Classes &
“We tend to eat what we’re familiar with, let’s become familiar with the weeds!” ~ Suzanne Tabert
Welcome to the Cedar Mountain Herb School
We’re so glad you’ve chosen us for your herbal education!
We’re back in the saddle and would love to see you in our in-person and online workshops! CMHS Herbal Classes and Workshops are specially designed to help you learn about all-things-herbs, whether for your own personal use or for professional work. Reconnect with nature, community, and yourself!
COVID-19 NOTICE: We practice common sense in regards to avoiding the covid virus, which includes physical distancing, available warm water and soap hand washing station, and wearing masks at each workshop. We are so excited to meet with you all again and hope to see you in these so important workshops! Build your herbal apothecary and be prepared for what comes your way! xoxo Be blessed and be healthy!
Suzanne is a brilliant teacher that meets the diverse needs of her students with grace and ease. She is impressive at capturing both the science and subtleties of plants with harmonized precision. I was inspired every week in learning so many different skills within the herbal medicine realm. Truly, Suzanne is more than just a fabulous teacher, she is an extraordinary human being. She has a heart of gold and generously shares with her students, the wisdom of countless years in her craft with wit and humor that would make anyone delight to be in her presence. Getting to spend time with Suzanne every week was the best part of my summer! I am forever full of gratitude for the incredible experiences and knowledge that Cedar Mountain Herb School brought me! —Morgyn V
Upcoming Workshops
Phytochemistry for Beginners
Saturday March 13, 2021
Location: Zoom Video
Setting: Online
Instructor: Suzanne M. Tabert
We’ll unpack major groups of phytochemicals, give a breakdown on what they are, and how to best handle them in your preparations in order to create powerfully effective herbal medicine.
Wildcrafting: Nettles in the Park
Sunday March 14, 2021
Location: Seattle, WA
Setting: In-Person
Instructor: Heather Bruno
Nettle is bursting with beneficial goodness! The lovely stinging nettle, Urtica dioica, is a micro-nutrient rich green that our bodies recognize as food and medicine. Good nutrition is the crucial foundation for building a healthy body, mind and spirit!
Wildcrafting: Willow By The River Spring 2021
Saturday March 20, 2021
Location: Snoqualmie River near North Bend
Setting: In-Person
Instructor: Heather Bruno
Come Celebrate the First Day of Spring in a magical and memorable way! Willow is a powerful symbol of spring, rebirth, and renewal and of hope, resiliency, and strength. Willow is gentle yet powerful herb that contains many different natural constituents that work together with our bodies to bring about relief and allow healing to occur.
Wildcrafting: Hawthorn Intensive Spring 2021
Saturday May 15, 2021
Location: Seattle, WA
Setting: In-Person
Instructor: Heather Bruno
Hawthorn is considered a primo herb for supporting overall cardiovascular health. We’ll delve into plant constituents to learn the “why and how” hawthorn is working with our anatomy and physiology to improve the health of not only the cardiovascular system, but of the nervous system as well. We will discuss protocols for the use of hawthorn and adjunct therapies to manage anxiety and panic attacks and relieve the effects of stress.
Wildcrafting Harvest Intensive ~ Yarrow at the Beach!
Saturday June 5, 2021
Location: Camano Island, WA
Setting: In-Person
Instructor: Heather Bruno
Yarrow, Achillea millefolium, is a simply beautiful yet incredibly complex plant that works with the body’s needs to support health and well-being. Its unique and often contradictory actions go beyond physical uses to support us emotionally as well.
Wildcrafting: Eastern Washington Wild Plant Ramble!
Wednesday June 16, 2021
Location: Cle Elum, WA
Setting: In-Person
Instructor: Heather Bruno
We may visit with goldenrod, wild cherry, ponderosa pine, elderflower, wild rose, mullein, arrowleaf balsam root, yarrow, hawthorn, willow and more! We will harvest what is bountiful and make medicine with what we are gifted!
Wildcrafting Harvest Intensive - St. John's Wort for Summer Solstice!
Saturday June 19, 2021
Location: Tacoma, WA
Setting: In-Person
Instructor: Heather Bruno
St. John’s Wort has an all-around sunny disposition and it aids in resolving pain on both physical and emotional levels. St. John’s signature, perforated leaves, like tiny windows, and bright yellow flowers bloom around the time of Summer Solstice and can literally let in the light when we are experiencing sadness or depression as it elevates our spirits, helps us regain energy and motivation, reclaim joy and a positive outlook on life!
Herbal Medicine for Inflammation Relief
Saturday June 26, 2021
Location: Zoom Video
Setting: Online
Instructor: Amanda Lovett-Jones
Inflammation is a massive problem in society. Whether from injury, allergy, or presenting disease, inflammation can cause premature aging, tissue damage and secondary disease states.
