Frequently Asked Questions

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Yes! We offer both online and in-person classes!

Right now, all offerings are virtual. We plan to offer in-person classes again in 2025.

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We’re located in Clayton, Georgia, a small town in Rabun County, in the northeast corner of the state surrounded by the Southern Appalachian Mountain. We’re about 100 miles northeast of midtown Atlanta and 85 miles southeast of Asheville, North Carolina.

Learn more about Rabun County, including recommendations for places to stay in the area, here.

BotanoLogos is a great place to start your herbal studies! You might like to start with our Herbal Basics for Everyone recorded webinar. It includes 6 hours of lectures by Patricia Kyritsi Howell and many useful handouts. Once you purchase the webinar ($25.00), you can access it anytime for one year.

For help accessing a recording through our Online Classroom, please email  Michele Marlow, our tech wizard. Include your name, the name of the course you purchased, and she’ll be in touch. Note that our staff does not work after business hours (Eastern time) or on weekends, so look for a response the next business day.

Many of our students are interested in pursuing a career in herbal medicine, and we feel strongly that we need herbalists in every home!

While completing any of our in-person or online courses won’t provide all the herbal training required to start an herbal practice, they offer you a solid foundation in herbal medicine. Hours accrued through all BotanoLogos programs count towards the education hours needed to apply for Registered Herbalist membership in the American Herbalists Guild. Read more about AHG’s education recommendations here.

No, we are not accredited by any state or federal agency. We cannot accept payments through any of these agencies.

However, all of the classes we offer do count towards the education hours required to be a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild. Learn more here.

Our commitment to diversity includes providing a stimulating, creative, and supportive learning environment that honors the many ways learning and healing occur. Many of our programs offer reduced tuition or scholarships for BIPOC students, and we welcome proposals for barters and trade; to learn more send us an email.

We believe that health care is a fundamental right that should be accessible to all. While we recognize there will always be more to learn and things we can improve and change, we are actively engaged in ongoing education and training.

And we welcome your suggestions and feedback about how we can be more inclusive!

 

Yes! Our Online Classroom used for live-streamed webinars and class recordings is accessible from any place with Wi-Fi access.

Yes! The best one is probably Tammy Sweet’s online course Anatomy and Physiology for Herbalists; find out more here. We also like this free online anatomy and physiology course.