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Studying herbs and their medicinal properties is a natural extension of my love for all things growing. Learning about the nutritional value as well as the medicinal properties contained in all this beauty is like a gift inside a gift!
–Marlene Adelmann, HANE Director

What would you do with an herbal certification?
How would such an education enrich the lives of those within, and those outside of, your home?

For me, herbalism has always been about connecting with a lifestyle system that is much greater than my humanity.

  • Connectedness.
  • Healing.
  • Nature.

I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t interested in the study of herbs.

My family has maintained health, and healed a multitude of ailments, with the use of herbs in our everyday lives; herbs have literally changed the way we live and understand vitality.

For the past many years, I have taken upon myself the joy of researching, creating, and using herbal medicine within the bounds of my home.

Yet, there’s always been a longing for something more.

Today I am happy to announce that I have began studying — joining students from around the world — in the Online Intermediate Herbal Course from the Herbal Academy of New England.

If you want to learn more about herbs as medicine and as food…

— but you’re just too busy to enroll in an in-person program —

…join the HANE community for a comprehensive and convenient online herbal course you can complete anywhere and anytime—right on your laptop!

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Get ready. You are about to become an herbalist...

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What You’ll Learn

The Online Intermediate Herbal Course is intended for students with some herbal training (community herbal classes, workshops, self-study), but even if you’re brand new to herbalism, there will be a review of some basic concepts in the first unit to set the foundation.

As a student in this program, I am expecting to:

  • dive into advanced topics on herbalism
  • discuss theory and energetics with some of the most famed herbalists
  • experience in-depth coverage of physiology and guidance for diagnosis and herbal formulation

Other topics covered throughout the Intermediate Herbal Course include:

  • herbal formulations
  • safety
  • side effects
  • regulations for building an herbal practice
  • the how and why of herbalism

It’s time we all learned what our great ancestors knew about the natural world and begin building our own Materia medica and apothecary. Wouldn’t you agree!?

The Online Intermediate Herbal Course itself includes:

  • 10 Units of Study (including: herbal review, food is medicine, alimentary system, immune system, nervous system, cardiovascular, the liver, respiratory, urinary system, and children)
  • 40 in-depth lessons
  • 100’s of herbal remedy recipes
  • interactive/live forums where students can share experiences and find answers questions
  • printable handouts, graphs, and charts
  • video lessons/tutorials
  • online exams
  • access to a team of professional herbalists and medical professionals
  • participation in a community of like-minded others on the path to holistic wellness
  • an Intermediate Herbal Certification upon completion

Get ready. You are about to become an herbalist...

Click here to learn more and register!

Enrollment is always open and you can begin at anytime!
Cost: $360 (can be divided into 3 payments of $120)

With roots in greater Boston, The Herbal Academy of New England is an educational resource offering online programs and local workshops, herbal clinics, and weight loss counseling.

The academy is committed to researching and gathering information and tools to help support a lifestyle of self-awareness and whole body care.

It is the Herbal Academy of New England’s desire to encourage individuals and society to make sustainable and meaningful changes so as to use earth’s resources with greater wisdom and respect.

Herbalism includes stewardship of the earth.

And now the BEST NEWS EVER…

HANE is very generously offering one Frugally Sustainable reader FREE enrollment (a $360 value)!

That’s right…

…one of you is about to become an herbalist!

Click here to learn more!

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  1. what a fantastic giveaway, I love having access to e-books because my brain can only fit so much information at once. 😛

  2. The Intermediate Herbal Course giveaway “enter to win” spots are still talking about the herbal library giveaway previously, FYI. 🙂 I would be most excited to take this class because I want to be able to raise my children in a more healthy manner, using as little pharmaceutical medications as necessary. I love working with herbs, but would like to know more about the science behind their usage and how to use them more appropriately.

  4. I guess I missed the listing of books in the info for the course! Where is it? I read the course info twice.

    • That was my mistake Carol! I made the necessary changes to the widget 🙂 However, HANE will send you list of recommended books for the course once enrolled! That list is AMAZING! Books like…Botany in a Day, Medical Herbalism, Adaptogens, Nutritional Herbology, The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism, The Web That has no Weaver, Healing with Whole Foods, The Yoga of Herbs, The Lost Language of Plants, Making Plant Medicine…I’m so EXCITED!!!

    • I couldn’t agree with you more Christy! I’m an RN too 🙂 Herbs and natural health alternatives are a must given the current state of healthcare!

  7. I have been learning about herbs and how to use them for well over a year now. I would love the opportunity to study and further my knowledge. I hope to someday be able to open my own apothecary for wholistic healing. I already make a number of tinctures, oxymels, & teas which I use as well as my family. In studying, I have also found that you are never done learning! There is so much more. I would be delighted to have this opportunity.

