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 & Apprenticeships
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.
- Main Onsite Campus: Austin TX
- Pacific NW and Desert SW Retreats and Classes
- Online Learning
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FEATURED: Nov 2 Moonflower Herb Fest followed Nov 3 with post conference intensive with Margi Flint
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In DEPTH PROGRAMS
We offer beginning, intermediate and advanced training in holistic western herbalism with a bioregional focus. No matter where you are on your herbal journey we are here to facilitate you going deeper, whether its foundational materia medica, outdoor skills, clinical training or herbal first aid. Next Program begins Sept 19, 2019
iNTENSIVES
Want to increase your knowledge on a certain subject in holistic Western Herbal Medicine? We offer intensives throughout the year on herbal preparation making, properties & actions, body systems and first aid, plant identification and harvesting, and more. Next Intensive begins Sept 27, 2019
APPRENTICESHIPS & RETREATS
These are open to small groups of committed herbalists that want to spend more time with the plants or learning hands-on skills in specific areas of focus. These are an additional charge and open to all with apriority given to our program students.
6 days ago by wildflowerherbschool THE MANTIS AND THE WASP Many battles are waged under the bright blooms in the garden. Here a praying mantis hides in the blooms of Goldenrod, waiting for just the right moment. Very quickly this wasp was consumed in about 45 minutes. Life and death are cycles and allow for regeneration. The very goldenrod the mantis was hiding on just died and I cleared it from the garden yesterday. This uncovered the violets, chickweed, and skullcap starting to emerge after a recent freeze. Dont be afraid to let go and allow things in your own life to uncover themselves. We
1 week ago by wildflowerherbschool WILD MEDICINE WALKS @yoni_mitchell_ led students in the beginners program on a walk at Pace Bend Park in Texas to learn about the wild and weedy medicinal plants of Fall in Central TX. Here we have her demonstrating what cochineal dye is....it is made from the blood of insects living on prickly pear cactus. A very fitting lesson for the season of death and regeneration. #nature #wildmedicine #wild #texasherbs #medicinalplantsoftexas #texas #atx #wildflowerschoolofbotanicalmedicine #wildflowerherbschool #herbclass #herbwalk #plantain #plantmedicine #pricklypear #cactus #cochineal #herbalist #herbalism #herbalknowledge #herbal #herbalmedicine
2 weeks ago by wildflowerherbschool Cempazuchitl Marigolds are thought to guide spirits and are considered to be flowers to honor the dead in some traditions #moonflower2019 #moonflowerherbfest so much gratefulness for this event. Thanks to everyone who made this possible #marigold #dayofthedead #wildflowerherbschool #wildflowerschoolofbotanicalmedicine #herbfest #herbfestival
2 days ago by wildflowerherbschool MOONRISE IN THE LOST PINES I took students on a walk in Bastrop State Park to see what we could see. About 8 years ago a fire claimed 96% of the park, people's homes, and lives were lost. Now there is new growth, Pines almost 10 feet tall, native Gayfeather in seed, our native Clematis, a drop dosage migraine remedy, Baptisia, an immune stimulant, Farkleberry, a native Vaccinium that's edible, Beautyberry, and many other exciting wild things coming back. It's so amazing to see new life amongst the charred remains. Fire is a part of many ecosystems, suppression is what
5 days ago by wildflowerherbschool THE COLORS OF FALL MEDICINE Autumn gold and orange. Bald Cypress, spring fed rivers, Brickellia, Gumweed, False Indigo and many other native medicines in all stages of life and death. Our Outdoor skills class enjoyed a hike @pedernalesfallsstatepark #wildflowerschoolofbotanicalmedicine #wildflowerherbschool #herbclass #herbwalk #herbschool #herbalist #herbs #medicinalplantsoftexas #medicinalplants #FALL #herbnerd
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. Here are our 2019 offerings
- free online library with a blog and resources for students
- Live Single Online Class webinars listed here
- Audio Only downloads
- Recorded Webinars
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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