indigenous-led

HeartfulRootz Apprenticeship Program

Hands-on cultivation, harvesting, elixir-making, and self-care product training — in partnership with Love Warrior Medicinals.

What the Program Is

Our apprenticeship introduces participants to the full cycle of herbal wellness work: learning herbs, growing and harvesting plants, making elixirs and self-care products, and understanding how those creations can be gifted, sold, or used to fundraise for community programs.

Who It Serves

Indigenous youth, emerging herbalists, and community members seeking hands-on skills, cultural connection, and pathways into wellness-based entrepreneurship. We center learners who benefit from practical training, mentorship, and a supportive environment where traditional knowledge is honored.

Our Partners

Love Warrior Medicinals, Portals, Queer the Land, and a variety of organizations and businesses providing comprehensive wellness services.

What Apprentices Learn

  • Herb identification, planting, and tending
  • Harvesting, drying, and preparing plants
  • Making fermented elixirs and herbal self-care products
  • Safe, small-batch production
  • Packaging, labeling, and sharing products with community
  • Using product sales to support program sustainability and fundraising
  • Stewardship, reciprocity, and community care

Community Impact

By turning these opportunities into paid apprenticeships, we remove financial barriers so Indigenous youth and emerging herbalists can learn, work, and grow without sacrificing basic needs. As apprentices grow, harvest, and make elixirs, they create tangible healing resources that strengthen food and medicine sovereignty, cultural continuity, and neighborhood-led care.

Call to Support — Invest in Paid Apprenticeships

Your support will help us:

  • Create paid placements for apprentices
  • Purchase fermenting jugs, kegs, bottles, and storage containers
  • Buy plants and seeds for medicinal gardens, food forest, and CSA
  • Equip the outdoor classroom with tools, irrigation, rainwater catchment, and a secure shed