You Deserve Better Than Expensive Fads and Confusing Information.

Are you longing for an herbal practice that feels authentic, effective, and deeply connected to the earth...

...but feel stuck by the leap between basic beginner skills and being able to actually trust yourself?

You want to reconnect with lost ancestral wisdom you can pass down
not just the latest trend...

You want to trust nature's wisdom without abandoning modern advances
but the wellness world is full of extreme black-and-white thinking...

This leaves you feeling stuck, wanting to move forward but hesitant to commit to another program that doesn't feel quite right.

You don't need another extreme dogma. 
You need clarity. 
You need balance.


The RootCraft Seasonal Herbal Intensive was specifically designed for you...

Imagine being able to...

  • Stock Your Apothecary Cabinet Year-Round: 
    Learn to make basic and advanced infusions, tinctures, salves, and more to have on-hand before you need them.

  • Know Which Plants to Call Upon and When:
    Understand the seasonal rhythms of plants and how to work with them for common ailments.

  • Grow, Harvest, & Work With Medicinal Plants Confidently:
    Cultivate your own medicinal garden, no matter your space.

  • Blend Tradition with Science: 
    Learn how herbs work in the body, based on both time-tested practices and scientific research—without falling into rigid thinking.


All in just one hour per week...

Meet the Instructor - Jovie Hawthorn Browne

I created RootCraft for those who refuse to choose between science & nature

I believe plant wisdom should be the ultimate tool for empowerment, not another source of shame or exclusion.

So many of us carry the heavy weight of disconnection—a missing piece of ancestral wisdom that modern life fails to replace. My mission is to help you re-forge that resilient connection on your own terms.

Because I too didn't have access to ancestors who could teach me these ways, I sought out the most grounded education available: I leveraged a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Herbalism. These credentials became the framework for the fiercely balanced and responsible approach I now teach.

I've condensed 15 years of learning and unlearning into this intensive, sharing only the viable, ethical knowledge you need. 

My teaching is rooted in balance: I give you permission to call upon any tool you have access to—herbal, conventional, or otherwise—to navigate our complicated, often oppressive world.

Your path doesn't have to look like a picture of perfection in order to be deeply meaningful, impactful, and valid.

"Absolutely what I was looking for...

I have spent years looking for a herbal teacher that walked that line between science and old knowledge. Who didn't dismiss life-saving medicine bc of evil big pharma while understanding the importance of medicinal plants. Finally found it :)" 

-Savannah R.

Featuring Laser-Focused Lesson Topics

This training is entirely online, and you'll receive intentionally planned content each month that matches up with the seasonal themes.

  • Cultivation

    Planting, tending, and harvesting your own medicinal plants, no matter how much space you have.

  • Plant Profiles

    Build your own materia medica with over 60 detailed plant profiles

  • Medicine Making

    Make your own medicinal teas, tinctures, syrups, oils, salves, as well as advanced extraction methods.

  • Herbal Actions

    Learn the science behind how and why plants do what they do, as well as the body systems they affect.

  • Seasonal Traditions

    Learn how our ancestors connected with nature's changes, as well as how to nurture that connection within yourself. (Celtic leaning while leaving space for your own heritage)

  • Varied content for all learning styles

    You'll have access to slideshow presentations, videos with subtitles, and written lessons that you can download and easily refer back to.

“Jovie is an amazingly inclusive human. 

I appreciate her word choices when referring to who these plants were cultivated by. She always takes special care to acknowledge those who have come before us. ” 

-Judith S.

Course curriculum

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    1. Welcome to Rootcraft!

