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5 Herbal Lifestyle Books To Read This Year
There are many paths to herbalism. Some of us may have had a more direct path stemming from a pure interest in botany, foraging, or making herbal preparations. Others, in efforts to nourish our bodies with more natural, simple ingredients, may have stumbled across the herbal approach as a happy accident. As our understanding of…
Curious About Becoming An Herbalist? Here’s What You Need To Know First!
Have you ever daydreamed about becoming an herbalist? Perhaps in your dream, you’re standing in your herbal garden, basket in ha...
Free Ebook Download: Herbal Tea Throughout The Seasons
Do you love drinking herbal tea? Or perhaps you’d like to incorporate a daily tea ritual into your routine? If so, you’ll love...
Inside The Herbarium Membership!
Welcome to The Herbarium — a membership site for herbalists! Inside this space, you will find a collection of herbal monographs, photographs, articles, videos, tutorials, teaching charts, and more. These resources are available here in an effort to share herbal wisdom, discoveries, lessons, and beauty that will enrich this life-long journey into herbalism. Inside The…
Thoughts On Celebrating Earth Day As An Herbalist
April is one of our most exciting months of the year as two of our favorite holidays occur this month — Herbalist Day on the 17th, and Earth Day on the 22nd. The month of April is a fantastic time for an Earth Day celebration as it marks the beginning of the growing seasons (here…
How To Identify & Wildcraft Plants Outside Your Front Door
As the sun spends more time in the sky and the weather begins to warm, fresh green shoots emerge from the earth, buds form on tree...
Free Botanical Thank You Card Downloads!
Happy Herbalist Day, friends and community! Today we are putting together a complete list of free botanical thank you cards, herba...
5 Herb Gardening Books To Inspire Your Next Botanical Garden
This is the time of year when a day with slightly above average temperatures and sunshine leads to a longing for spring. Seasonal changes, such as the snow beginning to melt or the days growing longer, tempt us outside for just a bit longer each time. Once quick, dreaded trips to the mailbox evolve into…
We’re Having An Herbal Spring Sale & Giveaway!
Spring is on its way, and because we’re looking forward to more sunshine, birds singing, and blossoms blooming, we’re having a Spring Sale & Giveaway to share our excitement with you! Herbal Academy Spring Sale All products in the Herbal Academy Goods Shop have been discounted just in time for Spring! This includes herbal containers…
8 Podcasts Herbalists Will Want To Listen To
Whether you’re in the car, folding laundry, or hiking in the woods, podcasts are a great way to learn from other experts on a va...
26 Handmade Valentine’s Day Ideas: Gifts, Recipes, and DIYs to Show Your Love
Valentine’s Day and flowers go together with delightful ease! This combination is no surprise—flowers and other plants have lo...
14 Must-Have Supplies For Herbalists (Plus A Free Printable Herbal Toolkit Supply List)
Whether you’re brand new to herbalism or you’re trying to set up your home apothecary, you’ll want to stock up on some particular supplies to support your work with herbs. But which ones are necessary? Wouldn’t it be nice to have a checklist of herbal supplies needed to set up your herbal workstation? We think…
Coloring to Learn: An Herbal Coloring Book Review
Herbalism is a truly beautiful endeavor. The plants speak to us through our senses with a combination of aroma, taste, color, and form—coming together to create a picture of each plant as a whole. When really learning about a plant, we as herbalists benefit from understanding form of the plant at a deep level. It…
Here’s How To Win A Free Deluxe Herbal Starter Kit And Save On Herbal Academy Courses and Packages!
The holidays are here, and we at the Herbal Academy are working hard to make your celebrations a little more merry and bright. Fir...
10 Botanical Gifts To Give This Year
The gift giving season is here! If you’re stuck for ideas on what to give your botanical-loving friends and family members, weâ€...
The Herbal Academy Holiday Pop-Up Shop Is Open!
For the past several months, busy little elves have been hard at work here at the Herbal Academy! They’ve been planning, sourcing, designing, and packaging new items for our Holiday Pop Up Shop—just in time for Christmas deliveries. Now that the work has finished, we’d like to introduce you to the newest items in our…
3 Nervine Herbs to Help Soothe Stress
This article is excerpted from the Herbal Self-Care for Stress Management Course at the Herbal Academy. It is no secret that modern day life is rife with stress. While many of us have become experts at adapting to and performing under stressful conditions, the truth is that chronic stress takes its toll on all aspects…
Introducing Our Newest Short Course: Herbal Self-Care For Stress Management
Are you stressed? According to a 2014 study by the American Institute of Stress, 77% of Americans regularly experience physical sy...
Introducing the Herbal Starter Kit
Are you eager to get some hands-on experience with herbs but are not quite sure where to begin? Have you devoured all the herbal b...
Here’s How To Get Our Herbal Fermentation Short Course For Less Than $30
It’s that time of the year—time for the Ultimate Healthy Living Bundle, and you won’t want to miss this year’s bundle because we’ve teamed up with our affiliate partners, the Ultimate Bundles team, by offering our herbal fermentation course, The Craft of Herbal Fermentation, at a huge discount! Why You Should Care About Fermentation Before…
Adding Yarrow To Your Materia Medica
Yarrow grows freely in my gardens and I encourage it to do so, as much for its beauty as its beneficial uses. While the blooms have just gone by in my garden, the harvest is drying on the herb rack and macerating into a potent tincture in the herb cupboard. And while yarrow has long…
Herbal Q&A: 6 Herbal Academy Team Members Share Their Herbal Advice
Have you ever wanted to sit down with a group of herbalists and pick their brains? No matter where you are in your herbal journey,...
4 Questions To Ask Before Going To Herbal School
It’s back to school season, and not just for the kids and college students—for everyone who wants to study the art and science...
It’s Back To School Time Here At The Herbal Academy & We’re Having A Sale On All Our Courses!
The smell of new notebooks, freshly sharpened pencils, and clean slates fill the air this time of year. The back-to-school season is about a fresh start whether you are just beginning school or have long since graduated. Although our courses are available all year round, here at the Herbal Academy, we are pleased to join…
Book Review: Recipes from the Herbalist’s Kitchen
Our food preferences and beliefs and our relationship with the foods we choose to eat are as personal as they are diverse. They form the backbone of the cultural traditions that root and shape us as well as the modern fads that propel us to experiment with new food trends. In traditional holistic healing traditions,…
Behind The Scenes: Take A Tour of The Herbal Academy’s Newest Feature… The Herbal Bookshelf!
We’d like to introduce the newest feature of the Herbal Academy website – The Herbal Bookshelf! If you’ve been following...
Introducing 3 New Herbarium Features To Help You Grow As An Herbalist
Over the last three years, The Herbarium has become a cherished resource, providing herbalists of all skill levels with in-depth r...
5 Foraging Guide Books To Help You Identify & Harvest Plants
I will always remember the first time someone pointed out plantain to me. I had been hiking with a friend who had studied herbalism, and after she mentioned plantain a few times, I finally asked if she was talking about the banana plant. After showing me the familiar curbstone sprout and explaining its uses and…
All About Dandelion (For Your Materia Medica)
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is most assuredly a treasured plant in my local materia medica and is appreciated by herbalists throughout temperate regions of the world. Sadly, dandelion is not celebrated by all—due to its penchant to grow and blossom wherever it darn well pleases, it is loathed and poisoned by those who value a pristine…
Summer: The Perfect Time To Work On Your Herbal Studies
We have been overwhelmed with the positive response of the relaunch of our Herbal Materia Medica Course. The connection we have wi...
