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 (*these can be difficult to find new right now- we will order some in the Summer and have them for sale for about $25)
- Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification by Thomas J. Elpel 6th edition
- Southwest Medicinal Plants by John Slattery
Required Books for Level 1 (Full Course & Virtual Mondays):
- Botany in a Day: The Patterns Method of Plant Identification by Thomas J. Elpel 6th edition (click on title to purchase through SJS)
- 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
- 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
- Southwest Medicinal Plants by John Slattery
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/)
- Alchemy of Herbs by Rosalee de la Foret (also available on Kindle)
- The Healing Power of Ginseng & The Tonic Herbs by Paul Bergner
- Working the Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing by Michele Elizabeth Lee
- Wildflowers of Texas by Michael Eason