Herbaculture Internship Program

Clockwise from top left:

Ed and Sara with an intern group

Ed leading a farm tour

Interns giving newly planted Echinacea seedlings a good start

Training Herbalists for the Future
Herb Pharm offers the internationally renowned Herbaculture Program on our 85-acre organic herb farm in southern Oregon. This is an intensive educational program that teaches the cultivation, harvest and use of medicinal herbs.

Dates of Program
All sessions are full. We are no longer taking applications for the 2010 Herbaculture Program.

The 2010 Program consists of three separate sessions:
SPRING SESSION: March 24th - June 3rd
SUMMER SESSION: June 16th - August 26th
FALL SESSION: September 8th – November 18th

Hands-On Herbal Experience
Students spend an average of 32 hours per week participating in the cultivation and harvest of over 80 different medicinal herbs grown on the farm, and in the maintenance of our formal 1.5-acre Herbal Education Garden and other landscaped areas. We can accommodate 12-15 students each session. This is a very physically and mentally demanding program. It is essential that students be in good physical condition and mentally prepared to work, study and live in community with up to 14 other like-minded individuals from a wide range of educational, cultural and experiential backgrounds.

Classroom Training
In addition to this hands-on experience, our students can expect to spend evenings, Fridays and most weekend time participating in a wide range of classes, workshops, and tours covering various aspects of medical Herbalism. These include botany and plant identification, clinical/therapeutic herbalism, medicine making, medicinal plant chemistry, nutrition, as well as introductions to various healing and organic growing systems. Sample Syllabus - 2010

Teachers
Herbaculture staff includes Herb Pharm staff scientists and herbalists, as well as practicing herbalists and organic farmers from the area. Founders and co-owners, world-renowned herbalist Ed Smith and Sara Katz also make special presentations. Teachers and classes are subject to change. Please see Sample Syllabus - 2009

Cost
There are no fees for this program. Housing in shared rooms is provided in a large, modern guesthouse and adjacent campground on the farm. Students are responsible for their own food expense, consumable household items, transportation and maintenance of the guesthouse. There is no accommodation for pets, children or weekday guests.

How to Apply
Click here to download an Application Form (pdf). Click here for an editable Application Form (doc).

For more information about this program, contact Germaine St. George, Program Coordinator, at 541-846-9121, (fax) 541-846-6891 or e-mail workstudy@herb-pharm.com. Click here for FAQs.