Founded in 1978 by Rosemary Gladstar, and led today by School Directors Rebecca Maxfield and Jason Miller, along with Program Coordinator Autumn Summers, CSHS continues in the spirit in which it was created.
Our mission is to help create sustainable communities by providing Earth-centered, community based herbal education. CSHS works to empower individuals with the skills, experience and confidence needed by the community herbalist.
Our school teaches from the tradition of western herbalism, with a materia medica primarily made up of North American and European herbs. Ayurvedic and Traditional Chinese Medicine perspectives and herbs are used to complement the Western tradition.
Our full time, 8 month intensive offers students a broad based foundation in herbal medicine. For those who can't make a full time commitment we also offer a broad range of weekend series courses and one day workshops.
Successful graduates of our intensive program leave here with the knowledge they need to enter and contribute to the field of herbalism. Upon graduation students receive certificates of completion that are highly regarded by the herbal community.
CSHS located on a lovely, rustic 80 acre sanctuary known as Emerald Valley. Our campus includes a classroom with an adjacent kitchen, a one-half acre garden with over 400 herb species, a medicine making building and forested hiking trails. Forestville is an hour and a half drive north of San Francisco.
Visitors to the school are welcome, but please call first so we can be sure someone will be available to greet you! We look forward to meeting you and sharing friendship and herbal experiences.
Mailing address: PO Box 39, Forestville, CA 95436
Physical address: 9309 Highway 116, Forestville
Phone: (707) 887-7457
Email: cshs@cshs.com
Copyright (c) 2007 by The California School of Herbal Studies Updated 12/21 /2007
| 2008 Roots of Herbalism/Foundations of Health (8 month intensive) FULL - We are accepting applications for 2009 | March 18 -November 7, 2008 |
| 2008 Advanced Herbal Therapeutics (8 month intensive) |
March 17 -November 3, 2008 |
| 2008 Body Systems & Herbal Wellness (9 month weekend course) |
March -November, 2008 |
| 2008 Hand Crafted Herbalism (9 month weekend course) FULL - We recommend Flower Power and /or the Herbal Essentials class |
March -November, 2008 |
| March 8-9 | Herbal Medicine Making |
| April 5-6 | Plant Spirit Medicine |
| May 3 | Old Ways Living Skills |
| May 10 | Whole Shoot Basketry |
| May 17 | Pomo Canyon Walk |
| June 6-7 | Seaweed as Food and Medicine |
| June 7 | Herbal Beer Making |
| June 27 | Medicine Show and Bazaar |
| September 27-28 | Herbal Medicine Making |
| October 4 | Creating a Successful Herbal Business |
| October 5 | Advanced Aromatic Medicine - Beyond "Aromatherapy" |
| October 25 | Fungi Farmaceuticals & Delectable Wild Edibles |
| December 6 | Herbal Holiday Class |
| March 22 - May 10 | Flower Power (Five Saturday Mornings) |
| April 11- June 20 | Herbal Essentials (Six Friday afternoons) |
| August 1 - August 4 | Sierra Herbal Camping Trip |
