The Academy of Culinary Nutrition is an online education platform providing training for health, nutrition and culinary enthusiasts to become leaders and teachers in their respective communities. Alongside their flagship Culinary Nutrition Expert Program, they also offer a range of courses on topics such as herbal medicine, fermented foods, natural sweeteners, gluten-free flours, nut & seed milks and so much more.

Albuquerque Herbalism is a bioregional herbal studies program that brings students into relationship with the medicinal plants of the Southwest. One-day classes are offered online and in-person on a variety of topics while their yearlong Advanced Herbalist Group meets monthly for field trips, hands-on medicine making, and in-depth learning about herbs.

Animal Aromatherapy is a unique accredited school specializing in Aromatherapy and Flower Essences for animals. Their course programs are the first in the United States to offer specialized educational modules specific for safe-use with animals. The course programs are designed for self-learning with mentorship-based guidance and support. Their center, Ashi Therapy, is located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the northwest corner of North Carolina.

The ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism incorporates a number of traditional energetic approaches, including Traditional Western Herbalism, Vitalism, Ayurveda, and Traditional Chinese Medicine. They offer a three-year hybrid program of study for those interested in gaining and applying professional and clinical skills in traditional herbal medicine. In addition, they host online Zoom community classes led by expert local, national, and international herbalists and other holistic instructors and vary in level from introductory to advanced.

For 30 years, BotanoLogos Online School of Herbal Medicine has introduced herbalism to thousands of people in the Southeast. The school’s curriculum is grounded in the belief that the best herbs for you are the ones that grow in your bioregion and the best way to learn about them is to see them growing in the wild. Offerings include the Foundations of Herbalism, intermediate/clinical skills classes, plant walks and retreats, and their best selling pre-recorded webinar for beginners, Herbal Basics for Everyone.

Serving herbal students for over 35 years, Cedar Mountain Herb School is one of the longest-running herbal schools in the Pacific Northwest. Their offer in-person herbal workshops, online workshops several times a month and a field-based Wildcrafting Apprenticeship Programs designed to expand students’ working knowledge of local medicinal plants, nutrition and plants’ effects on the body systems.

Founded in 2007 by Juliet Blankespoor, the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine is nestled in the botanically rich Southern Appalachian Mountains of Asheville, North Carolina. The school aims to connect people with plants and the earth through teaching about bioregional herbal medicine. Offerings include the Herbal Medicine Making Course, the Foraging Course: Edible and Medicinal Wild Herbs, and the Herbal Immersion Program. Programs are 100% online, some are self-paced and open for enrollment anytime, while others close their doors every Spring.

The world-renowned two-year herbal studies program at David Winston Center for Herbal Studies, has been educating Herbalists, Physicians, Nurses, Naturopathic Physicians, Veterinarians, and Nutritionists in the art and science of clinical herbal medicine since 1981. Their live online program started in 2006, allowing people who are not within commuting distance to New Jersey to take the program.

For over 20 years, as a nonprofit educational organization, The Florida School of Holistic Living has guided students along their plant paths through training, classes, and workshops. All classes are designed to support your education to a better quality of life, and most offer continuing education units for licensed Massage Therapists, Nurses, Midwives, Dietitians, and Acupuncturists. They offer both live in-person and online classes as well as a self-paced home study course.

The Herbal Academy specializes in creating online, self-paced courses. Their courses include a in-depth collection of beautifully photographed and illustrated recipes, tutorials, charts, graphs, videos, and more, plus access to a student-only Facebook community and discounts to online herb stores. They offer a wide variety of courses, ranging from an Introductory Herbal Course, Botanical Skin Care to Mastering Herbal Formulations and even a Mushroom Course.

Since 1978, Mount Madonna has offered a Yoga Teacher Training and in 2006 they launched their College of Ayurveda. They offer in-depth levels of training with their Health Counselor, Practitioner and a Master of Arts in Ayurveda. In addition, they offer mini courses, an in-person 200 hour Fundamentals of Ayurveda program and online 6 month online Ayurveda Educator course.

New York based Pharmakon Supernaturals is founded by Herbalist Rachelle Robinett. After coaching people to better health naturally for thousands of hours, she has designed classes to bring make accessible, plant-based solutions for those seeking connection, balance, and self. With on-demand online classes that blend global herbalism with modern health science, you can study the basics with Herbalism Essentials, or deep-dive into specific focuses from Metabolism to Fertility, Hormone Balance, Brain Health and beyond.

The Sacred Journey School of Herbalism was founded in 2012 by herbalist Ginger Webb. The school offers in-person, outdoor, online and hybrid herbalism courses. The schools reflects Ginger’s deep love for the plants; her study with the late great herbalist Michael Moore; her years of experience making plant-based medicines; her explorations of east Indian philosophies; her reverence for the wisdom of the ancients; and her belief that we all have access to the healing wisdom of the plant world simply by virtue of the fact that we are alive and share consciousness with all life.

Founded and taught by Susan Bass, the Sarasvati Institute of Ayurveda & Yoga Therapy is an Ayurveda school offering both online and in-person courses. They offer two programs, Foundations of Ayurveda and Ayurvedic Yoga Training Program and the Advanced Ayurvedic Yoga Therapy Training Program. Their Foundations course is offered 100% online through rolling admissions. You can join in any month. The Level 2 course is a 3-year program designed for a fully rounded Ayurvedic Education.

Located just outside of Portland, The School of Forest Medicine is founded by Scott Kloos — a ceremonialist, author, wildcrafter, plant medicine maker and practitioner, animist, singer of plant songs, and aspiring integral ecologist. Offerings include one-on-one mentorships, immersion trips, online healing sessions and a wide variety of in-person, hybrid and online programs. Online course offerings include “Botanical Allies for Becoming Better Humans” and “Relationships of Loving Reciprocity: The Practice of Regenerative Wildcrafting and Medicine Making”.

Twin Star Herbal Education provides classes, workshops, and certificate programs in Western herbal medicine, flower essence therapy, Ayurveda, shamanic healing, primitive skills, tarot, goddess & herbal witch programs, and so much more. There is a wide range of classes offered, half-day workshops to two-year long herbal training intensives. Attendance can be in person, 100% online, or a combination of both.

The Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism is non-profit organization dedicated to providing healthcare resources grounded in Nature. They provide one of the nation’s most extensive clinical training opportunities in herbal medicine. They offer both online and in-person self-care classes, comprehensive herbalist training programs and sliding-scale community clinics.

The Wildflower School of Botanical medicine was established in 2012 and is devoted to providing transformative herbal education to anyone who feels called to cultivate their relationship with the Earth. The school provides students access to 8.5 acre botanical sanctuary and an apiary outside of Austin where they can practice seed saving, stewardship, and weedcrafting. They provide both in-person and online courses for absolute novices and advanced students alike.