A while ago I told my husband how I really enjoyed making lotions and lip balm and hoped that one day I might be able to sell them at our local farmer’s market. He thought it was a great idea and told me I should. He also told me it would be fine to take a study at home course to help in this endeavor. My eye is set on one in particular and I hope to be able to complete it one of these days. I’m not sure when...I don’t want to take on something that will hinder my homemaking, homeschooling and parenting efforts.
The course I would like to take is called The Naturally Healthy Family by Shonda Parker. You can read more about it here and here
It costs $350 and comes with the course manual, many books and the herbs needed for completing lesson projects. I think the price is fairly reasonable. I searched online for the books included in the package and they are rather pricey.
Every time I read it I get really excited! Shonda has a Christian world view, which I appreciate very much.
My sister is also thinking about taking the course (she lives in Australia). It would be fun for us to go through it together.
What I like most is it’s focus on the family.
The course covers basic anatomy and physiology, biochemistry and basic pharmacognosy (the study of medicinal components of plants), drug/herb/nutrient interactions, plant identification, growing, harvesting and preserving herbs, making herbal medicines in your own kitchen, food and nutrition, disease symptoms and epidemiology (the natural spread of disease), as well as teaching you how to evaluate your own family and make health-effective decisions during specific illnesses. (From NaturallyHealthy.org)
Doesn’t it sound good?
It would also be fun to go through it again with my daughter when she is high school age.
Just thinking.....
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