Classes for 2008

Monica Rude is owner of Desert Woman Botanicals in Gila, NM, where she grows medicinal herbs for use in the DWB line of herbal products. In addition to creating and marketing her products, Monica takes a very active interest in herbal education.  She has been an instructor at the NM College of Natural Healing and also teaches classes in various aspects of Herbal Medicine, Organic Gardening and Alternative Agriculture at the home of Desert Woman Botanicals.

She has also given classes and workshops various locations throughout the Southwest including Albuquerque, Phoenix, Las Cruces, and Silver City and is available as a speaker for your group. Contact us for details on  scheduling a class for your group.

19 October / Sunday / 9am - Noon

Garlic Planting /
Root Dig &
Echinacea Cultivation / Part 5

Here at Desert Woman's Garden in Beautiful Downtown Gila

Call 575.535.2860
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Garlic Planting & Root Dig
How to grow garlic: History, soil prep and ongoing care throughout the winter & spring.  Watering & feeding.  How to know when to harvest next May or June.  Best varieties for our area.  Eat garlic!

Root Dig
This portion cancelled since my roots are not ready and the gophers ate the Echinacea.

Echinacea cultivation Part 5
Bed prep, amendments, transplanting Echinacea purpurea into the beds, ongoing care thru the winter, strategies for dealing with gophers. Using Echinacea to make your own medicine. Make fresh root tincture to take home. Drink Echinacea flower tea. 

8 November / Saturday / 9am - Noon

Adaptogens & Stress

Desert Woman's Garden

Adaptogens & Stress
How does stress impact the immune-nervous-glandular systems of our bodies? Get your stress score.  What is cortisol & what does it do?  What is your liver doing?  Strategies for dealing with stress, including herbs, diet, & lifestyle.
Classes are $40 for the first class.  If you sign and pay in advance for a second class, that class will be discounted 10%.  Add a third or more classes and those classes will be discounted 20%.  For example, one class is $40, two classes are $76 and three classes are $108.  These discounts require full payment in advance.

All classes are conducted at the Desert Woman Garden here in Beautiful Downtown Gila except where noted.  Dates are subject to change.  Note that class days vary from Saturday or Sunday & 1 eve class.

Space is limited & classes fill up quickly!  Register NOW to reserve your place, avoid being left out and take advantage of our multi-class discount.  

To register, send a check to:

Desert Woman Botanicals 
POB 263 
Gila, NM 88038 

Or pay online with a credit card via PayPal by selecting one these choices...

1 Class $  40.00 or
2 Classes $  76.00 or
3 Classes $108.00
4 or more classes Add $32 to the
3 class price for
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All 9 classes $270.00
A whopping 25% discount!
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Be sure to include which class or classes you are choosing in the memo during checkout on PayPal.   Call or email for more info or for directions. 

At Desert Woman Botanicals, nearly 100 medicinal & culinary herbs are organically grown for teaching & for use in the DWB product line. Monica Rude, owner, of DWB, has extensive experience in cultivation, teaching gardening, herb use & general messing around with herbs.

Please browse through our website to learn about & order our herbal remedies that capture the healing energies of the SouthWest desert.   Learn about our apprentice program or purchase herbal gifts.  
Please visit our site regularly to find out about our current activities - and please do drop us a line via email at . In an effort to save trees, time, money, and our sanity, we will be increasing the use of this website to announce changes and additions to classes and events as well as new products, and other items.  Stay tuned for more information!
DWB is currently expanding its Demonstration Gardens with dozens of varieties of medicinal & culinary herbs.  If you'd like a tour of the facilities, please call to arrange a time when we are available.
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