Old Ways Herbal School of Plant Medicine offers both online and hands-on herbal learning in the midst of our Botanical Sanctuary. We offer transformative programs on place-based Herbalism based on traditional wisdom, cutting-edge science, intuition, and ecology.
Our central focus is to help aspiring Herbalists self-empower to reclaim lost wisdom to care for the health of our families, communities, and natural environment. Learn Herbalism in the forests, meadows, gardens, and marshes of Southern Vermont, surrounded by native plants and venerable trees, with the song of the river in the background.
Develop the expertise you need to maximize the wellness of your community and the world around you by tracing the threads that connect us all: Change the world, and your relationship to it.
School of Plant Medicine Hands-On herbal apprentice program The most in-depth personalized herbal program in the north east! Old Ways Herbal School of Plant Medicine offers a personalized, hands-on apprentice program for students looking for an in-depth, deeply personal, transformative experience. The Traditional Apprentice Program
School of Plant Medicine Medicine Maker Apprentice Make safe, effective herbal remedies at home for the whole family, focusing on foundational principles of herbal medicine, what makes remedies work, harvesting and processing local plants for medicine, and delicious recipes, while creating your personal herbal apothecary!
School of Plant Medicine 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
Intensive herbal medicine courses available live in person and recorded for independent study. Topics include harvesting & wild-crafting (Medicinal Tree Barks, Japanese Knotweed, Multiflora Rose, Japanese Barberry), advanced medicine-making techniques,
Old Ways Herbal School of Plant Medicine Clinical Skills & Cases This class will change your clinical approach! You’ve poured countless hours into learning about the medicinal properties of plants. But when it comes to applying that knowledge to real people, do you have lingering
Learn to harvest & use Ashwagandha, Bee Balm, Calamus, Elderberry & Elder Flower, Hops, Marshmallow, Milk Thistle, Nettles, plus medicine-making techniques