  9. Herbal medicine is something I have worked with my entire adult live. It would be incredible to be able to take this course as so far I have learned on my own.
    Thank you for letting us know about this course.
    Kris
    Ps, I could not find the list of ebooks that were available with the class so answered as best as I could.

    • Great answer Kristine! There’s no list of ebooks…that was my mistake but I have corrected it in the widget 🙂 I was too excited to tell everyone about this opportunity 🙂 Good luck to you!

  10. This is so cool. I started my first herb garden decades ago. Now I have several around the homestead. I would love to take on a formal study of what has been a favorite hobby of mine!

  11. Thanks for telling us about this amazing course. I know you will enjoy it and I hope I might as well. It has all the things I want to learn about herbs and their impact on health.

  14. I love learning about herbs! I have started amassing a stockpile of books and binders of printouts from the internet (including all the great info you share with us) on all things herbal. In fact for my birthday, all I asked for was books on medicinal herbs. I would love to take this course to have a structured learning experience. I read so many different things that I have gaps in information that a course like would fill for me. Someone is going to be very fortunate winner!

  15. I have been self-studying herbs for over 30 years. I’m currently in an “official” herbal certification beginners class and this would be the PERFECT next step for me. My dream is to have an herbal practice. I’ve put off this dream for years thinking it was just that – a dream, but now I’ve decided to actively pursue it. This is a wonderful opportunity – thank you!

  16. I really want to learn so I can help others. I could not afford to take this on my own. Very excited to have a chance.

  18. Oh my! I am so IMPRESSED with everyone’s replies about why they’d like to win! It seems that the siren call of deepening our knowledge of herbal wisdom to help others is overpoweringly strong. If you’ve ever heard the quote, “If you’re looking for a sign, this is it!”, then I believe the lure of this free course truly is THE SIGN! I know it has certainly created magical and alluring hopes within me to hopefully win! Thank you.

  20. Sovereignty, wisdom and taking advantage of the healing God gave to us in His creation excites me about herbs!

  21. This looks like an amazing course. What a great opportunity to learn a natural and sustainable way to take care of your family’s health.

  22. I am very excited to learn about herbs to help in healing my current medical issues, depression from constant pain. And to learn how to use herbs in everyday life.

  23. Thanks for this amazing opportunity. I would really love to learn more and the online course would be perfect!

  24. I’ve studied herbs on my own for years, but it would be an absolute dream come true to be able to enroll in the herbal course. Thank you for this fabulous opportunity to win an enrollment.

  27. What an awesome opportunity for one lucky winner!!! I would love to be able to take a course such as this but unfortunately the funds haven’t been in our budget. So instead I have been scouring the internet for knowledge and have also just begun starting a home library with this type of information. I have learned so much right here at your site Andrea. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us all! And it would be so awesome to have an in depth study opportunity with those amazing herbalists and to be able to pass the knowledge on to my family and friends would be such a blessing!! Many thanks to you and to also to Hane community for this possible opportunity!

  29. Thank you for this wonderful opportunity. The program appears to be very comprehensive and I’ve book-marked the site to visit again and hopefully work it in the budget to enroll – unless I am blessed by winning this give-away. (My husband is currently unemployed which is why I have to delay enrolling).

  30. Awesome opportunity here to help family , friends and others to appreciate the natural world that was created for our benefit…

  31. I want to learn the natural way to health. Chemicals have done so much damage to the world, when we have been given such wonders from the earth to use.

  32. What a great giveaway, the gift of knowledge! I’m studying holistic medicine now so this is right in line with my studies. Good luck to all!

  33. This course sounds amazing! If I could afford it right now, I’d enroll today. Thank you for offering such a generous giveaway!

  34. This course seems amazing! You have inspired me to learn a lot about herbs and to begin dabbling in minor projects. I have always considered a job in the medical field, but it all seems too harsh. Herbalism seems like the perfect approach to medicine, gentle and curative without a novel-sized list of side effects and warnings.

  37. I have been fascinated by the healing properties of herbs and have really started to learn more about them this year. I have only scratched the surface and would love to have the opportunity to really dig in and learn so much more. I have been so excited to share the little bits I’ve learned this far and would love to grow in knowledge so I could share more!

  42. Taking natural sciences (botany, biology, etc) and applying them towards making day to day life better for those who need, while doing so in a manner that creates sustainable connections with our environment, and bodies.

  44. Thank you! I’m excited at the opportunity at a more in depth, comprehensive education in herbalism!

  45. I have always had an interest in herbs and would love to be able to learn from an awesome opportunity like this!

  47. This year we discovered numerous allergies that my 3 yo has…it makes it almost impossible to find medication that he can take. I want to take these courses to learn how to help him and the rest of my famiky to live a more natural life. I have learned a lot this year and old love to be instructed in ways to make our lives healthier!! Thanks for that chance…

  48. Both my son and me have medical issues….I love the idea of herbal treatment. I work in the medical field in a doctors office and see what some medications can actually do to the body

  51. It is so important that we relearn what used to be almost common knowledge. Nature provides so beautifully for us and we should treasure her : ) herbalism works with nature and not against her – I love that!
    Andrea, what you do is just great!

