Folk Herbalism

9Month Course in Folk Herbalism
This is an in-person, hands-on course here in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania.
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2024 Folk Herbalism Course 
This is a 9 month course on working with the healing plants for individual and family well-being. 

My goal for this course is to take you to a place where you are comfortable using the medicinal herbs for the daily needs of yourself and your family. Folk herbalism was once commonplace among all cultures. People were empowered to work with the healing plants growing all around us for their daily health challenges. We can reclaim that knowledge and that power, and begin once again to cultivate relationship with the healing plants.

The Folk Herbalism Course will offer experience with…

• herbal medicine making, including teas, tinctures, infused oils, vinegars, salves, creams and more
• developing your own materia medica (the herbs you know and work with intimately)
• begin growing a medicinal herb garden to harvest from throughout the season
• herbal energetics and how taste gives us clues to the medicinal actions of herbs
• making and using flower essences
• creating an herbal first aid bag
• plant communication--the art of opening yourself to the plant spirits
• herbal formulation--begin to develop your own recipes by combining plants that work together in combination
• topical uses of herbs

​I am also available between classes to answer questions and share information through our private classroom group. 
 
If you are ready to take on herbalism and make it a part of your life, I invite you to join us for a journey to empowerment and reconnection. Our ancestors knew how to use the herbs for healing and nourishment. It's time to reclaim that knowledge. ​

​We will meet one Saturday a month, from March through to November. These classes will be from 9 am to 12 pm. All classes will include some discussion, some sharing, and some hands-on working with the plants in the garden. All classes are held outside in the garden. There are insects, including spiders, bees, and wasps in the garden. Mostly we leave them alone and they leave us alone, but please understand you may have encounters with non-human creatures.

Class size is limited to 10 people year and spaces are filled first come, first served as folks put down their deposit for the space.

Dates for the 2024 Folk Herbalism...

• March 16
• April 27
• May 25
• June 22
• July 27
• August 17
• September 14
• October 12
• November 9

All classes are from 10 am to 1 pm outside in the garden. In the event of inclement weather, the class will be rescheduled for the following Saturday or most convenient day for the group. 

The live classes are experiential classes, so please make every effort to make sure your schedule is clear for the above dates before registering. If you absolutely must miss a class I will send you a recording that covers most of the material from our class, and it is sometimes possible to catch up on hands-on experiences by staying late at the following class, but this is always less ideal than being in the class itself. 

​In addition, students  will have the opportunity to earn a certificate for their dedication to a course of study in Folk Herbalism by completing an end of course project. But the true achievement is the confidence you will gain in working with the healing plants. They will forever be your allies. 

The tuition for the course is $875. A deposit of $200 will hold your space for the 2024 class. Once classes start, students can make a payment of $75 at each class or pay $650 in full at the first class for a $25 discount. Class size is limited to 10 students.

Tuition includes handouts and all projects completed in class. However, students may need to purchase additional books and materials to complete projects at home.

Registration is open now! Fill out the form below to let me know you are ready to make your deposit and reserve your spot.

​I am so looking forward to working closely with a great group of future herbalists. I have seen the beauty created when folks come together to form a community around the healing plants.

Bright Blessings,
April