Juliet Blankespoor – ONLINE HERBAL IMMERSION PROGRAM
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Build drop-dead gorgeous herb gardens, frequented by colorful pollinators and covetous neighbors.
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Juliet Blankespoor – ONLINE HERBAL IMMERSION PROGRAM
Have you ever felt confused trying to grow your own herb garden?
Or wondered which herbal preparation will be the most potent?
I understand how hard it is to navigate the deluge of herbal information out there, and find a resource you can trust.
With over thirty years under my belt growing herbs, making medicine, and teaching about plants, I’ve come up with a program that is chock-full of expert guidance for cultivating medicinal herbs and addressing common ailments at home with your very own tinctures, syrups, poultices and salves.
Bonus: You’ll be learning all about herbs while you save money—growing the garden of your dreams and whipping up a homegrown medicine chest full of the highest quality remedies to be found!
Watch Our Video About the Herbal Immersion Program!
Herbal Immersion Program Outline (1,200 hours)
MODULE 1
Foundations in Herbalism
Cultivating Relationships with Healing Plants • Introduction to Botany • Plant Families • Vegetative and Floral Terms • Herbal Actions • Ethical Wildcrafting • Spring Plant Walk • Medicinal Preparations • Harvesting Herbs • Edible Flowers
MODULE 1.25
Herbal Safety
Herbal Safety: Introduction • Herbal Safety: Essential Oils and Allergic and Topical Reactions • Herbal Safety: Adulteration, Contamination, and Notable Constituents • Herbal Safety: Herb-Drug Interactions • Herbal Safety: Pregnancy and Lactation • Herbal Safety: Serious Health Conditions and Concerns
MODULE 1.5
Herbalism in Action
Identity and Personal, Community, and Cultural Health • Identity Concepts: Some Definitions & Parameters • Introduction to Health Disparities • Health Disparities: The Framework • Health Disparities: Root Causes and Outcomes • Strategies to Help Healers and Health Care Workers Combat Disparities • Mutual Aid and Community Care • Herbal Accessibility: Uniting Culture and Community Gardens • Professionalism and Ethics: Relationships, Reputation, Accountability, Attribution, Plagiarism, Confidentiality • Energetic Plant Medicine
MODULE 1.75
North American Herbal History and Traditions
Connecting With Your Own Herbal Lineage & Honoring Other Traditions • Introduction • A History of European & North American Colonial Herbal Medicine • A History of Native American Herbal Medicine • A History of Black Herbal Medicine from Africa to North America • A History of Latin American Influences on Herbal Medicine in North America • Black Herbal Elders with Lucretia Van Dyke
MODULE 2
The Nitty-Gritty of Soil, Part 1
Principles of Organic Gardening • Planning Your Dream Garden • Adaptations for Garden Accessibility • Growing Healthy Soil • Building Soil Fertility • Botanical Garden Allies • Creating New Garden Beds • Container Gardening
MODULE 3
Common Useful Garden Weeds
Daylily • Lamb’s Quarters • Chickweed • Dandelion • Violet • Purple Dead Nettle • Cleavers • Creasy Greens • Garlic Mustard • Yellow Dock • Japanese Honeysuckle
MODULE 4
Plant Propagation
Special Strategies for Germinating Herbs: Stratification, Scarification, and Light-Dependent Germination • Preparing Seed Trays • Sowing Seeds • Soil Blocks • Bottom Heat • Root Division • Stem Cuttings • Layering • Seed Saving of Medicinal Herbs
MODULE 5
Tonic Herbs and Adaptogens
Introduction to Adaptogens, Alteratives and Tonic Herbs • Gotu Kola • Tulsi • Nettles • Milky Oats • Astragalus • Ginseng • Hibiscus
MODULE 6
The Nitty-Gritty of Soil, Part 2
Introduction to Permaculture • Building a Compost Pile • Composting Leaf Mold • Organic Pest and Disease Management • Season Extension • Woodland Cultivation of Medicinal Herbs • Homemade Potting Soil
MODULE 7
Herbs for the Immune System
Introduction to Immune Stimulants, Immunomodulators and Antimicrobials • Spilanthes • Echinacea • Goldenseal • Bee Balm and Wild Bergamot • Calendula • Boneset • Elderberry
MODULE 8
Introduction to the Digestive System
Bitters, Astringents and Carminatives • Foundations of Nutrition: Whole Foods, Organic Foods and GMOs • Macronutrients, Fiber, and Intestinal Flora • Vitamins and Minerals • Bioflavonoids • Food Allergies and Intolerances
MODULE 9
Herbs for the Digestive System
Anise Hyssop • Meadowsweet • Fennel • Mint • Chamomile • Lemon Balm • Basil
MODULE 10
Herbs for the Respiratory System
Introduction to Expectorants, Demulcents and Anticatarrhals • Elecampane • Mullein • Marshmallow • Yarrow • Goldenrod
MODULE 11
Herbs for the Nervous System
Introduction to Nervines, Hypnotics, Anxiolytics, Antidepressants and Analgesics • Valerian • Skullcap • Passionflower • California Poppy • Mimosa • Rose • Vervain
MODULE 12
Herbs for the Ovarian Generative System
Uterine Tonics, Emmenagogues, Hormone Balancers and Uterine Antispasmodics • Ecology of Estrogen in the Body • Red Raspberry and Blackberry • Black Cohosh • Vitex • Motherwort
MODULE 12.5
Herbs for the Testicular Generative System
