Calendula in summertime garden.

Learn about Herbalism 
Grow, Harvest and Process 
Traditional Herbal Medicines
On the Beautiful Coast of Maine

Nettle harvest in springtime.

Building screens for drying herbs.

Elecampane root harvest.

Meristem Herb Co is committed to sharing skills in all aspects of hands-on herbal medicine making from seeds in the garden to herbal formula making. Traditionally these skills were taught in the folds of everyday life. In modern times, we must re-learn the ways of plant medicines through engaging with our larger communities. 

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Work With Your Hands
Meet other Herbalists
Learn by Experience
Share Your Skills

Dried Nettle, hand processed in tea.

2015 SEASON CLASS DATES~

• Wild Medicinal Herbs Walk ~ Sat., July 11th, 2015  9:00 am - 11:00 am
@ Blue Hill Heritage Trust Land
Kingdom Road Woods Trail, Blue Hill, ME

• Botanicals for Midwives ~ July-September 2015
@ Birthwise Midwifery School, Bridgeton ME

So, you're interested to learn more about herbs?

Get connected !

email Rachel at [email protected] to learn about seasonal opportunities to join in !

Transplanting Lemon Balm.

At Meristem Herb Co, our gardens are the classrooms for many skills to be shared. Everything from starting seeds, transplanting, organic garden care, harvesting leaves, flowers and roots, processing into simple remedies and more!

Identifying the herb Goldthread in the wilds of Maine.

We promote Education as a mode of empowerment and community building, and offer classes based on the practical uses of herbs to support health and well-being. 


Classes can travel to you, so please contact Rachel to schedule a class session!


CLASS OFFERINGS~
• Plant Identification & Wild-Crafting Skills
• Making a Great Herbal Skin Salve
• Wild Tree Medicines
• Get Some Rest with Herbs
• Amazing Herbal Mushrooms
• Herbs for Bodies that Ache and Swell
• Healthy Herbal Immune Support
• Women's Herbs for Fertility, Pregnancy,
  Labor, Delivery & Post Partum
• Flower Powers: Making Herbal Flower Essences
• Hands On Herbals (for children ages 3-12)
• Reasons for Using Herbs In Season
• Refresh Yourself! Making Herbal Beverages

Making a fresh California Poppy tincture, so GREEN!

Decocting Elderberries for syrup.

Herbal preparations are made in the garden and in the kitchen.



This year for 2015 Apprentice time will be on Mondays each week ~ from May to October.

Hanging fresh garlic harvest to cure.

Interested in Apprenticing??
email Rachel at ::  [email protected] to learn about seasonal opportunities to join in !

Building an organic compost pile with manure, seaweed & straw.

Seedlings in the greenhouse, during early spring.

So, you're interested to learn more about herbs?

Get connected !

email Rachel at [email protected]

Wild stand of Birth Root, or Red Trillium.