Michael Moore

Work Michael Moore founded the Herbs, Etc. store in Santa Fe, NM in the mid 1970s, founded and directed the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine (SWSBM) from 1988 - 2006, and wrote several groundbreaking reference books centered on regional botanical medicine. The Southwest School of Botanical Medicine with its five month Botanical Medicine residency program, operated for 28 years. Initially based in Bisbee, AZ, it operated in Silver City and Albuquerque, NM for several years, and returned to Bisbee, AZ. In partnership with acupuncturist Stuart Watts, Michael founded the former Institute for Traditional Medicine in Santa Fe in the 1980’s.

For over three decades, his herbal educational programs - extended Summer field classes, regional books featuring Western medicinal plants, conference lectures, and the five month SWSBM intensive Botanical Medicine program - provided an valuable foundation for an many practicing herbalists. His residency program included detailed instruction on clinical practice.