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May 24th Plant Walk - Granite Basin, Prescott AZ

May 24, 2025 10:30am-4:30pm; 4.5 mile intermediate/advanced level hike. Join us on an excursion through nature, guided by a local herbalist.

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    Learn About Medicinal Plants in Prescott's National Forest

    Come join us on an excursion through nature, guided by a local herbalist. Do you know what’s growing in your own backyard? Our community is such a beautiful place: with incredible historical landmarks, indigenous culture, archeological sites, vast and observable ecological differences with elevation, wildlife, medicinal (and poisonous) plants, and so much more. We’ll be exploring various locations of your choosing through Prescott Parks to identify and learn about medicinal plants in that location. We will discover the difference between native, cultivated, and invasive species, specifications for foraging/harvesting, plant endangerment/rarity, medicinal properties and the chemical constituents that deliver these benefits, medicinal preparation and uses of the plants, as well as the folklore, and history associated.

    About Your Guide

    Come join us on a guided tour by a local herbalist, Ginger Farina. In 2021, she graduated from Prescott College with her bachelors in Holistic Health and Wellness. One year later, she received her certification in Clinical Herbalism from the Herbal Wisdom Institute. Ginger spends most of the year in Prescott, Arizona and visits New Hampshire in the summer to work with herbal medicine in a different environment. Specializing in women's health and empowerment, fertility, holistic sex education, and methylation disorders, Ginger is dedicated to education and resource availability to those in need. She has experience in a naturopathic doctors office and a forest school learning environment for kids.

    What You Will Learn

    • Medicinal plant identification in Prescott park locations
    • Native, cultivated, and invasive species
    • Foraging/harvesting and respect of our plant friends
    • Plant endangerment/rarity
    • Medicinal properties/chemical constituents
    • Interactions & contraindications of use
    • Medicinal preparations and uses
    • Folklore/history/ethnobotany

    Specifications

    Must be able to hike mileage listed for chosen hike on rocky/uneven surfaces and carry your own supplies for the day. Any medical supplies needed aside from first aid, 2-4 liters of water, snacks, lunch, notebook, writing utensil, hat/sunscreen/bug spray, hiking shoes/gear and appropriate sun protection. If you are allergic to bees please maintain an epi-pen. There is a $3 fee for parking at each park ($50 parking tickets are given to those who don’t pay the parking fee by the Prescott Forest Service).

    We will not be foraging, or collecting plants during class.

    Thing You Should Know

    Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025
    Time: 10:30am - 4:30pm
    Cost: $59
    Bundle all 4 Prescott area plant walks and receive 10% off.

    Space is limited on each plant walk. Your personal registration is non-refundable but may be transferred to another person of your choice.

    Location: Granite Basin, Prescott, Arizona

    One week prior to the plant walk, an email will be sent to you with a trail map (bathrooms, exit paths, and plants labeled), your supplies checklist, weather possibilities and possible list of medicinal plants we may see.

    Children & Guests

    No children or spontaneous guests. There’s an additional hiking group for kids which is not associated with Herbal Wisdom Institute, but is led by Ginger privately. Adults may sign up one week prior to the walk.

    Extreme Weather and Wildfires/Prescribed Burns

    In the case of extreme heat (90 degrees), I may reschedule the walk for cooler conditions. In the case of expected monsoon/rain, I may reschedule the walk for less dangerous conditions. In the case of a wildfire or prescribed burn close to our hiking location, I may reschedule or designate a different location.

    All of these possibilities can be unclear until we’re closer to the date, updates will be sent in email one week before your walk. Rescheduling or change of location will happen no later than four days before the walk. In the case of consecutive dangerous weather conditions, rescheduling will be pushed to one or two weeks later on a Saturday.

    Ginger Farina

    Clinical Herbalist & Educator

    About

    Ginger Farina graduated from Prescott College with her bachelors in Holistic Health and Wellness. One year later, she received her certification in Clinical Herbalism from the Herbal Wisdom Institute. Ginger spends most of the year in Prescott, Arizona and visits New Hampshire in the summer to work with herbal medicine in a different environment. Specializing in women's health and empowerment, fertility, holistic sex education, and methylation disorders, Ginger is dedicated to education and resource availability to those in need. She has experience in a naturopathic doctors office and a forest school learning environment for kids.

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