Books may be available locally in Austin at Book Woman, Book People or Half Price Books. We recommend contacting them first to make sure. If you’d like to purchase online, please use the affiliate links below to purchase through IndieBound and earn credit for Sacred Journey School of Herbalism. A couple of books are not available through IndieBound and we have provided links to find those used through Half Price Books instead.
Required Books for Outdoor Classes (Level 1 & Level 2 Outdoor)
- Wildflowers of the Texas Hill Country by Marshall Enquist
- Native and Naturalized Woody Plants of Austin and the Hill Country by Daniel Lynch (*reprint available only at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Gift shop for about $20 or find used)
- Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification by Thomas J. Elpel 6th edition (click on title to purchase through SJS)
Required Books for Level 1:
- Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer (also available on audio book)
- Healing Wise by Susun Weed
- Adaptogens: Herbs for Strength, Stamina, and Stress Relief by David Winston and Steven Maimes
- Alchemy of Herbs by Rosalee de la Foret (also available on Kindle)
- Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care by Maria Noel Groves (also available on Kindle)
- Medicinal Plants of the Desert and Canyon West by Michael Moore
- Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West (2003 edition) by Michael Moore
Other Resources (not required):
- Plant Identification Terminology by James G. Harris & Melinda Woolf Harris
- The New Holistic Herbal by David Hoffman
- Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West by Michael Moore
- Los Remedios- Traditional Herbal Remedies of the Southwest by Michael Moore
- Trees of Central Texas by Robert A. Vines
- The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook- A Home Manual by James Green
- Wild Edible Plants of Texas by Charles W. Kane
- Medicinal Plants of the American Southwest by Charles W. Kane
- Idiot’s Guide: Foraging by Mark “Merriwether” Vorderbruggen, PhD (he also has a great website for looking up local edible plants- http://www.foragingtexas.com/)
- Eat in Peace to Live in Peace by Charlotte Kikel