The VBMA's 2026 Annual Herbwalk will be held on Friday, October 2nd in conjunction with the 2025 American Holistic Veterinary Association Conference, held in San Diego CA from October 3rd - 6th, 2026
Our herb walk for AHVMA  will be held on October 2nd at 5PM.  It will be at Self Heal School of Herbal Studies and Healing with John Finch.  John trained with Rosemary Gladstar and has been an herbal medicine maker and teacher for 38 years. The herb garden is in his backyard and is utilized as part of his course curriculum.

The address of Self Heal School of Herbal Studies and Healing is 3577 Addison Street, San Diego, CA 92106 which is approximately a 13 minute car ride from the conference hotel. 

 Itinerary:
  • Meet at the HOTEL registration desk at 4:30 PM
  • Uber to destination.
  • Price: VBMA members: $15; non-members: $25
  • Pay Cash at meeting point with VBMA board member (Kim, Jeff, or Cindy)
  • ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED - CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

VBMA ANNUAL HERBWALK

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All are welcome to participate, but space is limited. Payment is due on site the day of the herbwalk.
​VBMA ENDORSES QUALITY HERBAL PRODUCTS
​VBMA recognizes that the herbal product industry has faced quality control and regulatory challenges, and we recommend supporting those companies attempting to self regulate in a meaningful way. Companies that manufacture herbal products marketed for humans should be members of the American Herbal Products Association, an industry organization which explores issues, interacts with regulators, and establishes policy.  Veterinary product companies should be members of the National Animal Supplement Council, an organization which develops policies and procedures on adverse event reporting and quality control.
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FOR PET OWNERS
The VBMA does not endorse any products sold on the internet for self prescribing to animals. We believe in the interests of safety that any herb should always be prescribed by a qualified practitioner. There are companies using our name with the suggestion that we endorse their recommendations or products. We specifically DO NOT support any website that unethically sells herbs to the public for non prescribed use in animals.  If you are in any doubt as to the authenticity of a claim made on a website about VBMA, please contact us at [email protected]. You may use the 'find a veterinarian' link on our site menu to find a qualified practitioner near you.
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