Botany for Herbalists
Learn to accurately identify wild plants so you can harvest your own!
Learn to recognize individual plants like an old friend
Learning botany can tremendously deepen your relationship and understanding of the plants you work with.
By the end of this course, you will be able to identify the plants you work with regularly out of the corner of your eye, and even from a moving vehicle!
But even more importantly, you will develop a rich new understanding of your own personal relationship with plants, your practice of herbalism will deepen, and your connection to the earth will take on a whole new meaning.
We are building this course throughout the 2019 growing season, and you can build your knowledge while we do! This winter, the course will open to everyone, but you can sign up now for a special early-bird price of only $75!
We expect the final price to be about $200, but if you'd like to join now, you'll get a huge discount.
Each month, new material will be added so that you can work with new plants and plant families all through the 2019 growing season.
Welcome to Botany for Herbalists!
Live Q&A sessions twice a week!
How many hours is this course?
How to use this platform
The "What's New" button on your dashboard
How to use the Discussions feature
Meet our Friends!
Chatting in the Community Space
Use of Course Material (Intellectual Property)
Every Body is Different
Learning to Identify Plants
A sea of individuals
Seeing plants up close
Looking closely at Deadnettle
Looking closely at Starflower
Looking closely at Chamomile
The parts of plants
Properties of Stems/Stalks
jim mcdonald on botanical terms
Properties of Flowers
Properties of Leaves
Putting the Parts together
Plant Physiology
Plant Physiology (and what it can teach us about ourselves!)
Understanding Scientific Names
Decoding Botanical Latin
Thoughts on Rosemary's name change
Glossary of Latin Names
This course is in progress!