The Puddingstone School

Monthly Herbalism Program

Puddingstone School Class of 2024 (minus a few students)

One weekend per month, April through November, 2025

This course is for beginning-intermediate plant people looking for a tangible and meaningful connection to plants and our local ecosystems. The framework for our study of plants will be through herbal medicine, though this program is not necessarily geared solely to people looking to become a capital ‘H’ Herbalist.

Class time will be divided between indoor lecture/discussion class in Jamaica Plain, outdoor plant walks at various locales, and hands on medicine making workshops.

The program will meet one weekend a month (sometimes just Sunday, sometimes both Sat+Sun), including two weekend long trips to New Hampshire (see below for full schedule).

Cost for the program is $1000, including a $400 non-refundable deposit to secure a spot in the program. First come, first served.

If interested, please reach out via the contact page to set up a time for us to talk and see if the program will be a good fit for you and you for it! 

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Schedule & Syllabus (subject to change)

April 26-27: Introduction to Herbalism and Botany; Nettles Harvest

May 24-25: New Hampshire field trip; Tea tasting, Tincture Making, Reading the Landscape

June 22: Herbal First Aid pt. 1

July 13: Herbal First Aid pt. 2

August 9-10: New Hampshire Field Trip; Salve making

September 28: Herbs and Digestion

October 26: Herbs and the Nervous System

November 23: Herbs and Reproductive Health