Individual participants must be 18 years old or older. However, children and young adults between the ages of twelve and seventeen can take these courses when accompanied by a parent or legal guardian. The purpose of this series of training courses is to certify individuals that they possess certain levels of native plant knowledge. Minimum group size, eight participants . You are certified for Grade Two when you complete the collection of the 157 Costanoan plants.
Training includes one day learning how to use an herbarium.
This class can be taken on an individual basis, and work at your own pace . You are certified for Grade Three when you have worked out the cultivation and processing of ten of the food or basketry plants. You will grow, harvest, and process food or basketry plants, and produce finished products. This class can be taken on an individual basis, and work at your own pace . Prerequisite, complete Grade Three.