Foods That Heal ~ Anti-inflammatory Cooking
Saturday July 10, 2021
Location: Seattle, WA
Setting: In-Person
Instructor: Amanda Lovett-Jones
This class teaches the necessary basics of going gluten, dairy and refined sugar free as well as: 5 simple recipes to cook and share with clients and/or loved ones, Break down natural sweeteners, which are healthy, and which are not, What are the most common inflammatory ingredients, How to bake gluten free vegan, and How to menu plan.
Wildcrafting: Mullein in Eastern WA!
Wednesday July 14, 2021
Location: Ellensburg, WA
Setting: In-Person
Instructor: Heather Bruno
Its fuzzy leaves are full of healing, soothing mucilage that is beneficial to the respiratory system. Mullein is a gentle, yet powerful expectorant, moistening stuck mucus to help coughs be more productive, but it can also quiet down a spasmodic cough. It is an excellent remedy to have on hand for dry, hot summers and smoky skies as well.
Wildcrafting: Hawthorn Berry Intensive
Saturday September 18, 2021
Location: Seattle, WA
Setting: In-Person
Instructor: Heather Bruno
Hawthorn, the "everything is going to be ok" herb is so needed now more than ever! Hawthorn is considered a primo herb for supporting overall cardiovascular health. We’ll delve into plant constituents to learn the “why and how” hawthorn is working with our anatomy and physiology to improve the health of not only the cardiovascular system, but of the nervous system as well.
Herbal Apprenticeships
Would you like to take your herbal skills to more advance levels? Sign up for our intensive, field-based Herbal Apprenticeships. Expand your knowledge of local medicinal plants, nutrition, and plants’ effects on the body systems.
All About Our Workshops
Based in Sandpoint Idaho and Seattle Washington, CMHS is one of the longest-running herbal schools in the Pacific Northwest. Community workshops are held at a variety of locations in Western and Central Washington and Sandpoint, Idaho, and will be plainly noted in the workshop descriptions.
During the harvest intensives and apprenticeship programs, students gather wild herbs, process plant matter, and make appropriate remedies for the topic. Each workshop covers medicinal uses for the plants harvested, case study stories, anatomy and physiology, with best preparations for extracting and preserving the medicinal constituents, and appropriate applications.
We are SO thrilled for the workshop offerings this winter! We’ve got an amazing ONLINE lineup for everyone, with a focus on successful herb gardening, immunity building, phytochemistry for beginners, and practical steps to overcome covid and day-to-day anxiety! Really, check out the workshops, we are confident that what we have on offer is exactly what YOU need! And best yet, you can learn in the comfort and safety of your home.
Suzanne and the 2020 apprentices navigated the program online for the first few weeks, then were able to get together (with physical distancing) halfway through in order to harvest plants and work one on one with them! They learned SO MUCH about how to get healthy and stay healthy and calm and now have tools to share with others. Alison, one of the amazingly resilient apprentices, noted that Suzanne taught them about the medicine of 105 plants! Wow! Plus they learned so much more than simply plant medicine. They learned that they could bend, stretch and sail through difficult situations with remedies in their herbal and healthy lifestyle toolbelt.
Make 2021 YOUR year by joining one of our 3 apprenticeship programs starting in April! The time is now to kickstart your dream of herbal competency and independence from dream to reality!
Taking your class was one of the best decisions of my life. Seriously. Being a part of the lovely, wise world of plants has brought me back to who I am. I realized a few months ago, that the Emily I’m most happy with and the one who feels right is the Emily that gets up early every Tuesday and drives up to your homestead and is home. The space that you create and nurture and fill with the magic of herbal medicine is such a glorious place to be and learn and grow in. You, as a person and strong badass wildcrafter, are an inspiration.
I thank you from the bottom of my heart —Emily B.
I have so many favorites I have learned from you. Most recently, I used the cold/ flu tincture just last week when I was sick – Cottonwood buds, spruce tips, salal, fir tips, honey, ginger and brandy. I think what really cured me was remembering the “salal chew test” and the cold crisp morning hike to gather the plants to make it. Thank you, Suzanne —Thea R.
Suzanne is a boss and she is offering us all access to the extensive knowledge she’s accumulated over a lifetime. Come as you are, and learn about this medicine that is growing in our backyards, and on our walks through the city, and in our mountains. This is information for the people, to heal them and make them happy and comfortable and well. She’ll take you there and enable you to make it for yourself, and for everyone else you know. — Hailey M.
I’m so grateful that you’ve dedicated your life to learning about plant medicine and that you’ve chosen to share your vast knowledge with students. This apprenticeship has been a dream come true and I can’t thank you enough for all the time, energy, and heart you put into it. – Emily M.