  53. Thank you for this opportunity for this possibility. Something like this would be absolutely fabulous for someone like me, as I am attempting to study naturopathic medicine & potentially obtain a degree later in life…

  54. Hi Andrea,
    What an excellent giveaway. I’m excited to learn that this online school exists as it looks great and the course sounds comprehensive and so interesting for lovers of herbs and the healing qualities.
    This year I planted a garden from seed for the first time and I’m now harvesting and using chamomile and calendula flowers. I have had so many great tips from your blog. Thanks for this giveaway opportunity and also for your great and informative blog!

  55. What a fantastic giveaway – herbalism fascinates me and I love trying the remedies at home with my family and friends!

  56. I love this giveaway!!! A course is something I’ve been dreaming about taking for several years. The money has never been right and my kids have always been too young to take my focus off of them, but they’re older now and I could manage it.

  58. What a wonderful opportunity for anyone to use what is naturally provided to help us heal and use our bodies the way they were created for healthy living!!!! I love it!!! 🙂

  59. I would love to learn more about herbs, I grow them in my garden but would love to learn how to use them medicinally. It would be wonderful to learn in an online course as well.

  60. The ability to take something that might be seen as weeds and make it into something helpful and useful. Thanks for the giveaway!

  61. What a wonderful opportunity! I love learning about herbs and the many ways they are used for healing and health. Thank you!

  63. I’ve been looking at various email courses for awhile now! I love learning about herbs and herbal remedies 🙂

  64. I am an RN and a medical missionary. Sometimes herbs is “all we have” to treat folks with. I highly respect natural medicine and am always looking for opportunities to learn more. Thank you!

  66. I love the phrase “it is our birthright to use the gifts of nature with respect and wisdom”. So many of us know this deep in our beings but have not had access to an organized form of this ancient wisdom. So we feel our way, learning as we go. We grow tomatoes, we hang our laundry, we plant flowers and photograph them. We know there is more in this world of plastic and flash, and we seek it daily. And we read blogs like this one to find people like ourselves who celebrate the healing power of nature 🙂 Fantastic giveaway…thank you!

  67. Its always been a dream of mine to study hearbalim what a great opportunity this is and it will not only benefit me and my family in a number of way but I will gain a goal of mine. Thank you for this chance.

  68. Hey There,
    Thanks for updates. I live outside the US at the time with barely access to the internet. How can I get all those you mentioned without taking online courses? I’m already a PhD student of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, so I have good understanding of the subject. The recepies are my part of interest.
    Thanks a gain.

  69. Thinking positive and sipping Rosemary tea, so I can remember to check this blog to see if I WON!!!!

  71. Hi Andrea, I live in Durban in South Africa and absolutely love your site and look foward to your blogs and make frequent use of all your recipes. You have given me great inspiration to convert to a greener lifestyle and I am spreading the word out there by making natural body products/natural cleaning products etc which I sell at a flea market. Its been so much fun educating the locals here.
    I often would like to enter your competitions but for the life of me cannot see the Rafflecopter widget you mention so cannot click on it to enter. Is there an alternative method to enter?

  73. We enjoy the way your articles and recipes connect us to our earthly home and community in a way we hadn’t seen before. Looking forward to the possibility of receiving further herbal education by being your chosen winner! Thanks for all you do!

  74. I’m really hoping to expand my herbal education. I already take a course with HerbMentor, but I feel I am outgrowing the basic information I’ve been able to find there. Unfortunately, I can’t afford to spend hundreds of dollars on advanced learning, so winning this would truly be a godsend!

  78. Thank you so much for hosting this giveaway! I would love to be able to offer this to my son as part of his education – he is very interested in herbal medicine and is planning my herb garden this year 🙂

  80. OMG! This giveaway has me squeeing big time! I would LOVE to win this. I love to learn just don’t have the money to do it formally. Thank you so much for posting this!

  82. My great aunt practiced herbal remedies and everyone in her small hometown went to her as they had only an occasional visit from a traveling doc. She fascinated me and I can remember her mixing up her medicines when I stayed there in the summers. My father used many of her remedies on us as we never went to the doc with our ills. We were a large family and my father was a do-it-yourself kind of guy. He shunned modern medicine. She passed as did he well before I was mature enough to want to learn and I so regret it. I would love to learn this art of healing. Online would be my best option as I could not endure sitting in a class room for long periods as I have degenerating discs in my lower lumbar and need to rest inbetween short periods of sitting or standing. Thank you for the opportunity to enter and possibly win a chance to take this class.

