Q: Hi Susun,
I have been reading your book, Healing Wise and also own The Wise Woman's Herbal for the Childbearing Year. I am interested in taking the ABC correspondance course and am curious as to what the materials are that I would receive. Would I receive the secrets of the Medicine Wheel of Plant Uses and How to understand and use botany and botanical nomenclature? I feel very novice, I've just discovered red raspberry leaf tea & feel so much better after drinking 20 oz of deep steeped tea a day for the last 2 months that I was compelled to delve into your book Healing Wise....and then to look you up on the web.
I have a concern:
I live in a suburb of Chicago....people are not very weed friendly here...they're very chemical friendly, plus, once I reach a relatively un-touched place where I may find some weeds, I am concerned that the weather might inhibit harvesting.
Thanks in advance for taking the time to communicate with me about this fascinating subject and about my concerns.
I think that I'll brew my tea now & look forward to your response :)
R.
A: Hello R., thank you for writing with your interest to study through correspondence with Susun. She does not have internet in her home to be able to receive and respond to email, but I know she will be very happy to work with you.
I understand your concern about living in the city. You may need to be a little more creative than you would if living on many wild acres of land, but I think you will be surprised of all you are able to find, and use! I started my studies with Susun through correspondence course when I lived in San Diego! Not only was it a city with few uncontaminated patches, but it was a desert. I very little time I was astonished to find all the little nooks and crannies and abandoned areas rich with all the plants I was learning about. And soon was harvesting as I thought I would never be able to do there. In Chicago area I know you will soon find all the treasure areas that might right now go overlooked.
So wonderful to hear you are working with such a nourishing herb!
I do not know more detail about the ABC of Herbalism course than is shared on the website. For further answers more detailed about your course, you are welcome to phone Susun on an office day, which is Wednesday from 11am-4pm Eastern time at 845-246-8081.
At our online forum is the "Wise Woman Classroom" section where current, prospective and past correspondence course students share their experiences, questions and friendship. You may wish to peruse or ask there to learn a little more detail about this course :)
Blessings,
Karen Joy
[email protected]
www.wisewomanweb.com
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