The Commons Brooklyn

Spring is here!  Join herbalist Richard Mandelbaum on this walk to discover how many medicinal plants make the park their home.  Learn some basic botany and Whether you already know your plants well or are just starting out.

We will be meeting at the Stranahan statue, just inside the park off Grand Army Plaza. Call 917-216-8754 if you get lost.

Richard Mandelbaum RH (AHG) has been an avid student of plants for more than twenty years,  He is a clinical herbalist with a private practice in Brooklyn and in Sullivan County, NY, in which he gives personalized holistic health recommendations, and is the former director of the Clinical Herbalist Diploma Program at the Lehigh Valley Healing Arts Academy in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.  In addition to teaching on a diverse range of clinical subjects, he often leads workshops on field botany, wild edible plants and mushrooms. Richard is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild.