Join a Community Herbalism Course
Join the Community Herbal Intensive to learn and embody the foundations of community herbalism. The first level is called Getting Grounded where students learn the foundations of herbalism, practice herbal techniques, start learning a little botany, and complete weekly plant studies. The first level is available as a self-study, online only, or a hybrid course with online and hands-on experiences.
The second level is called Getting Rooted where students learn how to apply the foundations and complete basic assessment studies with one-on-one time with me plus group practices matching plants to people.
Community Herbal Intensive 1: Getting Grounded
A 9-month comprehensive course designed to ground participants in the concepts of community herbalism. The course starts in March with identification of late winter twigs and barks used as food and medicine. Then on to spring greens, through summer flowers and berries, ending with the deep nourishment offered by autumn roots. Monthly topics cover the how, when, which, and why to use herbs, weeds, and wild plants.
Community Herbal Intensive 2: Getting Rooted
A 12-month program that focuses on developing assessment skills while exploring heritage, genetics, and tradition. The course starts in November with delving deeper into the what it means to be an herbalist and how to start learning how to match herbs to people, formulation methods, apothecary maintenance, and the fluid dynamics of herbalism in the body.