  84. I love the idea of studying at home about something I’m so passionate about. Being able to teach my children and grandchildren the lifestyle I think is so important.

    • Uggg, my ‘dumb phone’ deleted my entire post!
      I wanted to let you know, Andrea, that I too am a RN but have been ‘retired’ for many years raising our 4 children. I’ve been interested in herbal medicine and aromatherapy for years now but it really hit me about a year ago. I found out my Italian great-grandmother was a ‘healer’, she would go out into the woods and bring back plants for the people that came to her. She apparently learned from her mother in law-who was a Cherokee Native American (in the mountains of Kentucky).

      Cool!
      Of my 4 kids, my 10 year old swears he will be a MD (like my husband) BUT he will do it better by learning herbal medicine and natural healing along with western medicine! YAY to him!
      This is your best giveaway YET.

      ***One last thing, I’d be SO honored if you followed me on Facebook, I’m “Organic Mom”
      and on Pinterest I’m “Organic Mom Heather”. I post tons of herbal, aromatherapy and natural living articles.
      🙂
      Organic Mom (Heather)

      Thank you!

  86. I found your site a few weeks ago and absolutely love it! I love working with and studying herbs and it would be an awesome opportunity to learn more about them. What a wonderful giveaway!

  89. I’ve become passionate about taking control of my health. This is the next step! My grandmother was a learner of plants and their medicinal properties. I wish I could have learned from her wealth of knowledge! This is next best thing!

  91. I’ve been studying herbs for a good many years. Mostly on my own or some local classes. It would be great to have a more formal education of these. Thanks for the opportunity.

  92. I love how gently most herbs absorb into the body, and I’m always astounded by their powerful healing.

  93. I am fairly new to using herbs. However, I have moved info doing more and more naturally for everything in the last few years. I am looking to this next step. Thank you for providing all this info and showing us where to go for more!

  94. True medicine comes from the earth, our natural environment, not a laboratory. Let’s all be healthy and happy with the generosity of Mother Earth. I would love to have so much more information and knowledge to share with others how this is possible.

  95. When I saw the post I was very excited about this opportunity to study herbs until I saw the price. I would not be able to afford to do it. It would be great to win the opportunity to give it a try. Thanks for the opportunity!

  96. I would like to study herbalism to better help me care for my family. I use what I learn from this blog, but would love to have a more structured learning experience.

  97. I get excited about having the knowledge to treat my family at home over visits to a conventional doctor.

    Thanks for the giveaway.

  98. For years as part of a healthy lifestyle I have used herbs in my families diet. About 8 years ago my son gave me a lemon balm tincture he made to help me sleep. Things progressed from there so much so that I now have a 30 X 30 foot medicinal herb garden. I share my limited knowledge and products I have made for the past 5 years with family and friends (even a horse). I am ready to take my self study to a new level to understand the synergy of herbs when they are used in combination. Would love to hear that my name was drawn as the winner!

  100. I’ve been fascinated by herbs all my life, but a serious self-student for the last 5 years. Making poultices, tinctures, and herbal sprays, and vapors, I’d love this opportunity to expand my knowledge to share this with others and aid in their holistic health! Thank you for this opportunity!

    • Angel,
      I have been reading and self-research since the summer but it seems like there is SOOOOO much out there! Where is a good place for me to start? What should I learn first?
      Are there certain websites that offer more info for newbies like me that may have simple easy beginner recipes?
      Sounds like you have learned a lot though your self-studies! Congrats! Looking forward to any insight you may have from your experience on how to just get started 🙂

  101. For years now I have been very interested in studying naturopathy. But responsibilities and life have just not made it possible as of yet! However, that hasn’t stopped me from studying and researching on my own. This course definately intrigues me!!

  102. Last year was the first year I have had a garden and I grew some herbs “just for fun”. Then I wanted to incorporate herbs into my cooking so I began looking for recipes using fresh herbs and that has lead to looking for ways to use herbs for health and healing for me and my family. I’ve been looking for something like this!!!

  104. This would be a life long dream. I have been reading and researching for quite a few years and this would give me the formal training needed to fulfill that dream. What an awesome opportunity – thank you!

  105. I have looked at this course online before 🙂 I would love to be able to expand my knowledge of herbal remedies so that I can bring it back into my home to benefit my family and friends.

  106. Wow this sounds amazing. Natural and the body. I could really get into this and feel excited about studying this.

  109. This sounds like an amazing program! I have been looking into a variety of different programs but have not had the ability to begin any yet because of finances. I am a stay at home mama to three beautiful girls and I want to be able to teach them and heal them and spread my love for herbs onto them, along with knowledge and understanding. THANK YOU for this opportunity! What a lifelong gift the winner will receive!!

  110. This is so neat! I would love to take a course like this and become more proficient at healing my family with herbs. Thank you for offering this opportunity to us all!

