2026 VIHG Speakers – Canadian Herb Conference

MEET OUR TEACHERS

Our speakers are herbalists and plant practitioners from across Western Canada and beyond.

Angela Willard

Clinical Herbalist

Anita Kalnay

Reg. Aromatherapist, Natural Perfumer

Anita Murdoch

Community Herbalist, Yoga Instructor

Bec McGuire

Beverley Gray

Herbalist, Aromatherapist

Chanchal Cabrera

MSc., FNIMH, RH, RHT

Colleen Emery

Clinical Herbalist, Mentor & Medicine Maker

David Winston

RH(AHG), Clinical Herbalist

Deanna Papineau

Reg. Aromatherapist, Hydrosol Distiller and Gene Key formulator

Debra St. Claire

Herbalist, Filmmaker, Author

Dr. Glen Nagel

ND

Dr. Jacqui Wilkins

ND, Indigenous Plant Medicine person, Birth-worker

Elizabeth Moriarty

Flo Lavallie

Clinical Herbalist

Joanna Finch

Sound Healing, Vocalist

Katolen Yardley

Doctor of Osteopathy (EU), Medical Herbalist

Mélanie Pulla

Michel Duhaime

Registered Acupuncturist, Medical Qigong Therapist (DMQ Candidate), Herbalist

Nancy Turner

Emeritus Professor, CM, OBC, PhD, FRSC, FLS

Patrick Kooyman

Ethnobotanist, Wildcrafter

Robert Rogers

RH (AHG)

Rosemary Gladstar

Herbalist, Author, Educator

Seed Sistas

Herbal Drama Queens

Tiffany Harper

Clinical Herbalist, Doctor of TCM, Birthworker

Todd Caldecott

Clinical Herbalist, Ayurveda Practitioner

TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!

There’s only 15 tickets left for this years Herb

There’s only 15 tickets left for this years Herb Gathering! Once they are gone, they are gone.

Avoid the FOMO and come join the herbal community while you still can.

Our hearts are full after our very first in-person

Our hearts are full after our very first in-person Intensive on Good Manufacturing Practices 🌿

To all the participants who joined us - thank you for showing up with such curiousity, care, and commitment to growing your knowledge. It’s truly something special when we come together to learn, share, and strengthen our herbal community.

A huge thank you to our incredible partner, BCIT, for helping bring this vision to life. Your support made this gathering possible, and we’re so grateful.

And to our wonderful teachers - Ann, Connie, Hazrah, Michael, Paula, Robyn, Roy, and Yarrow - thank you for sharing your wisdom, experience, and passion so generously. You created a space where learning felt alive, grounded, and inspiring.

This is what it’s all about: learning together, growing together, and supporting one another in this work we care so deeply about 💚

Anyone can sell herbs but crafting high-quality he

Anyone can sell herbs but crafting high-quality herbal medicine takes deeper knowledge. 🌿

This March we’re gathering at BCIT for a 6-day Spring Intensive focused on Quality Control & Good Manufacturing Practices. Together we’ll go far beyond theory and dive into hands-on learning from plant identification to finished herbal products.

You’ll explore:
🌱 Botanical identification
🌱 Organoleptic testing
🌱 Thin layer chromatography
🌱 GMP standards
🌱 Quality across the entire herbal supply chain

If you’re a herbalist, grower, medicine maker, or herbal business owner, this training will elevate your skills and confidence working with plants.

Join us in Vancouver this March.
Learn more at herbconference.com

This is your last chance to join us as a teacher a

This is your last chance to join us as a teacher at the 2026 Vancouver Island Herb Gathering!

Teacher applications close this Friday, February 27 at 12:00 PM PST, and we don’t want you to miss the opportunity to share your knowledge, stories, and plant wisdom with our vibrant community.

We’re looking for passionate educators who can help us:

🌿 Share grounded herbal knowledge
🌿 Celebrate plant wisdom with respect and responsibility
🌿 Strengthen community through experiential learning
🌿 Support the next generation of herbalists

If you’ve been thinking about applying, this is your moment. Submit your application at herbconference.com

If you’re making herbal products, you’re carry

Most of us only see one part of the herbal world.

Most of us only see one part of the herbal world.

You might grow the herbs. Formulate the products.
Work with clients. Or study the plants in depth.

But what happens in between?

This BCIT Intensive training lets you step inside the entire herbal supply chain from field identification to lab analysis to manufacturing standards.

You’ll visit @beatymuseum and @ubcfarm, work inside BCIT’s analytical labs, and learn how quality control teams evaluate raw materials before they ever reach a shelf.

When you understand the full journey of medicinal plants, you make better decisions - whether you’re harvesting, buying, formulating, or recommending herbs.

See the bigger picture. Strengthen your role within it.
Register now - spaces are limited, at https://herbconference.com

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