Seed to Soup: A Practical and Magical Herbal Apprenticeship - February 2025

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Seed to Soup 2025: Foundational Herbal Apprenticeship for Community Herbalists

Registration opens September 25th, 2024

$500 discount for signing up before October 25th, 2024

Transform your passion for herbs into practical knowledge with our immersive 10-month program in Sperryville, Virginia. With Colleen and other teachers supporting your journey, we offer beautiful connections with the surrounding plants, allowing us to connect and co-create. Combining practical knowledge and deeper connections, we all grow together.

Program Highlights

In-person sessions: 4th Saturday of each month, February-November (9 AM - 3 PM)

- Monthly Online Modules

- Supplemental harvest and medicine-making dates
- Private community group for ongoing support
- Hands-on learning at local farms and venues within 10 miles of our apothecary

What You'll Learn

-Gardening techniques for medicinal and edible plants
- Creating a home apothecary
- Making herbal remedies
- Sustainable and self-sufficient herbalism practices
- Cooking with wild foods and herbs

Monthly Focus and Online Modules

February:
- In-person: Indoor seed starting & garden design
- Online: Getting Started with Herbal Medicine

March:
- In-person: Soil preparation, tree barks, teas & water extractions
- Online: Herbal Actions & Energetic

April:
- In-person: Planting, dividing & harvesting, wild food cooking
- Online: Herbs for Nutrition & Wild Foods

May:
In-person: Garden tending, flower essences, herbal vinegar & honey
Online: Herbs for Digestive System

June:
In-person: Harvesting, processing, drying herbs, making tinctures
Online: Herbs for Nervous System: Anxiety, Sleep & Brain Health

July:
- Online focus: Sustainable and Self-sufficient Herbalism Practices
- In-person opportunities for harvesting and learning

August:
- In-person: Medicine making, first aid herbalism, salves and oils
- Online: Herbs for Cardiovascular Health

September:
- In-person: Immunity boosters, fall remedies, seed harvesting
- Online: Herbs & Remedies for Immune System

October:
- In-person: Root and tree bark harvesting, winter garden prep
- Online: Herbs for Respiratory System

November - 10-2pm
In-person: Crafting your personal apothecary, integrating herbs into daily life
Final project: Create a dish inspired by an aromatic herb or wild food and a remedy for each classmate for a beautiful exchange of our hands and hearts.

What's Included

- Monthly in-person classes with hands-on experience
- Monthly online modules covering various herbal topics
- Healthy lunch featuring wild foods and herbs during in-person sessions
- 20% discount on tools, bulk herbs, seedlings, and books at our Apothecary
- Course books: "Healing Garden" by Juliet Blankenspoor and "Body in Balance" by Maria Noel Groves

Additional Information

Payment plans available (small processing fee applies)
Email us for questions or special consideration - including our Work Study Opportunity.

Special Note: A portion of our herbs and medicines will support free community clinics like ours or others in the local or in-need communities.

Join us to deepen your connection with herbs and nature while building practical skills for a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle.

I joined the Seed to Soup apprenticeship, not knowing what to expect but knowing that I needed it. The knowledge and community that I gained through this apprenticeship was nothing short of life-changing. Colleen is a beautiful, gentle soul from whom everyone should learn. I am so grateful for her. I am confident in identifying plants and their medicinal and spiritual properties. But also the community!!!! Wow!!

Do

I signed up on an impulse - to do something for myself and learn something new (after a period of somewhat drowning as a new mom). I’ve never been so right about a gut based decision. Colleen is massively generous with her knowledge, time & support. The class was packed with info and practical application that I am actively now using daily.
Her energy and passion for the plant world, along with her care for all the humans lucky enough to be around her are what made this course truly special.
I walked away from this experience with a ton of new knowledge and resources that I’ll be revisiting for years - and more importantly a curiosity and ever growing hobby that feels so supportive for me and my family.

Seed to Soup Apprenticeship

I participated in the 2023 apprenticeship. Prior to attending these classes, I felt comfortable with using essential oils for remedies but I didn't use actual plants. Now, I'm using tinctures that I've made from my garden and wild harvested. I've shared elderberry syrup that I made with my co-workers. I never would have imagined that I'd feel competent to do make my own medicine when I began classes in February. Colleen has created a wonderful program that has a great balance of resources and hands on learning. I've had an amazing experience and I didn't want classes to end! I'd highly recommend this program to anyone who wants to learn more about herbalism and wildharvesting.

Life changing!

This class was truly lifechanging for me. Colleen share her magic, love, and knowledge. While I went into the class with an understanding of how same plants support our body, I left feeling a connection with the earth in a way I have never experienced before. Thank you, Colleen and Wild Roots!!