Dear herbkin (herbal family),
Thank you so much for your interest in Sacred Gaian Herbalism! After over a decade running group-based apprenticeships, I am proud to support students from around the world and from all walks of life with one-on-one, personalized herbal education. The world needs more herbalists!
About
Blackbird’s Daughter Botanicals Sacred Gaian Herbalism Education is designed to offer in-depth herbal education and meaningful connection to the Planet, wherever you’re located. As Herbkin - our inclusive term for all people connected through our work with the healing plants- we learn to embody herbalism in ways that support us as individuals and community members, and as inhabitants of a quickly changing world, through study, ritual, projects, and hands-on experience.
Tuition
My standard price for herbal education is $90/hour, with sliding scale available. Please read about our Sliding Scale before registering.
I offer this program at an affordable cost with the goal of returning this wisdom back to people everywhere. In return, we ask participants to agree to share some of what they make and learn with others, (especially regarding where the plants and practices originate and which cultures are the traditional wisdom holders), to ensure the ethical knowledge of wellness spreads.
Join the warmhearted path to the wild wisdom you’ve been craving!
“Jessica and the Sacred Gaian Herbalism have been a soul healing adventure. Jessica’s knowledge and passion for the plants makes it impossible to not fall in love with the natural world at our feet. Through the lens of herbalism we are able to learn so much from the plants, they truly are our greatest teachers. This entire program has helped me fall in love with the green world of nature, find the light within myself that has helped connect me back to my roots and the earth. Jessica’s program teaches you to do just that and so much more. Her passion and approach are truly magical in a way I have never experienced before. This herbalism program gives back not only to your soul but to the entire community, plants and world as a whole. I am forever grateful to have crossed this path. I will recommend this program over and over again 💚🌳💜”
Ready to join? Hooray!
Call Jessica at (802) 578-7931 to plan your herbal adventure!
A donation a day keeps the Wise Woman at play!
Not ready to commit to the program but want to support our mission? No problem! Consider donating so that we can continue offering sliding-scale community herbalism and sharing the ways of Sacred Gaian Herbalism to all that come knocking. This helps our community greatly. We appreciate you!
Prepare to sing, taste, laugh, play, make messes, and fall even more in love with herbalism and Nature!
More good stuff to know
Accessibility and Accommodations: If you need accommodations for learning differences or physical needs, please let Jessica know, and we will create a plan to personalize your learning and optimize your success! At this time we regret that the outhouse is not wheelchair accessible (though you can wheel directly up to the door, there is a small rise inside). The outdoor terrain is uneven, though navigable with all-terrain wheels. If you use a chair, and would like to attend in person classes, reach out and we’ll take you on a zoom tour of the grounds, outhouse, etc and brainstorm possible modifications together, so you can determine your best course of action. We do have a wide wheel walker available to use on premises.
Lodging: For non-local students, we have opportunities to tent camp or RV (no hookup) for free. The Nest (a private, 2 room suite with deck and balcony overlooking the woods) and the Bower (a single room overlooking the gardens and Wild Medicinals & Mushroom Trail) available for rent. We currently have an outhouse and 3-season outdoor shower available for guest use. There are many other B&B rentals, campgrounds, hotels, and motels available in the scenic Seacoast area. Blackbird’s Daughter Botanicals is 27 miles from the Atlantic Ocean beaches, and there are many museums, trails, galleries, and restaurants within a 40 minute drive.
Extra Benefits
One of our gardening guru fairy godmothers, Marie!
Co-working: If you would like a quiet place to come and work on your own stuff (including homework) when I don’t have clients, you are welcome to arrange times do so! I tend to work better with some quiet company nearby, as long as you’re self-sufficient, and we can occasionally break for a communal quick walk, some yoga, etc.
Garden/Permaculture/Carpentry Skillbuilding: Interested in getting your hands even dirtier and leaving your mark? Talk to me about helping out with infrastructure projects like making garden beds, building projects, laying trails, etc. Intrepid intermediate apprentices can request to take on a specific crop/area to cultivate, including sylvaculture.
My Library: you are welcome to arrange times to come and browse through my book collection. I do not lend them out, but you can curl up with them here!
Bulk Herbs, Spices. Essential Oils, and Materials: The apothecary is stocked with hundreds of freshly dried local herbs, spices, oils, beeswax, honey, bottles, jars, etc. for all your remedy-making needs! We also have a wholesale account with several organic (dried and fresh) herb companies and growers, and will typically place an order 1-2 times a year. Need something else? Order from Mountain Rose using our school’s affiliate link, and support our scholarships and sliding scale!
Student Discounts & Affiliate Orders: Blackbird’s Daughter Botanicals (10% off), Mountain Rose (click here or on the graphic below for our affiliate link), Foster Farm Herbs (discount), American Herbalists’ Guild student membership.
