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Botany
- Biota of North America
The most detailed plant distribution maps of N. America, including historical and current ranges - Botany Every Day
Marc William’s on-line course in field botany, which follows Botany in a Day by Thomas Elpel. This course carries on from Frank Cook, who originated the concept and offered the course annually until his passing in 2009. - Calflora
California flora database - Flora of North America
Harvard University – Family descriptions, some botanical keys - Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States – Weakley's flora
UNC Herbarium – downloadable free flora , print copy available for order. The most comprehensive current flora for the southeastern US - Jepson's Manual – Flora of California
On-line updated version of this seminal flora - Missouri Flora
Applicable to central and eastern North America - Missouri Plants
amazing photos, species descriptions -applicable to central and eastern US - Phytography – botany word of the day explained
“A photographic glossary of botanical terms” – perfect for all you botany geeks! - Plant Biographies
searchable database for the etymological origins of pant scientific names - Plant Database of the USDA
Searchable database (common or scientific name) of plants found in the U.S. , includes photos, illustrations, state distribution maps, and sometimes county distribution maps. - The Gymnosperm Database
- Topicos
Missouri Botanical Gardens database -nomenclatural, bibliographic, and specimen data. This system has over 1.2 million scientific names
General Herbal Websites
- A Modern Herbal by Maude Grieve
On-line version of this classic text - Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
- Henriette's Herbal Homepage
Searchable Eclectic texts and loaded with general herbal info - Herbal Constituents
Lisa Ganora’s website and book on phytochemistry. Lisa makes plant chemistry too fun! - Native American Ethnobotany
Searchable database for Native American fiber, food, and medicinal uses of plants. Organized by genus and tribe. - Southwest School for Botanical Medicine
The late Michael Moore’s distant learning videos and many archived Eclectic herbal texts and photo archives.
Herbal Blogs
- A complete List of Herbal Blogs
Compiled by Rosalee de la Foret, of Metthow Valley Herbs, this is the most comprehensive directory of herbal blogs that I know of. - A Radicle
Guido Mase’s blog - Gold Roots and Threads
Triangulating herbal medicine, theory, art & praxis in the wildlands of Cascadia. - Green Man Ramblings
Sean Padraig Donahue is an herbalist, poet, journalist, witch, and activist dedicated to promoting personal and planetary healing through helping people reconnect to the living Earth - Henriette's blog
Henriette Kress’ blog - Herbal Roots Zine
Herbal e-magazine for children -Planting a seed of knowledge for a lifetime of herbal wisdom - Jim Mcdonald's blog
Michigan herbalist, constitutional medicine, bio-regional herbal medicine - Metthow Valley Herbs
Rosalee de la Foret’s blog – Herbs for health, food as medicine, plant monographs and a connection to the natural world. - Robin Rose Bennett
Wise Woman Healing Ways - Seven Song's blog
7Song’s blog -my dear teacher and friend, botanist, herbalist and comedian - The Medicine Woman's Roots
Kiva Rose writes about folk and traditional herbalism, wild foods, wildcrafting, and desert herbs. - Todd Caldecott's blog
Ayurveda, nutrition and clinical herbalism - Way of the Wild Heart
Gail Faith Edward’s blog -herbs, earth and spirit
Herbal Conferences
- American Herbalists Guild
AHG is an association of herbal practitioners. Membership includes many educational benefits. Annual conference held in differing locations. - Breitenbush Herbal Conference
Conference takes place every year at the Breitenbush Hot Springs in Oregon - Firefly Gathering
The Firefly Gathering (skills for living with the earth) is happening June 21st – 24th 2012. - Medicines from the Earth
Black Mountain, NC - New England Women's Herbal Conference
Organized by Rosemary Gladstar, takes place in New Hampshire - Northern California Herbal Symposium
- Southeast Women's Herbal Conference
Held annually in the Fall in Black Mountain, NC. - Southwest Conference on Botanical Medicine
Tempe, Arizona - Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference
Organized by herbalist Kiva Rose, occurs annually in September in New Mexico
Herbal Nurseries / Seed Resources
- Fedco co-op
gardening supplies, seeds, tubers, trees, etc. - Horizon Herbs
Amazing selection of medicinal herb seeds from around the world, very informational website with abundant cultivation information. - Johnny's Selected Seeds
Employee-owned, gardening supply, organic vegetable and herb seeds, organic amendments - Mountain Gardens
Joe Hollis has created a botanical sanctuary of medicinals, he sells seeds and custom blends of herbs and tinctures. Joe offers traditional apprenticeships and is an expert at growing Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs. - Prairie Moon Nursery
Native seeds and starts, website is overflowing with cultivation specifics and plant photos. - Richter's Herb Specialists
Large selection of herbal seeds, mail order in Canada - Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
heirloom seed varieties bred for the heat and humidity of the southeast - Sow True Seeds
heirloom and organic seed company in Asheville, NC. - Useful Plants Nursery
Nursery of Chuck Marsh
Herbal Organizations / Publications
- American Botanical Council
Publishes Herbal Gram quarterly, which focuses on the herbal industry and medical herbalism. Website has many searchable databases related to scientific research on medicinal herbs. - American Herbalists Guild
AHG is an association of herbal practitioners. Membership includes many educational benefits. Annual conference held in differing locations. - Herbal Roots Zine
Herbal e-magazine for children -Planting a seed of knowledge for a lifetime of herbal wisdom - Medical Herbalism
The purpose of Medical Herbalism is to strengthen the herbal practitioner, to preserve and develop the science and art of herbal medicine, and to promote communication and sharing of clinical methods and experiences. - Plant Healer Magazine
Plant Healer is the paperless quarterly journal of the new folk herbalism resurgence – a downloadable, beautifully illustrated, full color PDF magazine. An annual condensed printed version is also available. - United Plant Savers
Our mission is to protect native medicinal plants of the United States and Canada and their native habitat while ensuring an abundant renewable supply of medicinal plants for generations to come.
Herbal Schools
- Anima Learning and Retreat Center
Earth-centered botanical sanctuary, women’s retreat and learning center in Gila, New Mexico - Appalachia School of Holistic Herbalism
Asheville, NC. - Ayurvedic Institute
Albuquerque, NM. - Bastyr University
Seattle, Wa. Offering herbal and naturopathic degrees - Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicide
Corey Pine Shane’s herbal medicine school in Asheville - Botanologos School for Herbal Studies
Patricia Howell’s program in Georgia - California School of Herbal Studies
One of the oldest running schools of herbal medicine in the country, located in Sonoma County - Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine
Home sweet home! Juliet Blankespoor’s school in Asheville, NC. - Columbines School of Botanical Studies
Howie Brounstein’s school in Eugene, Orgeon - David Winston's Center for Herbal Studies
Broadway, NJ - EarthSong Herbals
Margi Flint’s school and practice in Marblehead, Mass. - East West School of Herbal and Aromatic Studies
Herbal and Aromatherapy Courses throughout the country, distance learning - East West School of Planetary Herbology
Distance learning focusing on constitutional herbal medicine - Herbal Medicine for Women
Aviva Romm’s distance learning program - Joie Power's Aromatherapy School
Aromatherapy School in the southern Appalachians - Mountain Gardens
Joe Hollis has created a botanical sanctuary of medicinals, he sells seeds and custom blends of herbs and tinctures. Joe offers traditional apprenticeships and is an expert at growing Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs. - North American Institute of Medical Herbalism
Paul Bergner’s program in Boulder, Colorado - Northeast School of Botanical Medicine
7Song’s school in Ithaca, NY specializing in field botany and bioregional grassroots herbal medicine. - Northwest School for Botanical Studies
Christa Sinadinos’ school in Arcata, Ca. - Ohlone Center for Herbal Studies
