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Green Path Herb School

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Green Path Herb School

Workshops, wildcrafting trips, online herb certificate classes & programs, a school for training professional herbalists
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We offer natural health-related classes online. Our offerings include:

Check out our website for lots of free recipes and information for everyone! https://greenpathherbschool.com

Green Path Herb School: A hybrid (both in-house and online) herb school, a comprehensive program catering to students interested in becoming professional herbalists. The program runs 430+ hours over a span of 6 months. Classes run Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 9am-4pm. Curriculum:
Anatomy and Physiology, Herbal Therapeutics, Nutrition, History of Western Herbalism, Medicine making, Western Constitutional herbal medicine, Pathophysiology, Physical Assessment, Materia Medica, Plant Constituents & Contraindications, Student Research Projects, Herbal Topic classes, Aromatherapy, Herbal beers and wines, and liquors, Flower essences, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, Botany, Wildcrafting/field trips, Gardening, Wild foods, Plant spirit medicine, Permaculture.

*Continuing education for nurses and chiropractors is available for some programs. Co-Directors: Clinical Herbalists Elaine Sheff and John Goicovich. Elaine Sheff, Clinical Herbalist, RH (AHG)
The author of several books on herbal medicine and healing, clinical herbalist Elaine Sheff has been passionate about sharing herbal knowledge for over 30 years. Her latest book is Naked: Botanical Recipes for Vibrant Skin and Healthy Hair. Elaine is the Co-Director of Green Path Herb School, located in Missoula, Montana, where she strives to inspire and empower students and clients to remember their connection to the earth, the plants, and their own healing process. She is a professional member of the American Herbalist Guild and teaches workshops, and at conferences, both nationally and internationally. Elaine received her BA in Environmental Conservation from the University of Colorado. She is a graduate of the Rocky Mountain Center of Botanical Medicine and the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine. Elaine has an International Certification in Aromatherapy from the Pacific Institute of Aromatherapy. As a certified Instructor of the Natural Family Planning and Fertility Awareness Methods, Elaine has helped many couples to avoid or achieve pregnancy naturally. She has written numerous articles about her family’s journey with epilepsy and a special needs child. Elaine has written for publications including the Journal of Medicinal Plants and their Applications, Mamalode, and Aromaculture magazine. You can often find Elaine bent over an herb in her garden or marveling at small flowers in mountain meadows with her husband and sons. Elaine’s workshops have been featured at numerous conferences including the Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference, American Herbalist's Guild, Montana Herb Gathering, Northwest Herb Symposium, Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference, Spokane Herbal Faire, Pacific Women’s Herb Conference, Inland Northwest Permaculture Convergence the Ecoexpo, and the Mountain West Herb Gathering. If you’d like to learn more about medicinal plants, you can connect with Elaine, and Green Path Herb School via the Green Path Website or through social media: Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Twitter, or Instagram. You can find out more about Elaine and her life work at GreenPathHerbSchool.com. John Goicovich first started studying plants in the early 90s on the coast of California. It was not until moving to the Rocky Mountains in 1993 that his interest became a lifetime commitment. John’s first love of herbs was always the connection between plants and people and the personal involvement in making one’s own remedies. For the last twenty years, John has worked on deepening that connection, and his favorite thing to do besides making herbal remedies is sharing with others how to make their own medicine. John has owned and operated Meadowsweet Herbs in Missoula for the last 17 years with his wife and herbalist, Elaine. Along with their two boys and dog, they call Montana home.

12/13/2025

Thinking, with great love and gratitude, about the Green Path Herb School gardens. And of course, enjoying the winter but anticipating spring with much joy! 🤩🌼🍃

12/12/2025

We believe everyone should have access to herbal knowledge. That’s why we offer so many free herbal resources: classes, detailed articles, YouTube videos, free ebooks and the list goes on! Are you needing a little help to be able to go to herb school? Dm us and find out how to apply for a partial scholarship. 💕🍃

12/10/2025

We just finished up our infused calendula oil from our Herbal Foundations Program. Making high quality, potent herbal medicines is a science and an art well worth learning about. The quality of an herbal medicine is only as good as the ingredients you use and the method you learn. The bottom line? Not all herbal medicines are as potent or work as well as one might hope! Join us and learn how to make the highest quality products, which herbs to use, and how to help maintain health, wellness and healing for yourself and your loved ones.

