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Dandelion Herbal Center offers classes and field trips for herb students ranging from the beginner interested primarily in basic herbal crafting techniques to advanced students seeking to enhance their careers in complementary medicine.

We welcome students to our beautiful classroom and teaching gardens in Kneeland, CA in northern Humboldt County as well as for adventures across the region.

Our lifelong love affair with medicinal plants finds a perfect setting here in the magnificent coastal mountains of Northern California. From pristine tide pools to lush wetlands and the majestic redwood forests, we are surrounded by a glorious abundance of herbs to admire and study.

2021: Allison, Jane, & Jessica at DHC
2020: backpacking in the Siskiyou Wilderness
2011: on a Lost Coast Seaweed Adventure
2000: on a class trip to Pacific Botanicals
2022: Allison + Jessica on their 1st day of classes at DHC!

A note from Jane:

Dear Friends,
As in nature, all things must transition in order to begin anew and so the time has come for me to pass the torch along to the next generation of herbal teachers who will bring new light & life to DHC! I am so grateful to be accomplishing this shift with such connected, talented & esteemed herbalists as Allison Poklemba & Jessica Shepherd who both began studying with me way back in 1999! It has been such an honor and a pleasure to share herbal magick & wisdom with all of you throughout the years. You have brought so much joy, wisdom, & light to Dandelion. I am deeply grateful for you all and the plant teachers that have brought us together.
I will still be very much part of DHC and will drop into the 2022 10-Month Herbal Studies class to share plant wisdom, make tea, do rituals & play in the garden. I am very much looking forward to spending more time being with the plants…and towards this next exciting evolution of Dandelion Herbal Center!

With gratitude & much appreciation to the plants,
Jane


A note from Allison:

For the past 17 years or so I have taught pieces of Jane’s annual Herbal Studies Program, and each and every time I do I think to myself: “This is my absolute favorite. This is where I’m meant to be.”

Since my time as a student of Jane’s at the turn of the century (yes, that long ago!) we have become dear friends and even “neighbors.” It feels like a tremendous honor to share more of my skills and love of plants with the Dandelion Herbal Center community as we write more pages of the DHC story together.

I bring with me my skills as a teacher, botanist, herbalist, environmental educator, small business owner (Backcountry Press), artist, mother, friend, and always curious student of nature. I’m so looking forward to celebrating plants, making medicine, and nerding out with you all!

(Fun fact: Jessica and I have been reveling in the beauty and magic of plant medicine together since we took our first herb class together, Jane’s Beginning With Herbs, back in 1999!)


A note from Jessica:

Jane and the Dandelion Herbal Center changed my life by introducing me to the magical world of plant medicine over 20 years ago.  After my very first class, I knew immediately that I had found my path; to become an herbalist and be in service to the plants.  This path led me to working as a community herbalist at Humboldt Herbals for 17 years and teaching myriad of classes.  Along with pursuing extensive studies and certifications in the field of Aromatherapy, including distillation.

I couldn’t have imagined, way back then, what a pillar Jane and the DHC would have become for me and my knowledge of herbs.  From the foundations she laid out in my early years of learning, I went on to develop successful product lines, top-selling tea blends, and created an award-winning recipe published in the book: Fire Cider. 

I have had the honor of teaching at the Dandelion Herbal Center for the past 6 years now and look forward to building upon that with Allison.  Together Allison and I combine our herb nerd skills and deep love for plant medicine, all which grew from the legacy of seeds that Jane first planted. 

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“Summer is for surrendering; winter is for wonde “Summer is for surrendering; winter is for wondering.” — Debasish Mridha

Oh how a touch of frost transforms our *perma-spring* on the northern Humboldt Coast into a momentary wonderland. What a joy!

Say good morning to Urtica urens, the annual or small nettle. This species of nettle is native to northern Asia, north-west Africa, and Europe. In the British Isles U. urens is an archeophyte: an ancient introduction.

