Big News!! We bought a farm!
We will be growing more medicinal herbs and honey in West Greenwich , RI!
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Herbal Education and Training Program
Mary Blue
May-Ocotber 2012
Long Distance Herbal Education Program
Mary Blue
March/ April 2012
Local Medicinal Trees
Traci Picard
Sundays 4-7pm, July/ August 2012
Local Medicinal Mushrooms
Traci Picard
Sundays 4-7pm, September/October 2012
2012 Summer Intensive
Margi Flint, Dr. Jody Noe, Larken Bunce, Mary Blue, Dr. John Mcgonigle
1 weekend a month June-October, 2012
You will notice our programs are sliding scale!
What is Sliding Scale?
A sliding scale is a tool for ensuring equal accessibility to Farmacy programs, regardless of financial resources, and it requires active participation.
If a sliding scale is implemented effectively, everyone pays a similar percentage of their income for the same services.
This way, the cost is not fleeting pocket change for some people and a big commitment to other people. Sliding scales are often based on individual income levels, with people of higher incomes paying more.
Programs
Herbal Education and Training
Program
Level One (HEAT)
Our Herbal Education and Training Program (HEAT) is as a series of classes and runs 2 times per year.
The summer program runs May-October and the winter program runs November-February.
Class size is usually around 12-15 people.
Classes take place three times per month and follow the flow of the seasons.
email us at info@farmacyherbs.com for a registration form
HEAT 2011 Graduation
This program offers the student:
Everyday uses of over 30 plants, Nutritional Healing/ Detoxification Methods,
Dental Health, Immune Health, Endocrine Health, Skin Health, Digestive Health,
Reproductive Health, Regulatory Breakdown, Local Plant Id, Wildcrafting Techniques,
Harvesting and Drying Techniques, Herbal First Aid.
The how to of:
Decoctions/Infusions, Tincturing, Syrups, Salves, Linaments, Creams, Poultices, Infused
Oils, Cordials.
This program comes with: Samples of herbal products (tinctures, salves, poultices,
syrups, herbs), an in depth binder with class notes for each subject, pictures of plants/
plant reviews of 30 different plants, Richo Cech's "Making Plant Medicine" book, and
when completed a "Certificate of Herbal Education".
Summer 2012 HEAT Dates:
Mondays, 4pm-8pm
May 7, 14, 21 June 4, 11, 18 July 9, 16, 23 September 3, 10, 17 October 1, 15, 22
Prices
$350.00- $1500.00 sliding scale
20% NONREFUNDABLE deposit to hold a space in the class
Income= Price of program
$10,000 and under: $350 with work trade, 6 hours per week
$10,000-$20,000 per year= $500 with work trade, 12 hours per month
$20,000-$30,000 per year= $800 with work trade, 9 hours per month
$30,000-$50,000 per year= $1000 with work trade, 6 hours per month
$50,000 or more per year= $1500
We do accept partial work trade and payment plans
Long Distance Herbal Education Program
Herbal Education and Training Program Level 1
(HEAT)
This program offers the student:
Everyday uses of over 30 plants, Nutritional Healing/ Detoxification Methods,
Dental Health, Immune Health, Endocrine Health, Skin Health, Digestive Health,
Reproductive Health, Regulatory Breakdown
The how to of:
Decoctions/Infusions, Tincturing, Syrups, Salves, Linaments, Creams, Poultices, Infused
Oils.
This program comes with: Samples of herbal products (tinctures, salves, poultices,
syrups, herbs), an in depth binder with class notes for each subject, pictures of plants/
plant reviews of 30 different plants, Richo Cech's "Making Plant Medicine" book, and
when completed a "Certificate of Herbal Education".
Week 1 Herbal Terminology/ Infusions and Decoctions/ Tonics, Nervines
Week 2 Nutritional Healing, Detoxification Methods/Tinctures/, Alteratives, Anticatarrhal
Week 3 Skin Health / Salves, Infused Oils/ Vulinaries, Astringents
Week 4 Dental Health/ Poultices/ Anodynes, Anti-inflammatory
Week 5 Immune Health/ Syrups/ Expectorants, Demulcents
Week 6 Endocrine Health/ Linaments/ Adaptogens, Antispasmodics
Week 7 Digestive Health/ Bitters, Carminitives, Cholagogues
Week 8 Reproductive Health/ Regulatory Breakdown/ Emmenogogues, Endangered
plants
Long Distance HEAT Cost: $1000
Sign up with a friend by February 14, 2012
and you both recieve 30% off the price!!
2012 Summer Intensive
*This program is for the intermediate/advanced herbal students.
*It runs from June 2012- October 2012, one weekend a month.
*Classes take place at the Farmacy Apiary and Herb Farm in West Greenwich, RI.
*The price of the program includes lodging and meals.
*Students must have experience in basic medicine making and Western Herbalism Terminology
* Students must sign up for the whole program.
