Climate Change

Waste in the Herb Industry

Raw Material Waste

Solvents and Green Chemistry

How Green is your Laboratory?

Steps to improve the sustainability of laboratories in botanical testing.

Quality and Sustainability

FDA standards are for a minimum level of competency. Find out what a handful of companies define as a maximum level of competency.

Biodiversity and Wild Herbs

Two thirds of the approximately 3000 medicinal plant species in commerce are wild-collected. The herb industry can be a vehicle for the over harvesting of these plants or for their conservation.

Regenerative Agriculture

At the current rates of soil degradation, the world’s topsoil could be lost within 60 years.

Regenerative Herb Farming in Costa Rica

Relationships

High quality herbs depend on developing and maintaining relationships through the supply chain.

Bio-regional Herbalism

What are the issues in deciding whether to buy domestically grown or imported herbs?