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Reviews
- Foreward Reviews – “Thoughtful and compelling, The Business of Botanicals is insightful in outlining the complexities of sourcing herbal botanicals. It challenges those interested in natural health to take responsibility for understanding the impact of their purchases.”
- Boston Globe – “Armbrecht’s interest in herbal medicine rose from a sense of wanting to understand “the earth as something more than a resource to exploit,” and she follows “medicinal plants through the supply chain, from the woods and fields . . . to the facilities and warehouses where they were processed . . . to the factories where they were . . . packaged.” She challenges ideas of what medicine can be, and how business practices can corrupt, and expand, our notions of plant-based healing.”
- Seven Days – “With her crowdfunded Sustainable Herbs Program, Armbrecht visited farmers and producers enmeshed in the global herbal supply chain, from the U.S. to Poland to India. She presents her findings in a lively, thought-provoking narrative, writing, “I discovered that claims of being natural were often far from true.” Rather than being simply an exposé of the “business of botanicals,” Armbrecht’s book asks hard questions about how to keep that business closer to its roots.”
- Mother Earth Book Review
Interviews and Podcasts
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Conversation about Sourcing Botanicals with Rosalee de la Forêt
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Exploring the Healing Promise of Plant Medicines in a Global Industry: Interview with Arty Mangan, Food and Farming at Bioneers
- In Conversation: Ann Armbrecht and Rosemary Gladstar
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The Business of Botanicals with Ann Armbrecht, PhD – An Interview with Lana Camiel of Plant Love Radio.
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“From Consumers To Citizens: The Culture Of Sustainability” – Teleseminar with Organization of Nature Evolutionaries.
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‘Pick one thing and start’ to improve sustainability – Podcast with Natural Products Insider.
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“Plant People: Ann Armbrecht of The Sustainable Herbs Project” – An interview on the Traditional Medicinals Plant Power Journal.
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“‘To make visible what the economy has rendered invisible’: Following herbs through the supply chain with Ann Armbrecht” – An interview with American Herbalist Guild.