Introduction to Home Herbalism (Online)

Join traditional healer, herbalist, and braucherei (folk magic) practitioner, Ryan Edmonds, in this beautiful short online course: An Introduction to Home Herbalism.

Price: R850 per month

Starting Date: 12 March 2026 @ 15:00-16:30

Lessons are twice a month, and will be recorded for those who cannot attend due to work or time-zone differences:

• Introduction to herbalism as an art and science
• A brief overview of herbalism throughout history
• Herbalism within a South African context (kruiekunde/herbology, boererate/folk remedies & botanical muthi/plant medicines)
• Huisapotheek - beginning your own home herbal apothecary
• Kitchen first-aid (for minor burns, stings, bites, cuts, bruises, colds, tummy bugs, fevers and more!)
• Gardening by the moon
• A brief look at Blanzeschwetze - the Germanic art of plant communication
• Growing basics: Growing, harvesting, drying & storing
• Materia Medica for the "kitchen witch": a list of simple, potent and beginner-friendly herbs to get you started with your medicinal, magical, culinary & cosmetic herbal crafting
• A simple introduction to making potions (teas/infusions), decoctions, tinctures, balms, salves and healing honeys. 
• Living a spiritual life in cycle with the natural Wheel of the Year
• Herbs for daily life of kids, men & women - including a gentle look at natural remedies and herbal support for anxiety, sleep, concentration & focus, energy boosting, calming, mood-uplifting, urinary support, hair, heart health, and much more!

This course is a lovely introduction to home herbal healing, as well as learning the basics to support yourself and your loved ones. 

You not need a green thumb, or even a garden, to start this course. All you need is a desire to connect with the world of herbs, deeper your love of (and respect for) Mother Nature, and a willingness to see life through "green eyes".