California Native People and Plants: A Symbiosis of Mutual Care October 14, 2012

California Native People and Plants: A Symbiosis of Mutual Care with Frank Niccoli

Frank Niccoli will talk about the relationship of endemic California plants to the First People of California in a time without modern methods of cultivation and propagation. You will learn how plants were used as food, medicine, and materials for everyday life. Frank will talk about these relationships and how they are studied and what has been learned about early peoples from this study.

Frank Niccoli is a gardener, a horticultural educator, and a pioneer in the use of organic and sustainable gardening methods. He is the owner of The Village Gardener, past president and founder of the local chapter of The California Landscape Contractors Association, and on the faculty of the Ornamental Horticultural Program at Foothill College. Frank was recently honored with the prestigious Silicon Valley Water Conservation 'Water Champion' Award.

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