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  ON April 29,2022

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Shannon Mulligan-Mayernik (@mayernikkitchen)

For our Student Feature series, we recently interviewed Herbal Academy graduate, Shannon Mulligan-Mayernik (@mayernikkitchen). Shannon and her husband own Mayernik Kitchen, an herbal apothecary located in Northern New Jersey. They grow over 50+ medicinal herbs on their herb farm in Sussex County, NJ, which they use to create plant medicines. They offer a wide range […]

  ON March 25,2022

3 Best Botanical Illustration Books to Inspire Your Studies

Books have a way of inspiring us to better ourselves. Wouldn’t you agree? They often help us to expand our knowledge on a particular subject or show us how to develop a skill in some form of handicraft. They even provide decor to our homes, which often stimulates good conversation amongst visitors. Botanical illustration books […]

  ON March 07,2022

Undercover Women: Historic Botanical Illustrators

In the modern age, the title of “artist” is an acceptable profession for both male and female persons, but it wasn’t always this way.  Historically, the art world was a male-dominated one. This was most likely due to the fact that men were considered the “breadwinners” of the family while women tended to more domestic […]

  ON January 28,2022

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Hannah Lasorsa (@hannah_aften)

For this month’s Student Feature interview, we spoke with Herbal Academy graduate, Hannah Lasorsa (@hannah_aften). Hannah owns a marketing studio called Herbal Content Cottage where she works with herbalism and gardening brands to help them create inspiring and educational content such as seasonal content, website copy, herbal lifestyle photography, and more. Hannah has completed the […]

  ON January 11,2022

Seasonal Medicine for the Winter

The following excerpt is from the book “Energetic Herbalism” by Kat Maier RH, (AHG). Kat is the founder and director of Sacred Plant Traditions, a center for herbal studies in Charlottesville, Virginia. In clinical practice for over 30 years, Kat teaches internationally at universities, conferences, and herbal schools. (Chelsea Green, Nov 2021). At this time […]

  ON November 09,2021

15 Heartwarming Herbal Gifts for Plant Lovers

It’s the season of gift giving once more! If you are preparing your gift list and in need of ideas for the herbalists in your life, we’ve got quite the list for you. Deliver heaps of herbal joy this year with these heartwarming herbal gifts for plant lovers, from the botanically curious beginner to the […]

  ON November 01,2021

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Liz Witter (@backcountry_botanicals)

We sat down with Herbal Academy graduate, Liz Witter (@backcountrybotanicals), to hear more about her path into herbalism and her herbal business. She currently owns and operates Backcountry Botanicals out of her home in Kanab, UT, where she distills essential oils from desert plants, and makes wildcrafted personal care products. Liz has taken Herbal Academy’s […]

  ON October 01,2021

Herbal Academy Student Interview: Adriana Jensen (@dandelionandtherose)

We recently interviewed Adriana Jensen (@dandelionandtherose) for our Student Feature Series. Adriana has taken the Natural Perfumery Course, the Botanical Skincare Course, and is currently enrolled in the Mastering Herbal Formulation Course and the Introductory Herbal Course. She enjoys the art and creativity of putting together herbal skincare products and has plans to open her […]

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Erin Ethier (@earthlyremediesbyerin) | Herbal Academy | For the twelfth installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist Erin Ethier, the owner of Earthly Remedies by Erin.
  ON June 11,2021

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Erin Ethier (@earthlyremediesbyerin)

For the twelfth installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist Erin Ethier (@EarthlyRemediesByErin). Erin has completed the Herbal Academy’s Advanced Course. She does herbal consultations and owns Earthly Remedies by Erin, an herbal company that makes plant medicines and botanical skincare.    HA: Please tell us a little bit about yourself and […]

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Kendra Payne @the.herbal.scoop | Herbal Academy | In another Student Feature interview, we spoke with Kendra Payne, the owner of a discovery-based herbal botanical shop, The Herbal Scoop.
  ON May 26,2021

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Kendra Payne @the.herbal.scoop

For the eleventh installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist Kendra Payne (@the.herbal.scoop). Kendra writes for the Herbal Academy blog and has completed the Herbal Academy’s  Introductory Herbalism Course, Intermediate Herbal Course, Natural Perfumery Course, and Mastering Herbal Formulations Course. She owns The Herbal Scoop, a discovery-based herbal botanical shop where she sells […]

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Eduardo Yunen (@eyunen) | Herbal Academy | This tenth installment of our Student Feature Series features herbalist Eduardo Yunén, who enjoys permaculture practices and wild foraging.
  ON April 06,2021

Herbal Academy Student Feature: Eduardo Yunen (@eyunen)

For the tenth installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist Eduardo Yunen (@edyunen). Eduardo completed the Herbal Academy’s Clinical Herbalist Path, as well as the Herbal Aphrodisiacs Intensive. He has traveled to various countries learning all about organic farming, permaculture practices, and wild foraging, plus some practices to better impact our environment. […]

Student Feature: Caitlin @TheLocustsandHoney | Herbal Academy | For the ninth installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist and blogger Caitlin Frazier, who writes at Locusts & Honey.
  ON March 26,2021

Student Feature Series: Caitlin Frazier @TheLocustsandHoney

For the ninth installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist Caitlin Frazier (@TheLocustsandHoney). She completed the Herbal Academy’s Clinical Herbalist Path, as well as the Materia Medica, and Botany & Wildcrafting courses. You can find her at Locusts & Honey where she blogs on topics from herbalism to travel as well as […]

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  ON February 01,2021

Black Herbalist Spotlight: Emma Dupree

The woods gal. Little medicine thing. Granny woman. Aunt Emma. To the question, “what’s in a name?,” I would argue that Emma Dupree’s many given nicknames help to tell the story of who she was. Emma Dupree (1897 – 1996) was a Black herbalist whose work touched countless lives in her rural North Carolina community.  […]

  ON January 13,2021

Student Feature: Katie Woods @ritual_skincare

For the seventh installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with holistic esthetician and massage therapist Katie Woods. Katie is enrolled in our Advanced Herbal Course and she applies her herbal knowledge toward running her business, @ritual_skincare. She’s passionate about helping her clients use herbs to find inner health and balance, which translates to […]