Herbal Education Opportunities

Maria offers her core herbal study series in her Wintergreen Botanicals classroom and gardens in New Hampshire as well as online. She also offers various community classes. Many of Maria's classes feature topics covered in her books Body Into Balance and Grow Your Own Herbal Remedies.  You can also SCHEDULE MARIA to teach a special class for your group.

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Upcoming Live  Individual Classes (in person +/or live streamed online) 

HERBAL STUDY SERIES:
Home Herbalist Series
Beyond the Home Herbalist Series
Seasonal Energetics Series (Advanced Series Module 1)
FULL Advanced Intensive Herbalist Training Series

Online On-Demand Classes


Upcoming Live Classes

In addition to the following offerings, check out my own regular pre-recorded online (pre-recorded) learning opportunities and live-streamed series and classes and stay tuned on the mailing list!

2024 Live Classes

All Classes Taught by Herbalist and Author Maria Noël Groves unless otherwise noted.

In addition to Maria's series taught via Wintergreen Botanicals - The Home Herbalist series (in person and live streamed Tuesday nights in summer 2024), Seasonal Energetics (live streamed Thursday nights spring - autumn 2024), and Beyond the Home Herbalist Series (live streamed Tuesday nights autumn 2024)...
Maria will be speaking at various classes out in the community in 2024 (eastern time)… 

Tips & Thoughts on Publishing an Herb book ONLINE LIVE STREAMED - March 2024 Hosted by the international Herbal Entrepreneur summit FREE - Register Here (affiliate link)

Herbs for Sleep: How to Choose the Best One for You ONLINE LIVE STREAMED - April 2, 6-7:30 pm Eastern Time Hosted by the Concord Food Co-op FREE Register Here

Herbal & Natural Allergy Support IN PERSON - April 8, 6-7:30 pm Hosted by the Hooksett NH Public Library (31 Mount Saint Marys Way, Hooksett, NH 03106) FREE Register Here 

Herbal & Natural Allergy Support IN PERSON - April 10, 6-7:30 pm Hosted by the Moultonborough NH Public Library (4 Holland St, Moultonborough, NH 03254) FREE Register Here 

Herbal Formulation at the Practicing Herbalists Skills Intensive IN PERSON in Tuscany Italy hosted by the Herbal Entrepreneur in April (alongside other classes by Rosemary Gladstar, Olatokunboh Obasi, and Margi Flint!) - Details & Reserve Spot Here

Herbs for Sleep: Indications for Popular Herbs ONLINE LIVE STREAMED May 21, 2-3 pm Eastern TIme hosted by HerbRally - FREE Register Here

Writing an Herb Book? Book Publishing Tips & Thoughts ONLINE LIVE STREAMED- May 21, 7-8:30 pm Eastern Time Hosted by the Sovereignty Herbs Register Here

Spring Wild Medicinal Plant Walk IN PERSON - May 30, 5:30-7 pm Hosted by the Massabessic Audubon Center Auburn NH (26 Audubon Way, Auburn, NH 03032)- Register Here

• Why Can't I Sleep?! Strategies for Sneaky Sleep Saboteurs IN PERSON Saturday June 1 at NH Herbal Network's Herb & Garden Day at Mt.Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner, NH Register Here

• Sleep Mini Course (FREE for anyone who purchased Maria's book Herbal Remedies for Sleep, otherwise $40), Live Streaming Wednesday Nights 6-7:30 PM Eastern Time (and Recorded) every 4 weeks: June 12, July 10, Aug 7, Sep 4. Register Here

Bedtime Basics: Herbal & Lifestyle Tips  IN PERSON - Sunday June 23 at the Gather: A Northeastern Herbal Conference (alongside fellow teachers including Margi Flint,  Mary Blue, Ryn Midura, Johnathan Treasure, and others!) at Bentley University Waltham MA Register Here

Bedtime Basics: Herbal & Lifestyle Tips AND How to Make Four Relaxing Remedies IN PERSON -at the Women's Herbal Conference Fri-Sun August 23-25 hosted by Misty Meadows in Lee, NH. This big event features many great herbalists and talks including Rosemary Gladstar, Mimi Prunella Hernandez, Kat Maier, Ann Marie Jackson, Dr. Jody Noe, Nancy Phillips, Emily Ruff, Andrea Reisen, Mischa Schuler, Robin Rose Bennett, Bevin Clare, Margi Flint, Wendy Snow Fogg. Register Here

Backyard Medicine IN PERSON - September 19, 6-7:30 pm Hosted by the Maxfield Public Library (8 Rte 129, Loudon, NH 03307), more details to come

More Conference and Community Classes and details likely to be announced later in 2024

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Choose Your Price!
So You Want to Become an Herbalist?
Tips, Insights, Logistics & Questions Answered

REPLAY Available! (Recorded Thursday, April 13, 2023)
Are you a new or intermediate herb student wondering how to work towards herbalism as a career, if it's feasible, what steps to take, etc? This class is for you!
Choose Your Price: FREE, $25, or $50
More Details & Registration

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Did You Miss a Class at You Wanted to Take?

