Sliding-scale herbal clinic, community workshops and self-care courses, herbalist training programs.
Our ability to provide free and low-cost services is supported by the tuition from our training programs and by contributions of time and resources from local practitioners, herb growers and product makers. To foster a self-sustaining model of community service, we also invite those we serve to help us continue our work—and gain new skills—by participating in the ongoing maintenance of the clinic, through such activities as making remedies and growing herbs for donation.
Support our community clinic, herbal apothecary, and outreach activities! Every little bit counts!
Our mission is to:
• educate and empower individuals to use traditional remedies as viable options in caring for themselves and their families;
• emphasize partnership with a clinical herbalist or other practitioner as an important adjunct to self-care;
• provide high-quality education for aspiring family and clinical herbalists;
• offer financially accessible health consultations to the community, creating an opportunity for collaborative practice among experienced herbalists, as well as a forum for education of clinical students;
• integrate and collaborate with other modalities and advance the role of the herbalist as an integral part of an effective healthcare model;
• renew deep connection with nature, encouraging a culture of ecological awareness, respect and interrelationship.
VCIH is a small, diverse community of individuals, bringing a variety of experiences, beliefs and practices to our roles as practitioners, teachers, staff, board members, general members and students. We represent many faiths, economic circumstances, sexual orientations and political leanings, among a myriad of other differences and commonalities. We are, however united in our love for the plants and our belief in their capacity to heal. We feel our diversity makes us strong and enhances our ability to serve our multi-faceted community. We welcome you to join us!
We do not discriminate in accepting students to our school, or clients to our clinic.
