Partners in Education

One Seed at a Time - Herb Schools embrace UpS
We are offering a special student membership of $20 per student for all herbal schools, apprentice programs, and training courses that enroll their students as a group.

When your school/program joins Partners in Education, your students will have access to all UpS publications on the member resource page, and your school/program will receive a free copy of the UpS "Planting the Future" book, the Education Guide, and the Take Action! Guide. Your school/program will be also be listed on our website and in our publications.

Join us in creating a greener healthier world through the conservation of our native medicinal plants.

There are two ways to sign your students up:
1. The simplest way is to add $20 to the program tuition fee, then automatically enroll each of your students as members of UpS.
2. Or, at one of your early classes, offer the students the opportunity to join Ups for the $20 student member fee. You or one of the students can collect the fees and send the information in.

In either situation, each student will receive a UpS Membership package with all the benefits ~ informative Journal of Medicinal Plant Conservation, Plant Resource Directory, opportunties to participate in plant and seed give away twice a year, membership discount at UpS conferences and workshops, and the opportunity to help make a difference.

We do require that all students who enroll in Partners In Education send in their fees together. Send in (a) names of each student; (b) street and email address and (c) name and address of the school or program that is enrolling them. Send all names and checks in one envelope to UpS/Partners in Education, P.O. Box 400, East Barre, Vermont, 05649. If you have any questions about the program, please contact Betzy Bancroft at 802-476-6467 or email her at office@unitedplantsavers.org.

When your school/program joins Partners in Education, you will receive the following: (plus many of the UpS publications are on the members resources page of the website where you can download them as well):
- UpS Education Guide includes both curriculum information on the “At Risk” plants and sustainable use of medicinal herbs generally as well as valuable advice on event planning from a garden club talk to a small conference. In short, the Education Guide is a wonderful resource for anyone interested in giving a presentation on native medicinal plants. Many pages and sections of the Guide can be copied for use as handouts.
- Use of the UpS At Risk Slide Show
- A copy of the UpS book, Planting the Future, for your school/program library.
- Take Action! Guide Includes information on how to conduct four projects focused on medicinal plant conservation that can be adapted and customized to your area. The Projects listed include (a) planting a native medicinal plant trail; (2) monitoring wild herb populations in your bio-region; (3) setting up and conducting 'plant rescues' (4) creating a native medicinal plant garden.
- Schools and herbal programs enrolled in the Partners in Education~One Seed at a Time will be listed once a year in the Ups newsletter and listed on the UpS Website.

Join us in creating a greener healthier world through the conservation of our native medicinal plants.

Enroll your students in One Seed at a Time and become a Partner in Education