  111. I would love to have a structured training so that I can confidently use what I learn to help my family and friends! We have slowly been learning about and using natural remedies for the last few years, and I would love to learn more! Thanks for the giveaway!!!

  115. This is so wonderful for you to offer someone the chance to take your coarse, specially someone like myself who would love to but has no way to pay for it. I help care for an extended family of 9 It would be so great to be able to do more for them naturally than I can now.

  117. Plant Medicine is powerful for great health. And it is sacred.
    Herbs and healthy food is all I use to maintain my excellent health.
    I live that dream This is available to us all!
    All the Best everyone.
    [email protected]

  120. I’ve had my eye on this course for a while since I first heard about it from Nerdy Farm Wife. I would LOVE to have the opportunity to deepen my herbal knowledge in a more organized manner 🙂 I’ve really gotten into making tinctures and salves in the last couple of years, as well as doing some of my own tea blends and would love the opportunity to build my skills even further.

  123. What an incredible opportunity! I want to learn how to use nature to heal my body and my whole families. This looks like a fantastic program. Thank you for introducing us (your readers) to this.

  124. Herbalism offers a connection to innate intelligence, it can give us what we need for good health on so many levels. We just need to know how to tap into this knowledge, that’s what this course does. Thank you for opening up a world of endless possibilities!

  125. Such an exciting giveaway! Giving opportunity to someone who truly wants to delve into the world of herbs but possibly can’t achieve it either because of finances or ability to be in a classroom! Loving this idea so much!

  126. I really want to be able to help my family naturally especially if modern medicine is no longer available.

  128. I’ve done some herbal research, but an actual course would be amazing! I like that it’s online, too.

  129. I would love to win this. I have been attempting to “self-teach” myself herbs, as well as teach my 6 kiddos (whom I homeschool). I have a background in fitness, and nutrition, and this would make my education “full circle”, as well as make sure that my children have the knowledge to help them in their lives as well.

    Even if I do not win, I would love to do this course if I can save up the money.

  131. I, too, am self-taught. I have grown an assortment of herbs since the early 70s. Lately I have been adding more varieties as part of creating habitat for honeybees and other pollinators and as part of a permaculture garden. It would be wonderful to take a structured approach to in-depth learning about individual herbs and holistic approaches to healing and wellness. This school seems to offer what I have been looking for and at an affordable price! Thanks for posting about it and best of luck to you!

  132. I find this VERY exciting. I have been interested in this for a long time. To be able to use what God has given us and not depend on western medicine for every aliment is a blessing!

  133. I would love the opportunity to learn more, to hone my skills, and to be able to apply the additional knowledge to help myself, my family, and friends. I have been studying for many years but have never taken a class. It would be exciting!

  134. I have been interested in medicinal herbs for a log time and have dipped my toe in the water with books and blogs. This program would give me the education and confidence to use herbs without worry.

  135. I love growing medicinal herbs…making tinctures, teas, and more. Although I’ve read alot on the subject of herbalism, I know there’s so much more to be learned.

  136. I have been wanting to do this for a while! I’m an avid gardener and would like to grow my own healing herbs and use them!

  140. What most excites me is learning from trusted, experience teachers. My self-directed education with medicinal herbs and essential oils in somewhat limited in the fact that I live in a rural area, far from any teachers or in-person classes. I am also in between two major surgeries. This is what has led me to my interest in the class more so than anything. If I can learn more about how to heal myself from a rare nerve disorder, horrible, constant pain, and from the side effects of my additional minor disability I would feel proactive, rather than stuck between the varying opinions of all my medical specialists and their numerous prescriptions. Also, I’m blessed to have a healthy family, but on the rare occasions they are unwell I would like to have the knowledge to treat them with herbs rather than more pills. Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity, which I certainly would never be able to afford otherwise.

  141. Thank you so much for this opportunity!

    Everything about this excites me. I love to learn, and I love learning herbal remedies and healthful ways of self healing rather than the standard Western chemical methods of suppressing symptoms instead of healing from within as herbal and natural remedies do!

  142. I want to become more self-sufficient and live closer to nature. I really believe that herbalism, practically knowledge and application, is key to being able to live well naturally, especially today. I want to be able to care for my families’ needs without the use of toxic pharm and live more pure. It seems like a lofty goal but I know that learning to grow my own food and use it as medicine is really important.

  143. I’ve been reading books and articles on herbs and medicinal uses for several years but I would love to learn more. I want to be able to grow my knowledge and be able to naturally treat my family’s needs with herbs. This course looks amazing!!

  145. I am excited about the potential to further my knowledge and to better help others on a path to self-healing with herbs! Love the opportunity to be a part of this! 🙂

  146. I love that you’re promoting this! We all need to get back to these basic truths of health and healing through the plants that God has provided for us! Thanks for sharing, 🙂

  147. What a great giveaway! I would love to be able to take this course. I have been picking up herb books as I can to try to learn more (as well as subscribing to various blogs) but this sounds fantastic!

