Seed to Soup 2025: Foundational Herbal Apprenticeship for Community Herbalists
Transform your passion for herbs into practical knowledge with our immersive 10-month program in Sperryville, Virginia. With Colleen and other teachers supporting your journey, we offer beautiful connections with the surrounding plants, allowing us to connect and co-create. Combining practical knowledge and deeper connections, we all grow together.
Program Highlights
In-person sessions: 4th Saturday of each month, February-November (9 AM - 3 PM)
- Monthly Online Modules
- Supplemental harvest and medicine-making dates
- Private community group for ongoing support
- Hands-on learning at local farms and venues within 10 miles of our apothecary
What You'll Learn
-Gardening techniques for medicinal and edible plants
- Creating a home apothecary
- Making herbal remedies
- Sustainable and self-sufficient herbalism practices
- Cooking with wild foods and herbs
Monthly Focus and Online Modules
February:
- In-person: Indoor seed starting & garden design
- Online: Getting Started with Herbal Medicine
March:
- In-person: Soil preparation, tree barks, teas & water extractions
- Online: Herbal Actions & Energetic
April:
- In-person: Planting, dividing & harvesting, wild food cooking
- Online: Herbs for Nutrition & Wild Foods
May:
In-person: Garden tending, flower essences, herbal vinegar & honey
Online: Herbs for Digestive System
June:
In-person: Harvesting, processing, drying herbs, making tinctures
Online: Herbs for Nervous System: Anxiety, Sleep & Brain Health
July:
- Online focus: Sustainable and Self-sufficient Herbalism Practices
- In-person opportunities for harvesting and learning
August:
- In-person: Medicine making, first aid herbalism, salves and oils
- Online: Herbs for Cardiovascular Health
September:
- In-person: Immunity boosters, fall remedies, seed harvesting
- Online: Herbs & Remedies for Immune System
October:
- In-person: Root and tree bark harvesting, winter garden prep
- Online: Herbs for Respiratory System
November - 10-2pm
In-person: Crafting your personal apothecary, integrating herbs into daily life
Final project: Create a dish inspired by an aromatic herb or wild food and a remedy for each classmate for a beautiful exchange of our hands and hearts.
What's Included
- Monthly in-person classes with hands-on experience
- Monthly online modules covering various herbal topics
- Healthy lunch featuring wild foods and herbs during in-person sessions
- 20% discount on tools, bulk herbs, seedlings, and books at our Apothecary -
Additional Information
Payment plans available (small processing fee applies)
Email us for questions or special consideration - including our Work Study Opportunity.
Our course books are -
- Course books: "Healing Garden" by Juliet Blankenspoor and "Body in Balance" by Maria Noel Groves and optional for the gardeners, Tami Hartung Homegrown Herbs.
Special Note: A portion of our herbs and medicines will support free community clinics like ours or others in the local or in-need communities.
Join us to deepen your connection with herbs and nature while building practical skills for a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle.
