The Herbalist’s Way: Knowledge, Craft & Practice

For anyone who wants to understand the body and learn how to support health naturally.

Each month focuses on a different body system, taught clearly and brought to life through hands-on medicine-making.

You’ll create remedies as you go — building real skills and a home apothecary along the way.

Monthly body-system teaching | Hands-on remedy making | Small group of 8 | Lunch included | Online access + recordings

Is this Course for You?

This course is for you if…

• You want herbal knowledge that’s safe, grounded, and practical

• You want to support your home and family confidently

• You love plants, but feel overwhelmed by conflicting advice

No prior training needed — just curiosity, care, and a willingness to learn.

What You’ll Walk Away With

By the end of The Herbal Way: Knowledge, Craft & Practice, you’ll have:

• A growing home apothecary of remedies you’ve made yourself — with the confidence to keep expanding it safely

• The confidence to choose herbs safely, intelligently, and practically for everyday health support

• A deeper understanding of the body — how it works, why it falls out of balance, and how herbs can gently restore wellbeing

• Hands-on skills you can use for life, with recipes and techniques that help you support yourself, your household, and your community with calm discernment

The Flow of Our Days & Ongoing Access

Each day is spacious, practical, and nourishing — with time to learn, make remedies, and properly absorb what you’re taking in.

Our days run from 9.30 am to 2.30 pm, with a steady rhythm of teaching, hands-on medicine-making, and integration.

Lunch is included (12.00–1.00 pm) and lovingly prepared by Sorrell, a lived experience of herbs as food and food as medicine. Meals are vegan and gluten-free, and all allergies can be catered for. You’re also very welcome to bring your own lunch or snacks if you prefer.

Each session begins with grounded teaching to help you understand the body system we’re exploring and the plants we’ll be working with. From there, we move into the practical heart of the day: creating herbal medicines, learning techniques you can use for life, and crafting remedies to build your home apothecary.

Between sessions, your learning continues gently and flexibly. You’ll have access to the online course platform, including additional recipes, suggested reading, recorded videos, and a downloadable workbook — so you can return to the material whenever you wish, at your own pace.

And if life happens and you miss a session, you won’t miss out. All teachings are recorded and supported with written materials, so illness, family needs, or the unexpected won’t interrupt your learning. This course is designed to be practical, supportive, and accessible — a lasting relationship with herbs that grows well beyond our time together.

What You’ll Make (and Take Home)

Every module includes remedy-making, so you build your home apothecary as you go. You’ll learn to create herbal teas, tinctures, infused oils, salves, ointments, oxymels and more — building skills you can use confidently at home.

Blending traditional herbal wisdom with modern science, you’ll learn how to work safely with plants, when herbs are enough, and when to seek further support. By the end, you’ll have an apothecary to be proud of — and plant allies for a healthier, more resilient life.

Small Group Learning (8 Places Only)

With only 8 places, you’ll receive personal attention, guidance, and ongoing support throughout the training.

Your Teacher

This course is taught by Sorrell Robbins, a Medical Herbalist with over 30 years’ experience in clinical practice and teaching. Her work is grounded in both traditional and scientific plant knowledge, shaped by decades of real-world application. Expect warm, down-to-earth teaching, clear explanations, and a space where curiosity is welcomed, and confidence grows.

The Venue

Our venue is a bespoke teaching space, thoughtfully designed for herbal learning and hands-on medicine-making. Set within a peaceful garden, our large log cabin offers a calm, clean, well-equipped environment where study and practice flow naturally together.

Inside, you’ll find a spacious communal worktable for remedy making, alongside a projector and screen to support the teaching. The space is arranged for comfort and practicality, so you can settle in, focus fully, and enjoy the learning.

Just outside the cabin, our herb garden becomes part of the classroom. We’ll harvest fresh herbs in season, explore simple cultivation, and ground our studies in the living world of the plants themselves.

Refreshments are available throughout the day, including filtered water and (of course) a generous selection of herbal teas.

Travel & Parking

The venue is easily accessible, with some on-site parking, free on-street parking nearby, and a council car park directly opposite. Margate is well connected by train, coach, and local bus routes, making travel straightforward whether you’re coming from nearby or further afiaeld.

Optional Accommodation

For those who’d love to stay on site, a small amount of accommodation is available for an additional cost: two private rooms (one double, and one twin). Availability is limited — please enquire for details.