Check out Maria's on-demand online class recordings and series here to see if you can catch the replay and get the class materials that way! You'll find many classes and multiple pages of listings there. (Not all classes are available, but many are!)


 

MariaRobinCarterMaria's Special Herbal Study Programs

Empower yourself in herbal medicine with Maria's Home Herbalist Series and the Beyond the Home Herbalist Series. Each of the nine classes in each series will introduce you to a body system - how it works, when things go wrong, and how to bring it back into balance with herbs, nutrition, and lifestyle - as well as a remedy-making technique. You'll finish the series with a strong background in herbal medicine, the ability to confidently use herbs in your home for everyday ailments and overall wellbeing, and a stocked home apothecary. Then, if you're interested, move beyond to Maria's Advanced Series. Certificates of Completion will be granted to eligible students for each series. All three seres together comprise the Wintergreen Botanicals Herbalist Training Program over-arching Herbalist Certificate.

Interested students should read Maria's blog on Becoming an Herbalist, see series FAQ and policies including what a certificate does and doesn't mean here,. and check out this overview of the full program including course hours. All class registrations are nonrefundable.

The Home Herbalist Series

  • Class 1: Introduction to Herbalism & Herbal Nutrition | The Art of Tea
    Class 2: Stress & Energy: Adaptogens for Health | Tinctures
    Class 3: Relaxation & Mood: Nervous System | Flower Essences
    Class 4: Digestive Wellness: Herbs for the Upper & Lower GI | Herbal Oils
    Class 5: Detoxification: Herbs for the Liver, Colon & Urinary Tract | Capsules
    Class 6: Herbs to Support Blood Sugar Balance | Skin Salves
    Class 7: Heart Health: Hypertension & Cholesterol | Herb Honey & Vinegar
    Class 8: Herbs for Immunity, Allergies, Cold & Flu | Elderberry Syrup
    Class 9: Herbs for Women & Men | Lip Balm, Cream, Bodycare
  • Bonus Recorded Classes • Herbal Chocolate • Formulation • Intro to Energetics • Sourcing • Herb-Drug Interactions • Science of Herbs • Herb Walk Videos • More

Choose One of Three Formats:
At Your Own Pace Online Any Time • Classroom In Person (2024) •  Live Stream Online  (2024) •
Individual Online Classes Also Available

Check Out the Home Herbalist Series Details and Registration Options Here


Beyond the Home Herbalist Series

  • Class 1: Backyard Medicine | Tea Blending
  • Class 2: Herb-Drug Interactions | Medicinal Mushrooms | Broths
  • Class 3: Longevity & Vitality | Cordials, Elixirs & Oxymels
  • Class 4: Strong Bones | Nourishing Infusions & Seaweed Snacks
  • Class 5: Brain-Boosting Herbs | Brainiac Bonbons
  • Class 6: Managing Chronic Pain | Gin Raisins or Topical Pain Oil
  • Class 7: Strong Lungs | Herbal Cough Syrup
  • Class 8: Healthy Skin with Herbs | Flower Water & Herbal Exfoliant
    Class 9: Autoimmune Disease | Electuaries - New in Autumn 2022!
  • Bonus Recorded Classes • Herbal Chocolate • Formulation • Intro to Energetics • Sourcing •Herb-Drug Interactions • Science of Herbs • Herb Walk Videos • More

Check Out the Course Details  & Registration Options Here
Individual Online Classes Also Available


Advanced Series

Taught by Clinical Herbalist Maria Noël Groves, RH (AHG)
with Guest Instructors

Develop your skills as an herbalist to do what you love as a business!

Enjoy a lively mix of classes, guest classes, bonus webinars, remedy-making videos, detailed class notes, and thought-provoking interactive homework to build your skills as an herbalist.

This series is also a component of the Herbalist Training Certificate Program.
Students who complete the Home Herbalist, Beyond, and Advanced series including all accompanying homework will receive an Herbalist Certificate. See course FAQ including what a certificate does and doesn't mean here. Also check out my blog on Becoming an Herbalist.

The 2023 FULL version of the Advanced Series will remain available as an at-your-own-pace on demand series through the end of 2024 for those who are interested (with no deadline to complete) - details and registration here for the FULL Advanced Series.

In 2024, - while the full program is available on-demand online (pre-recorded) - we will *not* run a live FULL Advanced Series but will instead be excerpting specific Seasonal Energetics topics for a focused live streamed 2024 module (details/registration here) (with the plan to cover other aspects of the full series in future years) to make it more approachable while deepening student learning. Students who are interested in both can register for the Seasonal Energetics series and then use the discount code (sent upon enrollment) to bundle/add the full Advanced on-demand series for 25% off - bundle deadline May 1.