TCM Terms, Anatomy, and Patterns • 5 Plants for the Testicular Generative System • Herbs, Foods, and Conditions
MODULE 13
Medicine Making – Core Preparations
Infusions and Decoctions • Tinctures • Herbal Honeys and Syrups • Herbal Vinegars • Flower Essences
MODULE 14
Food as Medicine
Meads • Culinary Oils • Infused Vinegars • Fire Ciders: Spicy Vinegars • Goo Balls • Compound Butters • Herbal Finishing Salts • Herbal Sauces • Wild Herbal Pestos, Hummus, and Pâté • Medicinal Mushroom Concoction • Herbal Popsicles, Iced Teas, and Granitas • Bone Broth • Bitters • Shrubs • Herbal Ice Cubes • Simple Syrups • Cocktails and Mocktails
MODULE 15
Topical Preparations and Natural Body Care
Infused Oils and Salves • Compresses, Poultices, and Herbal First Aid • Introduction to Hydrotherapy • Introduction to Aromatherapy • Floral Skin Serum • Body Butters • Salt Scrubs • Bath Salts • Aromatherapy Sprays • Aromatic Massage Oils
MODULE 16
Herbal Livelihoods and Career Paths
The Heart of Livelihoods: Business Ethics and Inspiration • Herbal Livelihoods • The Nitty-Gritty of Herbal Businesses • Introduction to Current Good Manufacturing Processes (cGMPs) and Product Labeling Requirements • Further Learning and Networking • Connecting to Your Life’s Purpose • Permaculture in Action: Joe Hollis’ Mountain Gardens • Amy Hamilton • Lorna Mauney-Brodek • Dr. James Duke • Asia Suler • History of Earthaven Ecovillage • Permaculture Principles with Chuck Marsh • Kauai Farmacy Gardens • Brandon Ruiz • Marc Williams • Ayo Ngozi Drayton • Leah Penniman • Meshell Orozco • Ellenie Cruz
MODULE 17
Siting Reference Guide – Regional Profiles and Habitat Lists
Arid Lowland Climates with Monica Rude • Cold Temperate Climates with Deb Soule • Arid Mountainous Climates with Kathi Keville • Rocky Soils in Mid-Continental Climates with Steven Foster • Subtropical Climates with Emily Ruff • Mediterranean Climates with Richo Cech • Woodland Medicinals with Joe Hollis • Wetland Herbs • Shade Herbs • Arid Climate Herbs • Hot and Humid Climate Herbs • Temperate Moist Climates (Pacific Northwest/BC Climates) with Meshell Orozco
Full Program Outline and Course Hours
You’ll have complete access to the entire 1,200-hour program just as soon as you enroll. To keep you on track and engaged, you’ll receive monthly emails from us with an introduction to each module. However, you’re welcome
to move at your own pace through the material.
Here’s what you’ll be able to do after completing the program:
- Build drop-dead gorgeous herb gardens, frequented by colorful pollinators and covetous neighbors
- Create your own medicine chest, filled with high-quality botanical remedies, made from homegrown herbs and medicinal wild weeds
- Start an herbal nursery, small herb farm, or herbal CSA
- Use tonic herbs to promote long-term health and help prevent illness
- Connect with plants, the earth, and the cycles of life on a deeper level
- Address common health complaints with your own teas, tinctures, salves and oils
- Teach your children to prepare their own herbal remedies – laying the foundation for self-care and knowledge of natural medicine
- Indulge yourself with luscious body butters, creams and scrubs
- Create value-added medicinal or culinary products for your farm
- Lavish your loved ones with beautiful and tasty herbal-based gifts
- Master herbal actions so you can better match herbs with specific conditions
- Share the abundant herbal harvest with your friends, family and neighbors
- Discover your own herbal allies: treasured plant friends you can call on for years
- Develop a homespun herbal products business
- Gather common wild foods and prepare them into delectable meals
- Build a forest garden with endangered medicinal plants
- Grow perennial vegetables, culinary herbs and edible flowers as a hobby or small specialty business
Who’s this course for?
Anyone who wants to learn more about growing and using medicinal plants, including:
- Herbal enthusiasts and herbalists who want to go deeper with botanical medicine
- Herbal entrepreneurs who wish to start an herbal products line or an herb nursery or seed business
- Parents who wish to learn about simple natural remedies that can easily be grown and prepared at home
- Botanical moguls who wish to grow a sustainable herbal products business based on medicine sourced from their own fields and gardens
- Vegetable farmers who want to diversify their crops and create value-added culinary and medicinal products
- Permaculturists who wish to further explore the realm of healing plants and wild foods
- Community garden organizers and instructors who want to bring the joy of herbs into their communities
- Homesteaders and vegetable growers interested in medicinal sovereignty and long-term community resilience and self-sufficiency
- Gardeners who wish to incorporate more useful plants into the home landscape
- Homeschooling families with older children and teenagers who are excited to explore medicinal garden plants together (see FAQs for details)
- Herbalists trained in the medicinal use of herbs, who want to know the herbs on a more intimate level, especially how to grow them
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