Lear what is involved with seeing clients for health and wellness consultations.

You can start sharing your herbal knowledge no matter where you are at in your herbal journey. Learn how to best get started.

Learn some of the best ways to work with clients and their herbal protocols. This tips will be helpful for you to understand the practice of herbalism.

Find out what the best resources available to you as a practitioner are.

Online resources are available from the many associations in the industry. There are many free links as well as additional benefits for members.

Find out about additional resources including books and more.

This is an important lesson on what is regulated and what isn't by federal and state governments. You will be pleased about your rights to practice an an herbalist.

This is an update to American Herbalists Guild education requirements

You will hear a number of different titles for herbalists. Let’s define what these terms mean.

There are many places to find clients for your herbal practice. Let's explore the options and how you utilize them.

You will need to consider where you are going to meet your clients for consultations. Here are a few things to keep in mind.

To make sure the consultation goes as smoothly as possible, here are some tips to keep in mind.

An Informed Consent and Full Disclosure form is not required for practicing herbalists.

When assessing the health of your client, it is often helpful to have them fill out a questionnaire, especially if trying to assess underlying conditions.

This introduction gives a general overview of what it takes to start and run an herbal medicine making company, whether a small home-based company or a larger manufacturer.

Get ideas and inspiration for what types of herbal products you could make and take to market. We will look at some specific examples.

This lecture offers some invaluable information on making your herbal product.

Learn about the best places and ways to market your product.

There are many options available to you for sales channels. Pick the most appropriate for your particular products.

Learn what you need to know about governmental compliance. What do you need to (or not) put on your label and your marketing materials.

This are the links to the web pages discussed in the lecture on Government Compliance.

Discover what will be covered in this growing herbal medicine section. This is a brief introduction to getting started in this herbalist career.

Get insider information on what to grow. Consider which herbs are adapted to your growing site, marketing demand as well as other considerations.

This resource will be very helpful to understand which medicinal plants are in high demand.

Here are a few tips on gaining knowledge, deciding how much to grow and what makes the best herbal medicine,

A 100% positive identification is mandatory before harvesting any medicinal plant especially for commercial purposes.

Harvesting medicinal plants from the wild is called wildcrafting and has a long tradition in human history. Today, people are making an income from it.

In order the insure the well being of the plants as well as to ensure that you have a successful harvest year after year, be sure to follow ethical harvesting guidelines.

When harvesting either cultivated or wildcrafted herbs, you will want to consider weather, time of day and the growth of each plant part.

If you plant to sell dried herbs, then you will need to know how to dry them properly.

Learn about the three different ways to market your medicinal plants including direct to your customers, wholesale and value add.

Learn the tips and tricks to becoming a successful herbal teacher. Many stories will be shared to highlight what to expect.

Get some ideas of what you may want to teach. Will talk about the best ideas for when you are first starting out.

There are many options for where you can teach your courses. We will cover the tips for each of theses.

Herbal conferences are not only fun to attend, but they are also a great place to network, gather information and see how others teach their students.

Teaching online has advantages and disadvantages. You will need to learn production skills as well as where to host your courses.

You will learn valuable insights to help make your teaching truly quality and enjoyable.

You will learn valuable insights to help make your teaching truly quality and enjoyable.

Discover how to best market your classes as well as how to best price them.

Learn about a couple of considerations while teaching about herbal medicine.

Plant walks are one of the easiest topics to teach. The are a great opportunity to bridge the gap between plants and people.

Let's cover important tips for how to begin your plant walks. This will help you start the walk with more confidence.

Learn what you need to know about being prepared to teach outdoors. There are some special considerations.

Having a theme for your plant walk differentiates it from others. We will go over some helpful ideas.

There are reasons why you may want to limit the size of your plants walks. Learn about tips and tricks for the best learning experience for your students.

Your students will learn for more from your walks if they are introduced to the plants up close. Invite them to use all of their senses.

While giving a plant walk is a very safe activity, there are some considerations you will want to be mindful about.

Checking out the plants and the area where you are giving the plant walk can provide a sense of confidence before the class begins.

There are many other employment options for herbalists other than the ones we have covered throughout this course. I’ll briefly talk about many of the ones I’m familiar with but the sky is the limit.

I sincerely hope you have learned a great deal that you can put to use right away in your herbal career.