Herbalism Schools Directory
Are you ready to start your herbal education but aren’t quite sure where to start?
You have many options when it comes to learning about herbalism, with myriad types of schools and teaching styles in North America alone. There are casual introductory herbal classes, thorough traditional herbalism courses, and different styles of clinical herbalism tracts, too. We’ve put together a comprehensive list of North American herbal schools to help you on your journey.
Of course, we’d love for you to study with us and join our amazing online community, no matter where you’re located in the world! If you do decide to explore our programs, you can choose from our 150-hour Online Herbal Medicine Making Course, our 1,000-hour Online Herbal Immersion, and our 375-hour Online Foraging Course.
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Above all, we wish you luck in finding your herbal niche!
Download a list of the best herbal schools plus tons more herbal resources in our FREE 100-page Guide for Budding Herbalists!!
* denotes BIPOC-led (Black Indigenous People of Color) schools
+ denotes LGBTQIA+ led schools
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General + Traditional Herbal Schools
Online Herbal Schools
- Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine
- American College of Healthcare Sciences
- Atabey School of Cultural Healing*
- Blessed Maine Herb Farm School
- Cline Apothecary School of Herbal Medicine
- David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies
- Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine
- Green Path Herb School
- Heart of Herbs Herbal School
- Herbal Academy of New England
- Herbal Medicine for the Soul Mentorship*+
- Herbal Medicine for Women
- Joie Power’s Aromatherapy School
- LearningHerbs
- Living Awareness Institute
- Medicine Lodge Ranch
- Maryland University of Integrative Health
- Natural Choices Botanica School of Herbalism and Holistic Health*
- The School for Aromatic Studies
- North American Institute of Medical Herbalism
- Sacred Vibes Healing: The Art and Practice of Spiritual Herbalism*
- Rosemary Gladstar’s The Science & Art of Herbalism Online Course
- SANKOFA: Reclaiming Healing Traditions of the African Diaspora*
- School of Evolutionary Herbalism
- Southwest School of Botanical Medicine
- The Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine
- Wild Ginger’s Online Herbal Medicine Course
- Xálish Earth Medicines*
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In-Person Herbal Schools
- Acorn School of Herbal Medicine (Nevada City, CA)
- Adiantum School of Plant Medicine (Seattle, WA)
- Ancestral Apothecary School (Oakland, CA)*
- Appalachian Center for Natural Health (Arab, AL)
- Arctos School of Herbal and Botanical Studies (Portland, OR)
- Ayurvedic Institute (Albuquerque, NM)
- Bastyr University (Seattle, WA)
- Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine (Martha’s Vineyard, MA)
- Blessed Maine Herb Farm School (Athens, ME)
- Blue Otter School of Herbalism (various locations)
- Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine (Asheville, NC)
- Botanologos School for Herbal Studies (Clayton, GA)
- California School of Herbal Studies (Sonoma County, CA)
- Cedar Mountain Herb School (Bothell, WA)
- Centro Ashé (Bryans Road, MD)
- Cline Apothecary School of Herbal Medicine (Sewanee, TN)
- Columbines School of Botanical Studies (Eugene, OR)
- Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism (Boulder, CO)
- David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies (Broadway, NJ)
- EarthSong Herbals (Marblehead, MA)
- Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine (Low Gap, NC)
- Farmacy Herbs (Providence & West Greenwich, RI)
- Florida School of Holistic Living (Winter Park, FL)
- The Forager’s Path School of Botanical Studies (Flagstaff, AZ)
- The Gaia School of Healing and Earth Education (Westminster, VT & Los Angeles, CA)
- Green Path Herb School (Missoula, MT)
- Green Wisdom School of Natural & Botanical Medicine (Upper Midwest U.S. + parts of Ontario, Canada)
- Greenwood Herbals (Limerick, ME)
- Heartstone Center for Earth Essentials (Van Etten, NY)
- Herbcraft with jim mcdonald (various locations)
- Mountain Gardens (Celo, NC)
- Native Roots School of Ancestral Folk and Indigenous Medicine (NM & CO)
- The School for Aromatic Studies (New York, NY)
- Northeast School of Botanical Medicine (Ithaca, NY)
- Northwest School for Botanical Studies (Arcata, CA)
- Of the Earth Institute of Indigenous Culture and Teachings* (Austin, TX)
- Ohlone Herbal Center (Berkeley, CA)
- Old Ways Herbal (Newfane, VT)
- Ozark Herbal Academy (Eureka Springs, AR)
- Philo School of Energetics (Philo, CA)
- Rootwork Herbals* (Ithaca, NY)
- Sacred Plant Traditions (Charlottesville, VA)
- Sacred Vibes Apothecary* (Brooklyn, NY)
- School of Plant and Place Connection (Milford, PA)
- Terra Sylva School of Botanical Medicine (Marshall, NC)
- Traditions School of Herbal Studies (St. Petersburg, FL)
- Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism (Montpelier, VT)
- Vital Ways (Portland, OR)
- Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine (Austin, TX)
- Wild Gather: Seeds of Herbalism (Hudson Valley, NY)
- Wisdom of the Herbs School (Woodbury, VT)
Clinical Herbalism Programs
Online + Distance Learning Clinical Herbalism Programs
- David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies
Online Clinical Herbalist Training - Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine
Live-Streamed Integrative Intensive Program - Hill College
Holistic Wellness Pathway within the Associate of Science Biology Major - School of Evolutionary Herbalism
Advanced Clinical Herbalism Online Program
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Hybrid Clinical Herbalism Programs
(Online with Some In-Person Requirements)
- Dominion Herbal College (Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada)
Clinical Herbal Therapy - Herbal Medics Academy (San Antonio, TX)
Herbal Clinician Program - Maryland University of Integrative Health (Laurel, MD)
Master of Science in Therapeutic Herbalism
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In-Person Clinical Herbalism Programs
- ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism (New York, NY)
Clinical Program in Herbal Medicine - Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine (Asheville, NC)
Advanced Clinical Program - Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine (Wendell, MA)
Cultivating Clinical Herbalism - Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism (Boulder, CO)
Clinical Herbalism - Columbines School of Botanical Studies (Eugene, OR)
Apprenticeship and Clinical Internship - CommonWealth Center for Holistic Herbalism (Boston, MA)
Advanced Studies Program and Clinical Rotations - David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies (Washington, NJ)
On-Site Herbalist’s Training - Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine (Lowgap, NC)
On-Site Integrative Intensive Program - Farmacy Herbs (Providence, RI)
Herbal Residency Program - Green Path Herb School (Missoula, MT)
Clinical Program - Hawthorn Institute (Ashland, OR)
Advanced Clinical Training - Hill College (Hillsboro, TX)
Holistic Wellness Pathway within the Associate of Science Biology Major - Northeast School of Botanical Medicine (Ithaca, NY)
Community Herbalism Intensive - Ohlone Herbal Center (Berkeley, CA)
Clinical Internship - Pacific Rim College (Victoria, BC)
Western Herbal Medicine Programs - Sacred Plant Traditions (Charlottesville, VA)
Clinic I – Therapeutics and Clinic II – Practicum - Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism (Montpelier, VT)
Clinical Herbalist Training Program - Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine (Cedar Creek, TX)
Clinical Herbcrafter
Herb Classes + Workshops
- Cline Apothecary School of Herbal Medicine (Sewanee, TN)
Several herbal workshops and events in and around middle Tennessee - Herbal Revolution Farm & Apothecary (Mid-coast Maine)
Six month botanical exploration in Maine - Hood Herbalism*+ (Various communities in Southern California)
Community based herbal education project for people of color - Mujeres de Maize* (Various locations)
Holistic wellness classes + workshops - No Taste Like Home (Western North Carolina)
Herbal classes + workshops in Western North Carolina - Ritual Botanica (Marshall, NC)
Herbal workshops in Western North Carolina - School of Plant and Place Connection (Milton, PA)
An herbal medicine school cultivating kinship with the natural world - Soul Fire Farm*
Food and Medicinal Sovereignty education for BIPOC Online Learning Workshops/Series - Sweet Flag Herbs (Fredonia, NY)
Herbal classes in Western New York - Urban Outdoor Skills (around Los Angeles,CA)
Plant walks and classes in the Los Angeles area - Villagers (Asheville, NC)
Workshops for thoughtful, empowered living - Wild Gather: Hudson Valley School of Herbal Studies (Hudson Valley, NY)
Various workshops throughout the year - Wintergreen Botanicals (Allenstown, NH)
Community herbalism classes in New Hampshire with some online offerings - Woke Without the Work* (online)
An online workshop for Non-BIPOC Herbalists, who are seeking to move beyond optical support of BIPOC communities, towards active, tangible, and embodied practices of equity. - Workshops by Mandana (ماندانا)* (various locations)
Workshops led by Mandana Boushee and others
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Fortunately, there are a multitude of ways to learn about herbalism these days! We’d like to provide a comprehensive list from around the country, so if we’ve missed your school or workshop, drop us a line and we’ll add you to the list.
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For a directory of herbal resources, including organizations, schools, and practitioners, run by people of color and queer/trans/gender non-conforming herbalists, please go here.
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