The Herbal Apothecary

Medicine Making & Mentorship Course

Learn to craft your own effective herbal remedies while building your home apothecary with this comprehensive hands-on make and take course.

The Herbal Apothecary is a practical herbal medicine making and mentorship course created by registered clinical herbalists. Classes are facilitated by Megan Kendrick, RH, clinical herbalist and owner of Wild Medicinals. To learn more about Megan, click here.

This course will teach you how to prepare and use some of the most common herbal preparations. Each class will consist of hands-on instruction in the preparation of potent and effective herbal remedies. This is a make and take class, meaning you will leave each class with a portion of every preparation we made, allowing you to build your own home apothecary throughout the session. 

As we learn practical herbal medicine preparation and theory, we will also be taking exploratory plant walks so you can get to know the medicines in their natural and cultivated habitats, throughout the seasons. We will incorporate creative projects to help expand your perspective and understanding of plants and their spiritual and energetic attributes

By the end of the course you will have over 38 herbal preparations ready for use, along with the experience to feel confident in preparing and using these remedies on your own.

What’s new for 2026:

2026 marks the fourth year of The Herbal Apothecary course, and we’re excited to introduce several updates based on our experience and student feedback:

  • Hybrid Learning Model – A new combination of in-person and online classes to increase accessibility and reduce travel time for out-of-town students.

  • In-Person Sessions: Now six full-day classes (9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.), allowing for immersive and focused learning experiences.

  • Online Classes: Interspersed 2 hour online sessions between in-person classes to support ongoing learning, connection, and Q&A.

  • Expanded Home-Based Learning: Additional homework and graded assignments will be incorporated to deepen integration of material and ensure students gain practical competency and confidence.

  • Wild Medicinals Plant Walks: All enrolled students receive free attendance to all Wild Medicinals plant walks during the year of enrollment (optional but encouraged to attend).

These changes are designed to offer more flexibility, depth, and connection to both the medicine and the community of herbal learners.

Click here to apply for the 2026 course!

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Who is this class for?

This class is designed to be accessible to folks who are just getting started on their herbalism journey and want to learn the skills to put their knowledge into practice as well as folks with more experience who would like an opportunity to deepen and refine their herbal medicine making skills while building their herbal community.

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Class Topics

  • Teas, Infusions & Decoctions

  • Tinctures 

  • Glycerites

  • Vinegars

  • Flower Essences

  • Culinary Preparations

  • And more!

  • Infused Oils & Salves

  • Syrups

  • Honeys 

  • Oxymels

A full list of the preparations we will be making can be found below.

Along with hands-on instruction in preparing herbal medicines, these classes will also be an opportunity to discuss and explore the medicinal qualities of over 30 different herbs, considerations when working with fresh vs. dried plant material, equipment and materials considerations. We will be covering internal preparations including infusions, decoctions, tinctures and glycerites and external preparations including salves, oils, soap and lip balm as well as culinary preparations.

We will explore specific supports for the different body systems, how to support common minor ailments with herbs, herbal energetics and matching plants with people. Harvesting and drying techniques will be discussed and demonstrated. The Plants and Planets workshop, an introduction to herbal astrology, that I have run for the last several years will also be incorporated into this course. I presented this workshop most recently at the 2023 Canadian Herb Conference.

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2026 Details

There will be a total of six in-person classes, held on Saturdays from May through August, running from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Each full-day session offers immersive, hands-on instruction in herbal medicine making and practical skills development.

Online classes will be held on Thursday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. between in-person sessions, providing additional time for theory, discussion, and guided mentorship.

Plant walks and online learning will run from April through October, allowing students to engage with plants and herbal practices across the growing season.

In addition to in-person and online learning, there will be graded home-based projects and assignments throughout the course to help integrate material and support practical competency.

Classes are held near downtown Peterborough, ON, with outdoor plant walks in local parks to explore medicinal plants in their natural and cultivated habitats.

All students enrolled in the 2026 course will also receive free attendance to all Wild Medicinals plant walks during their year of enrollment.

April 23rd

May 14th

June 11th

Online Class Dates - Thursdays 7-9pm

September 10th

September 24th

October 8th

May 2nd

May 30th

June 13th

June 27th

July 11th

August 8th

Plant Walks - Saturdays 10 am - 12 pm (Tentative)

April 29th

June 20th

August 22nd

September 26th

In Person Class Dates - Saturdays 9:30 am - 4:30 pm

What’s Included

38+ herbal preparations valued at over 650$:

  • 8 x 30 ml herbal tinctures

  • 1 x 30 ml mushroom tinctures

  • 1 x 250 ml fire cider

  • 1 x 250 ml elderberry syrup

  • 2 x 30ml glycerite

  • 1 x 60ml vinegar

  • 1 x 60ml oxymel

  • 6 x 15ml Flower essences

+ a workbook with recipes, tips, charts and templates

+ Plants & Planets ebook

+ ongoing support and assistance through a private Whatsapp group for the duration of the course

+ optional apprenticeship day working with me in the herbal clinic

+ free attendance at all 2025 Wild Medicinals plant walks (4 dates)

Tuition (including all materials) - $2399

**EARLY BIRD PRICING - $2150 until January 31st!

(Tuition must be paid in full by January 31st to receive early bird rate)

Payment plans are available. For policy information please click here.

If you are interested in attending but the cost is prohibitive, please reach out to me directly.

  • 1 x 60ml herbal body oil

  • 4 x herbal bar soap

  • 5 x lip balm

  • 2 x 50 g herbal tea

  • 1 x 125ml herbal salt

  • 1 x 125ml herbal sugar

  • 1 x 250 ml fruit shrub

  • 2 x 60 ml salve

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