Shaena Heartwood is a Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine graduate and the owner of Humble Creek Farm where she and her family grow a diverse array of medicinal herbs, pollinator flowers, and native fruits, and with that abundance create herbalist-formulated seasonal herbal care products that honor the land and nourish the home and body.
Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine
Student Business Spotlight Series
We’re delighted to spotlight Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine’s alumni businesses!
Our graduates have gone on to start every kind of herbalist career you can imagine, including herbal farms, stores, apothecaries, nurseries, community gardens, and clinical practices. Some are herbal instructors or have incorporated herbalism into their healing practices. Visit our Student Herbal Business Directory for further details about the ventures of our current and former students. If you’d like to hear more of what our students are saying about their time with us, please visit our Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine’s Review Page.
Student Spotlights
Botánica Cimarrón: Student Business Spotlight
We recently had a conversation with Star Feliz (they/them) of Botánica Cimarrón for our Student Business Spotlight series. Star is a clinical herbalist, full-spectrum doula, spiritual guide, and Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine graduate. They practice Afro-Taino Caribbean and Western herbalism, drawing creative inspiration from their ancestral lineage and a big imagination for an earth-healing future.
READ MOREJewelweed: Student Business Spotlight
Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine graduate Jodi McKee, proprietor and herbalist behind Jewelweed, a small-batch herbal apothecary and healing venue located just outside of Minneapolis, MN, talks to us for our Student Business Spotlight series. The shop was named in honor of the local wildflower that grows prolifically nearby. Jewelweed offers an exclusive in-house seasonal line of handcrafted products made with organic or locally-grown and wildcrafted plants.
READ MOREOur Online Herbal Courses
We connect people with plants and the earth through teaching about bioregional herbal medicine. Our courses are some of the most detailed and informational herbal offerings that you will find anywhere in the world!
Take a peek at our Course Comparison Chart to get started on your herbal journey!