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Our FREE self-paced course includes 3 videos + 3 written lessons:
Introduction to Holistic Herb Gardening
What are herbs? Why grow herbs? Learn our core tenets of holistic herb gardening and start your own sustainable garden.
Five Easy to Grow Herbs for Beginners
Explore how to grow and use five easily cultivated medicinal herbs in pots or in your own garden space.
The Medicinal Culinary Herb Garden
Discover which common culinary herbs are packed with medicinal properties and bring them into your garden and kitchen.
This FREE self-paced mini-course is only open once a year! Garden gates close on April 21st, 2025.
Hi, I'm Juliet Blankespoor!
I’m a bona fide plant geek with a botany degree and a lifetime of growing medicine, foraging, teaching, and swooning over the green world. In 2007, I planted the seeds for the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine, which has since blossomed into the go-to destination for immersive, hands-on, bioregional herbalism—delivered straight to your home. To date, the Chestnut School has helped over 10,000 students follow their dreams of becoming herbalists.
When I’m not knee-deep in the botanical realm, you’ll find me chasing water—soaking in hot springs, steaming in a sauna, or hiking to a hidden mountain swimming hole. I share my life with a fiercely funny daughter, a dog who matches my (white) hair, and an incurable addiction to houseplants and books.
I channel my plant obsession through writing and photography in my blog, Castanea, and my bestselling book, The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies. Herbalism isn’t just what I do—it’s at the very root of who I am.
I hope you’ll join me in this course and invite even more herbs into your garden, home, and heart.
FREE HERBAL MINI-COURSE
Ready to start your own holistic + sustainable garden?
Sign up for access to our FREE Herb Gardening Mini-Course. You'll also receive our free herbal articles & videos, along with promotions. Your email is top secret with us—we won't share it with anyone! By signing up, you are agreeing to our Privacy Policy.
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