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    City High School Community Garden 

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    by Jennifer Kinser


    City High School is in downtown Tucson and a component of the school is to be active in the community and do place-based education. As such the school takes an active role in the school garden, along the Santa Cruz River. It is a seven-acre piece of land that we lease from the city. It is divided into three parts, the front (or most Northern part) is where ...
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    Medicinal Plant Trail at Willoughby Farm and Conservation Area 

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    by Kristine Brown

    This dream began as my project for the Illinois Master Naturalists program and the need for herbal education in the area in which I live. I’m very passionate about teaching herbs to the community and felt that Willoughby was the perfect place to offer information about medicinal herbs through both formal trail hikes and self guided tours. Willoughby Farm and Conservation ...
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    Ohio Northern University Woodland Medicinal Herb Path 

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    By Vicki Motz

    We used our UpS grant to establish our second medicinal herb garden on the campus of Ohio Northern University in Ada, OH. This second garden is in the form of a path through a patch of woodland and is an exciting step toward our goal of one garden project per year to raise awareness of medicinal herbalism and enhance the teaching of medicinal herbs and herbal practices. ...
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    UpS announces 2011 Medicinal Plant Conservation Award

    Celle Rikwerda, of Stark Natural Herb Farm, Salt Spring Island, British Columbia. www.starknaturalherbs.ca

    I had the wonderful opportunity to meet Celle Rikwerda this past summer at her herb farm and nursery, which became the first UpS Botanical Sanctuary in British Columbia. I was so impressed with Celle’s passion for herbs and her desire togrow her small business, while simultaneously... read more

    Revised Nursery & Bulk Herb Directory Now Available

    Updated 2012

    (click "read more" below to download a PDF version of the Directory today!)

    UNITED PLANT SAVERS ~ ACTIVELY PLANTING THE FUTURE

    Many of our members are interested in growing medicinal plants, both individually and commercially with the focus on restoring those on the UpS “At-Risk” and “To-Watch” lists. Since 1996 we have been compiling names... read more

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