WE GROW GREAT HERBALISTS
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The beginnings
In 2003, founder Nicole Telkes, took her passion for plants, healing, education, and nature and created the Wildflower School. As curriculum grew and teachers were added, we've remained dedicated to inspiring, empowering, and building a strong herbal community. The original, onsite offerings were developed in and around Austin, Texas. The school follows a bioregional Western, holistic tradition. Read more about our business philosophy here
Core Values
We work to be of service to the plants and our community. We use herbalism as a tool to build a stronger and healthier world. Social and environmental justice plays a strong role in our evolving curriculum . Read our statement of inclusivity here.
- Learn and use bioregional medicinal plants
- Weedcrafting and wildcrafting for the future
- Deepening our connection to plant spirits
- Making herbalists and herbal medicine accessible to all parts of our community
- Honoring oral tradition and multiculturalism in herbalism
- Teaching our families and community the responsible, ethical, and safe use of herbal medicine
Where we are Heading
Every year we grow and improve our curriculum based on student and teacher feedback. Over the last 15 years, our small apprenticeship-style program has blossomed into a to a large, year-round herb school with basic, intermediate, and advanced offerings and over a dozen core teachers and staff . We keep our onsite classes small, but are excited to have more and more online resources and offerings as we grow.
Upcoming Classes & Events
Herbal Medicine /// Community /// Flower Essences /// Traditional Healing /// Spirit /// Fresh Plant Tinctures /// Permaculture /// Science ///Folk Remedies /// Art /// Self Care/// Botany/// Free Clinics /// Holism /// Vitalism /// Natural Health /// Human Life Skills /// Medicine as Resistance /// Plant Walks /// Gardening /// Body Systems /// Mystery /// Self-Empowerment ///
Join us on the green path, to learn about plant-based healing of body, mind, and spirit. Our education philosophy incorporates Vitalism and Deep Ecology into Traditional Holistic Western Herbalism. Connect to plants and other people like you, who are searching for herbal wisdom.
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Introductory Herbcraft Programs
Do you have dreams of becoming a herbalist? Join our introductory programs and learn how to identify, harvest, prepare and utilise herbs for wellness and first aid. The Introductory Home and Family Program be taken concurrently with the Intermediate Community program. Next onsite Home and Family Program Starts Sept 24, 2018
Intermediate Herbcraft Programs
Dive deeper into holistic North American holistic, bioregional herbalism with our intermediate Community program. This program is onsite and includes some livestream options for those coming from out of town. This may be taken on its own or concurrently with the Introductory Program. Next onsite Community Program Start Date is Jan, 2019
Advanced Herbcraft Programs
Our advanced training program in Clinical Herbcraft is for those wanting to use herbal medicine in a practice with clients and apply their studies. The advanced program is offered once each year. Prerequisites are required. We are booked for 2018 The next onsite start date for the Clinical Herbcraft Program is Sept 1 2019
The Wildflower School directs and sponsors Moonflower Herb Fest. Nicole Telkes co-founded the festival in honor of Maria Elena Martinez, a local activist and healer in Austin. Click on the photo to sign up!
From Festivals to Online Learning
A warm welcome to those of you following the green path! We are excited to offer online herbal education to you through our site.
- Take a tour of our free online library
- Purchase single webinars and audio classes
Creating Sanctuaries in our Community:
Sowing the seeds of the herbal revolution one wildflower at a time!
Our herb school has educated students in holistic Western Herbalism since 2003. As our students and alumni thrive and grow, so has the school. In 2014, we stretched our wings and added a new campus. We now steward Big Moon Bee Farm, 8.5 acres just east of Austin as a botanical sanctuary, and are proud part of the United Plant Savers Botanical Sanctuary Network. In 2016, we received a grant from the Native Plant Society of Texas to build garden beds for offering important plants for all phases of the Monarchs life cycle. In 2017 we installed honeybee hives and are now establishing our apiary. We remain a part of the Austin community with our partners at the American Botanical Council in East Austin, and participate in community outreach through our Wildflower Chapter of Herbalists Without Borders. Join us on your path as a herbalist, either online or in person. Learn how to seed herbalism in your own and be part of the important calling of protecting plants and people through herbal medicine
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