The Herbal Apprentice

Rooted in Folklore - Guided by Science

Next In Person Course: September 2025 
ONLINE COURSE WAITLIST NOW AVAILABLE​

A Blending

Science, Skill + Folklore

The Herbal Apprentice is the connective tissue between the herbs and theory that is missing from formal Herbalism education.

For clinical Herbalism students, it provides the “hands-on-herbs' aspect that is almost completely missing from the formal university courses, and helps you relax into a rich and welcoming folkloric tradition that these universities are neglecting.

For self-taught/folk Herbalists, it provides a welcoming bridge to the science that underpins the knowing.

Stop Trying to Memorise Plants from a Page

So many students of herbalism find themselves endlessly flipping through reference books, feeling unsure and disconnected — as if true understanding is always just out of reach. But herbalism was never meant to live only on the page.

This path is about pattern recognition, intuition honed by experience, and knowledge that sinks into your bones through practice and connection. It’s not about memorising lists for an exam — it’s about learning the language of the plants, reading the body, and trusting what you know because you’ve lived it.

This is herbalism as a lived, breathing skill —
embodied, integrated, and rooted in both science and the cycles of nature.

Hands-on practice for Herbalists ready to rekindle the Enchantment

Whether you are enrolled in a dry and clinical degree and craving the magic as well as the science,
or
Sick of flipping through herbal reference books, only to forget what you just read

      Join the       

Herbal Apprentice

An 8 Session Course that teaches the PATTERNS of Herbalism,
with Folk Medicine Making, Plant Walks & Foundational Theory

About The Herbal Apprentice

What Will I learn?

  • Learn about medicinal gardens using permaculture principles, techniques and strategies

  • Explore botanical and herbal terminology to further future study and better understand resources

  • Create hand-crafted herbal remedies at home, with a focus on locally sourced and grown herbs for both potency and ecological conservation

  • Gain knowledge of herbal properties, uses and applications

  • Explore intuitive ways of understanding plants, cultivating a sense of trust in our ability to work with plants and empower ourselves

Is this course right for me?

​Designed for both beginners and those wanting to deepen their personal practice as a Herbalist or Naturopath, this course has been designed to provide an introduction to:

  • Understanding plants through lenses of both folklore and science, giving a grounding in basic botany, phytochemistry and physiology as well as guidance to intuitively work with plants

  • Developing a relationship with plant medicine that is not primarily extractive, focusing on regenerative medicinal systems that can empower people and communities and repair ecosystems

​If you are interested in true wholistic Herbalism, approaching this lifestyle with an aim to care for ecosystems, as well as individuals, this course is for you!

What will I receive?

  • Immersive herbal education

  • Herbal Gift Bag with Medicine Jars & Labels for the 8 weeks

  • A Hand-crafted Herbal Remedy each week

  • Full 28page Course Workbook

  • Medicinal Cuttings & Seeds

  • Access to a Herbal Community

  • Exercises to deepen Herbalism knowledge and practice

  • Resources

  • 15% off Botanical Education Knowledge Cards used in Course 

Preview Course Curriculum

  • Botanical animism
    Herbal Energetics
    Making infused herbal oils

  • Patterns of traditional western herbalism
    (Foundational Actions and Herbalism using the Senses)

    Making herbal infused vinegars

  • Herbal language and terminology (Primary Actions)

    Making herbal syrups

    Harvesting Herbs

  • Herbalism and human physiology (Primary Actions & Body Systems)

    Making herbal tinctures

  • Understanding common ailments

    Herbal Topical Applications

  • Plant chemistry basics

    Making herbal salves

    Bonus Plant Walk

  • Plant alchemy intro

    Case studies of common ailments

    Making herbal incense

  • Community supported herbalism

    The medicine wheel – bringing it together

    Plant project and celebration

Ready to Apprentice?

Imagine entering a world where deep reverence for the natural world is encouraged and celebrated. 

Feeling connected to a community of inspired, interested, and caring people, a restful yet exciting space to learn. 

Where science is not at odds with the spirit, cultivating a sense of security in woodlands, meadows and forests.

Welcome to the Herbal Apprentice.
Cultivating Animate Awe.

Rooted in Folklore, Guided by Science

Rooted in Folklore, Guided by Science