12/08/2025

Are you dreaming of going to herb school but not able to afford the full cost? If you’re local to the Missoula area, reliable and self motivated, you can apply for our work trade position! DM us. We’d love to hear from you. 🌼

12/02/2025

Hey Friends! Chestnut Herb School is hiring. Here are the details:

Type: 1099 contractor Hours: 20 + hours per week – at least 4 hours per day, Monday to Friday Pay: $30 per hour Location: U.S. residents only

12/02/2025

Black Friday, Small Business Saturday - call it what you will - we’re having a big sale right now! Ranging from our flagship program, the Herbalist Certificate Program, down to our cute botanical mugs: you can find something beautiful and useful for everyone on your list.

Give the gift of herbal knowledge this holiday season. It’s about health, connection to the Earth, and empowerment. These are important times to know about herbal medicine and we’re here to help. 🩷🌹 Link in bio.

11/30/2025

Hey friends! We KNOW you have some beautiful, healing and nutrient dense herbs in your neck of the woods. And in our humble opinion, there’s nothing going better than getting to know and befriend them! So we invite you to come on an herbal journey with us and meet those sweet beings, learn how to use them, make medicine with them and develop a closer connection to the earth in the process. Your ancestors used herbs for sure! And now, well now it’s YOUR TURN! We hope you’ll be inspired to join us, sweet one. 💗🌼

11/27/2025

The first snowfall of the season. ❄️

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180 S 3rd Street W, Ste 2
Missoula, MT
59801

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Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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+14062742009

Website

http://greenpathherbschool.com/

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Imagine you are walking through the forest near your home. As you look around you, you start noticing the plants growing nearby. Imagine knowing each of these plants; understanding how to use them, when to harvest them and which parts to use. Envision being able to make these plants into medicines such as salves, oils, pills, syrups and tinctures. How would it feel to help others use these herbal medicines for healing purposes? These are the skills of an herbalist.

We offer natural health related classes both in person and on line (coming soon!). Our offerings include: Lots of free recipes and information for everyone! See our website! And check out our herbal articles and recipes.

Community Classes:

A smattering of classes generally offered at Green Path include:

Green Pharmacy Medicine Making Workshops

Herbal Foundations Training Certificate Program

Natural Healing Retreats and Workshops

Herbal Therapies for Women

Wildcrafting Filedtrips

Natural Family Planning: Natural Birth Control

Guest Teacher Workshops

Herbal Foundations Certificate Program:

For the beginning or intermediate student who wants more comprehensive and in depth herbal knowledge. Programs run 50 to 100+ hours*. They are offered in house and will be coming soon on line. Herbalist Certificate Program:

An in house herb school, a comprehensive program catering to students interested in becoming professional herbalists. Program runs 450+ hours over a span of 6 months starting February 2014. Classes run Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 9am-4pm.

Clinical Program:

This 7-month intensive program is designed for the serious herb student who wants to develop their skills as a Professional Clinical Herbalist. We will cover advanced topics such as case studies and write ups, pathologies, client intakes, clinical forms and scope of practice, formulating, observational and lab reading skills, as well as round table clinical discussions Co-Directors: Clinical Herbalists Elaine Sheff and John Goicovich. Elaine Sheff, Co-Director The author of several books on herbal medicine and healing, clinical herbalist Elaine Sheff has been passionate about sharing herbal knowledge for over 25 years. Her latest book is Naked: Botanical Recipes for Vibrant Skin and Healthy Hair. Elaine is the Co-Director of Green Path Herb School, located in Missoula, MT, where she strives to inspire and empower students and clients to remember their connection to the earth, the plants and their own healing process. As a certified Instructor of the Natural Family Planning and Fertility Awareness Methods, Elaine has helped many couples to avoid or achieve pregnancy naturally. An artist and writer, Elaine has written numerous articles about her family’s journey with epilepsy and a special needs child. You can often find her bent over an herb in her garden or marveling at small flowers in mountain meadows with her husband and sons.

Elaine’s workshops have been featured at conferences including the Traditions in Western Herbalism Conference, Montana Herb Gathering, Northwest Herb Symposium, Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference, Spokane Herbal Faire, the Ecoexpo and the Mountain West Herb Gathering.

John Goicovich, Co-Director John first started working with plants in the early 1990s on the coast of California. It was not until moving to the Rocky Mountains in 1993 that his interest became a lifetime commitment. John’s first love of herbs was always the connection between plants and people and the personal involvement in making one’s own remedies. John is a graduate of both the Rocky Mountain Center for Botanical Studies and the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine. He is the co-founder of Meadowsweet Herbs.

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