HERBAL INSTRUCTION

Avena Institute (Deb Soule) www.avenabotanicals.com
(207) 594-2403, Rockport, ME; herb farm and herbal classes

California School of Herbal Studies
www.cshs.com
(707) 887-7457, Forestville, CA; eclectic western herbalism classes

Dandelion Herbal Center (Jane Bothwell) www.dandelionherb.com
(707) 442-8157, Kneeland, CA; western herbalism classes and many guest teachers

Living Awareness Institute (Kami McBride)
www.livingawareness.com
(707) 446-1290, Vacaville, CA; herbalism classes focused on women’s health

Northwest School for Botanical Studies (Christa Sinadinos)
www.herbaleducation.net
(707) 826-7762, Arcata, CA; western herbalism classes

Ohlone Center for Herbal Studies (Pamela Fischer)
www.ohlonecenter.com
(510) 540-8010, Berkeley, CA; western herbalism classes and low-cost clinic

Southwest School of Botanical Medicine (Michael Moore)
www.swsbm.com
Bizbee, AZ; western herbalism, basis of many currently teaching

Sunnyfield Herb Farm (Matthew Wood)
www.woodherbs.com
(763)972-7225; Minnesota; author of three herb books, a homeopath who uses western herbs

CONFERENCES

Breitenbush Herbal Conference
www.breitenbush.com ; Detroit, OR

Medicines from the Earth
www.botanicalmedicine.org; Black Mountain, NC

Northern California Women’s Herbal Symposium
www.womensherbalsymposium.org ; Laytonville, CA

SOMA Mushroom Camp
www.somamushrooms.org; Occidental, CA

HERBS (sold in bulk dry and sometimes fresh as well)

Pacific Botanicals
www.pacificbotanicals.com
(541) 479-7777; Grants Pass, OR; organic & wildcrafted

Trinity Herbs
www.trinityherb.com
(888) 874-4372; Graton, CA; organic, wild & commercial

Oregon Wild Harvest
(503) 668-7713; Sandy, OR; organic

Mountain Rose Herbs
www.shawngmountainroseherbs.com
(541) 741-7341; Eugene, OR; organic, wild & supplies

Blessed Herbs
(800) 489-4372; Oakham, MA; organic & wildcrafted

Taylor Maid Farms
(707) 874-1579; Sonoma County; organic

Sonoma County Herb Exchange
www.sonomaherbs.org
(707) 824-1447; Santa Rosa, CA; organic, hydrosols

Richerson Farms
www.richersonfarms.com
(530) 756-4131; Davis, CA; organic

OM Organics
www.omorganics.com
(888) 550-VEDA; Boulder, CO; organic ayurvedic herbs

Scarlet Sage Herb, Co.
www.scarletsageherb.com
(415) 821-0997; San Francisco, CA; fabulous retail herb store & more

MUSHROOMS

Gourmet Mushrooms
(707) 823-1743; Sebastopol, CA; dry mushrooms and mycelia

NAMMEX
(604) 886-7799; Canadian company; dry mushrooms, mycelia, extracts

Fungi Perfecti
(800) 780-9126; Paul Stamets’ company; many mushroom products

The Herbal Apothecary
(707) 824-0479; Sebastopol, CA; fabulous mushroom tinctures

LIVE PLANTS

Theatrum Botanicum
http://www.greenstranger.com/
Laytonville, CA; rare & strange live plants

Peggy Schafer
(707) 765-9611; Petaluma, CA; organic Chinese & ayurvedic herbs & growing classes

Mom’s Head Gardens
(707) 585-8575; Santa Rosa, CA

SEEDS

Horizon Herbs (Richo Cech)
www.horizonherbs.com
(541) 846-6704; Williams, OR; medicinal plant seeds, starts & books

Seeds of Change
www.seedsofchange.com
(888) 762-7333; Santa Fe, NM; medicinal plant seeds

Native Seeds/SEARCH
(602) 327-9123; Tucson, AZ; nonprofit focusing on conservation of native SW herbs

J. L.Hudson, Seedsman
Star Route 2, Box 337, La Honda, CA 94020

ALCOHOL (for making tinctures)

Marion Farms
(559) 276-6185; Fresno, CA; bio-dynamic organic grape alcohol

Alchemical Solutions
(541) 201-1050; Ashland, OR; organic grape alcohol

TINCTURES

Simplers Botanical Company
(800) 652-7646; Forestville, CA; good essential oils

Phyllis Hogan
(520) 774-2884; tinctures of SW plants

FLOWER ESSENCES (most of these companies also offer trainings in working with flower essences)

Desert Alchemy
www.desert-alchemy.com,
(520) 325-1545; Tucson, AZ

Alaskan Flower Essence Project
www.alaskanessences.com
(800) 545-9309

Flower Essence Repertory (FES)
(800) 548-0075; Nevada City, CA

The Findhorn Foundation
www.findhorn.org; Scotland

Ancient Forest Essences
www.ancientforestessences.com
(800) 644-2431; Gualala, CA

Keeping Time/Planetary Essences
www.keepingtime.net; Graton, CA

Bali Essences (Jane Bell)
(707) 829-1481; Sebastopol, CA

Rose Chakra Flower Essences (Luna Fina)
www.lunafina.com

Essences of Greece (Melissa Assilem)
www.melissaassilem.net

MISCELLANEOUS

United Plant Savers
www.plantsavers.org
(740) 662-0041;Guysville, OH, work toward education and preservation of endangered medicinal herbs

American Herb Association (Kathi Keville)
www.ahaherb.com
quarterly publication, good resource and articles

Great Smokies Diagnostic Laboratory
www.gsdl.com
(800) 522-4762

Institute of Parasitic Diseases
(602) 955-4211

The Ajna Offensive
www.theajnaoffensive.com
A music production company run by Tyler Davis that produced an herbal CD/art book called Infernal Proteus. All music and art are original compositions about a medicinal herb.

KPFA /94.1 FM Berkeley, CA
www.kpfa.org
Produces The Herbal Highway hosted by Karyn Sanders which broadcasts live on the web, Thursdays from 1 – 2 pm PST. A weekly program about everything herbal with an emphasis on indigenous herbal traditions. The Herbal Highway has been airing since 1996.