      FREE PREVIEW
    2. DISCLAIMER: PLEASE READ

    3. Rootcraft Supply List

    4. How to Get the Most Out of this Program

    1. The Lifestyle of Resilience

    2. Health Privilege

    3. Introduction to Medicinal Herb Gardening

      FREE PREVIEW
    4. The Year of Herbal Embodiment: A Seasonal Strategic Planner

    5. Cultivation: Ethical harvesting

      FREE PREVIEW
    6. How to Ethically Source Purchased Herbs

    7. Herbal Actions: The Language of Plants

      FREE PREVIEW
    8. Medicine Making: Building the Apothecary

      FREE PREVIEW
    9. Medicine Making: Solubility

    10. Medicine Making: Solubility Experiment

    11. Determining the Dose

    12. Herbal Safety

    13. Monthly Action Checklist— February

    14. Section Review Quiz

    1. March Intro: Spring Equinox

    2. The Stewardship of Emergence

    3. Cultivation: Seed Starting Tips & Tricks

    4. Cultivation: Plant families

    5. Herbal Actions: Alteratives

    6. Materia Medica: Alteratives

    7. Medicine Making: Water Extractions- Teas, Infusions, Decoctions, Syrups

    8. Medicine Making: Water Extraction Tools

    9. Medicine Making: Nettle Infusions

    10. Medicine Making: Burdock Root Decoction

    11. Plantain Recipes

    12. Dandelion Recipes

    13. Stinging Nettle Recipes

    14. Monthly Action Checklist— March

    15. Section Review Quiz

    1. April Intro: Waxing Phase

    2. The Stewardship of Building Momentum

    3. The Universal Bridge: Building Community Across Every Divide

    4. Cultivation: Hardening off Seedlings

    5. Video: Harvesting Tips

    6. Video: Drying & Storage Tips

    7. Medicine Making: Harvesting, Drying & Storing

    8. Herbal Actions: Emmenagogues

    9. Medicine Making: Alcohol Extracts

    10. Medicine Making: Fresh Folk Method Tincture

    11. Medicine Making: Dry Ratio Method Tincture

    12. Medicine Making: Tincture Straining

    13. Medicine Making: Herbal Formulations

    14. Spring Recipes

    15. Monthly Action Checklist— April

    16. Section Review Quix

    1. May Intro: Bealtaine

    2. Video: Plant Propagation

    3. Cultivation: Plant Reproduction

    4. Herbal Actions: Nervines

    5. Medicine Making: Flower Essences

    6. Lemon Balm Recipes

    7. Hawthorn Recipes

    8. Section Review Quiz

    1. June Intro: Summer Solstice

    2. Herbal Actions: Astringents & Antimicrobials

    3. Medicine Making: Oil Extractions

    4. Medicine Making: Balms & Salves

    5. Medicine Making: Hydrosols

    6. Video: How to Make a Rosemary Hydrosol

    7. Calendula Recipes

    8. Yarrow Recipes

    9. Medicine Making: Summer Recipes

    10. Section Review Quiz

    11. Section Review Quiz - Demulcents

    12. Course Survey

About this course

  • 105 lessons
  • 9.5 hours of video content

"Incredibly informative...

This course has blown me away with the amount of information provided, how it is made easily accessible without a degree needed to understand it, the explanations of how/why things work, and even medication interactions!"

-Judith S.

Learn everything I wish I had when I first started

My goal is to give you lasting confidence and the peace of mind that comes from knowing you possess the skills to care for yourself and your loved ones safely, sustainably, and effectively.

  • Pillar 1: Competence & Self-Agency (The Freedom Shift)

    Stop relying on costly store-bought supplements and gain the practical skills to make effective, high-quality remedies yourself.

  • Pillar 2: Seasonal Alignment (The Connection Shift)

    Move beyond the redundant daily routine and into seasonal rhythms of nature, working with plants to stay ahead of seasonal challenges.

  • Pillar 3: Ethical Practice (The Integrity Shift)

    Become a resource for your inner circle, sharing wisdom and strengthening community well-being through ethical and culturally appropriate practices.

Module 1: Herbalism Basics

  • Essential Questions Answered: How much of an herb do I take? How do I harvest & store herbs? What are chemical constituents and do they matter?

  • Safety & Contraindications: Know who should not work with a given herb based on current medications and existing medical conditions for safe, responsible practice.