  149. Herbs have interested me for years. I have always dreamed of having my own greenhouse and growing my own herbs, spending hours creating my own remedies. Now that we are getting the greenhouse this year, I can set my goal into motion with this course! To have the opportunity to gain the knowledge of natural healing for myself and my family online is so exciting.

  150. I’ve been considering something like this for some time, but as a sahm, between meals and cleaning and homeschooling and caring for farm animals I am pulled in every different direction so much of the time that I haven’t been able to make it a priority. My kids are getting older now though, so they can take care of more around the homestead than they could in the past, and I also want the necessary knowledge to help keep my family healthy and to help keep doctor visits to a minimum, so this seems like a perfect opportunity! It would be great to have the knowledge necessary to help.others in my community as well 🙂

  151. I have been informally studying herbal remedies for years. I would love to be able to take a course to fill in the gaps in my knowledge and learn so much more!

  153. I would love to learn all I can so that my family will not have to depend on Doctor’s and modern medicines for every illness.

  154. I’m excited to learn more, because the simple things I’ve tried so far, have really helped out family, especially during illnesses, headaches, and the like. Thank you for the opportunity, and now I have another school in my sights! 😀

  155. As a mom of four, I look forward to learning how to keep healing health issues and keep us healthy. I raise herbs for cooking and would love to expand that to improving out health.

  156. I’ve been looking at local courses and have found them to be expensive and without flexible scheduling. This program is exciting as it is both of those things!

  158. Everything excites me about this, I did their beginner course but then couldn’t afford the immediate class!!

  159. Wow! would love to take this class, excited to learn more natural ways to overall wellness and share them with friends & family! Thank you.

  160. This is amazing!! I want to learn more but never have had the money. This is very exciting!!! Thank You!

  162. This is one of those things that the universe throws at you. Over the last couple of days I have been looking at potential herbalist courses I could take and this falls into my lap at just the right time. I am so excited!

  163. I’m also an RN and would love to add herbalism towards a holsitic nursing certification. As well, this well help me to treat my family as well.

  165. I didn’t even know classes like these existed! I have been reading articles on the internet but would love to learn more about herbalism to she’s with my family and church.

  166. What excites me the most about herbalism is having the ability to lessen our dependance on a medical system that only wants to use harmful drugs.

  167. What an AMAZING contest! This would be a wonderful opportunity to gain knowledge in herbal medicine! I have been interested for a very long time, but had not found a program that would fit my schedule. Thanks for the opportunity!

  168. thank you for this opportunity for someone to win this intermediate herb course. thank you for your generosity.

  170. This opportunity is amazing. It can fulfill someone’s dream and that can mean the world to someone. Thank you for this generous offer!

  172. I love making my own lip balms, salves, laundry aids and would LOVE to learn more to keep my family healthy and happy!

  174. The course seem like a fantastic way to learn how to use natural resource to help keep myself and loved ones happy.

  175. I JUST came across this program last week and wanted to enroll! Then BANG! your article appeared! So it must be fate! 😉 I have been interested in learning more as I talk to more and more folks that are interested in natural alternatives to prescriptions and mainstream healthcare. I am also native american and like to learn what our ancestors used. Thanks so much for this contest!

  176. I have been slowly learning about the healing of herbs and can’t get enough. This summer will be our first time trying our hand at growing medicinal herbs. This course would be fabulous!

  178. Thank you for this opportunity. I have always wanted to study herbalism but never had the means to do it. Again, thank you!

  180. Would love to be able to take this course. Been wanting to take a herbalist course but because of finances; haven’t been able to. Maybe I will get lucky !!!!!

  181. I must be doing something wrong. When I click on the widget it doesn’t do anything. Am I entered? How can you tell? Thanks.

  184. Andrea, this may be the best giveaway you’ve offered on your blog yet! I am super excited about this. I’ve been telling myself that if I am going to pursue this nature connected lifestyle that I may (in the future) need to take some courses to be sure that the knowledge I share is accurate and clear. But with full time work, fibromyalgia and narcolepsy, spare time is a rare commodity for me. Having the opportunity to complete a course on line at my own leisure would be the greatest gift I could receive from you and the Herbal Academy of New England. Thank you!

  186. Trying this again, but on my computer! 🙂
    Uggg, my ‘dumb phone’ deleted my entire post!
    I wanted to let you know, Andrea, that I too am a RN but have been ‘retired’ for many years raising our 4 children. I’ve been interested in herbal medicine and aromatherapy for years now but it really hit me about a year ago. I found out my Italian great-grandmother was a ‘healer’, she would go out into the woods and bring back plants for the people that came to her. She apparently learned from her mother in law-who was a Cherokee Native American (in the mountains of Kentucky).

