Welcome to Blessed Maine Herb Farm and School of Ancestral Pathways—a place of deep listening, sacred work, and devotion to the healing green world.
For well over four decades, we’ve grown and gathered herbs on this land, guided by the wisdom of our ancestors, the natural regenerative cycles of the Earth, and the call to serve. Every root, leaf, flower and tree here is tended with deep reverence and love and the herbal products made with them are prepared in small, intentional batches to honor the spirit of the plant.
Our farm is a sanctuary - a place where the healing arts are alive and rooted in the old ways. Through our School of Ancestral Pathways, we’ve had the honor of teaching thousands of students to walk the healer’s path: to know the land, to trust their intuition, and to reclaim the knowledge that lives in their bones.
This is soul work. This is lineage work. And it is my life’s calling.
I welcome you to join us - in the gardens, in the classroom, and in the living tradition of plant remedies.
— Gail Faith Edwards
Community Herbalist, Benedetta, Teacher, and Founder
Blessed Maine Herb Farm and School of Ancestral Pathways
THE HEALING DREAM TEMPLE
Come dream with me! This is a call for the dreamers among us, the myth makers, the shape shifters, edge walkers, the intentionally creative, the architects of consciousness as well as all those in need of deep change or self healing, whether physical, emotional or spiritual, personal or ancestral.
Registration now open! This course begins November 3, 2026
Herbal Medicine Body Systems
An herbalist learns to walk among worlds, blurring the lines between art, magic, myth and medicine. She, or he, skillfully gathers leaf, flower, root, and bark to bless, nourish and heal.
Consider joining us to hone skills that will continue serving you, your family and your community for a lifetime.
Begins January 5, 2027
Benedicaria Training
I'm thrilled to offer you this 24 week long in-depth exploration of Benedicaria, the Blessing Way of Southern Italian Folk Medicine. Indigenous European traditions not only still exist, they are thriving. It is my privilege to share what I know of them.
Registration now open! This course begins February 4, 2027
Reweaving Plant Wisdom, Medicine Stories and the Divine Feminine
This 13 week series of recorded classes presents a historical perspective on women’s spirituality, explores the roots of the Divine Feminine, devotion to Mary in the 21st century, and examines in-depth the herbs and foods long associated with the Divine Feminine, Mary and the Mysteries of the Rosary.
Open enrollment, begin any time!