NEW for 2024!

Seasonal Energetics Series

Taught by Clinical Herbalist Maria Noël Groves
with Guest Instructors Jiling Lin & Tesia Love

Live Streamed approximately every other
Thursday Night April - November 2024

(And Recorded! Replays available tor registrants, no deadlines.)

Join us for a deep dive for specific topics excerpted from the full Advanced Series and presented as a module where we'll cover seasonal themed herbal and eneretic topics throughout the year !...

Western Herbal Energetics with Maria
Ayurveda Energetics with Tesia
Five Element Seasonal Rhythm Energetics with Jiling

Paired with themed classes by Maria on...
Selected Herbal Constituents and Phytochemistry
Key Herbal Plant Families
Energetics of Taste
Deep Dive Interactive Materia Medica Plant Explorations and Sharing (with associated remedy kit goodies)
Plus additional topics such as Medicinal Trees and Botany for Herbalists

Also included with Series Registration
Bonus access to on-demand, pre-recorded Art of Formulation class ($100 value), Remedy Making Series ($295 value), Herb Walk Videos, Herb-Drug Interactions class, Science of Herbs class

$125 value Remedy Kit (shipped in spring/summer within USA only) - $125 value
Series student discounts for books, local and online herb shops, farms, and apothecaries
1-year American Herbalists Guild Student Membership (starting in May) - $70 value
Interactive Homework
Certificate Upon Completion

More Details & Registration Here


 

 Online Classes & Series

Enjoy the flexibility of being able to work through classes and course material anywhere in the world at your own pace. These classes and series are comprised of pre-recorded materials (audio and/or video recordings, class notes, etc.) that are fully accessible to you after registration. There is no deadline nor time limit for content access.

You will receive an automated email within 1 hour of your registration with access links. If you don't receive it (first check your spam folder) or have trouble accessing the materials, email maria@wintergreenbotanicals.com.

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For all the pre-recorded at-your-own-pace (on-demand) online classes and series

As well as any upcoming live streamed online classes and series

Also check out the following online intensive courses I have taught for other organizations...

Herbal Endocrine Support via the American Herbalists Guild: This set of four intensive, advanced classes provides an introduction to the endocrine system and a focus on stress, blood sugar balance, thyroid, and reproductive health including useful herbs and formulation suggestions. $150 ($100 for AHG members). Click here to register.

ADHD Intensive via the Herbal Academy: The three classes in this mini-course provide an overview of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder from a holistic perspective, an array of useful herbs, and how to customize a protocol to the individual. Traditional use, clinical experience, and modern science are covered for each herb. These herbs are herbs are useful for focus and cognition regardless of an ADHD diagnosis. This class is no longer available as a stand-alone course; however, access is included with membership to the Herbal Academy's Herbarium anytime ($45/year subscription) - click here to subscribe.*  The Herbarium is an awesome resource of intensive and advanced articles, mini-courses, and herb monographs.

Immune Boosting Mini Online Course via the Mother Earth News Fair: I'm excited to take part in this mini-course on Herbal Immune Boosting! I'll be teaching about Immunity Support from the Spice Cabinet. You'll also learn about Herbal Honey with Regina Kankinza, Indigenous Medicine turkey tail mushrooms and violets with Amyrose Foll, and the Art of Herbal Steam with Farai Harreld. (Technically this is NOT live but pre-recorded.) Register Here* for $2.99/month (to access all Mother Earth News Online Courses and Pre-recorded Webinars), $35/year for all-access, or one-time $20 for just the Immune Boosting Course

*This is an affiliate link - if you use this link to register, a small portion of your purchase proceeds will support my work (at no extra cost to you).


 

Wintergreen Botanicals Education Center is Proud to Be

an American Herbalist Guild Member School and a

United Plant Savers Partner in Education

 

Did You Know?

American Herbalist Guild members get 10% off AHG Members are eligible for a 10% discount on all online series and classes by Wintergreen Botanicals. This discount cannot be combined with other discounts and is not applicable to students who received their AHG membership as part of their Wintergreen Botanicals class registration. (To access the promo code, use your member login on the AHG website and go to the member discounts page.) Learn More

Also, many insurance and employee wellness programs (including SchoolCare) offer incentives, discounts, and reimbursements when you attend wellness classes like these. Check with your insurance company or HR/wellness department to see if the classes are eligible, and bring any necessary paperwork to class for Maria to sign.

 

Refund & Cancellation Policy

For Classes at Wintergreen Botanicals (in-person, online, and live stream) ONLY

For classes at other locations, please see the host organization’s policy.

Wintergreen Botanicals class/series registration is  typically nonrefundable.

Click here for more details class and series policies, refunds, and exceptions.