Subjects covered:
*Common Themes among Chemical Constituents in Medicinal Herbs, June 15, 16, 17 with DR. JODY NOE. Jody, a Botanist, Cherokee Medicine Woman, Herbalist, Naturopathic MD, and scientist will weave together the similarities between specific plant families, chemical constituents and medicinal herbs.
* The Art of Reading the Body: July 13, 14, 15: MARGI FLINT, herbal practitioner and Author will take you through the art of Face and Body Assessment. She will focus on the art of diagnosis through observation: facial, nail, color and reading the body.
* Managing Chronic Disease: August 10, 11, 12: DR. JODY NOE, Cherokee Medicine Woman, Botanist, Naturopathic Doctor. Dr. Noe takes a holistic approach by incorporating the evaluation of the person's thoughts, feelings, lifestyle, family history, environmental stresses, and nutritional status into consideration. She will share with us her methods for supporting a clients health with herbs, nutrition. She will also share the traditional Cherokee medicine way using plants, earth, air, water, and fire (heat) along with rituals and prayers to invoke Spirit and Healing.
* Homeopathy for Herbalists September 15, 16,17. This class will give the herbalist a strong foundational understanding of time tested Homeopathic medicines. Homeopathic Medicine was one of the main form of medicine before industrialized medicine. Learn how to incorporate this plant based healing system into your life or practice while keeping this strong tradition alive.
* Fostering Integrative Medicine/ The Art of Intakes: October 13, 14,15: LARKEN BUNCE is an educator, clinical herbalist and on the faculty at Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. Larken sees many clients in her clinical practice and works with doctors, nurses and pharmacists. She runs a school that trains herbalists to be clinical practitioners who work alongside allopathic practitioners. Larken will do what she does best, teach about and how to create a practice with strong intake skills and how to understand the diagnostic, disease based language of allopathy.
*Community Herbalist Training: Ongoing: Sunday AM throughout the program. MARY BLUE Herbalist, Activist & Film Maker will lead the Community Herbalist portion of this program. This will take Place on Sunday mornings throughout the program and focus on the following subjects: Starting and running a community practice/health center, Cultural Competency, Accessibility/ Sliding Scale, Mental Health Care, Disaster Relief/Herbal First Aide, Herbs for Diverse Populations & Structure and Function (This is the legal language that the FDA imposes on Herbalists and Herbal Products).
*Practitioner Round-table: Ongoing: Friday evening before the program starts at Farmacy Herbs in Providence. Observe the Farmacy Health Practitioner Program (doctors and nurses) as they work with our visiting teachers in creating holistic protocols for clients. Sign up to be a patient or just observe each teachers diverse way of practicing as they teach this to Doctors and Nurses. This part of the program takes place on Friday evenings during the program.
This program takes place June-October 2012, one weekend per month.
Cost: $1500: Limited work trade available, inquire early!
Indoor beds limited, sign up early to reserve a bed! Camping available.
Cost includes Lunch, Dinner and snacks, class materials, camping.
20% down payment to reserve a space, payment must be made in full by May 15, 2012.
Download a registration form here
(or give us an email or call, we can mail you one!)
Herbal Education and Training Program (HEAT) Level Two
This program is designed for the intermediate and advanced herbal student.
| Teachers, Subjects and Dates | ||
| Traci Picard | July 22, 2012 July 29, 2012 August 1, 2012 4-7pm |
Local Medicinal Trees Series |
Traci Picard |
September 23, 2012 4-7pm |
Medicinal Mushroom Series |
Herbal Kids Programs
Lil'
Sprouts Summer Program
The 2012 kids program runs on Fridays, July-August
Our sessions focus on holistic health, herbs and art projects.
Each class includes a hands-on projec involving then garden/herbalism, games and social time.
This program is sliding scale
This program is for children ages 5-13
Herbal
related workshops include:
Vegetable and herb gardening, teas, salves, poultices, syrups.
Health Related
workshops include:
Healthy cooking (cooking- related projects, and art-related projects), dream journals and pillows.
Art Related:
Book binding: they will use the book they make to create an on-going herb
journal, write down recipes, draw pictures of plants that we are using,
leaf and flower pressing, etc..
Theatre: The last day of the program they will create their own play and costumes and perform the play for their families.
High School Internship Program
We work with students from School One, Community Prep and The Met School in Providence.
If you know a student who would like to explore herbalism and farming, we are accepting new interns.
Please call to set up an interview.
Live-In Internships
We have opportunites for live in interns in Providence at our urban farm/storefront, and at our rural farm 20 miles south of Providence.
All positions for 2012 are full, but we are accepting applications for 2013 internships. Email us for more info!
Volunteer Days
Volunteers commit to coming 2-5 hours per week for a month.
Thursdays Fridays, Sundays, Mondays 10am-5pm.
Please call for volunteer information: (401-270-5223).
We are currently accepting new volunteers March 2012
