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Community Herbal Intensive

Two ways to learn about community herbalism.

  • $299 or 5 monthly payments of $70

Community Herbal Intensive - Self-Study

  • Course
  • 77 Lessons

The Community Herbal Intensive is a 9-month program focusing on plant identification, herbal techniques for processing herbs, herbal safety, and assessment techniques based on traditional and conventional approaches to herbalism. Includes two ebooks, monthly lessons, study guides, optional quizzes, suggested activities, and ideas for further explorations. Sign up to learn about community herbalism at your own pace.

  • $625 or 4 monthly payments of $165

Community Herbal Intensive 1: Getting Grounded - Virtual Learning

  • Course
  • 74 Lessons
  • Starts Mar 1, 2026

The Community Herbal Intensive is a 9-month program focusing on plant identification, herbal techniques for processing herbs, herbal safety, and assessment techniques based on traditional and conventional approaches to herbalism. Includes monthly video meetings, text book, ebooks, monthly lessons and study guides, plus optional quizzes. Join to learn about sharing common healing plants with your community.

Community Herbal Intensive

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Art of Resilience: Seasonal Gardening

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  • 32 Lessons

We created an email-based seasonal gardening guide for the Great Lakes region, because living deeply in a place means knowing a bit about the non-human communities and how they interact with each other. The seasonal gardener learns to watch plant communities and wildlife when making decisions about when to do what. This guide was paid for by The Pollination Project.

  • Free

Herbal Resilience in Uncertain Times

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  • 20 Lessons

My personal stories from working in free clinics during environmental and political disasters and how I translated my experiences into post-traumatic growth and resilience using herbalism.

  • Free

Health & Safety Kits

  • Course
  • 19 Lessons

Lessons include the Lazy Medic Philosophy, the Magic Blanket, and methods for building personalized health and safety kits.

  • Free

Radical Responsible Herbalism: Lessons in Herbal Safety from the Front Lines

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  • 1 file

Radical Responsible Herbalism is about getting to the root of the problem for effective and safe use of herbs. A radical approach means addressing root problems to support healing of the whole body-mind-spirit. My lessons come from working with people in emergent situations, helping them recover from burn-out and trauma, and developing long-lasting resilience.

  • Free

Regenerative Foraging and Ethical Sourcing

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  • 1 file

"Regenerative Foraging and Ethical Sourcing" is a short guide for wild food foragers, herbalists, and homesteaders. This downloadable PDF provides food-for-thought for gatherers to develop practices that consider how they interact with the environment to preserve the ecosystem, the plant population, and the animals and insects that depend on those plants. Tips on sourcing herbs are included.

  • Free

Fire & Ice

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  • 19 Lessons

Fire & Ice is similar to yin/yang but influenced by living in North America. Develop a foundational understanding of the principles of Fire & Ice in ancient healing techniques that persist today. This introduction to Northways Herbalism is part of the process of re-envisioning North American herbalism as a distinct expression of traditional healing techniques rooted in the people of this continent.

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Short Herbal Courses

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  • $77 or 2 monthly payments of $42

Mushrooms: Magic, Medicine, and Lore

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  • 31 Lessons

Fairy circles, visionary experiences, and culinary delights: mushrooms are magical and mystical, offering deep nourishment and profound healing. My decade of using wild mushrooms as food and medicine will guide you through practical ways of integrating mushrooms into daily routines. Learn culinary and medicinal techniques to enjoy the benefits of wild and gourmet mushrooms while avoiding common mistakes.

  • $40

10 Herbs I Can't Live Without

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  • 17 Lessons

Herbs are the original dietary supplements. Increase the diversity of your diet by adding plants that don't usually make it to the table. This short course features 10 herbs to improve wellness and pique your senses. Each herb profile includes how and when to use each herb with recipes and ideas to integrate herbs into a daily routine. I've worked with hundreds of herbs, learn why I can't live without these 10 herbs.

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Healing with Minerals

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  • 6 Lessons

Mineral rich foods and herbal preparations provide unparalleled deep healing nourishment. This short course will focus on how to make your own mineral rich supplements. A little bit of chemistry and some basic cooking skills are all it takes to make sure you are getting the minerals needed for solid bones and teeth, a resilient nervous system, and healthy blood to nourish all of the body's organs and tissues.

  • $20

Herbal Allies for Hormonal Balance

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  • 4 Lessons

Some call a common hormonal imbalance "polycystic ovarian syndrome" or PCOS while others argue for a more appropriate name. Find out why and learn how herbs can support hormonal imbalances. This is the first of three Women's Reproductive webinars to help you learn more about matching herbs to your hormonal patterns. Plus learn how herbs integrate into a holistic approach to healing hormonal patterns.

  • $20

Herbal Allies for Menstruation and PMS

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  • 4 Lessons

"All young women should hear this! said one of the participants in the live webinar. "I wish I knew these things when I was younger," said another. Learn more about what the body is doing when it menstruates, seven hormonal patterns with varying aspects of PMS (premenstrual syndrome) and the symptoms that occur during and after menstruation. Empower yourself with body knowledge and herbal allies for hormonal support.

  • $20

Herbal Allies for Perimenopause

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  • 4 Lessons

For modern societies, menopause was shrouded in mystery and taboo. Then it was medicalized as a disease, not a natural part of aging. As more women spoke up, the medical industry churned out products. Yet, most women experiencing symptoms don't want hormones, they want natural approaches. This introductory webinar will help you develop a holistic and natural approach to the transition working with herbal allies.

  • $50

Herbal Assessments

  • Coaching session

Cultivate personal radiance, vitality, and wellness naturally with herbal medicine. Learn how to deeply nourish and balance your spirit-mind-body with wild herbs and foods. This personalized assessment will help you increase the diversity of your diet and provide deep nourishment. Two-hour online assessments include constitutional support, balance of health patterns, deficiencies checklist and safety assessment.