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The Herbal Medicine Making Summit is back, Oct 14 to 16. Twelve teachers, three days, and a 97-page e-book the moment you sign up.

As a plant-based pilgrim, the question I get asked more than almost any other is where to start with herbs—because when we choose a plant-based lifestyle, truly mastering plants isn’t just about flavor; it’s about thriving, nourishing our bodies, and proving that a conscious, plant-led path is as sustainable as it is deeply restorative.

For a long time I did not have an honest answer. There is so much out there, and most of it is either a stranger with a confident voice or a course that costs more than a month of groceries.

So here is the answer I have now.

Three days of watching other herbalists work

Twelve teachers, four sessions a day. A few of them:

Pedram Shojai, the doctor behind The Urban Monk, on the gut-brain axis and how we actually feel.

Sobande Greer, an elder and teacher of African traditional medicine, on ancestral herbalism and chronic stress.

The Seed Sistas, two decades of herbal craft in the UK, on making three herbal syrups.

Cait Woolery, a clinical master herbalist, on making a salve far more potent than the one you are making now.

The three days build in order: 

Craft on day one, Nourish on day two, Restore on day three.

Now, the part that made me pay attention: register and they send you a 97-page medicine-making book straight away, with recipes from Rosemary Gladstar herself. On the first morning, they also unlock all twenty-four sessions from last year's summit. That is thirty-six sessions and a book, given away.

There are two ways in:

1. Free: Gets you the three live days, the e-book, and replay access until October 23.

2. VIP Pass ($67): Puts you in the Zoom room itself. Live with the teachers, your hand up, your question answered out loud. You keep all thirty-six sessions permanently, plus a $250 credit toward their six-month certification—nearly four times what the pass costs. 

It also opens the door to real discounts and free offers straight from the teachers themselves (clinical herbalists, kitchen medicine keepers, functional medicine doctors, and more). As one attendee last year put it: "I would have paid more."

Twenty-four hours of teachings for $67 is under three dollars an hour. Both options close on October 23. Save your seat here.

P.S. No experience needed, no garden needed, and every session is recorded. You will leave with a shortlist of plants, not just a reading list.