Deep Dives
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Learn more about herbs and the various aspects affecting them by going through our deep dives.
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Wild Harvesters
Contextualizing Questions and Answers Meet the Wild Harvesters SHI travelled to Poland to meet wild...
Growers
Contextualizing Questions and Answers Q : How many herbs are cultivated? A: Recent research has found...
Wild Harvester Stories
Wild harvesters are the backbone of the herbal products industry, yet they’re facing real problems...
Costa Rica
This video takes you on a journey through medicinal herb farming practices that are helping...
Nicaragua: Doselva and Gaia Herbs
Producing Regeneratively Farmed Turmeric and Ginger Sustainable Herbs Program Case Study Series #1 Rural Development...
Teaching Guide
Plantain at Oshala Farm, Oregon To understand the energies of herbs means to know when...
Unlocking Innovation Through Connection
Diving Deep Key Takeaways The takeaways How Fair is the Herbal Supply Chain? Fair certifications...
Herb Sustainability Conference
Report from the conference on April 7, 2023, with the Herbal Alliance.
Appalachia
Blue cohosh Goldenseal American ginseng Black cohosh Alongside the fur trade, ginseng was a major...
Relationships and Sourcing
What’s At Stake? Urban migration is considered one of the greatest threats to the future...
Waste in the Herb Industry
What is at Stake? All types of waste influence a company’s environmental impact
Biodiversity and Wild Herbs
Challenges to Wild Harvesting: Cultural and ecological diversity are linked. Nowhere is this more clear...
Quality and Sourcing
Where plants come from and how they are handled along the way matters to the...
Why Should I Care? Herbs on the Open Market
A key distinction in sourcing herbs is whether the end buyer can trace them to...
Why do certifications matter
There is an integral connection between how an ingredient is sourced and the quality of...
Standardization
In the United States, dietary supplements don’t require chemical standardization, and there’s no regulatory definition...