Our mission is to support our community in accessing the healing power of plants and herbal knowledge that feels appropriate.

At Railyard Apothecary, we believe that everyone has the right to choose safe, effective, socio-culturally relevant health care.
 
We center choice and access in herbal care, and seek to empower individuals to choose which plants to work with, which medicine is right for them, and which educational opportunities to pursue. 

Who is eligible? 
Vermont residents who self-identify as BIPOC (black, indigenous, person of color) or as needing financial assistance, defined by meeting one of the following criteria:

• Living on fixed government income (SSDI, SSI, Social Security, unemployment)
• Receiving public assistance
• Unemployed
• Unhoused
• Paying 50% or more of income for housing
• Struggling to support children or other dependents
• Have significant debt
• Have significant medical expenses not covered by insurance

What does it cover?

• Herbs:  $50/month/individual for bulk dry herbs, bulk herbal tinctures, bulk herbal powders, or herbal blends made using the above products
• Consultations: 75% of costs for clinical services through the Clinic, with a limit of 1 consultation/month

• Classes: full and partial scholarships are available for select classes. Email [email protected] to inquire about specific classes

How does it work?
Once accepted into the program, you will be able to use the Herbal Justice Fund to pay for consultation services, classes, and/or herbs from the bulk apothecary. All you have to do is request to use the fund at the time of service. You will have access to the fund for 18 months, at which time you will be asked to reapply. 

How do you apply?

• We are currently unable to accept new applicants into the fund. We're opening our waitlist and will be able to accept a few new people in the fall of 2024, and hopefully more in 2025.
• Please fill out this form to be added to our waitlist. We will contact you once we receive your application.
  
• Email questions to [email protected]

Where does money for the fund come from?

• Individual donations in the store and through the website
• Teachers choosing to donate class tuition to the fund
• Annual Seedling Sale fundraiser
• Retail counter staff tips the first week of every month
• Sales from hand sanitizer
• Zine sales

​How can you help?

• If you have the means, support the fund with a one-time donation or a recurring monthly donation here. 
• If you or someone you know could use the fund, reach out! We love sharing resources and making sure that as many people as possible have access to herbs and education.

"Having access to incredible quality herbs and the care of the community at Railyard has opened up much space in my life to enter into deeper healing through plant medicine...It has dramatically reduced stress and created ease and flow in my relationship with plant medicine and community..." - Herbal Justice Fund Participant