Geared toward students who have completed the Foundations in Herbalism Program with Linda Shanahan, this course will dive more deeply into seasonal & herbal energetics, human physiology & pathology by body system, and hands on medicinal plant production.  It is a 7-month long course comprised of live monthly Zoom Sessions and 12 hours of on-farm learning taking place one Friday-Saturday per month for a total of 100+ hours of class time. 

This class is rain or shine, occurring in Doylestown, Pennsylvania from April through October.  Class time is 11 am-5 pm each day.   

Class Structure:

Fridays: Field (Plant ID) Walk, Organoleptic Assessment Exercise, Seasonal Energetics/Pathology Lecture, Harvest & Advanced Medicine Making and Use

Saturdays: Field (Planning) Walk, Greenhouse Production, Cover Crops, Field Planting and Cultivation, Harvest, Post Harvest Handling & Processing, Storage

Class Dates:

April 26 & 27th

May 24 & 25

June 21 & 22

July 26 & 27

August 30 & 31

September 27 & 28

October 25 & 26

Zoom sessions will occur on Tuesday evening, dates to be announced and will be recorded.  

Detailed Syllabus to follow. This class is ONLY OPEN to students who have taken the Foundations course.