Here on the Humboldt Coast, annual nettle may be found growing in damp agricultural areas, like here in the beautiful winter fields of @redwoodrootsfarmcooperative where it is a weed… perfect for herbalists to pick alongside their kale and brussel sprouts 💚

As I sip my warm *weedy* nettle tea, it delights with a savory saltiness… a lovely reminder of the mineral-rich medicine that all nettle species (including our native Urtica dioica) carry.

#nettle #frostymorning #urtica #urticadioica #urticaurens #stingingnettle #herbschool #csa #supportyourlocalfarmer #herbalism #herbalist
Class one: 🫖 Our first class of the 10-part B Class one: 🫖 

Our first class of the 10-part Beginning With Herbs series is this evening 1/22, where we will sample tea, tea, tea, and more tea!

If you’d like to join us in Old Town Eureka, we still have a few seats left.

Check out our 🔗 for all the steamy and not so steamy (we’re looking at you Cold Infusions!) details 🍵

#lemonbalm #nettle #chamomile #rosemary #maketeanotwar #teatime #herbschool #herbalism #herbalism #herbs #humboldt
🌟4 SEATS LEFT🌟 Our winter session of Beginn 🌟4 SEATS LEFT🌟

Our winter session of Beginning With Herbs with Allison @earth2allison & Jessica @jessicashepherdess kicks off Wednesday, January 22!

This class meets for eight Wednesday evenings, 6 to 8 PM, at the lovely @humboldt.herbals shop in old town Eureka.

PLUS we also gather on two Sundays for Herb Walks to meet the wonderful great green world around us here on the Redwood Coast.

🌟 LIMITED SCHOLARSHIPS are available for those who identify as BIPOC, elders, students and/or those experiencing economic hardship. Drop us a line if that is you!

Save your seat at our 🔗 
Hope to see you!

(💚 if you’re hoping to take our Ten Month herbal studies course, which begins February 8, this is the prerequisite. Taking the two courses concurrently is welcome.)

#herbschool #herbalist #herbalism #medicinalplants #humboldtcounty #herbs #humboldt #herbalmedicine #plantmedicine #plantpeople
DHC ALUMNI = AWESOME ASSISTANTS Are you a DHC alu DHC ALUMNI = AWESOME ASSISTANTS

Are you a DHC alum interested in coming back as a class assistant?

Assistants help out in a number of important ways, depending on the class.

They might be teaching assistants, communication specialists, tea brewers, and medicine makers, cleaning crew & hearth tenders, storytellers, and herbie herders.

These are volunteer gigs with some fabulous perks:

You get to deepen and broaden your herbalist skillset

Be an integral part of a nurturing, cup filling, and joyful class community

You get to feel the satisfaction of helping to facilitate meaningful experiences that literally change people’s lives

Medicine samples. You bring home so many amazing medicine samples.

And you get to spend intentional time with the plants!

If you’re interested in volunteering in a number of different class situations…

Check out the form at our link. We want to collect your info 💚

#herbschool #herbalism #herbalist #plantpeople #humboldt #humboldtcounty
Herbal Clinic Class with Jane Bothwell is just aro Herbal Clinic Class with Jane Bothwell is just around the corner! 

Join this special in person class at DHC for 9 Tuesdays 9:30am-12:30pm, beginning January 14th.

You’ll transform what you’ve learned on paper into practice as diverse clients visit class each week!

You’ll learn how to conduct a personalized intake, design an herbal protocol, and incorporate feedback through follow up visits.

With unique clients each session, this class is always changing with different topics addressed. (Fun fact: Allison will be taking it for the 3rd time! 🤓)

Save your seat at our 🔗 

💛 Interested in being a client? There are a few remaining spots at this free clinic. Be in touch to see if this experience would be a good fit for you.

#herbschool #herbalclinic #freeclinic #herbalist #herbalism #humboldtcounty
We have free things! Two quite lovely little ebook We have free things! Two quite lovely little ebooks actually. Can’t miss ‘em over at dandelionherb.com under the Freebies tab 💚

#herbschool #natureheals #masalachai #conifer #medicinalplants #chai #herbalism #herbs #herbalist #ebook
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