This program on these dates is currently full and registration is closed. If you would like to be part of the next session for this course, send an email with your contact info to mmasek@theforagerspath.com. How does an herbalist take all the information gathered from one’s own experience + readings, classes, workshops, conferences, round… Continue >>>
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2025 Rocky Mountain Field Study
This trip is an optional field study opportunity for students enrolled in the Family Herbalist Program. Other herbal friends may be joining us. Photos from previous trips can be seen on Facebook here. Students are responsible for food, lodging (camping, Air B&B, hotel) and transportation. The dates for the 2024 program are July 14-17. Day… Continue >>>
2025 Family Herbalist Program
Choosing the path of herbal medicine can be a life-changing event. It was for me in 1990 when I made the decision to begin studying and using herbal medicine as a primary form of personal healthcare. It was in the mid 1990s when I was accepted into the Clinical Herbalist program with Dr. Tieraona LowDog… Continue >>>
Cranberry Relish Recipe
November is the time of year when fresh cranberries are readily available. This fruit, native to North America, is a member of the Heath family which connects it to our local Manzanita along with Uva Ursi and blueberry. It is also very high in antioxidants, specifically flavonoids, which makes this especially good for the Cardiovascular… Continue >>>
Mike’s Wood Stove Winter Root Dish
This is a dish, especially for winter, easily made on a wood stove or baked in a conventional oven Mike’s Winter Wood Stove Root Dish Use a cast iron fry pan, 12 inches in diameter. Get a variety of winter root veggies. There are many possibilities and I have used beets, garlic, carrots, ginger, onions,… Continue >>>
Tools for Wild Crafting
Here is a list of tools used for the vast majority of the harvesting, gardening and general plant collecting I do for my clinic, the herb school and personal reasons. Keep in mind the variables involved with choosing this type of tool collection. These variables include:1. Personal preference and budget2. Plant parts collected – bark,… Continue >>>
How to Make Herbal Tea: Infusions and Decoctions
Water Extraction“Tea”- Infusions and Decoctions The word tea refers to the plant (Camilla sinensis) commonly known as the tea bush. Many types of tea come from this bush including black, green, Chinese, Darjeeling and others. In everyday English, tea is used to refer to many hot water beverages made with a variety of plants. These… Continue >>>
How to Find Food and Medicine Plants When Exploring a New Environment
Know the Water SourcesThese may be springs, seeps, tanks, ponds, seasonal run-offs or perennial streams.In arid country, both the diversity and quantity of flora increase near water.Explore canyon bottoms.There are many arroyos and mostly dry drainages in arid country.Even these areas that appear bone dry most of the year, they receive extra precipitation from snowmelt… Continue >>>
Monthly Payments – 2025 Family Herbalist Program
Before you go any further, let’s have a brief chat…This program is for sincere students. (I used the word sincere rather than serious. Levity and a sense of humor help both the learning and the healing processes.)These are people who are committed to learning a craft and a healing tradition to improve your health… Continue >>>
Tincture Making: Macerations
Tinctures can also be called : Alcohol-Water Extractions or Hydro-Ethanol Extracts Vocabulary1. Menstruum – any fluid used to extract therapeutic properties from plants. Usually a water-alcohol mix.2. Marc – the herb being extracted3. Maceration – the soaking of the marc in the menstruum. The final product will be a mixture of water and alcohol. This… Continue >>>
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2025 Rocky Mountain Field Study
This trip is an optional field study opportunity for students enrolled in the Family Herbalist Program. Other herbal friends may be joining us. Photos from previous trips can be seen on Facebook here. Students are responsible for food, lodging (camping, Air B&B, hotel) and transportation. The dates for the 2024 program are July 14-17. Day… Continue >>>
2025 Family Herbalist Program
Choosing the path of herbal medicine can be a life-changing event. It was for me in 1990 when I made the decision to begin studying and using herbal medicine as a primary form of personal healthcare. It was in the mid 1990s when I was accepted into the Clinical Herbalist program with Dr. Tieraona LowDog… Continue >>>
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Becoming a Clinical Herbalist
This program on these dates is currently full and registration is closed. If you would like to be part of the next session for this course, send an email with your contact info to mmasek@theforagerspath.com. How does an herbalist take all the information gathered from one’s own experience + readings, classes, workshops, conferences, round… Continue >>>
2025 Rocky Mountain Field Study
This trip is an optional field study opportunity for students enrolled in the Family Herbalist Program. Other herbal friends may be joining us. Photos from previous trips can be seen on Facebook here. Students are responsible for food, lodging (camping, Air B&B, hotel) and transportation. The dates for the 2024 program are July 14-17. Day… Continue >>>
2025 Family Herbalist Program
Choosing the path of herbal medicine can be a life-changing event. It was for me in 1990 when I made the decision to begin studying and using herbal medicine as a primary form of personal healthcare. It was in the mid 1990s when I was accepted into the Clinical Herbalist program with Dr. Tieraona LowDog… Continue >>>
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