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Online Home Herbalist Apprentice

Take Your Next Step Down the Herbal Path and Grow Your Practice!

Home Herbalist Apprentices learn intermediate and advanced concepts in Family & Community Herbalism, while creating a custom home apothecary addressing the most essential body systems and common concerns.  Aspiring clinical students gain a strong foundation for advanced clinical training. 

The Online Home Herbalist Apprentice program focuses on specific uses of herbs (materia medica) organized by body system, holistic physiology, contraindications, drug interactions, interview techniques, formulation, and more.  We dive deep into the interactions between body systems and how disparate symptoms can indicate deep-set imbalances.  Although classes are titled for a specific body system, each class discusses numerous systems as we see them cooperate in the body.  We weave in principles of holism, synergy, energetics, nutrition, bias in wellness & medical spaces, and more. 

There are monthly readings and assignments to help you internalize and personalize your learning including assessment, formulation, energetics, food as medicine, and more.  Each student will end the program with a handmade herbal apothecary customized for their personal needs, and receive a certificate reflecting their hours of study.

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“Words cannot even begin to express what taking your Home Herbalist Apprentice course over the past few months has meant to me. Being taught herbalism from someone so devoted to justice, inclusion, and healing has set a really amazing foundation for me and those I serve. I can't believe how much I've learned in such a short time, to the point of even being able to help the people around me find herbal allies for their needs. The assignments stretched me and ultimately deepened my understanding, and I learned so much from my inspiring classmates and their herbal explorations as well. This course has changed my life already. I'm truly grateful to you and Old Ways Herbal for this profound empowerment of learning the practice of herbalism, and for your efforts to make herbalism training accessible for BIPOC herbalists. Thank you so much for all you do!”
Tiffany F.New York
“Juliette's course was a perfect way to spend the winter. I love the holistic approach of combining physiology, energetics, scientific research, traditional knowledge, and social justice. There is so much to get out of this course. I went back and watched the recordings of the classes multiple times and took notes each time because there is so much insightful content. I also really appreciated the social impact part of the course and felt like Juliette created a safe space for the group to have difficult (but important) conversations. Her teaching comes from a place of authenticity and truly serves the greater good. Highly highly recommended!”
Julia W.North Carolina

Details

2025-2026 Live Course:

Session #1: 1 Saturday per month from November through March, from 11 AM to 2 PM Eastern time.

Session #2: 1 Tuesday per month from November through March, from 6 PM to 9 PM Eastern time.  New weeknight offering is an experiment, help me make it a success!

Immunity, Autoimmunity, & the Influence of Stress  |  Formulation  |  How to Use Materia Medica

Session #1: November 15, 2025

Session #2: November 18, 2025

Nervous System, Hormones, & Holism  |  Verbal Interview Techniques  |  Intro to Energetics

Session #1: December 6, 2025

Session #2: December 9, 2025

Digestion, Metabolism, & Filtration  |  Dietary Recommendations: How to Make these Useful  |   Accessibility & Equity in Herbalism

Session #1: January 10, 2026

Session #2: January 13, 2026

Musculoskeletal & Integumentary  |  Guiding Principles of Wound Healing  |  Contraindications and Drug Interactions

Session #1: February 7, 2026

Session #2: February 10, 2026

Cardiovascular & Respiratory

Session #1: March 14, 2026

Session #2: March 10, 2026

Make Up Day, just in case!

March 21, 2026

Independent Study: This program is also available in an Independent Study format with individual and group feedback. The Independent Study option includes class recordings and assignments to accompany each class, which are discussed by the class online. You receive personalized feedback from the teacher and group feedback from other students. The entire program is designed to be completed on your own schedule, and you end the season with a customized handmade apothecary and receive a certificate.  You are also encouraged to join us for Herb Talk, our live herbal conversation every 3 months, exclusively for our online students, to support your work and get to know each other while talking herbs in real life!

Tuition & Signup

Live Course: Tuition is $360.  Work-trade, BIPOC scholarships, and free payment plans available.

Sometimes people want to take a single session only, this is open only to previous students on a case-by-case basis, $100 class tuition.

Independent Study: Tuition is $162 for approximately 20 hours of recorded classes, 10 assignments, articles and handouts, and personalized feedback, plus admission to our invitation-only Herb Talk hour.

If you have questions or want more information, contact us. We love to hear from you.

Practicing Community and Clinical Herbalists may also schedule private hour-long Herbal Mentorship appointments to review cases and discuss formulations.
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