ANN ARMBRECHT on Sacredness in Supply Chains /333

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🗓️ 10 May 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Adding deep nuance to conversations around herbalism and the botanicals industry, this week’s guest Ann Armbrecht shares her extensive knowledge about herbal supply chains and the effects of herbal commodification. Ann focuses much of her research on the stories behind the herbal products available to consumers, detailing the complicated and often exploitative supply chains involved in the mass production of botanical products. Ann and Ayana discuss how we might come into right relationship...

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0:50.9	Hello and welcome to For the Wild Podcast. I'm Ayanna Young.
0:55.6	Today we are speaking with Anne Armbrecht.
0:58.8	Can intention be found in global supply networks?
1:02.2	Because of this dual nature of plants that are both
1:06.1	part of the living world and commodities, can we maybe let them lead us to find a middle way
1:12.8	where we create these structures of reciprocity and connection that really seems like the medicine
1:20.5	that plants invite us to imagine.
1:25.3	Anne Armbrecht is an anthropologist, PhD Harvard 1995, whose work explores the relationships
1:32.7	between humans and the earth, most recently through her work with plants, herbal medicine,
1:38.0	and the botanical industry. She is the director of the Sustainable Erbs program,
1:43.3	a program of the American Botanical Council, which she established in 2016 to help bridge the gaps
1:50.0	between the values of herbal medicine and the reality of sourcing and producing herbs on a
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