Berkley, Ca. Clinical Program - Philo School of Energetics
Mary Pat Palmer’s school and botanical sanctuary in the coastal Redwoods of California - School of Traditional Western Herbalism
Portland, Oregon - Southwest School for Botanical Medicine
The late Michael Moore’s distant learning videos and many archived Eclectic herbal texts and photo archives. - Tai Sophia Institute
Offering a Masters degree in Herbal Medicine - Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism
Montpelier, Vt. Offering a 3-year clinical herbalist training program - Vitalist School of Herbology
Ashland, Oregon - Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine
Nicole Telke’s herbal school in Austin Texas. Nicole is a wildcrafter, activist and massage therapist extraordinaire. - Wisdom of the Herbs School
Earth-centered herbal education in Woodbury, Vermont
Miscellaneous
- Alan Muskat
wild foods, self-help and communication workshops - Ariela's Thai Massage
Ariela is a gifted soulful instructor of Thai massage, offering CEUs for massage therapists - Earth Dancers
Finding and sustaining balance, health and wholeness in an everchanging world - JoyfulBelly
- Plants and Healers
Non-profit working to carry forth the work of the late Frank Cook, preserving and perpetuating his writings, projects and teachings
Permaculture
- Plants for a Future Database
This is one of my favorite web references for wild edibles and medicinals. The referencing is very detailed and draws from many rare or out of print books. The database gives you access to info you would have to look up in twenty different books for each
Primitive Skills
- Earthskills
- Firefly Gathering
The Firefly Gathering (skills for living with the earth) is happening June 21st – 24th 2012. - Wild Abundance
Natalie Bogwalker’s primitive skills classes and consultations - Wild Roots
Wildroots is a 30-acre radical homestead adjacent to the Pisgah NF in Madison County, Western NC. Their focus is on experiential learning and living, while practicing, developing and sharing skills for rewilding.
Supplies - herbs and accoutrements
- Alchemical Solutions
organic grape alcohol for gluten free tinctures - Foracopeia
Essential Oils and Aromatics - Harding's Ginseng Farm
wild simulated ginseng and organic goldenseal from Maryland - Moonbranch Botanicals
Many wildcrafted woodland medicinals from Appalachia, some of the plants sold here are endangered or at-risk and should not be wildcrafted in my opinion - Mountain Gardens
Joe Hollis has created a botanical sanctuary of medicinals, he sells seeds and custom blends of herbs and tinctures. Joe offers traditional apprenticeships and is an expert at growing Chinese and Ayurvedic herbs. - Mountain Rose Herbs
Bulk organic herbs, spices, essential oils. bottles, presses, seeds, extracts, books - Mushroom Harvest
Medicinal mushroom powders, extracts, and capsules. Ohio - Organic Creations
soap, cosmetic wholesale supply - Pacific Botanicals
Growers and Suppliers of Organic bulk herbs, ships fresh herbs - Pharmco-Aaper
Organic grain ethanol for making tinctures - SKS bottles
fancy bottles, jars, wide selection - Specialty Bottle Company
bottles, jars, containers, affordable
Wild Foods
- Eat the Weeds
Green Deane from Florida shares his love of wild foods, he has many youtube videos on foraging, especially for sub-tropical and tropical plants - Eat Weeds
Wild foods blog from the U.K. - Firefly Gathering
The Firefly Gathering (skills for living with the earth) is happening June 21st – 24th 2012. - Forager's Harvest
Samuel Thayer is one of the finest writers on wild foods, his books on the subject are excellent - Hunger and Thirst
Foraging, feasting, and adventure in the Rocky Mountains. Beautiful wild foods photos, humorous writing and fun! - Mushroom Expert
Identifying mushrooms, keys, photographs - No taste like home
Wild foods feasts outside Asheville, NC - Vickie Shufer's website
Vickie teaches classes on eastern coastal wild foods and publishes the digital quarterly -Wild Foods Forum - Wild Abundance
Natalie Bogwalker’s primitive skills classes and consultations - Wild Food Plants
Sunny Savage’s blog and website, she also has many you tube videos on the subject - Wildman Steve Brill
Author and teacher of wild foods in NYC, Steve Brill is a thorough and detailed writer, highly recommended