Roots & Branches

The Roots and Branches Herbal Home Study Course was originally the "follow-up course for our Herbal Medicine Making Kit. The "Roots" are foundational lessons and the "Branches" were monthly lessons we sent out via email.

Now, we have made HerbMentor.com the follow up to the Herbal Medicine Making Kit. We still do the free lessons, and they are called HerbMentor News.

We changed this system to meet the varied learning styles of the folks who bought our kit. Also, we had many people visit LearningHerbs who did not want the kit, but still wanted to learn from us.

Now, Roots & Branches is an optional eCourse for people. It is one of many ways you can learn using HerbMentor. You can even access to old "branches" newsletters in the Newsletter Backissues section.

Should you do Roots & Branches?

Roots & Branches is ideal if you are interested in learning the plants that grow around you and want a simple and safe way start to harvesting wild plants for food and medicine.

I encourage all HerbMentor members to download it and take a took through it. You can just read it, or pick and choose what exercises you want to do. Choose what herbal experiences inspire you.

Here’s what we cover in Roots and Branches:

• How to approach herbal medicine so it doesn’t feel overwhelming and impossible to learn.
• What the best books are to start with, and how to use them.
• What herbal nourishment is and how to bring it into your life.
• How to make herbal teas and herbal infusions.
• How to stay healthy using nourishing herbs.
• Do herbal pill supplements really work?
• The three healing traditions.
• How to put together a natural travel first aid kit.
• All about the herbs, essential oils, homeopathics and flower essences included in the first aid kit.
• How to learn about plants by journaling along with several other methods.
• What are the most poisonous plants and how to learn which ones grow near you.
• Your journaling will introduce you to THE BIG SIX herbs to know.
• All about wildcrafting using one of the best herbal wildcrafting books available.
• How to wildcraft by actually harvesting a plant in the wild.
• How to harvest herbs in an ethical and sustainable manner.
• My personal secret as to where to harvest the safest herbs.
• How to cook with wild plants.
• How to find out what herbal schools are in your area.
• An introduction to community herbalism.
• How to find your herbal passion and your place in herbal medicine.
• Safe places to order herbs and supplies.
• About the benefits of herbal vinegars and how to make one.