John has been practicing herbal medicine since 1984.
This herbalist’s major contributions to herbalism are:
- Former editor of The Canadian Journal of Herbalism (6 years)
- Co-founder of A Celebration of Herbs, Toronto’s largest annual herbal event (10 years)
- Founder & Owner of Viriditas Herbal Products making & shipping herbal products nationwide for health professionals including Registered
- Herbalists, Naturopathic Doctors & Medical Doctors
- Teaching Naturopathic students herbal medicine principles & practice at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine
- The education of the public, herbalist students, registered herbalists &Naturopaths through various courses including a Practical Herb Course involving the planting, tending & harvesting of herbs to produce a variety of products (20+ years)
- The education of health professionals through an annual Medical Herbalism course offering advanced therapeutic herbal protocols using a holistic model of health (20+ years)
- Advisor for the Ontario Ginseng Growers Association
- Personally negotiated with the NHPD (Natural Health Products Directorate) to make Piper methysticum legal once again in Ontario