CoreyPine Shane, RH (AHG), Holistic Clinical Herbalist, is the Director of the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine in Asheville, North Carolina, which he founded in 1999. He is the primary teacher and coordinates the curriculum. He has been helping clients since the early 1990’s by artfully blending Chinese and Western herbal traditions with a focus on local plants. As a seasoned wildcrafter, he has extensive knowledge of local plant identification and medicine making. He is an expert on herbal first aid and an experienced Street Medic and Wilderness First Responder.

He is the author of “Southeast Medicinal Plants” (Timber Press) and has taught at schools and conferences across the country and in Europe. He has written extensively on herbal medicine and is a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. CoreyPine also believes that laughter is an essential part of any medicine chest, which is why he is a part of the “Wise Guy” school of healing.

Visit CoreyPine at blueridgeschool.org.

Seminars

The Tennessee Native Plant Society hosts monthly Native Plant Seminars. These seminars are held via Zoom on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Central Time (7:30 p.m. Eastern Time) and lasting about one hour. All members, and potential members, are welcome to join the meeting at no cost. The link to join this seminar is: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89214199381?pwd=dFFLSFBkak5PeVIyUm1qa0lVWCtOQT09