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Nammex Study Helps Identify Authentic Chaga

The organic mushroom extracts supplier is calling for best practices of the mushroom.

September 23, 2025

Richard Ortega, Associate Editor, WholeFoods Magazine

The research establishes a multi-analytical framework to help identify authentic chaga canker.

Virtual Conference: Why Prescribing Sustainable Herbs Matters

The event is sponsored by sponsored by ABC’s Sustainable Herbs Program and The Herbal Alliance (UK).

April 10, 2023

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

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

Rhodiola Listing on CITES Will Greatly Impact the Supply Chain

April 5, 2023

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

As the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has highlighted, all species of Rhodiola spp. have been added to the list of botanicals that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) controls for international trade. The botanical is considered to be in danger of over harvesting, and therefore requires proper permits to trade.

PLT Health Solutions Releases Rhodiola Rosea Root Material

October 6, 2022

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

PLT Health Solutions, Inc., has begun releasing its Rhodiola rosea ingredient, sourced from Central Asia. The ingredient is designed to offer the same makeup as previously supplied wildcrafted plants. The company says this newly available material will help address concerns related to harvesting wildcrafted botanicals, such as crop size, security of...

Lighting the Way on Social and Environmental Sustainability

August 23, 2022

Maggie Jaqua, Content Director

WholeFoods Magazine invited companies in the natural products industry to showcase how they are going above and beyond with their environmental and social sustainability efforts. Read on for the latest efforts from companies throughout the supply chain (listed in alphabetical order), and get a glimpse at their goals for a...

AHPA Releases Brochures Covering Sustainable Harvesting Practices

October 5, 2021

Julia Peterman

Silver Spring, MD—The American Herbal Products Association (AHPA) has issued two new brochures covering sustainable harvest and good stewardship best practices for oshá (Ligusticum porter) and saw palmetto (Serenoa repens). Both brochures are available for free, and both are available in English and Spanish, recognizing the large Spanish-speaking population of...

The Natural View: Herb Wildcrafting & Sustainability

April 8, 2021

WholeFoods Magazine Staff

Todd Pauli of 24 Stories Marketing and WholeFoods Editor-in-Chief Maggie Jaqua sit down with Ed Fletcher of Native Botanicals, Inc., to discuss the science of wildcrafting, the challenges wildcrafters face, pressing sustainability issues, and what industry members are doing to help safeguard the supply chain. Tune in to hear what actions suppliers, brands,...