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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…
Meet Hawaiian Ethnobotanist Dr. Isabella Aiona Abbott “The Seaweed Lady”
Isabella Aiona Abbott—the seaweed lady, First Lady of Limu, Izzy, or we might even call her Abottella after a seaweed that was n...
All-Natural Pest Control Treatments
This excerpt is from Tammi Hartung’s book Homegrown Herbs and is reprinted with permission from the publisher. There are numerou...
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 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…
Book Excerpt: Sustainable Herbs Project
This excerpt is from Ann Armbrecht’s new book The Business of Botanicals: Exploring the Healing Promise of Plant Medicines in a ...
Student Feature Series: Chelsea Stephens (@wildflowerandtherose)
For the eighth installment of our Student Feature Series, we spoke with herbalist and herbal hair color specialist Chelsea Stephen...
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. …
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…
The Highs and Lows of Opening a Brick and Mortar Herb Store
Owning an herbal store is not for the faint of heart, yet I wouldn’t have it any other way. As I began digging deeper into my st...
