Herb Students

So, you want to be an Herbalist, eh?

Each year, the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine brings together an engaging group of folks interested in the study and practice of herbal medicine. Each herb student brings their unique background and knowledge into this plant-focused herb school.  Throughout the course of this botanical program, we become a more intimate group as personal perspectives and insights are shared. A goal of this herbal program is for this diverse group of students to form a community of colleagues and to share what they are learning as well as spend time identifying, wildcrafting and medicine-making in between classes. This can seriously augment the amount of herbal information taught during the school year.

Field trip to Cornish hollow-NSBM 1998Field trip to Cornish hollow
NSBM 1998

After classes, herb students range far and wide, sharing their experiences and information along with the sophistication and practicality of herbal medicine. Some of the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine's best resources are the students themselves. While we are just starting up this part of the website, the hope for this section are many fold. For one, we would like to share class photos, stories, anecdotes and other such things gleaned from the herb classes here. Also, we envision this page as a networking resource and a place where NSBM alumni can share information on what they are currently doing and how to be contacted, resources they are looking for or can provide to others, further stories of their herbal journeys, and whatever else one wants to share. For people who are considering herbal studies, we hope that this will develop into a way that they can contact NSBM students past and present to get some ideas on what this herbal education is like, and what other herbal schools and learning opportunities might suit their needs.

If you would like to post a memento, anecdote or other device, please send it to 7Song . To just exchange information between students past and present, there is mailing list at groups.yahoo.com/group/NESBM .

 

About the NSBM yahoo group

Horse chestnutTo exchange information between students, there is a yahoo group site at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NESBM . There is an initial sign up required to join; this was done to avoid grievous amounts of solicitations. When signing up, please make sure you include your name, otherwise the information will just show your email name, and I will not know who is sending the request.  

This dialogue space is for students to pass along any information they feel may be relevant for other students and NSBM alumni. This can include case studies (no names please), wildcrafting swaps or sales, questions to pose, or other interesting tidbits. It is also a place where students stay in touch with each other and to continue our herbal networks and friendships