Our Team

CoreyPine began studying herbal medicine in the late 1980s, identifying plants and learning about how the human body heals and eventually graduating from the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine. He moved to Asheville in 1996 and started teaching and seeing clients. Because of his desire to make custom individualized formulas for each client, he started wildcrafting and making larger batches of tinctures.

He then studied with herbalist Michael Moore at the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine in Bisbee, Arizona to further his herbal education. CoreyPine returned to Asheville and founded the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine in 1999. He began selling Pine’s Herbals in some local stores and has been expanding both his school and herbal business ever since.

CoreyPine (yes, that is his first name) is the author of the ebook Herbs for Pain and Southeastern Medicinal Plants (Timber Press, November 2021). He is in demand as a speaker and practitioner, having taught at herb schools and conferences throughout the United States and in Europe.

When not delving into tomes of herbal lore, CoreyPine can be found meandering through the woods, watching birds, and harvesting plants and mushrooms for dinner. He has also developed a passion for photography and takes more photos than his friends really care to look at. 

Ibsy is a floral designer turned Herbalist. Raised on a 40-acre farm in Ohio, her childhood consisted of catching fireflies and running through wildflowers. She spent a lot of time outdoors with her grandma Rita, who lived next door and inspired her love for nature.

Ibsy spends most of her time immersing herself in herbal knowledge. She has focused her studies around mental health, the chakra system, Astro-herbalism, and spiritual alchemy. Her areas of particular interest include the Specific Indications identified by the Physiomedicalists and Eclectics. She recently discovered a love for writing and is publishing an extensive research paper on the history and use of Betonica Officinalis. 

Ibsy is a 2022 graduate of the Holistic Herbalism Program at the Blue Ridge School of Herbal Medicine (CoreyPine Shane) and a 2024 graduate of The School of Evolutionary Herbalism (Sajah Popham). She also received certification in 2024 as a Flower Essence practitioner from The Wild Temple. 

Ibsy has worked as manager of a local herb shop while she established her education. She has her sights on opening her own private clinical practice. When not studying, she has been experimenting with spagyric alchemy and tending to her quaint garden bed.