Herbal School Homepage
Welcome to the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine's website. Within, you will find current and relevant information about the herb school and its herbal education programs, a place to view and download a variety of handouts and photos about herbs and tangentially related subjects, and other areas where 7Song actively participates, such as the Ithaca Free Clinic
NSBM Class 2009-San Juan NF, CO
Thank you for taking the time to search us out. Our goal is to help everyone find a herbal program that meets their needs, as well as offering tools (such as photos) to help anyone gain insights into the beauty and practical utility of herbal medicine.
Northeast School of Botanical Medicine-Ithaca, NY
For those interested in the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine Program 2010
If you are interested in the program please contact me soon, as I will be leaving for Nicaragua in a few weeks (see below). You do not need to come and apply in person, but it would be prudent and insightful if you do.
NSBM 2009-hidden in the Goldenrod
Working in a Free Clinic in Nicaragua this Winter
This winter I will spend a few weeks working in a free clinic in Nicaragua. I look forward to working in a different free clinic environment. The clinic is run by a friend Dr. Tabatha Parker ND and the clinic is Natural Doctor's International (Facebook page). I will be helping out and learning in a number of capacities; treating patients, teaching incoming professional students, and learning new skills. I do not yet speak Spanish (how embarrassing), but I will have a translator and hopefully pick it up as I go along. I am also acquiring as many botanical field guides to Nicaragua as I can, so I can identify the local flora. I will write about my experiences there later.
Herb Student Apprenticeship Program 2010 (please read if interested)
There is still room for one more apprentice in the 2010 program, please call or write if you are interested
I also want to suggest that since there is room for only one more apprentice to consider being a student. It's not such a bad thing and honestly there are advantages as well. I write this as the odds are much greater for you to get in, if you really are interested in the program.
Also, as the apprenticeship fills up I look towards specialized skills. One of the one most useful is mad computer skills. That is to help me with the myriad problems that arise from software and hardware frustrations (I use a PC and a Mac). This is not a requirement, but I thought I'd let you know. Of course I am mainly looking for dedicated, trustworthy, fun-loving, clinical-oriented , hard working folks.
2009 Syllabi-For Both Programs-(The 2010 program dates are generally similar to these)
The syllabi for both classes are now posted in the handout section (bottom of this page). While the dates will change little, some of the classes, especially for the 3-Day Weekly class, will be filled in and fuddled around with for the next few weeks. I post them mainly so people can see which dates to plan for field trips and for the Weekend Program.
Weekend Herbal Program (One weekend per month)
Students applying for this program do not need to come in for an interview, but it would be helpful for both you and the interview process if you did come in and sit in on a class during the school year. To apply, please call or email.
A Note on Field Trips in the Weekend Program
There are no extended field trips except for 1 day excursions in the Weekend Program. I write this as many people have either been excited to go on them, or do not have the time. Due to time constraints, the longer field trips are only for the 3-day weekly class (which includes apprentices).
Photos
This website contains something that I have long been wanting to do. That is, there is an area to display the thousands of plant and other photos that I have been taking for years. Most of the plant photos were keyed-out (identified) by myself, so I hope they can be useful to help others in plant identification. There are just a small selection of photos available at the moment, as they take a long time to upload to the site, please check back as I continually add new photos. They are not copyrighted in any way, so use them freely (though I would appreciate recognition if you use them). Besides plant photos, there are photos of people (mainly students), animals, insects, places, injuries and other objects of my fancy. I hope you find them useful.
Herbal Handouts
This section contains a number of handouts used in the classes, the school application, a health intake form and various other forms and informative material. There is a wide variety of topics here, so please browse and copy any that you may be helpful. The handout section is similar to the below herb articles area, the main difference is that the herb articles are not in pdf format and not necessarily used in classes. I suggest perusing both sections to find herbal information of personal interest.
Herb Articles
This section is where I have put up a number of articles relating to herbs, books, or any subject that did not make it to the handouts sections. There are a number of plant identification field guide reviews there, book reports on the plant guides I have used to identify plants in my travels. More articles will continually be placed here.
Herb Student Web Board
There is an area on the website for past and present herbal students' use to submit stories, photos, and other whimsies. If you would like to post a memento, anecdote or other device, please send it to 7Song. There is also a yahoo chat group for students to join to stay in touch. For more information on either of these, please see the Student Contact Info under the Students button above.
I would like to thank all the herb students and teachers who have passed through the school and through my life, which has enriched it considerably. Many of you have become friends and peers and I am grateful for your presences.