Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine
56 Sluder Branch Road
Leicester, NC 28748
450 hours
Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10 am - 5 pm
April 5th to November 17th 2011
with three camping trips:
- May 11th to May 18th
- August 22nd to August 29th
- coastal field trip October 18th to October 25th
summer break June 23rd to July 11th
Now accepting inquiries and applications for 2011.
Classes are held partly at the Chestnut School Center and Gardens near Asheville, NC where Juliet Blankespoor and her partner, Tom, organically grow vegetables, fruit, native plants, and more than 75 species of medicinal herbs. The Chestnut School Center and Gardens is located in a pastoral wooded setting with a rich diversity of native and exotic plant species. The remainder of our class time is spent exploring the beauty and extreme botanical diversity of the southern Appalachians as we visit varied ecosystems on our numerous day and overnight field trips.
This program offers the student a thorough understanding of traditional and modern medical herbalism. The in-depth field study of botany, ecology, ethical wildcrafting, medicine making, and wild foods promotes the practice of Green herbalism;a plant- centered approach to healing.
Journeying through the cycles and rhythms of the Earth's changing seasons, we celebrate our connection to the land and the plants who give us life. This course fosters life-long relationships with the plants that nourish, heal, house, and provide for us in so many ways. We offer this course in gratitude for their teachings and blessings.
No previous experience is necessary.
Tuition is $3,600 if paid in full by April 1st 2011.
$750 application fee necessary to reserve your spot. (non-refundable; applied towards tuition)
For those wanting to pay on a payment plan: Cost is $3,750
$1,750 due by April 1st with the remainder
$1,250 due on June 15.
Please include in your budget a minimum of $500 for tools, books, alcohol, and travel expenses.
There are work study options available for 2011.
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