Sustainable Herbs
“We can’t be well until the planet is well”
— Kenny Ausubel
Sustainable Herbs
The herbs we ingest are inextricably connected to the processes that produce them. This is true for all herbs – and it is especially true for herbs we take for our health. Sustainable herbal medicine simply means herbal products that are produced and consumed in ways that sustain human and environmental health – in ways that are good for people and good for the planet.
Sustainable Herbs should:
- Be safe, effective and affordable;
- Utilize production practices that preserve biological diversity and regenerate ecosystems;
- Support and enhance cultural diversity and economic resilience by providing fair wages and good livelihoods for everyone involved.
The companies highlighted in these videos aren’t perfect – nor do they claim to be. We highlight them because SHI Director Ann Armbrecht spent enough time with the decision makers to trust their commitment to sourcing high quality herbs, to broader issues of sustainability, and to tackling the challenges that inevitably arise. Most of all she was inspired by their vision not just to source the highest quality raw material but to use sourcing that material as a way to change the world.
Watch the video above to hear herb company decision makers talk about this vision in their own words. And then follow the links below to find out more.
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