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As an essential part of working with plants and Nature, Grian Herbs offers extensive educational opportunities to members of the Central Vermont community and beyond. Here you can find links to more information on classes and apprenticeship programs offered through Grian Herbs and through the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism, co-founded by Guido as a non-profit educational and clinical resource. Additionally, you can download handouts and syllabi for all the workshops and classes Guido offers at venues such as herb conferences, Sage Mountain Herbal Retreat Center, Purple Shutter Herbs, the University of Vermont's College of Medicine, and more.

These programs are fully recognized by the Vermont Student Assistance Corporation and funding is available through their non-degree grant program.

Long-Term Programs

Small group work with Guido Masé RH(AHG).

Summer Apprenticeship

NOTE for 2008: The apprenticeship program will be offered as part of the 3-year course at the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. There may be some spots available for those who only wish to attend the experiential apprenticeship component (desribed below). Contact us for more information.

Come join us this summer season as we tend to the gardens, walk through the Vermont woods wild-harvesting, and celebrate the abundance of the green world! This is a hands-on, old-world apprenticeship program taught in the gardens and strawbale laboratory at Grian Herbs. A nominal materials fee is all that is required for this exceptional program.

Curriculum highlights:
Organic growing of medicinal herbs
Wild-harvesting and the stewardship of native botanical populations
Harvesting, drying and processing herbs
Herbal preparations: teas, tinctures, salves, massage oils, lotions, hydrosols, and more
Introductory botany and plant identification
Introductory chemistry and biochemistry
Four-element theory (Air, Fire, Water, Earth)
Energy theory: magic and the Quintessence, or Vital Force
Bioregional ecology and economics; sustainable living

...over 100 hours of intensive herbal training...

Thursdays, from Midsummer to Halloween, 9:30am to 4:00pm

Clinical Herbalism Apprenticeship, 16 month program

NOTE for 2008: This program is now a 24-month didactic and clinical offering, being the second and third years of the 3-year program at the Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism. The longer program, which is between ten and fifteen hours a week, provides a solid grounding and over 200 clinical hours for the herbal student.

Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism

This is a 501(c)3 non-profit educational corporation founded in 2007 and uniting clinical offerings such as the Sage Mountain Free Herbal Clinic and the Montpelier Free Herb Clinic with educational offerings from Grian Herbs. The curriculum and faculty have expanded, as has the clinical work! www.vtherbcenter.org

click here for detailed class info and faculty bios

Serving the community's well-being through education that emphasizes the use of plants and complementary modalities to promote health.

Core Faculty: Betzy Bancroft RH(AHG), Larken Bunce MS, Guido Masé RH(AHG)

Workshop and Class Handouts

Links to outlines, handouts and materials from classes with Guido Masé RH(AHG)

Men's Health and Wellness

Spring Cleansing

Herb-Drug interactions

Introduction to Clinical Herbalism (powerpoint presentation)

A short history of Medicine in the United States

Allergies and Asthma - a holistic approach

Herbal Approaches to Pain and Inflammation