Georgia's Premier School of Herbal Studies for Thirty Years!
In this webinar, Patricia Kyritsi Howell introduces you to a step-by-step method for assessing symptoms presented during an intake, determining the herbal actions needed, and generating a list of herbs that will form the basis for effective formulas. Using body systems and herbal actions, this method helps you organize and prioritize symptoms to address both [Read More]
The 2020 Foundations of Herbalism Online Program begins on April 25 and continues through December. The curriculum consists of 118 hours of lectures, virtual plant walks, and medicine-making demonstrations. Classes are held one weekend and one evening per month. Students may attend via live-streamed sessions or access recordings at their convenience. Each monthly weekend class [Read More]
Join us on the trail for our first plant walk of the season as the forest comes alive! Bloodroot, mayapples, and trillium unfurl their distinctive foliage. Fiddleheads spirals, clusters of wild violets and the tiny chartreuse flowers of blue cohosh line the forest trails. Traditional Appalachian spring tonics - chickweed, dandelion, plantain, sochan, and bittercress [Read More]
In late spring, the Southern Appalachians are in transition. The weather warms, spring ephemerals fade, and a new display of wildflowers awaits us. The fragrance of wild rose and honeysuckle intoxicates while the elusive pink lady slipper and spectacular flame azaleas bloom deep in the shade of the forest floor. A sharp eye finds many [Read More]
It's chanterelle mushroom season in Northeast Georgia. Let's see what we can find on the trails! Foraging in summer is a prime time to hone your botanical identification skills, as many plants and fungi bloom and fruit. You can tell a lot about a plant by its inflorescence (flower) and fruit, and knowing how to [Read More]
Join Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen to learn about foraging and using local fungi as food and medicine. Our day begins with a short presentation about mushrooms, some show-and-tell, and a few hands-on learning activities. Cara shows you the basics: mushroom characteristics of various typical families, using key identifier species, and recognizing toxic lookalikes. Then it's [Read More]
Join Cara-Lee Langston of Wildcraft Kitchen to learn about foraging and using local fungi as food and medicine. Our day begins with a short presentation about mushrooms, some show-and-tell, and a few hands-on learning activities. Cara shows you the basics: mushroom characteristics of various typical families, using key identifier species, and recognizing toxic lookalikes. Then it's [Read More]
This walk is SOLD OUT! To be notified if we have a cancellation, send us an email. And watch for more walks with Cara-Lee in the months ahead. Learn to identify wild edible and medicinal plants growing in springtime in our bountiful Southern Appalachia landscape. Discover naturalized and invasive species of wild foods and herbs [Read More]
This webinar series focuses on the herbs of the Southern Appalachian Mountains of North America, a region incredibly rich in biodiversity, boasting a wealth of plant species with medicinal properties. It is estimated that there are over 2,000 species of plants here, many of which have been used for centuries by indigenous peoples, enslaved Africans, [Read More]
This week-long retreat immerses participants in the world of medicinal and edible plants of the Southern Appalachians, a region sometimes referred to as the “Apothecary of North America.” Together, we’ll explore the incredible diversity of native, introduced, and cultivated herbs that thrive here and how to use them as food and medicine. Patricia Kyritsi Howell [Read More]
