Wild Food & Wild Medicine Herbal Intensive
4 Consecutive weeks- Thursdays June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2026 10:00-4:00
4 weeks of Herbal Education, Wildcrafting, & Wild Food & Medicine Making with Erin Vanhee, Herbalist, LMT.
Outdoor spaces in Skagit County and Camano Island
Want to begin or advance your skills in practical, hands on bio-regional herbalism? Looking for a foundation of knowledge in nutrient dense wild foods?
Looking for an herbal education that lets you taste, touch, smell, and listen to the plants?
Are you feeling called to learn how to harvest, make medicine and integrate the plants in to your daily life for nourishment and healing?
This field-based herbal intensive includes exposure to diverse, beautiful harvesting environments around Skagit Valley and Camano Island, Washington. Each day class includes training in how to identify, harvest, and prepare wild plants in the wild,- Food and Medicine Making on the Fly!
Hands-on learning includes medicine making, wild edibles, harvesting, preservation, and field study of wild, edible & medicinal plants. We’ll have plenty of time running around in the woods and building your own personal herbalism practice and apothecary. The best part? All plant medicines made in class are yours to keep!
Dates: Thursdays June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2026. 10:00 am - 4:00 pm each day.
Tuition: $595 includes all instruction, hand outs, and all plants used in class.
You will need the following supplies which are NOT included in tuition:
Apple Cider Vinegar, Honey, Alcohol for tinctures, Jars and lids, labels
LOCATIONS: Wild habitat on public lands around Skagit County, Washington. One day class is held on Camano Island, Washington. Locations will be provided following registration- all classes are within 30 minutes of the I-5 corridor.
This Intensive can be taken as a stand-alone training, no previous herbal training required. It is an accepted pre-requisite to Trillium Medicine’s annual Herbal Immersion.
Herbal Medicine Making is easy- Once you know how.
Herbal Medicine Making Day Class October 3, 2026 10:00-4:30
In this day-long workshop, Herbalist and LMT Erin Vanhee teaches how to make herb infused salts, infusions, decoctions, syrups, oxymel and herbal tinctures.
Medicine Making follows the ancient tradition of using plants as nourishment and medicine. This is a great time to learn these traditional skills- fill your herbal medicine cabinet to support yourself, friends and family.
This workshop guides you step-by-step to make your own traditional herbal remedies.
Students will leave with their own medicines to take home. There is a small supply list.
No previous experience with plants necessary; this class is appropriate for beginner to advanced herbal students.
Class is Offered:
Saturday, October 3, 2026 10:00 am - 4:30pm
Location: Wild Valley Wellness Center (320 E Fairhaven Ave, Burlington, WA)
Price: $139/person*
*Tuition includes in person training, all plant material used in class, extensive hand outs and samples. Students leave with medicines they make in class to complete at home.
“The folks I sponsored to attend the herbal medicine making class were amazed with the wealth of knowledge and hands on herbal processing. If you want to learn from the best, then attend...”
— David F.
FAQ’s:
Q: What does the course cover?
A: The course will begin with story-driven instruction from Erin Vanhee, Herbalist on the fundamentals of medicine making, including how to assess plant quality, and safety, ethics, and dosage of herbal medicine.
Then, the fun begins! The rest of the class will be step-by-step instruction and hands-on medicine making.
Q: What medicines are included in the course? Do I get to take mine home?
A: Yes, you do get to take your own medicine home! There is a small supply list. (see below)
We’ll be covering how to make your own herbal infusions, decoctions, and syrups, herbal salts made from fresh plants, herbal-infused vinegars to make mineral-rich meals and mocktails, and tinctures.
Supply list:
Please bring: 2-3 small jars with lids, 8 ounces apple cider vinegar, honey and brandy or vodka. Complete details will be sent upon registration.