***This course is Full- please sign up for our waitlist to be notified if any spots open up and for future classes***
This is a collaborative class with Co-teachers Ginger Webb of Texas Medicinals and Caroline Riley Carberry of 7Feathers Apothecary. The Village Herbalist is for those of us who want to dive into community herbalism and medicinal plant cultivation. We will work towards feeling empowered to understand, grow, and prepare medicinals for the health of ourselves and community.
During this five class series, we will explore medicinal plants that grow locally throughout the seasons, one taste at a time. The tastes include: Salty, Sweet, Bitter, Pungent, Aromatic, and Sour. Each of these tastes dictate how the plants actively work with our body, mind and spirits. These herbal actions direct us to how the herbs will best support our health and wellbeing.
We prepare plant remedies and share recipes during each class that the students take home. We also explore regenerative cultivation techniques including garden design, soil health and propagation. Students receive seeds, starts and divisions of plants to start their own medicinal garden.
It is our hope that with each Village Herbalist class we are sending a new group of herbalists out into the world to support the health and resilience of greater community.
LOCATION
This course meets on Saturdays from 10:30 am – 4:30 pm at:
Whole Life Learning Center
10801 Old San Antonio Rd
Austin, TX 78748
DATES
Saturdays 10:30am – 4:30pm
Feb 6
March 13
April 10
May 15
June 5
COST- Sliding Scale
$200 Deposit [subtracted from your full tuition] to hold spot (non-refundable, in conjunction with payment plan)
$450 – $750 Sliding Scale Tuition for Full Course
*Early Bird discount of $50 through 12/15
Payment in full or payment plans available. Contact us with payment plan questions at sacredjourneyherbalism@gmail.com.
This class is open to 21 people max- make your deposit or full payment today to hold your spot!
Course Updates due to Covid-19:
While learning about plants and gaining a deep understanding of herbal medicines is always of value, we feel that during a pandemic it is especially valuable. This is an important time to be doing this work and we are committed to continuing our classes in engaging and safe ways.
The greater Herbal Community is by and large united in our commitment to flattening the curve. With that in mind, we are making sure that all Sacred Journey School of Herbalism classes are operating in accordance with the guidelines suggested by the American Herbalists Guild and our Local & State Governments.
While we cannot see the future, we are basing our plans on the current guidelines and will always have the option to adjust if they become more or less restrictive at any time. It is our goal to have as much outdoor time together as a class as safety allows.
To keep everyone safe, we will divide the class into small groups and rotate through “sections” with Ginger and Caroline. We will also require all staff and students to wear masks, stay 6 feet apart at all times, do temperature checks at the beginning of each class, and ask folks to stay home if they feel sick at all, have a fever or have had possible exposure to covid-19. We encourage frequent handwashing and use of hand sanitizer.
INSTRUCTORS
Ginger Webb is a community herbalist, mother, certified Kundalini Yoga Teacher, permaculturist, and wild plant lover/expert. She has owned and operated Texas Medicinals since 1999, supplying Central Texas with high quality herbal medicine. She is the Founder, Director and Primary Instructor of Sacred Journey School of Herbalism, which offers an 8-month, 200-hour herbalist training program, along with Community Classes, Kitchen Witchery Classes, and Advanced Level courses. Her intention is not just to train people to become herbalists, but most importantly to help awaken and nurture their innate love for the plants and the earth. Ginger counts many teachers along her herbal path, most notably Michael Moore (1999 SWSBM graduate) and Sage Maurer (Gaia School of Healing & Earth Education). She is one of the pillars of the Central Texas herbalist community and may be best known for combining the ancient wisdom of the chakra system with Western herbal medicine in her Materia Medica.
Caroline Riley Carberry is a Texas native who grew up in the garden and free ranging on the Texas coast with her family. She discovered permaculture design while living in Colorado in 2004 and soon incorporated the ethics and principles into her Montessori classroom as a foundation to learn from nature with youth. With a passion for experiential learning and regenerative design, Caroline instructs Permaculture Design Courses through Austin Permaculture Guild. Her goal is to create a unique learning opportunity for her students from her vast experience. Caroline has studied permaculture with many great instructors, including Geoff Lawton, Warren Brush, Judd Hobbs and Dick Pierce.
She founded the Whole Life Learning Center in 2011 with her husband. This holistic learning center for children ages 3-14 years is where she focuses her efforts, stewarding the almost 2 acre micro farm and living classroom. The gardens are full of native and adapted edible and medicinal plants which are harvested, prepared and sold through 7Feather Trading Post. You can find her here amongst the plants, next to the pond or laughing with the goats, chickens, ducks and children.
When not at the learning center Caroline can be found searching out cool waters for swimming and enjoying the retreat of her South Austin home with her family.
CLASS REFUND POLICY
Deposits and class payments are non-refundable, but may be used toward future classes within a one year period if you contact us to withdraw at least 2 weeks BEFORE the class begins. If you withdraw after this time period, all payments made are not refundable or transferrable AND your full balance is still due if your payment plan is not complete. Please understand that your tuition pays for a spot in that particular class and that is why we have to stick to this policy. If you have to miss classes, we will work with you to help you make up the material. We know that circumstances change and life challenges come up, but we cannot make exceptions. Please read our full Class Refund Policy
- February 6, 2021
10:30 am - 4:30 pm - March 13, 2021
10:30 am - 4:30 pm - April 10, 2021
10:30 am - 4:30 pm - May 15, 2021
10:30 am - 4:30 pm - June 5, 2021
10:30 am - 4:30 pm