  • Trusting yourself: The balanced, ethical framework to develop a viewpoint that balances nature with science, allowing you to reject all-or-nothing extremes and trust your own intuition.

Module 2: Medicine Making Lessons

You'll make your own:

  • Teas, infusions, decoctions, and other quick water-based extractions

  • Tinctures and other potent alcohol-based extractions

  • Infused oils and salves for skin healing

  • Other extractions: glycerites, syrups, cordials, and herbal vinegars

  • Proper dosage of herbal medicines

Module 3: Cultivation Lessons

You'll be able to confidently:

  • Tend & harvest different plant parts without damaging the plant -- no matter how much space you have

  • Start seeds, propagate cuttings, and transplant seedlings that can't be found as starts in the garden center

  • Compost, mulch, and amend soil to maintain its health and feed your plants without fertilizers

  • Know what time of year a given plant is available and worked with to prevent common ailments

  • Sync your own self care practices with Solstices, Equinoxes, and lunar phases so that you can anticipate challenges and avoid burn out

Module 4: Herbal Actions Lessons

Not just recipes...deep comprehension so that you can decide when, why, and how to work with a given plant.

  • Learn how herbs act in the body, based on both traditional wisdom & the scientific research that backs it up (plus- I'll tell you if it doesn't)

  • Organ affinities, primary actions, and secondary actions of plants so you can match the best one case by case

  • Be able to match an herb with an individual's needs rather than a disease's symptoms

  • Active constituents and plant chemical solubilities so you can make the most effective preparations

  • Herbal energetics so you can predict how an herb will feel in the body

More Happy Rootcraft Students:

5 star rating

Highly recommend!

Heather Redding

I’ve done other herbalism courses that just didn’t quite match what I was looking for. This course was everything I wanted and more. This course presented in-depth and usable information with a mix of reading and video content which kept my intere...

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I’ve done other herbalism courses that just didn’t quite match what I was looking for. This course was everything I wanted and more. This course presented in-depth and usable information with a mix of reading and video content which kept my interest. It was fun to be able to learn with the seasons and honor my connection to the natural world. I highly recommend this course!

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The title easily helped me understand what I was in for and summed up the course.

Kristen Zavacky

This course helped me change my own life path from repetitive to learning about the world around me. I will always be so grateful to Jovie for putting this course together and doing so much research to aid in helping others learn easier and faster...

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This course helped me change my own life path from repetitive to learning about the world around me. I will always be so grateful to Jovie for putting this course together and doing so much research to aid in helping others learn easier and faster. I never knew just how many herbs are surrounding me at all times. I cannot wait for spring so I can get my hands and feet dirty, and make concoctions to help my friends and family. Thank you so much!

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Thank you - you're the best!

Julie Fehler-Render

Jovie, I've just finished this course and I'm completely full of gratitude and inspiration. Your lessons are not only full of useful and interesting information (I can't wait to re-listen to this whole course in the spring!), but I really apprec...

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Jovie, I've just finished this course and I'm completely full of gratitude and inspiration. Your lessons are not only full of useful and interesting information (I can't wait to re-listen to this whole course in the spring!), but I really appreciated all of the other eye opening tidbits regarding indigenous practices and capitalism. I'm excited to experiment with a few tinctures this winter while dreaming of spring planting. You are such a lovely human and I wish you the very best during the upcoming winter solstice. Julie

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Great Course!

Mariah Kimpton

This was a great course - super thorough without having an overwhelming amount of information. It was well organized and I liked the format with the combination of videos and printable PDFs. The course made herbalism feel very accessible.

This was a great course - super thorough without having an overwhelming amount of information. It was well organized and I liked the format with the combination of videos and printable PDFs. The course made herbalism feel very accessible.

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Excellent Course!

Tracy Campanaro

I appreciate how Jovie has combined the science and medicinal properties of the herbs she teaches. No fluff only the facts which is greatly appreciated and welcoming due to my busy schedule. With my educational background in nursing I plan to inco...

