Length

1 hour 28 minutes

Class Description

Plants are sophisticated beings with finely-tuned regulation and environmental responsiveness. We will look hard at some plants and consider how they make a living in a single location under immense competitive pressure to survive. Major topics include plant evolution and reproductive strategies, photosynthesis and carbon fixation, flow of water and primary metabolites, nutritional needs of plants, secondary metabolite production, root growth and development of woody tissue.

About the Teacher

Greg Monzel is the co-founder and community herbalist of Persimmon Herb School in Indianapolis, Indiana offering interactive plant medicine and foraging workshops and consultation for over 15 years. Revering the plants and their teachings, he is dedicated to the conservation and honorable harvest of nature's primary producers. Greg has worked in community farms, food co-ops, regional parks, and nature-based classrooms to connect people and plants. He is currently a full-time student in field botany and president of the Central Chapter of the Indiana Native Plant Society. Persimmon Herb School