…just a start, more coming soon!
Online Herbal Writings:
flaming fern on volcano, Hawai’i
7Song, blog
Dana Woodruff, Dandelioness Herbals
Guido Masé, A Radicle
jim macdonald, herbcraft (includes index of many others’ writings, as well)
Kiva Rose, The Medicine Woman’s Roots
Lisa Rose Starner, Burdock and Rose
Melanie Pulla, Herb Geek
Numen: The Healing Power of Plants
Paul Bergner, Medical Herbalism Journal
Rebecca Altman, Cauldrons and Crockpots
Renee Davis, Gold Roots and Threads
Rosalee de la Foret, Herbal Remedies Advice
Education:
focusing on long-term onsite, clinical training
Colorado School of Clinical Herbalism ~ Boulder, CO; Lisa Ganora, director
North American Institute of Medical Herbalism ~ Portland, OR; Paul Bergner, director
Northeast School of Botanical Medicine ~ Ithaca, NY; 7Song, director
Ohlone Herbal Center ~ Berkeley, CA; Pam Fischer, director
School of Traditional Western Herbalism ~ Portland, OR; Chris Smaka and Hanna Jordan, directors
Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism ~Montpelier, VT; Betzy Bancroft, Guido Masé and I, directors
Organizations:
Books:
Gardening:
The Medicinal Herb Grower, vol 1, Richo Cech
Growing 101 Herbs that Heal, Tammi Hartung
The Medicinal Garden: How to Grow and Use Your Own Medicinal Plants, Anne McIntyre
Medicinal Herbs in the Garden, Field and Marketplace, Lee Sturdivant and Tim Blakely
The Seed Starters Handbook, Nancy Bubel
Teaming with Microbes, Jeff Lowenfels & Wayne Lewis
Gaia’s Garden, Toby Hemenway (permaculture classic)
Making Plant Medicine, Richo Cech
Medicine-Maker’s Handbook, James Green
A Woman’s Book of Herbs, Deb-Soule
Growing Chinese Herbs Specifically:
The Chinese Medicinal Herb Farm: The Cultivator’s Guide to Small-Scale Organic Herb Production, Peg Schafer
Herbal Emissaries: Bringing Chinese Herbs to the West, Steven Foster & Chongxi Yue
General Beginner Herbals with Good Pictures/Illustrations:
The Family Herbal, Rosemary Gladstar
Flower Power, Anne McIntyre
An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica, Jing-Nuan Wu (not for absolute beginners, but clear concise monographs for each plant)
Advanced Herbal Texts:
coming soon…