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I appreciate how Jovie has combined the science and medicinal properties of the herbs she teaches. No fluff only the facts which is greatly appreciated and welcoming due to my busy schedule. With my educational background in nursing I plan to incorporate the information garnered from this course into my healing practices for my family and patience. Thanks Jovie!

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My first year of herbal school cost me over $6,000

And some of that went toward pseudoscience I spent *years* unlearning...

You can avoid my missteps entirely and still learn the most valuable bits anyway

for a fraction of what I paid...

But First, Let's Break Down the Extras:

I want you to be able to refer back to this knowledge for the rest of your life...

You keep over 300 pages of crucially in-depth printables

Search, Print, & Refer back to 120+ Recipes, Plant Profiles, Herbal Actions, Medicine Making Tutorials, & Seasonal Rituals for generations to come


Plus More Bonus Material Valued at over $1,000

All of these lessons are sprinkled throughout this 10-month program, within the seasons they're most useful:

  • Kitchen Resilience Program Content

    A deep-dive into immune support so you know HOW, WHY, and WHEN to choose different herbs for proactive health management.

  • Herbal Skincare Program Content

    Nourish and heal skin by addressing the underlying cause of issues, both topically and internally.

  • Programs not available separately

    Anxiety, Stress, & Herbs - Herbal Menstrual Support - Herbal "Detoxification" - Rest & Digest Herbs - So that you're ready for whatever the year throws your way

Inside the Intensive You're Getting

  • Monthly lessons tailored to each season’s unique needs— from detoxification support in Spring to immune support in Winter.

  • 3 years of access to over 160 lessons and 14.5 hours of video content.

  • Downloadable guides, videos with subtitles, and hands-on exercises that adapt to your learning style.

Full Program Breakdown:

Base Program:

Modules 1-4: Herbalism Basics - Medicine Making - Garden Cultivation - Herbal Actions ($1,221 value)

Download Pack:

120+ Recipes, 200+ pages of plant profiles, 100+ pages of lessons ($297 value)

Focus Program Content:

Kitchen Resilience - First Aid & Skincare - Anxiety, Stress, & Herbs - Herbal Menstrual Support - Herbal "Detoxification" - Rest & Digest Herbs ($1,332 value)


But here at RootCraft, we believe ethical, reliable plant knowledge should be accessible to everyone, not just those with endless disposable income. 

So this year, we're offering:

Sliding Scale Enrollment


Community Supported 

$69/month for 9 months
Standard Enrollment (If you can):

$79/month
Pay-It-Forward (If you're able:

$89/month

Our No-Risk, Trust-Based Guarantee

We want you to feel confident in this significant investment. If you dive into the Seasonal Herbal Intensive and find that our content—or our approach to ethical, science-based herbalism—isn't what you expected, simply email us within 14 days of purchase for a full refund. We believe in our method and we want you to believe in yours.

The Seasonal Herbal Intensive only opens its doors once per year,

Spaces are limited to ensure a quality experience for all students...

This is your chance to step into a practice that transforms your relationship with health and the natural world.

So many of us have lost our ancestral connections to this wisdom, but that story ends now. 

You can be the one to reclaim this knowledge, rebuild these connections, and become the start of a new, resilient line of plant wisdom that you can pass down to future generations.

The Seasonal Herbal Intensive is waiting for you.

It's Time to Cultivate a Practice That Lasts.

The Intensive Runs Feb 1st-Oct 31st 2026

Lessons are released monthly starting in February to harmonize with the changes in nature around us...

-But you have access to the program for 3 full years-


These next nine months are going to pass anyway...

...You could either be nine more months down the path you’re on now, or nine months down this exciting new herbal path!

Where do you see yourself?

FAQ

  • Is this a certification course?

    You DO get a certificate when you complete the course, but keep in mind: since there is no state or national governing body over herbalism in the US, *any* certificate from *any* course you take simply states that you completed the course. No certification course can qualify you for any sort of licensing (since herbal licensing in the US doesn't exist).

  • How long do I have to complete the program?

