FORAGING HERBALIST SERIES - Saturday Classroom Apothecary Intensives

Join us for any or all of our three classroom apothecary intensives of our 5-week Foraging Herbalist Series where you will be immersed in the Art of Vitalist Herbalism.

Saturdays, April 12th, April 26th and May 10th from 10 am-2 pm at our home apothecary in New River, AZ. These four-hour intensives will hone your natural healing skills.  Learn how to utilize herbs in formulation and making, understanding plant energetics and actions and how to match herbs to the human constitution and conditions. 

Special emphasis will be placed on learning the Taste of Herbs and Vitalist Herbalism platforms, as well as learning how to DIY your own  teas/tinctures/salts/salves/oils and powders for wellness.

Each weekend will offer takeaways inclusive of herbal products, data sheets, and wild foraged herbs.  We encourage you to come prepared to take notes for a full immersion into the herbal arts. 

Shop our home apothecary and wander the lower Sonoran amongst the tall Palo Verdes adorning our two-acre homestead. This is an opportunity to grow your nature connection and understanding of plant healing, giving you the confidence necessary to find the miracles you need in nature!

• • 5 Saturday Sessions 

  • Vitalist Herbalism Basics 

  • Materia Medica 

  • Taste of Herbs by Learning Herbs 

  • Six Tissue States 

  • Our Demulcent Herbs  

  • Herbal Actions & Energetics  

  • Body Systems 

  • Herbal Applications and Dosing 

  • Formulating and Making Herbal Blends 

  • Native Plant ID and traditional uses 

  • Basic Foraging Techniques  

  • Harvesting, Processing and Storing Herbs 

  • DIY Make and Takes each classroom day; Tea, Salt, Powder, Tincture, Oil and Salve 

  • Making Your Own Products Q&A 

  • Notebooks and Data Sheets for Every Herbalist  

  • Trail Time on Location; TBD on bloom, Sonoran Desert 

  • Plants on our trail list; Algerita, Brittlebush, Globemallow, California Poppy, Chaparral, Mock Vervain, Desert Willow, Yerba Santa, Wolf Berry, Ocotillo, Desert Lavender, Tarragon, Wild Buckwheat, Milky Oats, Jojoba, Yerba Mansa, Curly Dock, Cottonwood, Mugwort, Thistle, Cholla, Canyon Bursage, Red Root  

  • Classroom Setting; Open Patio and Private Residence Working Home Apothecary under the Palo Verde of Gavilan Peak, Rain or Shine  

  • All supplies provided  

  • Free take away each week 

  • Herbal tea service throughout;BYOMug 

  • Adults only, no pets please 

  We always offer sliding scale. We want to teach anyone ready to get on The Medicine Trail!  Short of funds but want to participate?  Call or text us! 443-623-0524 

  Course Description Upon Request and with Sign up