Schedule: Classes meet once every two weeks, alternating between Saturdays & Sundays, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., during the months of  April - October, 2008 at Fort Hill Farms, 260 Quaddick Rd., Thompson, CT 06277 (exit 99, Rte. 395) To visit call (860) 923-3349 or contact Kristin Orr at herrootsrundeep@quintessentialgardens.com

Cost: $50 per session or $500 for entire series  (a minimum number of students are required to be registered for the entire series for all individual classes to run).  

Apollo Herbs P.O. Box 1885 Kingston, RI 02881
Phone: (401) 595-8722  E-Mail: michaelford@apolloherbs.comMichaelFord@apolloherbs.com

The cost of the Apprentice Program is $500.00. This fee does not include books, meals, or homework supplies. Please make your commitment to learn with us this year ONLY if you are certain you can attend. If you do enroll, and you learn, for any reason, that you can not attend, please notify us IMMEDIATELY, so we can try to fill your space. The refund policy is as follows:

Sorry, no refunds will be granted. No exceptions.

A $100 NON REFUNDABLE deposit is required to hold your place. Please register early as not to be disappointed.

The remainder of the tuition is due IN FULL by start of program.

Make checks payable to: Apollo Herbs and mail to:
P. O. Box 1885 Kingston, RI 02881
Phone (401) 595-8722
E-Mail: Michaelford@apolloherbs.comMichaelFord@apolloherbs.com

Meals are not included in the program. However, a potluck lunch is always a welcome event, if students are all willing to contribute. We usually choose an international theme and the food is always excellent. The remainder of the meals are prepared individually by the students as bagged lunches, etc. 

The 2008 Herbal Educational Series requires a commitment from both students and teacher. Though it is in reality one Saturday or Sunday afternoon, twice each month, it is still a totally captivating and encompassing study. The requirements for this program are:

1. Come with an open heart. This is not a one on one program. Be willing to share and be a part of a group and to learn from one another and to honor each person in the group as a teacher and
student.
2. Students are expected to make a commitment to be at EACH class. Dates are pre-set so that you can plan long in advance. Please, if you are considering taking the program this year, be sure that you are free and committed to come EACH AND EVERY class. Emergencies, of course, do come up and are viewed differently.

Michael Ford is a herbalist, botanist, natural product chemist, and artist. He is the owner of Apollo Herbsâ, a herb company which he founded in 1991, after completing an apprenticeship with master herbalist, Rosemary Gladstar. Previously, Michael studied Painting & Illustration at The Rhode Island School of Design, then he began learning about herbs. In 1993 Michael began teaching about herbs. Each year he offers various herbal education programs for aspiring herbalists in Rhode Island and its surrounding communities. In 1998 Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Botany and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Classics from the University of Rhode Island. In 2002, he earned his Master of Science degree in Pharmacognosy & Natural Product Chemistry, and in 2007, earned his Master of Arts in Education, all at URI. He brings over eighteen years of experience and professional training to his work and has a deep passion for science, art, culture & spirituality.