Who’s ready for
Herb Day 2026?!
20th ANNUAL NATIONAL HERB DAY CELEBRATION IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL
On Saturday, May 2nd from 10 AM to 4 PM, herbalists and lovers of herbal medicines will celebrate the importance of plants in health with Herb Day 2026. This free celebration will be held in the West Central Corridor of St. Petersburg, and is hosted by Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies and Traditions School of Herbal Studies, located at 6340 Central Avenue.
Herb Day is free and open to the public. Come enjoy lectures, herb and food tastings, and botanical teas. Locally grown medicinal plants will be for sale and numerous vendors related to herbs will be in attendance. According to Bob Linde, Registered Herbalist and Acupuncture Physician,
“This is one of my favorite days of the year. We get to meet with lots of like-minded local people over the course of the day, to create a stronger herbal community.”
Anyone interested in learning more about herbs, herbal medicine, and herbal safety should definitely attend!
Herb Day was created by the Herb Day Coalition, a national group of non-profit herbal organizations dedicated to herbal education, research, quality control, plant preservation, and the responsible use of herbs in human health. The day consists of several local herbal events that will take place throughout the nation.
The St. Petersburg event, to be celebrated May 2nd from 10 AM to 4 PM, is a collaboration with the Florida Herb Society, the West Coast Chapter of the American Herbalists Guild, and the Traditions School of Herbal Studies. There will be raffle prizes from all of our herb-related vendors to benefit the Florida Herb Society and the West Coast Chapter of the American Herbalist Guild.
Lectures will be held every 30 minutes throughout the day on subjects such as Herbs for Pets, Herb and Drug Interactions, Becoming an Herbalist, Perimenopause, Herbal Skincare, and varied other topics. Lectures will be given by Dr. Robert Linde, AP, RH, Director of Acupuncture & Herbal Therapies, other local herb experts, and Advanced Western Herbalism Students from Traditions School of Herbal Studies.
All vendors will be local to St. Pete and herb-related.
For more information, see www.herbday.org or call 727-249-1174.
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Founded in 2005, Traditions School of Herbal Studies is located in beautiful St. Petersburg, Florida. We offer clinical herbalism programs in both Chinese and Western medicine.
Additionally, we offer weekly Community Classes in Anatomy, Ayurveda, Medicine Making, and much more!
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Traditions Clinical Herbalism Programs
Both programs span two years and are designed for students at all levels, from beginner herbalists to experienced practitioners. Classes are offered in a hybrid format one weekend a month, allowing students to choose between learning in a small classroom setting or studying from the comfort of their own homes. Our school provides a rich learning experience that includes classroom instruction, hands-on medicine making, access to a half-acre medicinal garden, interactive training in our clinic, and the largest apothecary in the Southeast. Both programs align with the rigorous standards of the American Herbalist Guild, preparing graduates to become registered herbalists.
WESTERN HERBALISM
This comprehensive two-year program is divided into three segments, providing immersive training in traditional, bioregional, and international herbs through the framework of herbal energetics. Students explore body systems, herbal remedies, medicine making, botany, herb-drug interactions, and the business of herbalism. The program concludes with hands-on clinical practice, where students refine their diagnostic and assessment skills to effectively address imbalances in the body.
Chinese Herbalism Program
Our hands-on program offers an in-depth exploration of Chinese Herbalism, rooted in the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory and diagnostics. Over the course of two years, students are prepared for professional clinical practice through a combination of weekend intensives, independent study, and supervised clinical training.
We are proud to be one of the few herbal training programs in the U.S. that features a supervised, hands-on intern clinic. After completing core courses, new students begin by observing senior students and progress to treating patients under the guidance and approval of their clinical supervisor.
