Meet Maria Noël Groves

Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG) (she/her) is a bestselling author of the award-winning, best-selling Body into Balance and Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies, and Herbal Remedies for Sleep. She is also the owner of Wintergreen Botanicals Herbal Clinic & Education Center in New Hampshire. Maria writes and teaches nationally about herbal medicine and offers both on site and distance herbal study courses and health consultations. She melds evidence based medicine, traditional Western herbalism, food based nutrition, and personal clinical experience. She is a regular contributor to Herb Quarterly, Mother Earth Living, Mother Earth News, Taste for Life, and Remedies magazines.

Maria's personal and herbal lineage is predominantly European-American/Western herbalism. She's half Sicilian and Nova Scotian (mix of mostly UK/Irish/Scottish/Welch/French Settlers plus a few Mi'kmaq women). Her work as an herbalist focuses on these Western Euro-American traditions. She has an appreciation and respect for herbalism from other cultures and is in an ongoing effort to decolonize her work with herbs to make it more inclusive and honoring for all people, recognizing, supporting, and giving back to communities that have traditionally and currently been marginalized.

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An Herbalist Nestled in New Hampshire’s Pine Forests

Clinical Herbalist

Maria has been working with herbs for more than 20 years. She has been formally educated by some of the top herbalists and herb schools in the country. She’s a graduate of the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine and Sage Mountain as well as other schools and programs.

  1. American Herbalists Guild Professional Member and Registered Herbalist
  2. Southwest School of Botanical Medicine, Michael Moore - Certified Clinical Herbalist
  3. Flower Essence Certification, Lichenwood Herbals, Christine Tolf
  4. Advanced Herbal Apprenticeship Program, Rosemary Gladstar & Guest Educators
  5. Science & Art of Herbology Correspondence Course, Rosemary Gladstar
  6. Foundations in Herbal Healing, Nancy Phillips

Health Educator

Maria teaches in her Wintergreen Botanicals classroom in Chichester, NH and speaks at herbal events and conferences locally and nationally. She is an adjunct instructor for the Herbal Academy and a guest presenter at the Maryland University of Integrative Health, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, and the American Holistic Nursing Association. She has presented at national herb and health conferences including the International Herbal Symposium, American Herbalists Guild Symposium, Great Lakes Herb Faire, New England Women's Herbal Conference, the Mother Earth News Fair, and the Mountain Rose Herbs Free Herbalism Project. A selection of Maria's speaking history:

  1. American Herbalists Guild School Member
  2. United Plant Savers Partner in Education
  3. International Herbal Symposium, MA
  4. Adjunct Staff - Herbal Academy (advanced and entrepreneur courses)
  5. Guest Lecturer for Green Path Herb School
  6. NH Association for Naturopathic Doctor Conference
  7. Mountain Rose Herbs Free Herbalism Project
  8. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy
  9. Maryland University of Integrative Health
  10. Women's Herbal Conference, NH
  11. Great Lakes Herb Faire, MI
  12. Mother Earth News Fair -  multiple locations
  13. American Herbalists Guild Symposium - multiple locations
  14. Greenwood Herbals Advanced Program, Limerick, ME
  15. ArborVitae School of Traditional Herbalism, NYC
  16. Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine, NC
  17. Concord Hospital Center for Health Promotion, NH (nursing contact hours)
  18. New England Holistic Nursing Conference, ME (nursing contact hours)
  19. Nashua Community College, Nashua, NH (accredited course)
  20. Hospitals, libraries, senior centers, garden clubs, herb shops, herb schools
  21. Canterbury Shaker Village, Canterbury, NH
  22. Massabesic Audubon Center, Auburn, NH
  23. Concord Food Co-op, Concord, NH
  24. Northeast Organic Farming Association Summer and Winter Conferences

Click here to schedule Maria to speak for your group.

Health Writer

Maria specializes in holistic health writing and editing. She is a former editor for Natural Health and a regular contributor for publications including Herb Quarterly, Remedies Magazine, Mother Earth News, and the Associated Press. Her award winning best selling first book, Body into Balance, is now a core text book in herb schools across the world, published in multiple languages. Additional writing work includes the following:

  1. Award Winning Author (Storey Publishing Author)
    Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self Care, 2016,
    Silver Nautilus winner, core text book in herb schools across the world
    Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies, 2019
    Herbal Remedies for Sleep, 2024
    Forthcoming TBA, 2025
  2. Editorial Advisor, Taste for Life magazine
  3. Past Editorial Board, Mother Earth Living magazine
  4. Past Health Editor, Columnist & Contributor, Herb Quarterly magazine
  5. Past/Present Freelance Health Journalist, specializing in herb and natural health articles for Mother Earth News, Mother Earth Living, AromaCulture, Natural Health, Herbal Academy of New England, Tea Magazine, Herbs for Health, Herb Quarterly, Remedies, and Taste for Life magazines and The Associated Press
  6. Past Blog & Herbal Web Content Contributor, Concord Co-op Buzz Blog & RemediesMagazine.com
  7. Past Research Editor, Natural Health - covered herb beat and ran the fact-checking department
  8. Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, University of New Hampshire, Magna Cum Laude

Click Here for Maria's Resume