706-745-8202 for more info

MONDAYS

2:30 Ecstatic Dance for Women of all ages and sizes $12

6: pm Introduction to Natural Foods Prep $25  (eight class series)  Want to reduce sugar, calorie and cholesterol intake and yet enjoy the taste and texture  of your food. Learn with ease and pleasure the joys of natural foods which will include how to shop, how to replace whole grains for refined foods, how to add spice and herbs for taste and health, make basic breads, vegetables, meats and desserts which are delicious and health giving. Why buy vitamins and minerals when your food can be the best source.

TUESDAYS

2:30 SPICE COOKING BASICS  $25  plus materials fee includes liberal tastings (3 hour class  6 class series) How to make Moroccan, Persian, Indian, Ethiopian, Greek, Jamaican, homemade chutneys, spice rubs, spice desserts, Chai

6 pm Labyrinth walk with Introduction by Dale Michels   learn about the ancient use of labyrinths for stress reduction, hormonal balancing, well being and self-revelation. Mr. Michels designs and constructs labyrinths for gardens, homes, hospitals and in forests. $15 Inquire about ongoing class structure

WEDNESDAYS

4 pm Cooking with children

ages 8-15

 Shabari loves to cook and to teach cooking. Children love to make cookies, pastas, puddings and even veggies. Leave your children or grandchildren and see their joyful faces when they share their accomplishments and dishes they have prepared. Interview with each child required. Each child will learn safety procedures, clean up, names of vegetables and fruits and even visit the gardens $20 per class which includes materials

7:00  Herbal Preparations: Learn  to prepare herbs and how to take them. to prepare powerful tinctures, children's syrups, herbal pills, and even salves - over 30 different methods are described in this course. Dosages are also discussed in this course. 8 class series $20 per class plus materials fee

THURSDAYS

10 am  Organic Gardening  Learn the basics for starting your garden: including compost preparation, starting plants, cultivation, how to choose plants, which seeds are best, how and when to harvest, disease and insect control, Bio-dynamic basics, mulching, and much more  Ten Class Series $150  You may also rent a garden plot at our Non-Profit farm: Union Agricultural Institute

2 pm  Preparing Foods for Gifts:  Make presents from those wonderful summer fruits and vegetables: Chutneys, Jams and Jellies, pickles, sauerkraut and Kim Chi  $20 per class plus materials fees  All students leave with jars of goodies they have prepared in class for their family to enjoy .

7  pm Introduction to Meditation  with Shabari Bird

FRIDAY EVENINGS

Cooking Demonstration and Exotic Meals from around the Globe  click here for webpage for further info:

Have a wonderful date with your husband or bring along a dear friend and enjoy vibrant and exciting cooking demonstration of exotic spice dishes from Morocco, Greece, Persia, India, Thailand, Ethiopia  and then feast upon the meal prepared: $30 PER PERSON OR $55 Per Couple

OTHER SERVICES AVAILABLE BY APPOINTMENT:

PHILOSOPHERS' STONE CONSULTATIONS

MY PERFECT MATE LOVES NOW FACILITATION

FAR-INFRARED SAUNA AVAILABLE AT $20 PER SAUNA TIME  ALLOW ONE HOUR

COLONIC CLEANSE WITH  HYDROSAN PLUS AVAILABLE $60 PER  WHICH INCLUDES A FAR INFRARED SAUNA

LYMPHATIC CLEANSE  $50 PER

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Shabari Bird

Vision Quest Guide

Spice Lady

Teacher of Spice Cooking; herbal remedies; meditation; joyous living;

Ecstatic Dance for women;

Organic Gardening

Children Love to Cook

We make it fun and we teach cleanup as part of the cooking class. Imagine your child making cookies and cleaning up after dinner because they love it!

My Heirloom Rainbow tomato 2008

Shabari Bird has been gardening since 1973.

Her teachers have been Mama Dot Reese, Peter Escher, Hugh Lovel, Christopher Bird, Chris Andrus, Michele Oliver, Alex McDougal, Jerry King and most importantly Mother Nature. Her dear husband Dale Michels is her partner in all the digging, planting and loving in and of the gardens.

Exotic Dinner Parties and Cooking Demonstrations

Spice Up Your Life