The WANDER School

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Herbal Wellness Consultations with Abby Now Booking

First Come First Served Tuesdays - Thursdays in January 2026

Virtual or In-Person Appointments in Asheville, NC

15 minute get-to-know-you call FREE!

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Books & Classes

Virtual Plant Walk (Video)
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Virtual Plant Walk (Video)
$35.00
The Wild Foraged Life E-Cookbook
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The Wild Foraged Life E-Cookbook
$14.97
The Bountiful Bonanza of Bitters Virtual Class
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The Bountiful Bonanza of Bitters Virtual Class
$20.00
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Botanical Property Surveys

Have you always wondered what you can safely eat ​or work with as an herb? Do you want to develop a deeper relationship with the land you live on?

We offer botanical property surveys just for you, near Asheville, NC or virtually!

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Donate to The WANDER School’s Relief Efforts


Help us continue to organize aid efforts and purchase medicine making supplies, or email us to donate supplies directly. Currently we need nonalcoholic remedies, solvents (menstruums), like vegetable glycerine, alcohol, honey, apple cider vinegar, olive oil, and beeswax; and tincture bottles, salve jars, and other containers. All donations are tax deductible through our 501c3 nonprofit.

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Has this ever happened to you? Come hang out with me and develop the intuition to sense wild mushrooms 😁 What do you do with wood ears? Funny story: One of my Botanical Property Survey clients is a wiz at finding mushrooms! One year he found wood e
I blamed it on the dog. I was late to an interview this morning and I blamed it on the dog. When actually I think getting distracted by wildcrafting Mimosa Flowers is a perfectly reasonable excuse for being late to an Herbal Apprenticeship interview
Herbalism & Botany should be hands-on, accessible, and fun 😊 The Internet has made these things accessible, but I think it's so hard to learn plants all online & there are so many people who dangerously don't actually know what they're do
Did you know Roses are in the same family as Apples, Peaches, Pears, and even Almonds? There are lots of other herbs we work with every day in this family, too, like Raspberry and Hawthorn.Let's learn how to recognize the thorny and not so thorny me
I'm here for Social Justice, Right Relationship, and Herbal Reparations. What are you here for? if you're digging it and wanna learn more, Herbal Apprenticeships start next Thursday & Wyld Herbal Immersion Day is next Saturday! Find application
I had a shocking moment with cherry. I saved some cherry twigs a friend had pruned, with dreams of cough syrup in their future. I was doing my thing, stripping their leaves, in a neurodivergent autopilot. Suddenly I realized what I was stripping w
To me, this bouquet is more romantic than a bunch of roses 🤣 My honey knows me so well. Thanks, my love 💓 My fave way to cook Chicken of the Woods (or COW as I so hilariously heard them called the other day) is low, slow, and wet. Sounds dirty,
Who thinks Yarrow the Blood Stauncher would be a great superhero name? ✋ It was a superhero for me yesterday for sure. Ready for storytime? I was reaching into a bin in my not-apothecary (because it's not legal for herbalists to use that word in
Thinking of First Nations friends and relatives today and using this platform to amplify their voices 🤎 Thanks to @courtyellowwolf for creating this, please credit them with any shares. What are you doing today? What can you do? #landback #repar

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What people are saying:

  • Abby is amazing!!! She surpassed all my exceptions for my land survey! We can now use our property to its full potential since Abby has identified our edible and medicinal plants! She is an expert and was able to answer all of our questions thoroughly.

    Rachel, property survey

  • There are not enough words to describe how meaningful my experience in the apprenticeship program with Abby has been. She is not only a teacher, she is a listener, a guide, a great strength in her community, and a true healer. Abby showed patience, the ability to adapt and a thoughtfulness into every lesson she taught me. I was able to learn so much more than I ever thought possible in the time I spent with her and then put those lessons to work daily in the apothecary or out in the community with her.

    Sara, short-term apprenticeship

  • Abby has a real gift for bringing her tremendous breadth of knowledge into accessible, experiential “story style” teaching. Her relationships with the plants and with other herbalists made the course even richer. The whole experience has been tremendously inspired and inspiring!

    LDH, Wildcrafted Herb School