Intro to Herbalism

Herbal training that’s hands-on, playful, and FUN

Want to become an herbalist? This 6-month in-person training will give you the foundational skills to care for yourself and your family using traditional, safe, and luscious herbal techniques.

The details

We’ll meet once a month for a full day, 10am-5:00 pm. The day will feel like an herbal retreat, classroom time, and herbal playtime, all rolled into a silly romp with your new herby friends.

Class will meet on Saturdays.

What you’ll learn:

Intro-level herbal care for all body systems

Materia Medica (i.e. all the info) for 75 herbs

Herbal Medicine-Making

Intro to Botany & Plant ID

Full body topical care (skin, hair, mouth, etc.)

Intro to Phytochemistry (this is fun, I promise!)

How to buy herbs & herbal products wisely

Special topics: Sourcing & Sustainability, Forest Medicinals, Spa time, Recipe crafting, etc.

What you’ll make:

• Tea blend

• Tincture or Acetum

• Oxymel

• Glycerite

• Herbal Oil

• Salve

• Pills & Capsules

• Herbal spa treatment (e.g. sugar scrub, face mask, etc.)

• Treats! Truffles, mocktails, popsicles, etc.

What makes this program different

There are so many herbal programs — why choose this one?

I’ve been teaching herbalism to adults for 9 years now. In that time, I’ve come to understand that adults arrive at herbal education from many backgrounds & contexts. Delving into herbalism as an adult isn’t the same studying back when you were a full-time student.

This program is designed not just to give you a lot of herbal facts, but to engage you in learning so that you actually absorb & retain the information.

We will use games, silliness, flavors, and hands-on activities to explore these herbs. Herbs are luscious and sensory — herbal learning should be luscious and sensory, too.

Two payment options:

One payment of $895 or 9 monthly payments of $99

In 2025, I am offering two cohorts of this class. One will be held in Yardley, PA and one will be held in Blairstown, NJ.

Intro Class in Yardley, PA

Dates:

March 29th

April 19th

May 24th

June 28th

July 12th

August 2nd

Class will be held from 10:00am-5:00pm.

Location: Yardley Friends Meeting, 65 North Main St, Yardley PA.

Special features:

• This location is just one mile from Yardley Train Station (a SEPTA station), making it easily accessible from Philly! I’m so excited about this. While it’s possible to walk one mile, we can easily arrange for another student to pick you up at the train station if you’re traveling by train.

• Yardley Friends Meeting is fully accessible.

• The grounds are lovely and feature a creek and waterfall. We’ll have our botany lessons (and maybe other lessons) outside on the grounds. Students will also be invited to plant walks off-site (see below).

Intro class in Blairstown, NJ

Class dates:

June 14th

July 26th

August 16th

September 13th

October 18th

Location: Class will be held in a house located on a private property in Blairstown, NJ. The address will be given upon registration. Class will be held on the first floor of the house; there are about 4 stairs to get up into the first floor.

Special features:

• This property features a vegetable and herb garden! We’ll have botany class in the garden (and in surrounding wild areas) and we’ll be able to harvest herbs from the garden.

• Students are invited to attend plant walks off-site (see below).

• Blairstown is about 1.5 hrs to NYC by car. The closest public transit is in Hackettstown, Denville, and Dover, NJ.