    You'll have access to the Seasonal Herbal Intensive for 3 years, and the individual programs for 1 full year. The courses are designed to be easily incorporated into life for those who have work, school, or family that takes up most of their time. Lessons are not live, so you do not need to coordinate any scheduling. You can expect to dedicate one to two hours per week to reading and videos, depending on how much time you need to process and absorb material. If you fall behind, that's okay! Catch up when you can.

  • Can I enroll if I'm outside the US?

    Most of the plants we learn are native to Eurasia, and invasive to North America. Since Europe colonized many parts of the world, you may be familiar with these plants as well, especially if you live in a temperate region. If you are in the southern hemisphere or tropical region, you will likely not be familiar with the plants we discuss. Our seasonal courses will also likely not align with your growing times.

  • Will we have a way to ask questions or interact with other students?

    Yes! Questions that may help the entire class can be asked in the discussion section of each lesson. You can interact with fellow students in the private Rootcraft Student Community. This is a great place to bounce ideas, get inspiration, find herbalists in your area, or plan materials sharing! For more individual matters, students are able to reach the instructor directly via email at [email protected]. Response time is typically within 24 hours.

  • Do I have to plan for scheduling live lessons, homework, or tests?

    Nope! All of the lessons are pre-recorded and released at the beginning of each month. This information and these skills are for you to enrich your life- not to prove anything to anyone else.

  • Which growing zones will the course apply to?

    A good portion of the perennials we will discuss will be hardy in USDA zones 3-10. Some are only hardy in zones 6-10, and a couple hardy to zones 9-11 that can be grown as annuals. If you're not sure what a growing zone is or what any of this means, that's okay! We'll be covering it in the course.

  • What if I've already purchased a course covered by the intensive?

    I am happy to issue you a voucher for the purchase price of one individual course so that you can take that amount off of your intensive enrollment! In other words, if you already took Modules 2, 3, 4, Herbalism Basics, Community Immunity, or Herbal Skincare- it will be fully refunded if you decide to enroll in the full intensive later. Simply email me at [email protected] with your name and email address you used to enroll then I will send you a code to enroll in the intensive.

  • What if I'm unable to or don't want to grow the plants myself?

    There is still so so so much to learn about herbalism other than how to grow them! We cover herbal actions, research and traditions behind the plants, medicine making, seasonal energy shifts, and more. You can always source your herbs through my webstore Spirit Haus Botanicals or through my recommended suppliers!

  • What is the cancellation/refund policy?

    I offer a 30 day money back guarantee, no strings attached! That will gives you time to go over the materials and see if the program is going to be a good fit for you. No refunds can be given 30 days after the date of your enrollment. If for any reason you’re unable to continue with your payments after the 30-day window, you can pause your payments and program access. When you’re ready to resume your payments, just let us know via email at [email protected] and we will get you back into the program.

This training might *not* be the best fit for you if

  • You’re looking for in-depth wildcrafting or foraging training— we’re going to focus on growing the plants ourselves.

  • You’re only looking for recipes— Recipe books are everywhere. You're going to be learning SO MUCH MORE than how to replicate a recipe. You'll also be able to to formulate whatever you need!

  • You’re looking for clinical herbalist training— This is a deep-dive into the beginner and intermediate levels and doesn't go into how to do a clinical assessment

  • You learn best from someone who is loud, bubbly, and extroverted— if I wanted to fake it I would go back to working in the service industry!

But it might be an amazing fit for you if:

  • You’re new to herbalism and want more than just the surface level basics

  • Your herbal knowledge is intermediate but you want a more balanced perspective (herbal learning is never "done"!)

  • You like to learn the science, but aren’t trying to get your PhD in phytochemistry in order to read it

  • You appreciate a balance between herbalism and conventional medicine

  • You like some woo-woo, but take it with a grain of salt

  • You learn best from someone who is calm, serious, and introverted

  • You’re easily overstimulated by sounds and visuals

Herbalism lies where nature, tradition, & science meet

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