    Cool!
    Of my 4 kids, my 10 year old swears he will be a MD (like my husband) BUT he will do it better by learning herbal medicine and natural healing along with western medicine! YAY to him!
    This is your best giveaway YET.

    ***One last thing, I’d be SO honored if you followed me on Facebook, I’m “Organic Mom”
    and on Pinterest I’m “Organic Mom Heather”. I post tons of herbal, aromatherapy and natural living articles.
    🙂
    Organic Mom (Heather)

    Thank you!

  187. Such a great giveaway price! Would love to win it myself, but wish all of you out there good luck 🙂

  188. I would love the opportunity to learn more about keeping my family healthy. This would greatly boost the small amount of knowledge I have.

  189. I am extremely excited to even have a chance to formally study herbalism. I have done a ton of personal research and I make moisturizers and body care products but feel that I need to learn the in-depth information on using herbs for food and for healing to be able to truly help my family and others who may need help with illnesses, infections etc. In addition this is one more thing I can do to prepare for any future natural or man-made disaster.

  190. I think as time goes by it will be more important to be able to treat minor illnesses at home and being able to do so herbally will be important. I would love to learn in a more structured atmosphere than simply researching things online.

  191. I think Mother Earth has given us the remedies for all the ailments in the form of herbs. This course would be a wonderful opportunity for anyone to learn how the herbs can be used in day to day life to heal oneself. I would love to win this herbal course.

  192. Prefect timing as have been looking into something like this to study but wasn’t sure where to start! YAHOO!

  193. I would love to take this course so I can learn more in depth which herbs are most helpful to differenty health issues.

  195. This online herbal course is an amazing opportunity! I live in the middle of nowhere and had no idea this kind of resource was available for learning about herbalism and natural healing 🙂 YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  196. I would like to use the opportunity to share my new found knowledge through my blog and incorporate it into my soap making hobby.

  198. This is such a great giveaway! I have already taken one short herbalist class, this course would be the perfect way to learn more!!

  199. What a great opportunity. I have been taking and treating my family with herbs for years and would love more knowledge in the fied.

  200. Thank you for sharing this giveaway! I would love to learn more about how to use herbs to keep my family in good health!

  202. My first garden was an herb garden. I loved it but really didn’t know what to do with the bounty. I’d love to get back to it. thanks for sharing.

  203. Andrea, is the opportunity to enter the raffle over? I am so thrilled with this post and excited at a chance to enter if I am not too late. I followed instructionsbut I can’t seem to find the Rafflecopter widget descreibed in #3. Thanks!

  204. I’m excited to be able to help myself and my family have a healthier life with herbs through a course!! I’ve had the thought of learning about them in the back of my mind, but never knew there were opportunities like this! I am on a path of better living, and I’m trying to learn all I can to help my family and I live a healthier, simpler life.

  205. what a wonderful giveaway! I would love to do this course no matter what. I love learning about herbs, and making basic herbal remedies. I have books that I read on my own, but would love the outline of these courses to help me to organize what I am learning, and go a bit deeper.

  207. I would love to learn more about herbal remedies and being able to take care of my family’s needs!!

  212. Learning about herbalism is so exciting because we can quite literally heal and strengthen ourselves through natural resources

  214. This is perfect! I am going to save up and definitely take this course if I don’t win it! I’m totally sharing this with a friend of mine as well. Thank you for sharing and for the opportunity!!!!

  216. I want to express my sincere gratitude to all who are making this opportunity possible for someone. Thank you and good luck to everyone entered in the giveaway!

  218. I’m so grateful for this opportunity! Herbs have become a new interest for me to help better my family’s life as well as to use for my business!

  219. Becoming a Certified Herbalist is a dream I can achieve despite a lack of funds! For this opportunity, I am so grateful!

  222. I literally just said on Facebook yesterday that I want to go to herb school. Perfect timing!

  223. I have been interested in herbal medicines for years. I have always believed that God gave us a way to heal ourselves and to maintain good health. Modern medicines are only good to a point- but between my allergies to modern medicine and the greed of the drug companies- I would rather go the natural route. I have made the Master tonic for the 2nd year and even my family is on board with it. We don’t add it to a tea- I was raised with vinegar and cucumbers and can handle it in a shot glass with a meal.

  224. We have become more and more self sufficient with our gardening, and cooking with fresh foods. I have always been interested in herbs and their healing ability and would love to take this course.

  225. Herbs have always been of interest to me, even more so now as I look to find natural ways of healing to avoid pharmaceutical drugs with their many side effects. Thanks so much for making this offer!!

  226. What a great giveaway! I love to help people eat better, and this is how to take it a step further. Actually sometimes it is easier to change your remedies than your food!

  227. Oh, this is just what I’ve been wishing for! I’d love to expand my knowledge of herbal remedies, and use it t treat my family naturally. Thanks for this giveaway!

