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Exotic Botanicals Herbal Honeys Exotic Scents Audio Recordings Specials!
One of the true greats of the 20th century, Albert
Hofmann, the mystical Swiss chemist who discovered LSD, embraced death
Tuesday April 29 at his hilltop home outside Basel, Switzerland. He was
102. "I was filled with an indescribable sensation of
joy, oneness and blissful security.
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Greetings! In the spirit of reciprocity we offer you this catalog and the resources contained herein. Botanical Preservation Corps is dedicated to nourishing the web of life through the preservation and evolution of human relations with the botanical realm. Through our botanical and educational offerings we aspire to aid in transforming the modern legacy of humankind’s segregation from Nature to a fresh culture of interconnection and communion. Medicinal plants, through the diverse actions of their resonant chemistries, can bring mind and body back into harmony with the larger metabolic workings of the Biosphere. Many of the products, acquisitions and formulations presented here have been the result of years of personal expeditions and collaborations along rainforest trails and garden paths, down archive hallways and neural corridors. Here at BPC we work to cultivate a symbiosis of ethical business practices, public education, and offerings of select exotic herbs that animate health and favor the people and ecosystems from which they are harvested. We are stout supporters of sustainable agriculture and source our herbs from ecologically aware distributors, farmers, and wildcrafters throughout the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Supporting indigenous groups through the purchase of their products creates a viable economic incentive to maintain and restore wild habitats and vitalize social development. With our selection of books and recordings we aim to educate and empower individuals with knowledge of current herbal science and the underlying intimacy of humanity’s botanical heritage. We believe the science of ethnobotany, the shamanic herbalist traditions of the world and permaculture principles have tremendous potential to catalyze environmental conservation, social change and integrate the schisms of the modern psyche. As a small family run business we remain the premier source for excellence, price and reliable service. We hope you will find health, insight and inspiration in the items, thoughts and resources presented here. Botanical Preservation Corps was founded by ethnobotanical explorer Rob Montgomery with the intent to provide field collecting training to amateur ethnobotanists. Rob had returned in the late 1980s from a particularly wild, two-year collecting expedition across South America, determined to find ways to help others preserve vanishing rainforests and the intimate indigenous knowledge of plant medicines. BPC was created and now thousands of participants have attended our field courses in Amazonian Ecuador, Chile, Mexico and Maui. At the same time Rob cofounded the ethnobotanical supply business, ...of the jungle, to distribute exotic products, endangered seeds and plants. In time, the plants & seeds part became our sister enterprise, ALLIES (see Resources) while the exotic botanical products are included in this BPC catalog, along with books of relevant interest and our line of audio recordings of essential speakers from past BPC events. In 2001 Rob returned to his native habitat, Canada. Long time BPC collaborator, Ben Kamm and his family have taken over operations, bringing their deep regard and knowledge of beneficial plants and commitment to fortifying the integrity of Gaian biodiversity. The Importance of Ethnobotany: In recent centuries, industrialized cultures have relentlessly exploited and assimilated the indigenous cultures of the world. This has led to an unfathomable loss of our collective human heritage. In the last century the dynamic science of ethnobotany has emerged as a powerful force for the preservation and revitalization of indigenous cultures through the study of their essential relationship with the plant kingdom. Ethnobotany also holds tremendous importance for the future of industrialized cultures, not only in the "new" medicines it continues to "discover" but in recovering the aboriginal paradigm of deep interrelationship with the natural world that is integral for the preservation of the earth's biosystems and the survival of the human race. For those wanting to learn more about the discipline of ethnobotany, we offer many valuable Books on the subject. "In viriditas we trust"
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