1. Weaknesses
   1. Anatomy & physiology
   2. Diagnosis
   3. Pathology
   4. Advanced medicinal horticulture
      1. Non-natives
      2. Propagation
   5. Scientific botany
   6. Advanced plant ecology
   7. Confidence
      1. Fear to practice
   8. Formal qualifications/lack of degree
   9. Busy-ness disturbing dedication to studying
2. Threats
   1. Regulation
   2. Criminalisation
   3. Rejection by professionalised herbal community
   4. Loosing Brook End
   5. Access to finance for self-education
   6. 'Busy-ness' escalating
3. Opportunities
   1. Learning Pathway
      1. Earth Based Herbal Medicine Apprenticeship
      2. Other courses
         1. Intuitive Herbalism
         2. CNM Nutrition Diploma
         3. Nutritional Herbalism Diploma
         4. Dr Christopher School
         5. Women's herbal medicine course
         6. Flower essences (Chalice well?)
         7. Community Herbalist with Gail Faith Edwards
         8. Anima Center distance learning
         9. Susan Weed distance learning
         10. Plant spirit medicine, Rachel Corby
         11. Sensory solutions
         12. Bodywork/massage courses
   2. Events
      1. Radical Herbalism Gathering
      2. Herbfest
      3. Canvas Campus
   3. Site visits
      1. St Werburghs Medicine Garden
      2. Holtwood
      3. Bristol Botanic Gardens
      4. London (several)
   4. Running a practice
      1. Healthcare collective, Glastonbury
      2. Village focused
      3. Interested local communities - Glastonbury & Somerton
   5. Education
      1. Herbal Horticulture Course
      2. Plant walks
      3. Nutritional herbalism course
      4. Self care for struggle
      5. Workshops
         1. Grow your own medicine
         2. Medicinal landscaping
   6. Resources
      1. Books
      2. Blogs/websites
      3. Magazines
         1. Plant Healer Mag
   7. Potential Projects
      1. Herbal CSA
      2. Nursery
      3. Community Apothecary
         1. Sliding scale
         2. Free/solidarity clinics
         3. Lending library
         4. Workshop & organising space
         5. Noticeboard
         6. Demonstration garden
         7. Place to buy/access fresh herbs & medicine
4. Strengths
   1. Skills
      1. Teaching
      2. Organising
      3. DIY medicine making
      4. Growing plants / horticulture
   2. Access to wide network of amazing herbalists
   3. Access to land - Brook End
   4. Access to apprenticeship & learning opportunities
   5. Good understanding of herbalism politics
   6. Spiritual connection to plants
   7. Already engaged in resistance struggles around health justice e.g. anti-fracking
5. Design Timeline
   1. 2014 (26)
      1. Nutrition & naturopathy modules EBHM
      2. At least one weekend at Greenlane herbs
      3. Plant spirit medicine course at Brook End
      4. Start nutritional herbalism diploma with Living Centre
      5. Horticulture self-ed
   2. 2015 (27)
      1. Run self care for struggle wknd
      2. Run medicinal horticulture course
      3. Do intuitive herbalism course
      4. Do botany & cultivation modules for EBHM
      5. Do RHS exams/as much self ed about herbal horticulture as poss
      6. Do flower essences course
      7. Self ed around plant conservation & ecology
   3. 2016 (28)
      1. Do women's health course
      2. Larger focus on anatomy etc with EBHM - give full attention
   4. 2017 (29)
      1. Full attention to apprenticeship
      2. Bodywork focus/Massage diploma
   5. 2018 (30)
      1. Full attention to apprenticeship
   6. Ongoing
      1. Brook End Development
      2. DIY medicine making
      3. Workshops, writing, networking about herbalism
      4. Organising radical herbalism gathering
      5. Supporting self, friends & loved ones
   7. Summary of yearly focuses: Nutrition > Cultivation / Horticulture / Ecology > Women's health > Anatomy & Physiology / Bodywork > Herbalist Practice