On April 27, 2023, ABC’s Sustainable Herbs Program and the Herbal Alliance are partnering to host Why Prescribing Sustainable Herbs Matters. Ann Armbrecht, Ph.D., and Sebastian Pole will facilitate conversations that explore the relationship among sustainable sourcing, high-quality botanical ingredients, and clinical efficacy
Anthropologist Ann Armbrecht, Ph.D., Director at Sustainable Herbs Program, discusses the role of the botanical industry in a time of environmental crisis.
In this keynote session from the Naturally Informed educational event Reimagining Botanicals: Mastering the Market, writer and anthropologist Ann Armbrecht, Ph.D., Director at Sustainable Herbs Program, discusses the role of the botanical industry in a time of environmental crisis.
The real threats to the supply chain and the sustainability of the nutrition chain can be summarized in short-term and long-term threats. The short-term threats are the global pandemic, shipping shortages, and war. The long-term issues are more consequential for sustainability and are due to climate change. Sidestepping the political...
Washington, NJ—Herbalist & Alchemist (H&A) is celebrating its 40th anniversary, and the future looks bright. The company will expand to a larger facility to meet growing demand, according to a press release. The new facility is planned to be operational by the end of the year. A look back at the...
Austin, TX — The American Botanical Council (ABC), a research and educational organization for the use of herbal medicine, has announced Ikhlas Khan, Ph.D. as recipient of the 2016 ABC Mark Blumenthal Herbal Community Builder Award. This annual award, named for ABC founder and executive director Mark Blumenthal, recognizes individuals who...
