes (optional)” field to request a simple autograph or a book signed to you or that special person who's receiving it as a gift. This personal touch is something not available when purchasing on Amazon. Plus you can support my authorship financially by buying directly from me. Thank you!
If you're out and about, you also can find the book on the shelf: in Ojai at Bart's Books, Crystal Corner, Evergreen Wellness, Farmer & the Cook, Krotona Quest Bookshop, Ojai Cannabis Company, Ojai Valley Brewery, Ojai Valley Museum, Rainbow Bridge, Sespe Creek Collective, and Westridge Market Midtown; in Ventura at Ema's Herbs, Green Thumb Nursery, Timbre Books, and Ventura Spirits; in Calabasas at Santa Monica Mountains Visitor Center Store; in Sun Valley at Theodore Payne Foundation; in Santa Barbara at The Book Den, Chaucer's Books, and Santa Barbara Botanic Garden; in Goleta at Island Seed & Feed; in Solvang at The Book Loft; and at REI stores and Barnes & Noble locations throughout California. (All store names above listed in alphabetical order)
If you own my book or you're considering it, here's another reminder to click on the following link for the free hyperlinked bibliography I created to save you the hassle of copying long URLs from the printed page to your browser for the web sources cited in the book. |
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January
Herb Walks Events |
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End-of-the- year link sharing |
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In the course of each year many fascinating (or otherwise interesting) links to articles, podcasts, studies and the like come my way. There's not always room in the newsletter or time on my hands to share them so here are some I think are well worth checking out. A few may hide behind paywalls but I'll leave it to you to find your way around those or decide which wall is worth paying for.
(Podcast from
On Being with Krista Tippett)
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Washington Post)
NOTE: Find a link to purchase the extensive monograph at the bottom of the review.
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PracticalSelfReliance.com)
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TempletonWellness.com)
Eliminates pesticides and extends storage life of foraged and store-bought foods－registered with the Smithsonian Institute. |
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The first Full Moon Hike of 2024 is on Wednesday, January 24 |
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On Wednesday evening, January 24, from 3:15 to 5:45 p.m., my wife Rondia and I will lead a Full Moon Sunset Nature Hike to a vista point above the Ojai Valley where we can watch the simultaneous sunset and full moonrise. The sun will set and the full moon will rise at about 5:00 p.m., giving us a nice window of time to take it all in.
Following the hike is an optional “after-party” with local beer and barbecue at the Ojai Valley Brewery.
Registrants will receive instructions on where to park. From the trailhead we’ll gradually walk about 1.5 miles on a well used dirt road with gradual elevation gain to the vista point, stopping along the way to meet some valuable native plants including:
California Buckwheat
Wild Horehound
Black & Purple Sage
Coastal Sagebrush
Toyon
Yucca and
Prickly-Pear
After witnessing the setting of the sun and rising of the moon, we’ll walk back to the trailhead by remaining daylight, moonlight, and flashlight, returning to the trailhead at about 5:45. Then you're invited to join us at the brewery.
To read more and register visit this page.
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Ojai Herbal Symposium recordings |
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Photographer and videographer Stephen Adams recorded and edited all the indoor presentations from the November 11-12 Ojai Herbal Symposium. If you attended, private links to those are included with your admission. They were emailed to you Tuesday, January 2 from info@ojaiherbal.org. Please check your inbox or junk folder if you don't see them. Thank you, Steve, for your expertise and attention to detail.
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Native American Ancestral Lands in California: An Interactive Map |
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In case you missed it in the December newsletter, I'm sharing this again. Los Padres ForestWatch (lpfw.org) created this cool interactive map. Just click on it to visit the webpage and start interacting. |
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Aloe season at Taft Gardens.
Photo: Joseph Sohm |
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Book a Self-Guided Visit to Taft Gardens at 50% off! |
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Although Guided Events won’t return to Taft Gardens until March (including my Spring Equinox/St. Patrick's Day Walkabout on Sunday, March 17), I've been given permission to offer you a discount code to book a Self-Guided Visit Tuesday-Saturday, weather permitting, to enjoy the gardens. Aloes are a highlight of the South African section and this year is already turning out to be another spectacular aloe flowering season!
Click here or on the photo above, then on the black box labeled BOOK YOUR SELF GUIDED VISIT, and enter the coupon code ALOE2024 to receive 50% off your Self-Guided Visit through February 29th, 2024. |
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After closing for a year of repairs, Highway 33 North out of Ojai is finally open again!
For the latest info on road closures, trails, campgrounds, and more, click on the USFS logo or the first hyperlink above. The Santa Barbara and other Ranger District pages can be accessed from that page.
The Ojai Ranger Station/District Office is now open Thursday through Saturday from 9:00am - 2:00pm. The Forest Service is currently seeking volunteers to work indoors at the Ojai Ranger Station's Visitor Center and outdoors in the Forest. Click on the USFS logol or ORD link above for more info.
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Annual Ventura Co. Martin Luther King Day Observance |
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As members of the MLKVC committee, Rondia and I encourage you to join us at the 38th annual Martin Luther King Day program in Oxnard on January 15. Click here for details. |
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