What To Expect
Please be willing to make a one-year commitment to this program. We will meet weekly for 3 hours via video chat, and apprentices will be expected to make time for 3-5 hours of homework per week. Each participant will meet quarterly with the instructor in order to assess and develop learning goals. Apprentices who have completed all assignments and have participated in all the sessions will receive a Certificate of Completion and be eligible for further study as an intern or clinical apprentice with Linda Conroy of Moonwise Herbs.
The first section of this program is focused on incorporating herbs into daily life to promote health. Subsequent sessions build on this knowledge and participants develop a first aid kit, learning to apply herbs for common injuries and ailments. Additionally, everyone will learn to harvest plants through the seasons. Generally speaking, this means leaves and buds in the spring, flowers in the summer, seeds, and roots in the fall, and from the pantry in the winter. Plant medicine for specific body systems will be discussed and a list of herbs for each system will be developed by the group. Participants who wish to receive additional guidance can work with Linda for 2-3 years.
Some things you will discover in this program:
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Ways to incorporate herbs and wild edibles into daily life
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Skills for Identifying, harvesting and using local wild herbs
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Approaches to connecting with the natural world
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How to create optimum nutrition with traditional food preparation
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How to make and use herbal remedies
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Techniques for growing herbs for food and medicine
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Herbal Energetics
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Strategies to sort through health care options
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Life-enhancing communication skills
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The Wise Woman Healer within
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An understanding of health with a focus on seasonal cycles and patterns
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Communicating with plants and plant spirit medicine
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Herbs for specific body systems
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A personal materia medica
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Herbal first aid
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How to be an advocate for healing
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And much more...
2025/26 Program Dates
In order for this program to provide the deep learning that is required, participants are asked to attend all sessions.
This program will meet on Sunday evenings (6-9pm CST) on a video platform (Zoom). The program begins on April 13, 2025, and ends in April of 2026. There will be occasional sessions that we will not be meeting due to Linda's schedule. For these sessions assignments will be offered and we will review the assignments together.
Apprentices are also welcome to participate as a helper in other programs that are being offered during their session as well as during the Midwest Women's Herbal Conference or Mycelium Mysteries: Women's Mushroom Conference View our calendar, choose the programs you would like to participate in and submit a list to Linda at rosemarygoddess@moonwiseherbs.com.
Registration
To apply for this program send a letter of intention and your deposit to Moonwise Herbs PO Box 653 Stoughton, Wi 53589 or pay the deposit electronically at this link. The tuition for these programs includes instruction, with some materials for specific lessons. Books and supplies will need to be purchased separately and can be purchased from Moonwise Herbs at a discounted rate, or other sources. Participants receive discounts on other programs and will be offered the opportunity to spend time with Linda in person at her homestead. a couple of times throughout the year.
Tuition:
Session begins on April 12, 2025
Fee Paid On or before December 31, 2025 $3,500.00
Fee Paid January 1-February 25, 2025 $3,900.00
Free Paid February 26-April 11, 2025 $4,350.00
Partial Scholarships are available. To inquire email rosemarygoddess@moonwiseherbs.com
Be sure to include your complete contact information. Once your letter of intention and your deposit are received, we will set up a phone interview to determine whether this program is a good match for you and you for it. We will be working closely together and it is in both our interests to connect ahead of time in order to answer questions and be clear on what you can expect. Please be open to the mystery. I look forward to hearing from you!!
If we agree this is the program for you and you for it, your deposit will become non-refundable and your balance will be due within one week of acceptance unless other arrangements have been made. If we decide the program is not for you, your deposit will be returned.
