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Enrolling New Members Now! 🌸🪻🌸 Our first Garden Story Project Starts January 2027
Rooted in community. Growing with nature. Empowering everyday herbalism.
We are an educational community connecting people with plants, gardens, stories, nature, ancestral knowledge, and one another. Wheter you're discovering gardening or herbs for the first time or have been on this journey for years, you belong here.
Where Plants Become the Beginning of the Story
At Ancestral Roots Herb Society, we believe plants are more that something to grow or study. They can be doorways into history, science, creativity, wellness, storytelling, community and stewardship.
We create opportunities for people of all ages to learn through books, gardens, hands-on experiences, conversations, observation, and doing -- because knowledge becomes more meaningful when we experience it together.
Our name focuses on herbs; but our community focus is on building community and learning about the natural world all around us.
Six Roots of Stewardship
Six Roots of Stewardship
Welcome to Ancestral Roots Herb Society, a community rooted in plants, learning, stories, nature, and stewardship. We create accessible, hands-on opportunities for adults, families, educators, gardeners, and curious plant lovers to explore herbalism, gardens, books, traditional knowledge, and the natural world. Discover our programs, meet the Root Weavers, explore upcoming events, and find meaningful ways to learn, grow, serve, and connect.
🌱Know
🌿Grow
🦋Protect
🍂Remember
🤲🏻Serve
🌻Share
How We Learn
How We Learn
Read. Discover. Experience. Practice. Remember. Steward. Share
📖 🔍 🧭 💪🏻 📝 🌻📖 🔍 🧭 💪🏻 📝 🌻📖 🔍 🧭 💪🏻 📝 🌻📖 🔍 🧭 💪🏻 📝 🌻
Our learning goes beyond information. A book can lead us into a garden. A plant can lead us into a story. A question can lead us into an experiment. A project can lead us into service. We encourage curiosity, hands-on learning, and community connection at every stop.
What's Growing at ARHS?
What's Growing at ARHS?
LEARN SOMETHING. GROW SOMETHIING, DO SOMETHING
PUT DOWN ROOTS WITH US
PUT DOWN ROOTS WITH US
Root Weavers™
Root Weavers™
The official membership community of the Garden Story Project™. Whether you're joining a local library, school, museum, or garden club—or creating the experience at home—Root Weavers gives your family immediate access to monthly stories, gardens, nature activities, creative projects, and a growing community of lifelong learners.
$20 annual membership • Learn locally or grow from anywhere.
The focus of the membership is on growth and stewardship of nature. (if you are interested in our herb program, see the Herbal Study Circle)
Your membership helps us grow educational programs, gardens, resources and community Experiences
You don't have to be a master gardener or herbalist to belong here.
You don't have to be a master gardener or herbalist to belong here.
Maybe you...
Maybe you...
Love growing things
Enjoy books and stories or botanical crafts
Want to learn about herbs
Care about pollinators or want to volunteer
Want family activities, or to reconnect with traditions
Enjoy Gardening or love asking questions
Or simply want to learn something new
If you're curious, there's a place for you here.
If you're curious, there's a place for you here.
GROWING BEYOND OUR OWN GARDEN
GROWING BEYOND OUR OWN GARDEN
We work with libraries, schools, garden clubs, museums, community groups and more to create opportunities for learning and participation.
PUT DOWN ROOTS WITH US
PUT DOWN ROOTS WITH US
Become a Root Weaver
Root Weaver Membership gives you opportunities to learn, participate, explore member resources, join community activities, take on challenges, and help shape what ARHS becomes.
The focus of the membership is on growth and stewardship of nature. (if you are interested in our herb program, see the Herbal Study Circle)
Your membership helps us grow educational programs, gardens, resources and community Experiences
From the Roots
From the Roots
What's happening right now?
What's happening right now?
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Plant of the Month
Plant of the Month
Currently Reading
Currently Reading
What's In the Garden
What's In the Garden
News & Events
News & Events
WANT TO GO DEEPER INTO HERBAL EDUCATION?
WANT TO GO DEEPER INTO HERBAL EDUCATION?
Ancestral Roots Herb Socieity is the community. Holistic Live Balance Advisor is Joanne's professional education practice, offering deeper herbal education, whole-life wellness education, courses, and resources. Joanne Jackson, is a herbalist and Wellness Advisor focusing on the 8 dimensions of wellness.
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