  228. I have been reading some of the books you recomended in a previous post and am anxious to get my herb garden started. Thanks for the opportunity!

  233. I have PCOS and I have been looking for a way to use herbs to heal myself. This class would be such a blessing!

  236. I was just diagnosed with MS in October of last year & am interested to find out how much I can help myself with herbs along with my DR prescribed meds & also I am very interested about herbal remedies for my 8 year old daughter!

  237. I love working in my small herb garden, and I’m always looking forward to learning something new about herbal medicine.

  238. I’m really excited for this giveaway. I’ve begin studying herbalism, and using what I learn to help my family and friends, and can’t wait to expand my knowledge!

  239. This looks great. I’m just about done with my on-line aromatherapy course and would love to start this!

  240. I love the way herbs work! From seasoning to healing… This would help me better help my mother, who has HER2 Breast Cancer in a way normal Dr’s can’t/don’t. Another weapon in our arsenal!

  241. This course seems to be the answer for so much. Im 36 and finally know what I want to be when I grow up. This is such a wonderful opportunity. Thank you for everything you do with your blog.

  244. It is such a fascinating science to learn about…I love how you can find natural alternatives!

  248. I currently take more prescriptions than I can count. High blood pressure, high cholesterol, arthritis, anxiety and depression, GERDS and IBS, etc etc. The one herbal supplement I take is for hot flashes related to menopause. And it works wonders. With no side effects. I would love to learn more about herbs that can do as good of a job – or better than – as prescriptions without basically poisoning your system. The fact that the course is free is the only way I would be able to afford the class as I currently work only part-time at minimum wage as a librarian. I would love the chance to learn more about herbs but wish all those who enter good luck.

  249. This is great, I have started growing all my own herbs and have been trying to learn herbal uses such as tinctures, teas and oils from every source I can find but I always worry if these sources are trustworthy or not. Having a experienced person as a instructor would be great.!

  250. I’ve been self-studying herbs for a while now, and trying to find a legitimate program to take and learn from. I’m SO excited about this opportunity!

  252. I already love Frugally Sustainable & all the information shared via FB. This opportunity is something that just can’t be beat. Good luck to everyone who enters!

  253. I would really love to learn more about this subject as this is an area where I have very minimal knowledge.

  254. I would love to improve my knowledge with herbs. I already know how wonderful they are, I would love to be able to put more of it to use.

  256. What a great giveaway! Would love to win & be able to learn more about herbs. Thanks so much!

  257. Awesome giveaway. We just moved from the Boston area in Sept. It would have been fun to attend a class when we lived there.

  258. I would love to help my family (I’m a mama of 9) and others to better health and vitality through the knowledge of herbs and their benefits. They have helped me so much and I strongly believe they are
    very powerful in natural healing and aiding a stronger immune system.

  259. I would LOVE to win this! I have been looking for a good herbal school! I have seen this one and had decided to go with this one! Money has been the only thing slowing me down! I am 26 and passionate about pure food and natural healing! I want know as much as I can about natural cures so I can help others become healthy and independent of the main stream medical drug industry. I also have a desire to help others in foreign lands where conventional medicine is not available. What a blessing this would be! 🙂

  260. I’ve been reading ebooks on herbalism for about a year now, and would love the opportunity to study them. This giveaway is so generous, because, like many of your readers, I would never be able to afford online courses.

  261. How exciting! I work in a local co-op in the herbs and supplement department, and while I am familiar with the herb “basics” I have received no formal training (yet). This class would allow me to better assist customers and develop remedies with more exotic herbs. Love it and love the blog. Herbalism is the true heart of medicine, it’s an honor to continue the tradition! And so lovely to see so many others with the same interest <3

  262. Both my parents have serious health issues which requires them each to take over 15-20 prescription medications daily! This is unacceptable due to the side effects often being worse than the cure! I see so many people going thru this …and being able to study herbalism and make a difference in their lives would be such a blessing! Thank you for the opportunity ! Blessings!

    • Hi Vickie, There is hope. Herbalism alone might not do it. There are serious illnesses that are routed in the type of diets we have (consuming toxins, chemicals, preseratives, gmo stuff). If your parents are serious about trying to change their health around check out http://www.hacres.com. Also check out the China Study and the movie forks over knives. There are many testimonies out there about people that have changed their diets and have been able to overcome serious illnesses including ones doctors would say there is no cure for. Hope this helps.

  263. I have always has an interest in herbs and learning about their uses and benefits. This goes wonderfully with my passion for Massage Therapy and Essential Oils. I’m hoping to soon become a licensed Massage Therapist and this would be a wonderful opportunity to expand my knowledge on healthy therapeutic modules. Thank you so much!

  267. This is something I have always been interested in. This would be a wonderful opportunity for me to learn more!

  268. I would so love to win this. I have a long held interest in herbology, and no real way to learn where I live.