The Supply Chain

“What one saw in the city was commodities, not the ecological or moral consequences of producing them, and not seeing those consequences only made the commodities easier to buy.” — Verlyn Klinkenborg

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Production

How and where the plants are grown is the key to how and whether they work.

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Processing

This is the stage that makes or breaks quality. It takes work to manage large amounts of herbs while retaining the quality of the raw material.

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Manufacturing

Extraction is the process of teasing the compounds out of the plants to be used as medicine.

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Quality Control and Testing in the Botanical Industry

Quality Control

All reputable companies have rigorous quality control and testing procedures in place.

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Purchasing

“The best spice merchants knew full well that they were not merely selling calories, cures, or scents but also the stories that might magnify the value of each item." -- Gary Nabhan

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