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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, getting perspective and insight from other herbalists can be invaluable as you navigate on your herbal journey. Recently, several of our Herbal Academy team members sat down for an herbal…
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 ...
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 along with our blog, you may have noticed our regular posts of some of our favorite books by category or the extensive list: 101 Herbal Books To Build Your Herbal Library. After compiling a handful…
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 herbalis...
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 with plants is also what connects us to each other and we are overjoyed to welcome so many new bright minds to the Herbal Academy. When we released this course, we quickly realized that…
5 Herbal Books for the Complete Beginner
As a newcomer to this field, it is easy to dive in enthusiastically, only to feel a little lost once knee-deep into one concept or...
The Week You’ve Been Waiting For! 5 Days of Giveaways by the Herbal Academy
The Herbal Academy is bringing back one of our most anticipated events of the year – 5 Days of Giveaways – and this year we’...
Motherwort Through History
Here at the Academy, we often talk about historical knowledge and folk tradition comprising one of the legs of the three-legged stool that informs our understanding of a plant’s therapeutic uses. Scientific studies and the first-hand experience of modern herbalists are the other legs that complete the stool, balancing and reinforcing one another to give…
Our Materia Medica Short Course Is Back!
There have been a lot of requests for the Materia Medica Short Course from folks who missed the 2017 Herb & Essential Oil Super Bundle so we’ve decided, as a special summer offering, to release the course for a limited time. Class will be offered through June 20th, and you can get access now by…
An Herb And Essential Oil Resource You Won’t Want To Miss Out On!
We’re always learning here at the Herbal Academy, whether from the informative posts written by our blog contributors, the in-de...
(Survey) Help Us Choose Our Next Short Course!
Here at the Herbal Academy, we strive to provide intriguing, thought-provoking, and enjoyable content for our students and followe...
10 Herbalists to Acknowledge in 2017
These ten herbalists have sown so many seeds of inspiration for many of us in the herbal community. One thing for certain is that there seems to be a common trait among these herbalists: a consistent drive that keeps them moving, teaching, and forever learning with a deep and evident passion for herbalism. Many have…
Find the Perfect Way to Thank An Herbalist on Herbalist Day 2017
Thank an Herbalist Day is just around the corner and is the perfect time to share appreciation for herbalists who have touched your life and influenced your herbal journey. Whether it is the celebration of a teacher, a friend, or just someone who inspires you, giving gratitude is a medicine in itself. Herbalists who have…
Now Enrolling: The Craft of Herbal Fermentation
We have been talking a lot about our new Short Course, The Craft of Herbal Fermentation over the last few weeks, and as of today, ...
Teacher Feature: Carey Denman
Carey Denman is a community herbalist and associate educator here at the Herbal Academy, and we are excited to share this intervie...
Free Pages for your Materia Medica
If the concept of creating a materia medica is somewhat new for you, we welcome you to learn more on the blog with our post What is a Materia Medica? The Herbal Academy materia medica is compiled in The Herbarium, our online plant monograph database. If you’re already a member of The Herbarium, you are…
How To Establish An Herb Study Group
If you are new to using and appreciating herbs, or if you have been a solitary herbalist or student, you may be missing the whole social aspect of herbalism—that of studying in a group setting (such as an herb study group) where there is learning and sharing with other people. As much as we would…
Teacher Feature: Ayo Ngozi
The teacher community here at the Herbal Academy thrives alongside our student community, and today we are delighted to share anot...
All About Wild Cherry Bark (Printable Monograph)
Wild cherry bark has been used in a variety of ways in years past to support the health of the body. Today, we want to peel back t...
Gathering Supplies for your Herbal Materia Medica
A couple of weeks ago, we told you about our newest course here at the Herbal Academy—the Herbal Materia Medica Course. To quickly recap, we’re offering this course during January 2017, and it will focus on teaching you how to create your own herbal materia medica. A “materia medica” is a collection of in-depth plant…
How To Create An Herbal Materia Medica (E-Course)
For those of us in the northern hemisphere, winter has settled over our gardens, over the fields, and over the wild places around us. For some of us, winter means snow. For others, a bleak landscape where nothing stirs. We miss the presence of our garden herbs and wild allies acutely. It’s tempting to pine…
The Best of The Herbal Academy Blog In 2016
As 2016 comes to a close, we reflect on the past year and all that’s happened here at the Herbal Academy. We’ve contin...
Teacher Feature: Erika Galentin
Erika Galentin is a clinical herbalist and member of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists (NIMH) who studied at the Scotti...
23 Gifts for the Aspiring Herbalist
The holidays are quickly approaching. As we scramble to find the perfect gifts for all of our loved ones, we find ourselves wondering what to buy that plant-crazed friend or relative on the list. Below you’ll find 23 gifts for the aspiring herbalist—many of which are things I’ve both shared and received. May they become…
Adaptogens: 75 Herbal Recipes and Elixirs – Book Review
Adaptogens: 75+ Herbal Recipes and Elixirs to Improve Your Skin, Mood, Energy, Focus, and More by Agatha Noveille is an inspiring read. This book takes a common sense approach to making this class of herbs (which should be on the top of everyone’s list) understandable and approachable. Agatha brings us back to the origin of the…
101 Herbal Books To Build Your Herbal Library
As we so often remind our readers and students, learning herbalism is a lifelong journey to be savored and experienced. It is an e...
