[MPWG] Webinars and Information from the Sustainable Herbs Program

[Park, Margaret E]

The following information is an excerpt from the Sustainable Herbs Program February Newsletter.
Learn more about SHP: https://sustainableherbsprogram.org/tour/
"The Sustainable Herbs Program has been following herbs through the supply chain to explore much broader questions about our role as citizens of the world and how, through our choices about the commodities we consume, we impact that world. How can we live more lightly on the earth? How can we treat each other, the earth, and ourselves with more care and respect? How can we create worlds that are healthier—physically, socially, emotionally and spiritually?
We explore these questions by focusing on companies working to ensure that the vision and values of herbal medicine apply to the entire medicinal plant supply chain, not just the end product. But our vision is much larger than changing this industry. We hope to show how changing this particular industry is a way to change the world."
Sign up for the newsletter: https://sustainableherbsprogram.org/sign-up/

WEBINARS: (all free of charge, but registration required)
In Conversation: Ann Armbrecht and Rosemary Gladstar; February 25; 7PM ET
Speakers: Ann Armbrecht, author of “The Business of Botanicals”; Rosemary Gladstar, Founder of United Plant Savers<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Funitedplantsavers.org%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmargaret_park%40fws.gov%7C8e7de656ebf94cc7f53a08d8d841cd72%7C0693b5ba4b184d7b9341f32f400a5494%7C0%7C0%7C637497124419103521%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=C7tZvrBc7qupAFEm752Ed%2BBUGds80XBsojLymS8Qrm0%3D&reserved=0> and Herbal Educator
What you'll learn: As the pandemic marches on through the winter, more and more people are turning toward herbal remedies to help bolster their immune system and stay healthy. But how can you know which supplements will deliver on their healing promises?
To register and more information: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/1816124540360/WN_D3Moba4UTrye9NAfRoSBvA

Rapid Change in Himalayan Ethnobotany: A Conversation with Ethnobotanists Jan Salick and Robbie Hart; March 4; 2-3pm
Speakers: Jan Salick and Robbie Hart, Missouri Botanical Garden
What you'll learn: Host and SHP Director, Ann Armbrecht, Ph.D., will speak with ethnobotanists about their research on the impacts of climate change on alpine plants in the Himalayas. The Arctic is the only place that is warming faster than the Himalayas. They will talk about how this warming affects plant elevational ranges and phenology and how those changes have the potential to disrupt plant populations, ecological interactions like pollination, and rural livelihoods, including harvesting medicinal plants.
To register and more information: http://abc.herbalgram.org/site/Calendar/125928548?view=Detail&id=121523

SERIES (all free of charge, but registration required)
Virtual Lecture Series-Growing Black Roots: The Black Botanical Legacy; March 10-August 11; 7-8:30pm ET
What you'll learn: This is a Scientist lecture series that was inspired by Black Botanists Week, a Twitter campaign that took place in July 2020, to promote, encourage, create a safe space for, and find more Black people who love plants.  This 11-part lecture series covers a broad range of botanical disciplines, delve into the historical legacy of formally trained and self-taught Black Botanists who inspired others to pursue a career in plants, and highlight pathways toward diversity and inclusion in botanical sciences.  Past lectures are recorded and publicly available.
To register and more information: https://holdenarb.org/visit/events-lectures/scientist-lecture/

Farmer's Voices 1: Regenerative Practices on Corporate-Owned Farms; March 18; 2-3pm ET
Farmer’s Voices 2: Regenerative Practices on Family-Owned Farms; April 1; 2-3:30PM ET
Speakers: Danielle Kruse, Farm Manager for Trout Lake Farm (WA); Christine Mason, Farm Manager for Standard Process (WI); Jacopo Gabriele Orlando, Impact & Sustainability Manager from ABOCA (Italy)
What you'll learn: Host and SHP Director, Ann Armbrecht, Ph.D., interviews botanicals suppliers to learn about their regenerative practices.
To register and more information: https://sustainableherbsprogram.org/webinar/toolkit-webinar/

PUBLICATIONS:
‘Unleash the Wild’: Give your garden back to nature, February 12, 2021, By Susan W. Morgan, inspired by the Smithsonian article<https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-ecologist-who-wants-unleash-wild-backyard-180974372/> which interviewed Doug Tallamy, in this article Morgan interviews a few environmental educators that describe how anybody can 'rewild' their yard and provides some helpful guidelines and resources. Link: https://richmondmagazine.com/home/experts/unleash-the-wild/

Wildcrafting pressures, move toward cultivation, supply bottlenecks to color botanical sourcing picture in 2021, February 15, 2021, By Hank Schultz, "The supply of botanical materials will continue to present challenges in 2021, experts said. Among the issues are the strain put on some wildcrafted sources, the possible move toward more cultivation and the dearth of sufficient shipping capacity to move all of the product that has been demanded by the market." Link: https://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Article/2021/02/15/Wildcrafting-pressures-move-toward-cultivation-supply-bottlenecks-to-color-botanical-sourcing-picture-in-2021?utm_source=copyright&utm_medium=OnSite&utm_campaign=copyright

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