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Ann Armbrecht
THE SUSTAINABLE HERBS INITIATIVE
a better world
LIFTING THE VEIL OFF THE HERBAL INDUSTRY — Anthropologist, herbalist and author Ann Armbrecht founded the Sustainable Herbs Initiative —a global network of companies, producers, herbalists, and researchers working to build an industry rooted in reciprocity. .
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Simo, Fatima and Al-Amal
Tiznit, Morocco
ARGAN OIL
In 2009, we stumbled upon World Artisan Guild led by a single entrepreneur named Stefan. He was working with a collective of twenty-two argan-producing women’s co-operatives. One stood out as superior. That was Al Amal – a self-governing, democratic co-op. The sole producer of our hand-pressed, certified organic, single-origin argan...
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Jud & Anne
Washington, USA | Morning Myst Botanics
HYDROSOL
This is a story of serendipity of how one family’s passion for the land and plants met our pursuit for the 4,000 year old tradition of hydrosol distillation. And how we partnered to revive the family farm tradition along the Columbia River Valley in Northeastern Washington...
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Raul, Pablo, Soledad & Mauricio
Biobío, Chile
ROSEHIP SEED OIL
As a proud Chilean, Raul has long invested in championing Chile’s precious wild rosehip to the world. His team, led by Pablo, Soledad and Mauricio along with seasonal collecting crews, steward the hundreds of thousands of acres of farms and ranches in Patagonia...
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Julius
ORGIIS
SHEA BUTTER
TURNING FIREWOOD INTO FORESTS — Julius of ORGIIS is restoring shea and baobab trees and bringing economic and environmental vitality to local communities in Northern Ghana.
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Madhi & Jamie
Somaliland | Böswellness
FRANKINCENSE
Madhi Ibrahim and Jamie Garvey started Böswellness in 2004. Mahdi, a native Somalilander, wanted to start a business that kept him connected to his homeland. Visiting with the elders and community leaders, he heard the challenges they faced — endangered forests, drought and exploitation. By directly sourcing the resins from harvesters...
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Patrick & Claire
San Martin, California
OLIVE OIL
Sixth generation farmers, Patrick & Claire believe the foundation of fertile soil is a result of restoring organic matter, sequestering carbon & retaining nutrients. As regenerative olive oil pioneers, they practice on-farm composting, diverse cover cropping & integrating animals to stimulate soil biology & plant growth.
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OUR ORIGIN STORY | EST. 1999
Hydrosols from family farms along the Columbia River Valley in Washington State. Argan from the Al Amal Cooperative in Morocco. Rosehip wild harvested from 25 farms and ranches in the Bio Bio of Chile. Shea butter from the villages of Kperisi and Konjeihi in northwestern Ghana.
Let’s explore how this all came about through serendipity and happenstance.